michael stenerson

lean manufacturing specialist

About

Highly qualified manufacturing professional with 20 years management experience in all aspects of distribution & operations. Cultivate long-term partnerships with suppliers, employees, and customers. Areas of Expertise: * Operations Management * Leadership and Ethics * Continuous Improvement * Lean Master / Six Sigma * Global Sourcing/Distribution Strategy * Materials Planning and Scheduling * Change Management * Organizational Development * APQP/New Product/Pricing Management * ERP/MRP implementation/utilization

Country

united states

City

calera

Industry

management consulting

Skill

lean manufacturing, tqm, total inventory management, apqp, cqe, cpim, tcs, sap systems implementation, gaap accessment, value stream mapping, materials management, manufacturing, six sigma, continuous improvement, operations management, 5s, supply chain, kaizen, purchasing, sourcing, cross functional team leadership, supply chain management, automotive

Experience

vp-operations and plant manager

stark manufacturing llc

2010-7 - 2011-8 · 1 yr 2 mos

materials manager and acting production manager

exide technologies

2004-5 - 2009-6 · 5 yrs 2 mos

* Managed department of up to 18 direct and indirect reports in Purchasing, Planning/Scheduling, Logistics, and Pricing Specialists. Interacted with Corporate Business Units and Customers. * Met inventory and capacity utilization targets every year. * Developed daily KPI and OEE goals and initiatives. * 37% improvement in inventory turns (from 14.2 to 19.4). * 65% improvement in OTD performance (from 60% to 99+%). * 18% reduction in manufacturing (improved production thru-put) * 10% reduction in Materials department resource requirements. * Sequential scheduling programs developed for shop-floor controls. * Visual management and tracking of job orders at shop-floor level. * Add’l 15% improvement in delivery performance. * Develop constraint/capacity model for all areas of plant. * Interface JD Edwards and Constraint/Capacity model. * Lead initial outsourcing teams in several plant departments. * Extensive use of Lean Mastery/Six Sigma programs facilitated all plant initiatives.

supply chain and global sourcing manager

tecumseh products company

2001-6 - 2004-5 · 3 yrs

* Directly responsible for sourcing and procuring materials and services. Materials purchases exceeding $90 million with global commodity responsibility for metals/metal stampings, raw materials, die castings, wire, machined parts and component assemblies. * 18% cost savings realized. * Purchasing best practices and LCC sourcing initiatives. * 15% cost future cost savings projected * Continued purchasing initiatives and add’l lcc initiatives. * Forward buying/hedging programs. * Raw materials (copper, brass, aluminum) & commodities (wire, cable, castings). * Developed and executed KPI measures of profit improvement initiatives. * Plant outsourcing initiatives / plant restructuring and closures. * Extensive Lean Mastery/Six Sigma training programs facilitated all plant initiatives.

lean manufacturing specialist

stenerson consulting

2011-8 - Present · 15 yrs 2 mos

Education

university of arkansas

university of iowa

mathematics

university of iowa

general studies

1980-1 - 1984-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Activities and Societies: Emphasis in Mathematics and Sciences. Significant MAT (Teaching) coursework while holding state licensure for teaching both subjects at all levels.