Scott Swanson

Email: abpmgp@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ** **** **** *****

City: Honey Brook

State: PA

Zip: 19344

Country: USA

Phone: 781-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $100,000

Willing to Relocate

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

Scott M. Swanson

15 Pine Tree Drive

Honey Brook, PA 19344

484-***-****; 781-***-**** (cell)

abpmgp@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

A challenging position with upward potential as a Sourcing/Procurement/Supply Chain professional.

Summary of Achievements

-Masters of Business degree in Industrial Administration.

-Ten years of entrepreneurial, results oriented computer sales and sourcing experience with outstanding business acumen.

-Three years of operations management in a Fortune 500 company.

-Ten years of professional promotion in supply chain/materials/quality functions in a Fortune 500 company. Exceptional analytical problem solving skills.

-Broad-based industrial exposure including chemical, pharmaceutical and computer environments.

- Biotech continuing education courses.

Experience

Nesco Employment Services (02/12 to Present)

Procurement Specialist III, Reagent Materials

- Contractor for Siemens Diagnostics, Inc. working at the Glasgow, DE Consumables Manufacturing facility. Responsible for reagent supplier quality and logistic corrective action and improvement, as well as contractual negotiations.

Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (12/05 to 12/11)

Sourcing Manager

- Managed a plant procurement group responsible for direct raw material (active pharmacological ingredients, excipients, packaging components) and indirect (capital equipment, laboratory supplies, 3rd-party contracting, MRO) for a combined Technical Services and Solid Dose Manufacturing facility of a specialty, biotech pharmaceutical company. Saved over $5 million dollars through competitive bid processes and negotiations focusing on opportunities detailed through spend analysis.

- Collaborated with IT and Real Estate & Facilities organizations as a procurement business partner, coordination RFP processes for various services including office construction projects.

Siemens-Demag Delaval Turbomachinery Inc., Trenton, New Jersey (03/05 to 11/05)

Supply Management Contractor

- Short-term contract (via CDI Personnel Inc.) assisting in various purchasing functions of a Supply Management Department for an industrial turbocompressor and turbine business.

Second Source Computer, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania (1992 to 2003)

Sourcing/Sales Manager

- Conceived, built and operated a franchise business from site selection to eventual sale. Peak annual sales exceeded $1 million/year.

-Responsible for total operation of a business specializing in retail, B2B and web-based sales of computer hardware (desktops, laptops, servers, peripherals and LANs) and software, repairs/refurbishing, as well as, equipment maintenance contracting and end-user license compliance (legal) monitoring.

-Main focus was sales, production planning, sourcing/procurement, hiring/firing, supervision of sales and technical personnel and accounting (cost management).

E.I. DuPont DeNemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware (1978 to 1992)

Purchasing Manager, 10/89-02/92

-Staffed and supervised the activities of eight buyers.

-Coordinated inventoried/non-inventoried scheduling/purchasing responsibilities for an international, FDA regulated pharmaceutical business. Direct budget responsibility.

-Purchases included $30 million/year of direct (raw ingredients, packaging and MRO-maintenance/repair/operating supplies) and indirect (construction, facility, temporary and travel services/contracts) items.

-Conducted staff training and evaluation/performance reviews.

-Orchestrated supplier management, supplier certification/six sigma, material resource planning (MRP-II/SAP) and ISO-9000 implementation resulting in improved quality and reduced cost of $3million/year.

Supply Chain Senior Specialist, 11/85-10/89

-Created a domestic U.S. program to control and consolidate truck and air freight across all DuPont sites, improving on-time service and reducing cost by $2 million/year.

-Designed and managed, as a venture team member, logistics/supply chain systems (domestic and international) for Freon, nylon and polyester/PET businesses (included cost accountability for logistic systems).

-Managed sourcing and inventory management system for select parts of the ACA (Automated Clinical Analyzer) blood analysis equipment and supply business.

-Played a key role in developing and instituting a departmental -Total Quality Management- process.

Industrial Engineer/Senior Buyer/Purchasing Agent, 09/78-11/85

-Negotiated logistics, computer, major office equipment and maintenance contracts for domestic plants through a central/regional office.

-Saved $500,000/year by changing to intermodal transportation modes (tank truck to container on flat car - COFC) for a domestic Freon business and changing from box to plastic lined containers for an international (Japan) business.

-Developed cost reduction programs and feasibility studies for a nylon (Virginia) manufacturing facility saving $300,000/year by revamping work flow (reducing labor requirements) and reducing packaging material costs.

Education & Computer Skills

Masters in Industrial Administration, Purdue University, Krannert Graduate School of Management. Accelerated one-year program.

BS - Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Biotech Technology Center), Biotech Primer & principles and Biotech Facilities course completion.

Shire Pharmaceuticals, Lean Advocate Training.

Functionally competent in Microsoft Office XP Professional (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), DOS/Windows OS, ERP, SAP, MRP-II, QuickBooks Pro.

Awards

Bonus Incentives.

Second Source Sales Award.

DuPont Quality Leader Award.

DuPont Merck Class -A- MRP-II Implementation Award (Oliver Wright).

Phi Kappa Phi (VPI&SU w/distinction), Phi Sigma Society, Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Keyword Summary

MSIA, MBA, Sourcing, Procurement, Purchasing, IT, Software Licensing, Materials Management, Supply Chain, Logistics, Brand Management, Sales, Consultant, Purchasing Agent, Sourcing Manager, Senior, Manager, Director, Materials Resource Planning, MRP, MRP-II, ERP, SAP, Microsoft Office XP Professional, Microsoft Enterprise Agreements, e-Procurement, e-Commerce, Reverse Auctions, e-Auctions, B2B, Procurement Service Providers, Quality, Continuous Improvement, Supplier Management, Six Sigma, Supplier Certification, Vendor Certification, ISO-9000, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Biotech, Biomedical, Computer, Lean Manufacturing, JIT, Operations, General Business.

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