Masa Sakata

Over 20 years of automotive and production control experience. To manage people, time, and resources in support of manufacturing, distribution and supply chain with proven.

experience in creative leadership of multi-site manufacturing/supply chain operations to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency.

PRODUCTION MANAGER / PRODUCTION CONTROL COORDINATOR - MIKUNI AMERICA / MIKUNI MEXICANA

(2025)

• Overviewing Production Control Dep.
• Project leader for inventory reduction activity
• Coordination between national staff, Japanese and each department.

PRODUCTION CONTROL ASST. MANAGER - DENSO AIR SYSTEMS KENTUCKY

(2022 - 2025)

• Inventory control with cycle count and adjustment system.
• Order components and track shipments.
• Manage and communicate to shipping and receiving associates.

PRODUCTION CONTROL SR. SPECIALIST - DENSO MANUFACTURING NORTH CAROLINA

(2013 - 2022)

• Make a production schedule and order components using customer forecast.
• Review Sales budget numbers and analyzed line capacity.
• Manage ECI and NPI; Create new parts number and BOM set up into system.
• Provide inventory, sales and production reports.

PRODUCTION CONTROL COORDINATOR - DAICEL SAFETY SYSTEMS AMERICA, LLC

(2012 - 2013)

• Provided inputs to Line production schedules, sample schedule and shipment forecasts to customers.
• Communicate with sales, production and QA department and review and analyzed customers forecast and new products preparation status.
• Make Purchase Order/ Forecast to International and domestic suppliers.

PRODUCTION CONTROL COORDINATOR - FUJITSU TEN CORP. OF AMERICA, INC.

(2010 - 2012)

• Provided inputs to production schedules and shipment forecasts from customers.
• Ordered materials to over sea facilities, and responsible for tracking of material.
• Monitored materials to meet adequate stock levels.
• Contacted and arranged with corporate office to support customer sample material for new model and service requirements.

BACHELOR DEGREE - Business Administration - HANNAN UNIVERSITY (1997)