Dorman Products Work Values

Daily Duties at Dorman Products:

• Responsible for managing the replenishment purchase orders, on hand inventory and customer fill rates for 85% of the company’s unit volume; representing $200+ million in annual revenue • Led a team of five Buyer/Planners across three cross-functional product teams to improve customer fill rates from 88% to over 95% in six months; effectively reducing customer delivery penalties by $175k from the previous year • Managed large retail account new business rollouts including initial customer commit, material procurement, manufacturing and customer shipment under very tight timelines achieving 97%+ on-time delivery • Directed the identification and disposition of $3.5 million in excess and obsolete inventory through promotions, rework, site transfers, supplier returns, salvage and scrap • Formulated strategic forward buys for cost avoidance, hedge buys for business growth, and volume diversion buys to mitigate supplier capacity constraints • Managed planning system parameters to minimize total inventory cost while maximizing fill rates; improved turns from 3.1 to 3.5 • Developed automated Expedite and Incoming Container Priority tools and procedures, trained personnel to execute

What they like about Dorman Products:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

MS Office, Data Analysis, Manufacturing, Distribution, Supply Chain Management, MRP, Supplier Relationship Management, Procurement, Purchasing, Materials Management, Demand Planning

Skills

MS Office, Data Analysis, Lean Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Communication, Team Building, Purchase Order Maintenance, Cost Reduction, Contract Management, Make vs. Buy, Customer Fill Rate Maximization, Leadership, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Negotiations

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