Candidate of the week - Production Planner/Estimator, Melbourne

10 February 2009

Summary               
Extensive experience and interest in organizing, planning, negotiation and client management.

Objective
Seek a career-oriented position with a progressive organization, where my field of experience and management disciplines will enable me to make a significant contribution, and where I will have the opportunity for personal growth and advancement commensurate with my performance

Skills

  • Communication

  • Organizational

  • Time Management

  • Client Management

  • Planning

  • Negotiation

  • Attention to detail

  • Accuracy with figures

  • Methodic

  • Problem solving – finding solutions

  • DIFOT

  • Computers – Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Logic, Metrix and Optimus.                         

Special Achievements

  • Making a profit by finding alternate press’s when at capacity.

  • Coordinating morning production meetings.

  • Successful production management and client satisfaction during factory closure

  • Planning shifts during period of sudden high absenteeism

  • Successful negotiation with sales reps and sites for alternate delivery dates

  • Consistent calculation of run speed, job format and hours required to meet deadlines

  • Accurate balance between invoice figure and component suborders

  • Identified by sales rep as preferred client service rep for Amcal

  • Client service 2IC – temporary manager for a period of 1 month.

  • OH&S representative

 
Experience
April 2008 – Feb 2009, Southern Colour - Production Planner
Offset A1

July 2005 - March 2008, Document Printing Australia - Production Co-ordinator
Estimating, purchasing, scheduling, planning and outsourcing. A2 Offset.

1994 Sept – Mar 2005, PMP Print Pty Ltd - Planning / Client Service
Regular client contact, processing and producing their product to achieve “delivery in full on time “ (DIFOT).
Clients – Herald & Weekly Times, Big Yellow Pages, Harris Scarfe, Amcal, & Autobarn
National Scheduler – Determine the most appropriate site for the client’s products, based on the cost quoted, site capability and specifications, deadline and deliver points 
Site Scheduler – Scheduling the site’s work based on DIFOT

1992 Sep -94 Sep, Air Liquid WA - Sales Representative (Gas & Welding products)
Servicing customers, Cold calls, leads & sales

1991 – 1992, AFL - Professional AFL Footballer
Delisted by St Kilda F/C and drafted by West Coast Eagles F/C

Education                  
The Peninsula School – HSC year 12 1986
Certificate 3 in Financial Services – Chisholm Institute, 2007
Planning  & Estimating Course – RMIT, 2008


References:  Upon request
peterfreeman9@bigpond.com