Sara Graves is a supply chain professional with over 11 years of experience in manufacturing, including 5 years as a Supply Chain Supervisor and Senior Supply Chain Planner. She is responsible for production scheduling, inventory management, maintaining ERP systems, problem solving, and ensuring efficient operations. Graves is also experienced in purchasing, project planning, communication, and leadership. She holds certificates in CPR, AED, and first aid and has received awards for her performance.

1. Sara Graves Denver, Colorado
303.653.3504 | srgrvs@yahoo.com
Job Objective: Supply Chain Professional looking for new challenges in
Production Planning.
About:
I’m a supply chain professional that emphasizes strong project planning by
attention to detail, communication, and creation/implementation of plans
based on historical data and accurate forecasting.
I have over 11 years of manufacturing experience. Over the past 5 years I
have had the pleasure of working as a Supply Chain Supervisor/Senior
Supply Chain Planner and Buyer.
History
Lake RegionMedical (formerly Accellent),2005-2016
A medical device manufacturing facility (TUV ISO 13485 certified and FDA registered) specializing in
wire components and assemblies used for cardiovascular and neurovascular products for major medical
device companies such as: Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Stryker, Johnson and Johnson and Abbot, Due to
the Lake Region Medical acquisition, the Arvada facility is in the process of a full shut down of operations.
Supply Chain Supervisor / Senior Supply Chain Planner, 2011-Present
As the Supply Chain Supervisor/Senior Supply Chain Planner I am responsible for the overall production
schedule for the plant. I also supervise inventory specialists and receiving personnel.
 Production Schedule: short term and long term capacity planning.
 Inventory: Maintaining finished goods and intermediate inventories. Calculating and maintaining
internal safety stocks to ensure availability of parts for both internal and external customers.
 Oracle: Maintain the site ERP system (Oracle) to ensure correct data is entered so that planning,
purchasing and production get accurate messages to fulfill customer needs.
 Problem Solving: Analyzing work order variances for raw material and machine usages resulting
in improved run rates and accurate inventories.
 Efficiency: Work closely with purchasing to ensure the right level of raw material is purchased
and staged for future requirements for both Kanban and Made to Order items.
 Customer Service: I commit to confirm all sales orders in a timely manner (within 2 days).
 Communication: Coordinate meetings with operations, quality and engineering teams to create
expedited production plans for new and existing items to ensure schedules and customer
requirements are met.
 Leadership: Manage three direct reports; 2 Inventory Specialists and one Receiving Personnel.
Buyer / Planner, 2009 – 2011
 Responsible for all raw material and MRO purchasing.
 Maintained raw material safety stocks.
Areas of Expertise
 Oracle ERP
 MS Office/Excel
 Project Planning
 Attention to Detail
 Team Building
 Accountability
 Quality Assurance
 Communication
 Leadership
 Staff engagement

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Buyer / Planner continued
 Oversaw wire room activities. Point of contact for any and all material quality, quantity and usage
issues.
 Worked to build and maintain positive relationships with outside service and raw material
suppliers.
 Worked closely with Customer Solutions to improve customer relations and understand what
their forecasts were and how to move ahead with smoother production needs.
 Developed production plans for all cellular production areas. Oversaw actual daily throughputs
and reported shortages.
MRO Buyer / Supply Chain, 2005 – 2009
 Ordered, scheduled and coordinated delivery of MRO needs for production. (Materials Required
for Operations)
 Expedited materials of tooling as necessary to keep production up and running.
 Supplier performance management. Included selecting and managing the performance of
suppliers and vendors. (4 times yearly)
 Supported Maintenance, Engineering and Operations.
 Single point of contact for all outside service vendors (OSV’s). Worked as a liaison between OSV’s
and quality to determine next steps.
 Responsible for coding invoices, matching PO’s, packing slips and sending to Accounts Payable for
approval of payment.
 Maintained purchasing files.
 Replenished office supplies.
Education, Training & Technical Skills
Metro State University of Denver | Denver, Colorado
MS Office Suite
GMP (General Manufacturing Practices)
APICS
5S & Lean Manufacturing
CAPA (Corrective and Preventative Action)
Certificates
American Red Cross CPR, AED, and 1st Aid
Awards
Star Employee of the Quarter – 2006
Numerous POP Awards (Performing our Principals)