Roxanne Smith has over 15 years of experience in manufacturing and logistics planning roles. She has a proven track record of improving production efficiency, reducing costs, and developing teams to achieve goals. Her experience includes roles in material planning, production scheduling, inventory management, and engineering change coordination at automotive suppliers. She has strong analytical skills and experience implementing SAP and other systems.

1. ROXANNE LEAH SMITH
8498 Shady Trail
Helena, Al 35022
Home (205) 425-6337 / Cell (423) 400-3570
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive manufacturing background with a strong customer focus in the automotive industry. Proven ability to improve
production efficiency and reduce manufacturing costs. Significant experience in developing working teams to achieve goals
within set timeframes. Extremely organized and effective "Problem Solver" with a strong analytical mind and a willingness to
tackle new challenges.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Promoted to JIS SAP SPECIALIST – DOORS/DRIVES February 2010 – Present
Brose - Vance, AL
Door, Cooling Fan and Seat Assembly Supplier –
Tier 1 Supplier to Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Ford and Volkswagen
• Champion for the Daimler START and Supplier Management Base (BKM/capacity) systems.
• SAP Production System Key User and interface with Central ZIS
• Launch Manager for new programs and MY builds
• Responsible for Continuous improvement and logistics planning for JIS production
• Support operational MRP planning
• Container and Package Management for doors / drives.
• Identified and addressed Invoicing issues relating to JIS Sales
• Synchronized all customer and internal changes
• Trained personnel on JIS related processes
• Promoted to ENGINEERING CHANGE COORDINATOR
• Championed the Global Engineering Change Operation process (GECO) for Tuscaloosa plant and ensured plant measurables were
in compliance or exceeded Brose North America standards.
• Improved RFT GECO Performance from 90% in 2013 to 94.5% in 2014
• Improved On Time GECO performance from 76% in 2013 to 96% in 2014
• Drove successful closure on 298 GECOs in 2014, reducing the number of Open GECOs from 168 in CW1 to only 47 open in
CW47. Thus ensuring on time implementation of Engineering changes and subsequently eliminating down production and material
shortages.
• Reduced the number of GECOs with open TASKs > 30 days from 171 down to 22.
• Detected and corrected BOM, Production/Routing, Material component setup configurations and general System discrepancies.
• Assisted in the Development and Implementation of the 2014 change Management process in accordance with TS16949 standards.
• Coordinated training for all departments on the use of the GECO and Change Management Process and Procedures.
• FUNCTIONAL LEAD – LOGISTICS / MATERIAL PLANNING
• Responsible for building an effective material planning team including recruiting, training, developing and assisting with
performance evaluations.
• Functionally responsible for the Material and Production Planners with specific targets set for stock planning/control, freight
budgets, and productivity.
• Worked with Customer and Production Teams to support the effective introduction of new production lines with packaging and
material flow designs compliant with BPS standards.
• Acted as Liaison with customers and suppliers as required
• Contributed to effective industrial relations.
• Supported Purchase selection and nomination of Logistic providers and managed operationally as necessary.
• Ensured planning department complied with Brose processes and procedures, including health/safety and environmental procedures
and was pro-active in the development of a safe working environment.
• Co-ordinated the logistics planning team in the delivery of efficient material flow processes, planned and operational, ensuring that
all customer requirements, quality standards, cost and delivery targets were met.
• Awarded Employee of the Month, January 2013.

2. ROXANNE LEAH SMITH - continued
PRODUCTION & MATERIAL PLANNER / PRESS SCHEDULER June 2009 – February 2010
Kamtek, Inc - Birmingham, AL
Steel Stamping Automotive Supplier –
Tier 1 Supplier to Mercedes, Kia, Freightliner and Volkswagen
• Responsible for daily Analysis of MRP and the development of daily production press schedule for 3 press lines, 2 shifts daily
necessary to sustain in house assembly operations and stamp and ship released requirements.
• Forecasted and managed raw material usage through the manufacturing process to finished goods, ensuring stock levels are
sustained and inline with forecast expectations.
• Tracked raw material, assembly and finished goods inventory using SAP , QAD software and daily cycle counts. Maintained
an inventory accuracy of 98% .
• Managed tier 1 and 2 demand deadlines to ensure on-time delivery of all production orders and material availability.
• Responsible for implementation of new production programs, tooling and material launches.
• Developed and maintained strong relationships with key suppliers and customers.
• Monitored, documented and reported monthly departmental measurables.
• Championed daily production reporting for accuracy.
Promoted to PRODUCTION & MATERIAL PLANNER / PRESS SCHEDULER July 2007 – March 2009
Plastech Engineering Products / JCIM - McCalla, AL September 2004 – December 2005
Plastic Molding Automotive Supplier –
Tier 1 & 2 Supplier to GM, Honda, Mercedes, and Nissan
• Forecasted fluctuations in weekly customer release demand through daily monitoring of EDI (Electronic Data Interface) data and
MRP material analysis.
• Developed daily production schedule for 30 production presses.
• Tracked inventory using JBA/System 21and AS400 software and daily cycle counts. Monitored and reduced past dues 75 percent
through daily analysis of customer demand vs. current inventory levels.
• Monitored demand due date log to ensured on-time delivery of all production orders and established external logistic coordination.
• Tracked and implemented Engineering changes and revisions to avert obsolescence.
• Responsible for detection and Correction of Bill Of Material discrepancies.
• Performed weekly reconciliation of shipping cum stats for 5 customers using AS400/Future 3 software.
• Championed investigation for issued SMRR and DMR (quality) occurrences and addressed as needed.
• Promoted to MRO Clerk
• Maintained MP2 inventory database system.
• Generated required Purchase documentation for requisitioned materials.
• Responsible for weekly physical inventory counts.
• Sourced potential venders.
• Receptionist-HR Assistant
• Addressed incoming calls and applicant employment inquiries.
• Structured and maintained applicant inquiry / status database
• Organized and scheduled monthly company Alabama Industrial Training Seminars.
• Assisted Human Resources with hiring of new production employees.
• Supported Engineering department in documentation of all technical procedures and maintenance of all process logs.
• Compiled and published daily quality production containment data report.
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina – Wilmington, NC
Studied: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Marketing
University of Tennessee – Chattanooga, TN
Classes In: Marketing & Advertising and Computer Programming