Sandra Lipezker

About Sandra Lipezker

Experienced Director Strategic Sourcing with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industry. Strong operations professional skilled in Operations Management, Strategic Sourcing, Root Cause Analysis, Continuous Improvement, and Supply Management.

Experience

1. Director Strategic Sourcing & Warehouse Manager

   Kenall Lighting

   Oct 2013 — Present · Kenosha, WI, US

   DIRECTOR STRATEGIC SOURCING & WAREHOUSE MANAGER Hired to direct all sourcing activities and managed all direct materials including MRO sourcing and inbound logistics for LED lighting manufacturer. Strategic sourcing manager for $35M+ spend in LED drivers, modules, SMT components, die-castings, optics, injection molded products and freight. 2015 Promotion for added Warehouse Management responsibilities, management of all warehousing activities for purchased and manufactured products (over SKUs). Key Contributions:• Responsible for implementation of strategic sourcing initiates that resulted in continuous cost savings reduction of $1.4M to $3.2M annually over the past 4 years. • Increased inventory accuracy from less than 80% to greater than 98% by implementing a rigorous cycle count program. • Developed an ERP linked forecasting process utilizing best results of 5 forecasting methods to optimize inventory levels and provide visibility of demand to supply chain. • Manage monthly min/max stock levels through automated program for monthly optimization of stock levels. • Reduction of purchase part stock-outs from over 600 earned hours down to 200 the first year, and eventually 112 for the current year through daily root cause analysis. • Expert supplier evaluator utilizing extensive multi-functional qualification process.• Accuracy and productivity of picking improved overall company OTD from 85% to in excess of 97%.• Augmented supplier consignment program to achieve 11 inventory turns per year and remove $2.5M of inventory from Kenall ownership. • Reduced headcount for job picking and warehouse stocking from 27 down to 21. • Revamped DMR process to automatically debit all DMR costs to recurring production suppliers recovering over annually. • Created supplier scorecards fully populated through ERP data. Ratings include quality, delivery, and cost metrics. Scoring System drove additional business towards high scoring suppliers.

Education

• Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago

  MBA, Operations Management

  1989 — 1992

• Illinois Institute of Technology

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

  1985 — 1989

Skills

• Procurement
• Mrp
• Materials Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Supply Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Manufacturing
• Logistics
• Sourcing
• Purchasing
• Global Sourcing
• Continuous Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Logistics Management
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Operations Management