Carol Timms has over 20 years of experience in supply chain operations, procurement, planning, and inventory management. She is seeking a new position to utilize her skills and contribute to a company's success. Her background includes positions managing demand planning, purchasing, supply chain analysis, and inventory control. She has extensive experience negotiating contracts and reducing costs.

1. Carol Timms A.P.P.
1620 Magnolia View Ct.
Norcross, GA 30093
404-932-7948
e-mail: ctimms@earthlink.net
OBJECTIVE: Secure a position in Supply Chain Operations with a growth-oriented company, use my extensive
background and knowledge to contribute to the overall success of the company as well as achieving personal and
professional growth.
SUMMARY: Over 20 years of professional experience with a focus on procurement/planning, inventory/supply chain
management, and strategic sourcing. Effective communication skills, competent in computer/data base and Internet
applications, well organized and possess the ability to work independently or in a team environment.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
Supply Chain Analyst WEG Electric 9/2011 – Present
• Generate planning reports and analyze data to determine whether material on-hand is in sufficient quantity.
• Order product as needed to meet/exceed sales forecast, while maintaining desired inventory turn levels.
• Enter purchase orders, follow up with factory to monitor delivery dates are being met.
• Work with company warehouse personnel to rectify discrepancies.
Demand Planner Barco, Inc./Randstad 10/2010 – 9/2011
• Contract position.
• Manage the operational planning of finished goods using MRP to determine ordering requirements.
• Runs and reviews reports; backlog, shortage, shipping and tracking.
• Decides on and implements changes in order priorities and analyze for the impact.
• Communicates with sales team schedule progress and updates delivery schedules.
• Approve new sales orders and assign delivery dates based on material availability.
Buyer Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/TRC Staffing 11/09 - 9/10
• Contract position.
• Buyer for hospital medical products and services.
• Process purchase requisitions via ERP.
• Verified price, quantities and department charge codes on orders.
• Responsible for backorder management, notifications and sourcing for functionally equivalent subs.
• Managing invoice and shipping discrepancies with Accounts Payable, expediting returns authorizations
Buyer/Supply Planner Graham Field Health Products, Atlanta, GA 10/04 to 4/09
• Negotiated and purchased services and medical/surgical commodities valued over $10 million annually
• Managed the full life cycle of purchase orders including; bidding, cost analysis, price negotiation, issue purchase
orders and follow up vigorously with suppliers to ensure timely procurement of inventory.
• Perform Demand Planning, forecasting and scheduling using MRP as tool to establish manufacturing sequences
and lead time ensuring customer satisfaction
• Procured medical equipment and supplies from China, India, Taiwan and Indonesia
• Reduced cost of supplies by 30% through negotiating new supplier contract
• Negotiated with suppliers to obtain fair and reasonable price, shipping arrangements, volume discounts, initiating
supplier stocking programs, performance criteria’s, and maximum cooperation
• Continuously maintain a lean warehouse inventory of 2 months on 1800 SKU’s at five warehouse locations
• Monitor performance indicators and perform post period analysis to determine forecast improvement
opportunities.

2. • Ensure that critical forecasting and inventory planning inputs and parameters are updated in planning system
(customer forecast, new product introductions, lead times, stocking status, etc).
Purchasing Agent/Inventory Manager Silent Gliss-USA, Loganville, GA 10/03 to 8/04
• Planned and procured all commodities in a manufacturing environment for custom window treatment
manufacturer.
• Managed receiving, incoming inspection and stocking of all incoming materials
• Conducted annual physical inventory as well as cycle counts performed throughout the year
• Established min/max levels for inventoried items thus producing more efficient turns of product
• Responsible for working to reduce inventory based on production demands, Product specifications and Bill Of
Materials, resolve issues with Vendors and suppliers on non-conformity, initiate claims, evaluate material
alternatives to reduce inventory and production cost, excess inventory resolutions, and other assigned duties.
Operations Supervisor PS2/Beacon Electronics Associates, Norcross, GA 2/01 to 8/03
• Planned, organized and directed the daily operations of purchasing, inventory control, and shipping and receiving
departments for electronic sales distribution warehouse
• Developed and implemented ISO 9000 quality control policies, standards and procedures
• Managed the cycle counting system which improved inventory accuracy from 86% to 97%
Senior Buyer/Planner Rockwell Automation, Duluth, GA 3/99 to 2/01
• Forecast, scheduling and purchasing product and services of $20 million in computer hardware consisting of
processors, memory chips & electronic components
• Implementing department policies and procedures per ISO 9000 compliance
• Reduced component lead-times 65% by establishing supplier-stocking programs
• Nominated for Rockwell Chairman’s Team Award
Senior Buyer GEC-Marconi Avionics, Norcross, GA 2/97 to 3/99
• Strategic sourcing, negotiation and procurement of critical new and obsolete electronic components for military
aerospace equipment in accordance with ISO 9000
• Analyzed unit forecast, production plan, backlog and capacity to derive material plan, to achieve optimum balance
between lead-time and inventory turns
• Managed the divisional "Minority and Small Business" program
• Promoted to Senior Buyer
Buyer L-3 Communications, Doraville, GA 4/93 to 2/97
• Evaluated and processed BOMS, monitor inventory on MRP systems
• Estimating, bidding, & negotiated with vendors to achieve best pricing, & vendor monitoring.
• Identified and negotiated with suppliers, reducing lead time on MRO products by 45%
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Apprise, Crystal, Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet/Search Engines, DDS, Outlook, Access, BaaN, Lawson, SYSPRO and
MAS-90 ERP systems. Thorough Understanding of the ERP system as a planning tool and familiar with the MRP system
used to break down the sales forecast into all of the components and materials that are necessary to make the products.
CERTIFICATION: A.P.P. Accredited Purchasing Practitioner I.S.M.
TRAINING:
Statistical Process Control
ISO Internal Auditor Training Workshop
Sage computer systems
ISM – Accredited Purchasing Practitioner, A.P.P.