Deanna Trinkle

Plan and Purchase Finished Goods for Lab and Medical Divisions Establish and procure finish goods inventory meeting forecast, actual demand and inventory turn targets. Established ABC categories for all parts based on usage and frequency of sale. Maintain and communicate accurate lead times and delivery dates to customer service and corresponding commercial entities. Work with Quality organization and suppliers to quickly and effectively resolve product quality issues. Involves return/scrap of defective product, corrective action identification and follow-up. Implement and track the costs, quality and delivery system for major suppliers. Manage inventory levels. Establish and monitor kanban levels to optimize inventory while ensuring a continuous flow of products and service to meet defined customer service levels. Review inactive/obsolete/surplus materials and conduct end-of-life analysis with product managers. Responsible for customs clearance and interactions with brokers. Develop and implement sustainable plans to reduce finished good stock-outs and customer downtime due to material issues. Partner with R&D, Engineering, QA and other appropriate stakeholders in identifying and qualifying suppliers and supply needs for new product introductions. Organize tasks to successfully and proactively manage multiple projects independently. Handle all non-production activities for our facility. Evaluate and add new suppliers to our preferred supplier list. Approve and process all requisitions. Create requisitions to support contractual non-production activities at our off-site contract manufacturers. Updated all purchasing specifications to support transition from manufacturing to distribution of finished goods. Conduct internal audits on annual basis as both auditee and auditor following ISO 13485 guidelines. Working towards Greenbelt certification. Current project to reduce inventory by $400,000.

•Plan and procure products in support of Laboratory and Medical OEM divisions. •Establish and procure finish goods inventory meeting forecast, actual demand and inventory turn targets. Established ABC categories for all parts based on usage and frequency of sale. •Maintain and communicate accurate lead times and delivery dates to customer service and corresponding commercial entities. •Work with Quality organization and suppliers to quickly and effectively resolve product quality issues. Involves return/scrap of defective product, corrective action identification and follow-up. •Implement and track the costs, quality and delivery system for major suppliers. •Manage inventory levels. Establish and monitor kanban levels to optimize inventory while ensuring a continuous flow of products and service to meet defined customer service levels. Review inactive/obsolete/surplus materials and conduct end-of-life analysis with product managers. •Responsible for customs clearance and interactions with brokers. •Develop and implement sustainable plans to reduce finished good stock-outs and customer downtime due to material issues. •Partner with R&D, Engineering, QA and other appropriate stakeholders in identifying and qualifying suppliers and supply needs for new product introductions. •Organize tasks to successfully and proactively manage multiple projects independently. •Handle all non-production activities for our facility. Evaluate and add new suppliers to our preferred supplier list. Approve and process all requisitions. Create requisitions to support contractual non-production activities at our off-site contract manufacturers. •Updated all purchasing specifications to support transition from manufacturing to distribution of finished goods. •Conduct internal audits on annual basis as both auditee and auditor following ISO 13485 guidelines. •Working towards Greenbelt certification. Current project to reduce inventory by $400,000.

Production Purchasing and Purchase For Resale for Lab and Medical Divisions Purchased all components used in production of Medical and Laboratory products, as well as Purchase for Resale Products. Represented approximately 1300 part numbers and over 80 suppliers. Managed relationships and performance of suppliers. Negotiated cost savings. Negotiations resulted in over $1 million in cost saving. Tracked and reported the costs, quality and delivery systems to internal customers and suppliers. Advised and consulted with other departments regarding supply base issues. Implemented Lean Manufacturing Strategies into Supply Chain as applicable. Reviewed current processes for Continuos Improvement opportunities. Maintained replenishment systems (e.g. MRP, Kanban, and MRO) inputs to ensure the continuous flow of products and services to meet defined customer service levels. Proactively identified potential part shortages. Managed inventory levels as required by operational goals and objectives. Responsibilities included maintaining proper stocking levels, inactive/obsolete/surplus review, and end of-life analysis. Implemented and maintained kanban system with 75% of suppliers. Operated within guidelines of cGMP, FDA, and ISO regulations and other regulatory agencies. Worked with team to plan and initiate transfer of all manufacturing from our facility. Transfers included both manufacturing lines in Ann Arbor and transfer of molding equipment from our molders. Established new planning rules for procurement of finished goods from new suppliers. Helped to review and establish how finished goods would be transferred to our distribution center.

Facilitated a task force that analyzed existing carrier structure and related expenses, noting if it was overly fragmented or not cost efficient. Prepared a Request for Quotation designed to reduce number of carriers that serve the University in order to increase buying power and reduce overall expenses. Assisted buyers in checking for necessary approvals and prepared Request for Quotation as needed. Analyzed quotations, obtained final departmental approval, and processed requisition. Processed non-competitive bids by obtaining a sole source justification letter from the department. Prepared requisitions for regular purchase orders, contract orders, blanket orders, and confirming orders.