Robert Erdman

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About Robert Erdman

Supply Chain Analyst with success at reducing costs through trimming inventory, increasing labor efficiencies, and decreasing shipping expenses in a broad range of industries. Aligns sales forecasts with production capacity and materials availability. APICS certified CPIM. Six Sigma Black Belt with unique combination of Information Technology skills and plant floor project experience. Identifies solutions by applying operations research and statistical process control techniques. Inventory Materials Management • Reduced inventory levels by 11%, savings of $1.5 M annually at steel fab facility. • Forecasted consumer demand for consumer healthcare company. • Decreased raw materials by $1M, trimming SKUs, and improving inventory turns. • Planned and managed materials shipments to multiple offshore sites. Logistics • Improved trans-Atlantic shipping costs by $150K annually. • Championed new purchasing system, reducing raw materials holdings by 45%. • Improved on-time order fill rates from 45%- 85%. • CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals) Member. Process Improvement • Conducted Chi-Squared and ANOVA analysis of time-motion data set. • Cpk and Pareto defects analysis uncovered QC issues that when remedied resulted in winning back $30M in business due to previously failed quality audit. • Designed and performed statistical audit of inventory count accuracy. • Tracked and analyzed quality defects from Chinese supplier. • Six Sigma Black Belt (Project in sampling theory of warehouse inventory count accuracy). Industries • Automotive • Steel Fabrication • Oil and Gas • Specialty Chemicals • Healthcare • Telecom Technical • SAP MM, currently training for certification. • Oracle Enterprise Business Planning (EBP). Oracle 11i table maintenance. • Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, Outlook, Visio) • Languages: Java, HTML / PHP, SQL, R statistical programming.