FRANK MOTSAY

4140 88th Street

Byron Center, MI 49315
Phone: 616-485-5629
Email: fm5e19bc@westpost.net
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a high level management position in a manufacturing company where my e
xperience and leadership ability can add value to the organization.
SUMMARY
BS Degree in Business Administration in 1980 and APICS certified in 1988.
Management level implementation experience with various MRP & ERP systems.
Proven leadership skills in all supply chain management roles including warehou
sing, distribution, purchasing, scheduling, customer service and shipping/receiv
ing.
Managed an automotive sequencing and light manufacturing facility beginning at
start up for 2 years.
Educated & experienced in lean manufacturing concepts. Led kanban implementatio
n efforts.
Spearheaded TS16949 efforts at 3 plants. Led ISO14001 certification while plant
manager.
Superior decision-making and coaching skills with a track record of continuous
improvement while leading teams.
EXPERIENCE
August 2006 May 2010 Key Plastics, LLC, Grand Rapids, MI
MATERIALS MANAGER
Managed supply chain, scheduling, shipping & receiving functions for automotive
plastic component supplier. Customers include General Motors, Nissan, DCX, Ford
and others in high volume plant. Products are underhood reservoirs and interio
r trim. Staff includes shipping supervisor, scheduling supervisor, purchasing su
pervisor, and customer service. Hourly staff includes about 10 employees.
Reorganized finished good warehouse utilizing lean concepts and visual factory
techniques.
Chosen as lead plant to lead corporate materials standardization efforts. Train
ed materials management techniques to 4 under performing Key Plastics plants to
better utilize supply chain systems. Implemented MRP system to improve inventory
turnover and better manage suppliers.
Reviewed & improved supplier performance procedures to better manage supply bas
e.
Oversaw inventory turn improvement from low-twenties to low-thirties.
Improved Customer Delivery Ratings from low to high 90s while adding major OEM
customer.

March 2004 July 2006 Summit Polymers, Kalamazoo, MI / Chicago, IL

PLANT MANAGER
Launched new plant in the Chicago Manufacturing Campus for Tier 1 & Tier 2 autom
otive interior plastic trim supplier. Customers are Visteon and Ford for the For
d 500/Mercury Montego/Ford Freestyle programs. Hired most of the 18 employee sal
aried staff including Materials Manager, HR Manager, Supervisory Staff, etc. Ho
urly staff includes about 50 hourly employees. Main focus of plant is assembly o
f the center console and sequencing of various other interior trim components.
Hired staff and began operations from near greenfield condition.
Trained new staff in automotive environment using Summits lean mfg systems.
CMS system used to procure materials and ship releases. 862s used to ship bulk
product.
DDL system used to monitor customer inventory levels.
 Ford broadcast sequencing system enables average inventory level of only about
2 hours with hourly milk run trucks to OEM.
Oversaw PPM reduction from over 200 to below 50 within 6 months of launch.
TS 16949 & ISO 14001certification achieved in October, 2005. Ford Q1 achieved i
n January, 2006 (second supplier in campus).
Successfully participated in UAW contract negotiations with ratification in Oct
ober, 2005.
Procured new business from 3 other suppliers within the manufacturing campus.
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August 1999 January 2004 Behr Industries Corporation, Comstock Park, MI DIREC
TOR OF PURCHASING & MATERIALS
Directed the logistics, purchasing and scheduling functions for
$55 million supplier of wood trim automotive products. Tier I and Tier II, Germa
n-based firm servicing customers such as Mercedes, BMW, Ford, GM, Daimler Chrysl
er, Faurecia, Johnson Controls, Visteon and Delphi.
Sourced $20 million to suppliers annually, many requiring extensive travel in E
urope.
Worked with corporate attorneys to develop contracts for the supply chain, incl
uding revised terms of purchase and standard Behr Purchase Orders.
Negotiated and wrote contracts with all major suppliers to Behr.
Worked extensively with face veneer suppliers to achieve over $800k annual savi
ngs.
Instituted vendor managed inventory programs for 2 large suppliers.
Started supplier milk run using company-leased truck for $24k annual freight sa
vings.
Instituted cycle count program that improved inventory accuracy by over 20%.
Key involvement in December, 1999 implementation of QAD ERP system.
Oversaw the schedulers development of Delfor summary report, which is a useful
planning and forecasting tool used throughout the organization.
Led purchasing group to resolve supplier quality & delivery issues.
Responsible for TS16949 procedures and work instructions related to all materia
ls functions. Worked in conjunction with 2 Behr German plants to develop common
procedures.

