1. Danielle L. Smith
1170 Settlement Cove Drive
Norwalk, OH 44857
Cell 419-577-0242
Email: smithd5@neo.rr.com
Career Summary:
Over the past 20 years I have been fortunate to work full time in a variety of positions of
increasing responsibility and challenges. While working, I also furthered my education by earning
a Bachelors Degree in Business. I look forward to further challenges, and making a positive
contribution to the goals of the organization of which I am employed.
Education:
• Bachelor in Business from Walsh University achieved December 2003
Experience:
Apr 2014 to April 2015 Akro Mils, Sandusky, Ohio. On a contract basis I helped them with
different areas of the business, and worked into the Purchasing position in Sept 2014. Through
Areotech in Independence Ohio.
• Worked in receiving for 3 months – Created procedures and documentation.
• Provide Viewpoint reports to the plant manager on inventory dollars and status
• Review inventory with other management as well as coach areas for improvements
• provide guidance on changes necessary with inventory and system changes
• handle all purchases of the plant, credit card reconciliations, and approvals of main spend
• Created an expense sheet to start the creation of a budget of spend in different parts of the
company. Expense savings are charted monthly from renegotiation or new supplier.
• Created an internal Sharepoint site, coached others how to use it. All documentation per
departments now stored so management can see improvements, charts, and progress.
Jan 2011 to Dec 2013 Akzo Nobel Packaging Coatings in Huron Ohio as Materials Manager for
raw materials and finish goods in the Resin building.
• Buy all chemicals for the Resin plant: Monomers, Solvents, Acrylics, Epoxy & others
• Materials Management (MM) Power User for SAP since Oct 2011. Create processes and
trained others how to use SAP.
• Projects: Warehouse Utilization, monthly reporting to the BU (all levels) on DIO (Days of
inventory on hand), Turns, and OWC (operating working capital).
• Trained other Buyers on the ABC analysis of inventory, and how to initiate their cycle
count program. This was done across the U.S. and P.R. 2011.
• Work on contract negotiations for service or MRO/NPR items – All budgeted and
reviewed annually.
• Responsible for nearly $55 million in direct raw materials, packaging, and indirect items.
• Reduced the Rail invoices from in excess of $500k/yr to nearly $0 per month and have
worked with Norfolk Southern Rail to go completely computerized.
• Work with all suppliers on reducing costs through order quantities, transportation
reductions, and shelf life options. Supplier Ratings initiated by myself and reviewed
annually as part of our ISO process.
• Reduced inventory $500k due to scrap, outdated materials, & better buying decisions.
• 2013 went through training to be an ISO Internal Auditor with certificate & did audits.

2. Feb 2006 to Jul 2010 – David Price Metal Services Inc. Norwalk, Ohio as Scheduler and
Inventory Control Supervisor in a metal fabrication shop with two direct reports.
• Created guidelines for my direct reports as well as coach them to grow within their
position
• Work toward system utilization in every department – I plan, schedule, train, research,
provide solutions, document, follow-up, and work with software developers on issues.
• Steps were taken to correct past, current, and future data.
• Create electronic kanbans for inventory, project management, engineering, and job
processors for their finish goods, hardware and raw materials.
• Create metrics through the analysis of Delivery Performance, Production Efficiencies,
Software Utilization, and Quality Ratings.
• Make recommendations to the owner using factual data collected from Crystal Reports or
our standard JobBoss Software
• Analyze cost benefit in decision making processes.
May 2005 to Feb 2006 – Tenneco Inc. Milan, Ohio as a Scheduler III. I work with schedules,
create excel worksheets to take the place of manual processes, team with a Union to increase work
flow within the warehouse and the operators, and produce processes for the Metal procurement
area. Direct Supervisor: Brian Keyser ph: 419-499-2541
• Review the MPS, MRP, and do all purchase order releases for raw metals and components
of metals for Tenneco’s automotive market.
• Lead team to correct internal MRP systems such as MSA and Cullinet
• Through improving Pull forms I’ve continually decreased inventory $200k since May
• Do 5-Y’s on internal and external issues to locate root cause and put steps in place for
resolution.
• Changed printed reports to be electronically downloaded daily to those who need them.
They were then saved on their computer rather than printed daily.
March 1999 to June 2005 – Diebold & Superior Staffing, Akron Ohio as a Full Time Employee
and a Sub-Contractor for Diebold Inc. as a Financial Analyst and a Material Analyst/Buyer.
• Worked within Excel and all Microsoft software to increase profit margin and provide
ideas to management on process improvements.
• Worked with report analysts to identify and correct profit/loss errors in reporting
• Through reporting and analysis, helped to create an executive summary report for
Management’s guidance in determining effective business report metrics.
• Purchased all parts for a 3rd
party customer: hard drives, servers, emergency room and
pharmacy hot items for computers and pill dispensers.
• Develop and implement changes resulting in training manual for future Buyers.
• Increase order fill rate from 60% average to nearly 98%
• Created a Newsletter for 3rd
party parts distributed monthly to include feedback from all
personnel across the U.S.
• Purchased all parts for bank drive up windows across the U.S.; plastics, metals, glass,
electrical, and small items.
• During four years I was able to save Diebold nearly $100k in either part cost reductions,
process improvements, or supplier negotiations.
• Suppliers worked with me to have material JIT.
• Negotiated with suppliers to reduce lead times from 90 to 20 days
• Provide quarterly budgets, forecasts, and presentations,.

3. Other:
• ISO Internal Auditor training completed March 2013
• Crystal Report writing/designing class completed January 2007
• Basic Techniques of Inventory Mgmt through MGI Institute February 2001