_______________ _Senior Purchasing Professional and Flat Roll Steel

Expert__________________

Supply Chain - New Product Implementation (NPI) - Manufacturing - Steel

Service Center - Automotive - Industrial

Supply Chain Professional and Project Team Leader who is driven,

resourceful, and with a progressive record of increased management &

commodity responsibility. Has had exceptional success in identifying and

implementing cost reduction programs for $27.8 million. Utilizes superior

technical & market knowledge to achieve competitive edge. Extensive steel

and metals commodity background. Proficient in utilizing inner-company

resources to maximize savings, speed implementation and avoiding

unnecessary cost. Education includes MBA with Project Management

concentration.

__________________________Qualifications and Areas of

Expertise___________________________

Commodity Strategy Supplier Negotiations Project Management

Carbon & Non Ferrous flat Supplier Development Team Leadership

roll NPI Sourcing Mentoring / Training

Low Cost Country Sourcing

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

Thompson Dayton Steel Service, Inc.; Rome, GA

5/2009 - Current

$180M Multi-plant Steel Service Center providing Steel and Non Ferrous

Processing, Specialized Conditioning and materials management services for

Ferrous and Non-Ferrous North American customers. Primarily supplying

Tier 1 & 2 Automotive, Tubing, OEM and Consumer industries.

Purchasing Materials Manager - Southeast:

> Current Spend responsibility $75M

> Implemented and managed sourcing strategy and inventory for 90,000

Annual tons.

> Responsible for Daily activities of 3 personnel within purchasing and

logistics.

> Maintained Project leader role on new customer launches and

qualification process'.

> Reduced aged inventory by 45% & Increased Inventory turns by 5 weeks

> Evaluated existing and implemented sourcing strategies based on best

Total Cost evaluation.

> Reduced logistical and supply chain cost by $450,000 in first 6

months.

> Implemented Multi Plant contracts via Long term Supplier agreements 18-

24 months.

> Renegotiated and implemented Scrap and processing contracts.

> Established Tracking and reporting processes to evaluate market and

existing inventory positions.

Shiloh Industries, INC.; Valley City, OH

3/2006 - 1/2009

$600M premier manufacturer of engineered metal and stamping products and

steel processing services. Primarily supplying the international

automotive, steel mill, heavy truck and commercial lawn & garden

industries.

Sourcing& NPI Project Manager:

Recruited to implement and manage sourcing strategies for all direct

commodities. To reduce total cost, right-size supply base and improve on-

time delivery and quality. Tactical responsibilities included supporting

delivery and quality issues for 10 production facilities in U.S. & Mexico.

> Responsible for daily and NPI sourcing activities of 3 commodity

managers, matrix organization.

> Successfully identified and reduced pre-launch program cost of $270k

over 2 years.

> $1.24M commodity savings in Fasteners, Processing, E-coat, Stampings;

Domestic & International Sourcing.

> Negotiated Steel contracts for $65M for 125K tons, automotive and non-

automotive related.

> Reduced inventory by $5.7M in last 12 months thru upgrading supply

chain.

> Managed total steel spend of $300M, 650K tons (CR, HRPO, Coated,

Stainless, Aluminum) through domestic and international steel mills

and service centers.

> Negotiated Long term and indexed contracts and implemented aggressive

market strategies - Out performed steel market by 5% over last 2

years.

> Integral participant to creating and implementing Supplier Score Card

& E-Commerce activities.

STAHL Manufacturing Co., INC.; Wooster, OH

2004 - 2006

$55M National Truck Manufacturer of Service Truck Bodies, Dump Bodies, Chip

Boxes & Stake Bodies

Materials Manager

Recruited to implement best in class purchasing and cost reduction

practices. Reduce on-hand inventory and minimize costly inventory

adjustments.

> Commodity responsibility of $35M (Steel, Engineered Components, MRO,

Freight)

> Managed department of 8 (3 buyers, 5 material associates) in 3 North

American Plants.

> Reduced Supply Base by 25% (465 to 350), leveraging purchase and

reducing total landed cost.

> Established Cost Savings Program (Project managed and Auditable) 30+

savings project generated and completed.

> Established preferred Supplier list with aligned commodity strategies.

Facilitated savings and resource projects.

> Introduced and implemented international sourcing & supply base.

> Completed make vs. buy analysis, multi-department team to reduce

internal inefficiencies.

> Produced $1.2M in savings within 1st year.

MTD Products, INC.; Valley City, OH

2001 - 2004

$960M International Manufacturer of Residential and Commercial Lawn Care

Equipment

Purchasing Agent -Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Development

Challenged with obtaining best in class cost & delivery through

implementation of commodity strategy and supplier development within the

highly volatile retail environment.

> Accomplished $12.5M in savings through 23 individual and team cost

reduction projects.

> Implementation National Scrap program generating $800,000 in

additional revenue for 5 domestic plants.

> Integral participant in plant Lean & Six Sigma projects, reducing

Inventory, minimizing obsolescence, and establishing JIT & consignment

programs. Inventory reductions of $450,000.

> Completed Supplier audits and managed supplier transitions.

> Total commodity responsibility 2800+ parts, totaling $287M.

> Commodity responsibilities included: Steel, Aluminum Ingot, Exhaust

Components, Stampings, Screw Machine, Tubing, castings and Welded

Fabrications.

> Reduced supply base, for commodity responsibility by 12%. (32 active

and Service part suppliers)

Metals USA, INC. - Specialty Flat Roll Division, Wooster, OH

1996 - 2001

$930M National Steel Service Center

Commodity Manager

> Generated $165,500 in non-steel savings through resource and

negotiation of Wood, MRO and Strapping supplies.

> Maintained 11-13 inventory turns for mill lead-time items on Kan ban

Master Coil sizes.

> Maintained perpetual relationships with 45+ Steel Mill producers and

Metal Service Centers.

> Annual Purchases of Flatroll and Structural steel totaled 220,000 tons

annual spend at $125M for 6 domestic facilities.

> Types Purchased; HRPO, CR Coated Product, Plate, Low Carbon and HSLA,

Structural Steel, Outside Processing, Floor Plate, Aluminum and

Stainless Steel.

> Supervised Non-Compliant Supplier Claims, Mill and Service Center

> Managed International shipments and deliveries from LCCS; Dock to

Stock.

> Managed Contract (Supplier to Customer) vulnerabilities through

inventory, and contract agreements.

> IT System implementation team member. Installed, trained and set-up

Corporate ERP System to new acquisitions.

Julius Zorn, INC.; Akron, OH

1991 - 1996

$18M International Medical Products Manufacturer

Purchasing Agent

> Developed and worked with 100+ domestic and international suppliers

for $12M spend.

> Managed purchase of Production materials, Production equipment,

maintenance contracts, MRO, Printing, advertising sales and marketing

aids.

> Established network of specialty domestic suppliers, eliminating

excessive inventories and freight cost

> Managed FDA and OSHA compliance programs.

Education & Professional Training

B.A., Akron University, 1991, History & Economics

M.B.A., Jones International University, 2005, Project Management

Concentration

Technical / Computer Skills

Expert : Microsoft Windows Products: Excel, Word, Powerpoint.

Experience and knowledgeable of various MRP/ERP systems, Homegrown legacy

systems, StelPlan

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