Craig Bennett

Experience

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  Time Manufacturing

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1997

  Buyer

  *Responsible for procurements over 7 million dollars annually of fabrications, mechanical, electrical, fiberglass and plastics raw materials and components for OEM.*Achieved over $500,000 in cost reductions through negations and value stream analysis.*Member of the ISO 9001 certification team that successfully implemented and achieved certification.

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  Easy Gardener

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

  Master Production Scheduler

  *Responsible for planning all production (including management of third party manufacturing) that supported $55 million in annual sales.*Member of implementation team that successfully integrated QAD ERP system.*Maintained production plan that generated over 95% on time shipments and 99% fill rate (Home Depot, Lowes, Wal-Mart and K-Mart).*Managed the operational acquisition and relocation of Tensar Fencing and Netting.

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  Fibre Body Industries

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2001

  Materials Manager

  *Responsible for purchasing, planning, warehouse, production control, incoming receipts and shipping functions.*Led initiatives to achieving an 86% reduction of incomplete orders shipped.*Managed final production and entire site closure due to organizational consolidation.

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  Allergan

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2016

  *Responsible for site Packaging/Plastics Operations*Project Leader for "White Stock" program. This was the separation of filling and packaging operations by encoding blank bottles to be packed at a later date. *Transitioned work schedule to 24/7 operation.*Budget accountability of $9 million.*Site Business Unit Head for Serialization *Provided leadership and oversight of capital/departmental projects and improvements through strategic planning, cross functional work teams and clearly defined goals/metrics.*Focused on providing leadership that empowers employees to achieve their potential. *Promoted continuous improvement through the use of OPEX and Lean/Six Sigma concepts and methodologies.*Ensured compliance with cGMP, HPRA and all other global regulatory requirements.*Change Control Committee member.*CAPA Committee member. *Supervision of 170+ employees Show less

  • Senior Operations Manager

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2016

  • Senior Production Supervisor

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  • Production Supervisor

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  • Senior Buyer/Planner

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  • Buyer/Planner

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2005
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  Allergan

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2018

  Associate Director, Packaging Operations

  *Responsible for Packaging and Plastics Operations of pharmaceutical and medical device products that are globally distributed to 110 countries.*Oversight of 24/7 day to day operations of 21 manufacturing lines including maintenance.*Budget accountability of $9.5 million.*Site Business Unit Head for Serialization *Provides leadership and oversight of capital/departmental projects and improvements through strategic planning, cross functional work teams and clearly defined goals/metrics.*Focus on providing leadership that empowers employees to achieve their potential. 100% of the Packaging/Plastics leadership team was promoted and/or assigned new responsibilities since 2016.*Champion promoting continuous improvement through the use of OPEX and Lean/Six Sigma concepts and methodologies.*Ensures compliance with cGMP, HPRA and all other global regulatory requirements.*Supervision of 200+ employees. Show less

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  AbbVie

  Jul 2018 - now

  Senior Warehouse/Logistics Manager

  * Responsible for warehouse operations*Manage incoming receipts and domestic/export shipments of finished goods to 110 countries globally*Maintain inventory control for average inventory of $35,000,000 *Budget accountability of $2.1 million*Ensures compliance with cGMP, HPRA and all other global regulatory requirements