1998 1999 Diesel Technology Company, Grand Rapids, MI

MATERIALS MANAGER PUMP BUSINESS UNIT
Responsible for materials management functions for diesel fuel injecti
on pump division with annual sales totaling about $70 million. Oversaw function
s of order entry, customer service, forecast maintenance, shop floor and vendor
scheduling as well as inventory control. Major customers included Daimler-Chrys
ler, Mack Trucks, MTU and Detroit Diesel.
Key player in October 1998 MRPII implementation.
Implemented cycle count program that improved inventory accuracy from 22% to ne
ar 80%.
Moved raw material to rack storage locations freeing manufacturing floor space
and improving inventory accuracy.
Oversaw multiple planning systems including Future 3 for order entry and shippi
ng, PRMS for MRP and Bosch EVA system to determine requirements for European cus
tomers.
Worked with suppliers to resolve delivery issues and prevent downtime.
Championed materials team maintaining QS9000 work instructions.

1996 1998 ELSA, LLC (div. Sakamoto Industries, Japan), Elwood, IN

MATERIAL PLANNING AND LOGISTICS MANAGER
Executed shipping, receiving, traffic and inventory control functi
ons for growing Tier I automotive component manufacturer. Products included com
plete exhaust systems, fuel tanks and structural parts for SIA (Subaru-Isuzu Ame
rica), MMMA (Mitsubishi), Ford and AAI (Mazda) with $150+ million annual sales.
Supervised five team leaders on three shifts with 50+ total hourly staff. Main
tained inventory accuracy and material movement of finished goods, raw materials
and WIP valued at $12 million with MAPICS MRP II system.
Implemented cycle count program improving raw material accuracy from 71% to ove
r 96%.
Created bin location system combined with bar coding which greatly improved pro
ductivity and inventory accuracy.
Developed department work instructions to comply with QS9002 certification.
Oversaw daily shipments of EDI requirements to customers as well as transmittin
g ASNs.

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1991 1996 Devro-Teepak, Inc., Danville, Illinois WA

REHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
Oversaw the coordination of warehousing and distribution funct
ions for flagship plant of worldwide leading producer of cellulose, collagen and
plastic film meat casings. Plant work force of 800 (500+ union) with OSHA VPP
Star status and ISO 9002 certification in a continuous manufacturing environment
. Managed the supervision of daily traffic and warehousing operations including
the distribution of WIP goods to other Teepak plants in the U.S., Canada and Eu
rope as well as direct customer shipments. Responsible for preparing and meetin
g $3 million budget. Evaluated current systems and practices within area of res
ponsibility and developed alternatives to improve efficiency. Provided procedur
al support for warehouse activities to implement and maintain Integrated Resourc
e Management System (PRISM).
Completed ISO 9002 certification process for warehousing and distribution funct
ions.
Implemented bar coding which increased productivity and reduced shipping errors
.
Revised bin location scheme for quality and accuracy improvement.
Instituted cycle count program that improved inventory accuracy from 91% to ove
r 98%.
1986 1991 Philips Lighting Company, Bath, New York SHIPPING M
ANAGER
Shipped $120 million annually to distribution c
enters. Supervised 18 union employees.
Restored morale to department and increased productivity by 23%.
Improved accuracy in $7 million warehouse from 87% to over 97% by developing cy
cle count program.
Reduced unexcused absence occurrences from approximately 3% to 1%.
Completed corporate training for TQM implementation and acted as plant trainer
for 3 years.
Scheduled distant subassembly feeder plant & coordinated deliveries within MAPI
CS system.
Purchased raw materials from both foreign and domestic suppliers.
1984 1986 Hayward Pool Products, Elizabeth, New Jersey MASTER SCHEDUL
ER
Scheduled finished goods for highly seasonal product line: swimming pool pumps a
nd filters. Involved in implementation of DATA 3 MRP II. Analyzed component us
age and requisitioned required purchased materials.
1980 1984 Leviton Mfg., Inc., Brooklyn, New York M
ASTER SCHEDULER
Master scheduled $200 thousand per week of electrical wiring devices. Involved
in implementation of homegrown MRP II system. Provided training for planners an
d held MPS meetings to resolve scheduling problems. Coordinated round robin shi
pment of subassemblies to distant feeder plant.
EDUCATION
BS Bus Admin, GPA 3.01/4.00 Fredonia State College, New York 1980
Various Management Training Courses U W - Madison 1993/1994
CERTIFICATIONS
TS16949 Certified Auditor, QAI - 2006
CPM Certification Course (Grand Rapids NAPM) - 2003
APICS Certification (CPIM) - 1988
Dale Carnegie Course - 1987
COMPUTER SYTEMS SKILLS
Windows / Word / Excel / Lotus 3.1
Various MRP/ERP Systems: QAD, PRMS, MAPICS, PRISM, DATA 3 , CMMS