FRIEDRICH (FRITZ) FUCHS

14 Castle Circle 978.531.8850 (home)

Peabody, MA 01960 ff108e900@westpost.net
978.979.1442 (cell)

PROFILE Hands-on Materials Manager with extensive experience in all phas

es of Material/Production Planning & Control, Inventory Management, Purchasing a
nd ERP/MRP Systems. Six years recent experience sourcing, vetting, negotiating
contracts with and managing Chinese vendors and managing a remote U.S. warehous
e (PA) and ERP system in China.
INDUSTRIES Medical devices and equipment a Electronics a Lawn care products
a Golf carts
ERP/MRP Visual Manufacturing a MS Dynamics (Great Plains) V10.0 a Sytelin
e
DESKTOP MS Word a Excel a Project

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
a In less than 18 months, eliminated more than 100 parts shortages that had comp
letely blocked production, saved $750,000 in materials costs and reduced purchas
ed parts lead times from 6 weeks on average to less than 2 weeks. (Datum)
a Successfully negotiated Vendor Managed Inventory, Kan Ban (VMI) agreements wit
h three Vendors,representing more than $500,000? per year in purchases
(Datum)
Initiated and implemented cost savings programs at 4 companies, saving $5
00K, $300K and $250K, respectively. (Jumpsource, Datum , Cynosure
a User expert in small-to-midrange ERP/MRP systems. Teamed with IT in 7 compani
es to implement, convert and/or add major new system capabilities, including one
companyas manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China. (Jumpsource, Datum, Kontro
n, Leeman Labs, Kurzweil, Cynosure, General Scanning
a Reorganized manufacturing area and established procedures within 3 months of
hire to meet cGMP and ISO requirements. Six months later, passed FDA audit with
no findings. (Cynosure)
a Teamed with Engineering, Production and Sales (Marketing) in companies in _4_
industries to meet tight new product release windows.
EXPERIENCE
10/2002 - Jumpsource, Danvers, MA
10/08 Materials Manager
Responsibilities included purchasing, warehousing, logistics, master scheduling
and MRP for three business units. Primary point of customer contact regarding d
elivery schedules. Managed 4-person staff in Pennsylvania warehouse.
Additional accomplishments:
- Improved warehouse inventory accuracy to 98% from 50% and maintained this le
vel, enabling company to comply with VMI agreements.
- Implemented Visual Manufacturing in the US and in China manufacturing plant.
Established and maintained Master schedule for China.
- Implemented MS Dynamics (Great Plains) ERP System
11/2000 Datum TT&M, Beverly, MA
4/2002 Purchasing/Materials Manager
Managed stockroom, production/inventory control and purchasi
ng, through a staff of 5. Implemented Syteline MRP/Forecasting system.
Additional accomplishments:
- Saved more than $1.1 Million by renegotiating supply contracts for pc board
s, modules and cable assemblies.
- Improved Inventory and WIP accuracy to 98% from previous 50%
- Teamed with Engineering on 5 new product introductions, enabling availability
(ahead of Schedule; within market window). Managed all (production-related) pa
rts of projects
- Successfully negotiated Kanban for major Parts in FY2002.
1998 to Cynosure Inc., Chelmsford, MA (hair removal lasers)
10/2000 Materials Manager ( Medical)
Hired to bring company into compliance with cGMPs and ISO9000 requirements. Ac
complished this within 3 months.
Ongoing management responsibility for Production/Material Control, Shipping, Rec
eiving and Stockroom with a staff of 6.
Additional accomplishments:
- Designed and supplied Field Service parts and equipment kits, modified MRP
system to monitor kit contents inventories and track billing (usage) against Ret
urned Materials Authorizations.
- Established companyas first production scheduling system, leading to 90% impr
ovement in on-time shipments.
- Established procedures for handling and disposition of returned material. Cha
ired Material Review Board. Cleared backlog of returns and reduced review and di
sposition time to one day.
- Organized and supervised yearly physical Inventory
- Executed and evaluated daily cycle counts. Improved inventory accuracy from 6
0% to 95%.
1995 to Analogic Corp., Data Conversion/Health Care Group, Wakefield, MA
(patient monitors)
1997 Materials Manager
Responsibilities included Purchasing, Shipping, Receiving, Stockroom, Productio
n/Material Control and Master Scheduling. Staff of 8.
Additional accomplishments:
- Negotiated major supply contracts, 10 in excess of
$500,000 per year.
1991 to Leeman Labs, Lowell, MA
1994 Materials Manager
Purchasing, Shipping, Receiving, Stockroom and Material/Inventory Control. Sta
ff of 6.
- Wrote ISO 9000 procedures (first certification in 199
3)
- Key member of NPI (new product introduction) teams
1986 to Kontron Instruments, Everett, MA (intra-aortic balloons and pum
ps)
1991 Materials Manager
Managed 13-person staff. Implemented MRP and purchasing modules; handled all v
endor negotiations; drove inventory and cost reductions; established Materials p
rocedures to meet cGMP
Previous employment: materials/production planning and supervisory roles at Kurz
weil Computer Products and General Scanning, Inc.
EDUCATION
B.A. in Business Administration, concentration in Materials Management
State Business College, Karlsruhe, Germany
Certificate in Production and Inventory Control, Brandeis University, 1983
Certificate in aQuality Systems and US Current Good Manufacturing Practices Regu
lations for Medical Devicesa International Regulatory Consultants, L.C.
1996