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Interim Materials Manager

Customer – Tier 1 Supplier

Product – NVH Components


Results

  • Achieved targeted total inventory cost with a controlled reduction of $2.2M
  • Drove inventory accuracy improvements
  • Finished with 99.6% OTD score

Problem

  • Lost Materials Manager and the Plant is in a remote area, so it was difficult to attract top talent quickly
  • Needed experienced Materials Manager to drive targeted corporate improvements quickly
  • Losses in inventory

Solution Approach

  • Implemented an Interim Materials Manager to drive improvements and successfully hand off responsibilities to a new Direct Hire.


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  • Inventory accuracy improvement from 72% to 96%
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  • Reduced weekly downtime by over 5 hours
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