J. T. (Tom) Burgess

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Ancaster, Ontario, L9G4X6

905-***-****)

acay7w@r.postjobfree.com

Career Profile:

To attain an Executive Procurement and Supply Management Position that will

utilize my year's of experience in purchasing, project management, and cost

control/containment and materials/inventory management.

Personal Profile:

Highly motivated individual who leads by example. Proven track record

initiating positive change through systems and procedural enhancements

resulting in substantial savings in procurement cost, lowering inventories

while maintaining a lean level of staffing.

Business Experience:

May 2006 to Present

J.T Burgess Consulting Services

. Since 2009 - Assisting a business through a significant growth period

by installing documented procedures that will ensure all aspects of

financial controls are in place and working.

ACHIEVEMENTS: Realized a 30% cost reduction by outsourcing the

logistics

. In 2007-2008 - Accepted a one-year contract with Danieli Corus -

Netherlands to provide local project support for a number of

international projects.

. In 2006 I was hired by Onex Corporation as a specialist to review

commercial contracts of a potential acquisition and provide an expert

commercial evaluation/opinion to their senior executives

1985-2006 Stelco Inc., Head Office - Hamilton, Ont., Canada

2004-2006 General Purchasing Manager reporting to the Exec VP Strategy/COO

. Primary negotiator that maintained continuity of supply for both

materials and services throughout the 2 plus year CCAA process at

Stelco

. Instrumental in establishing energy hedge programs that saved up to $8

million per month and was the first to adopt hedge programs for summer

natural gas

. Responsible for a total spend of $1.4 Billion inclusive of raw

materials, energy, capital projects, scrap, ferro alloys, steel

purchases/processing, asset & waste disposal, heavy equipment, R & M

and operating supplies

. Oversaw the most significant number of retirements in the purchasing

department having to replace and mentor 17 new employees since 2003

. Was the first to bring seasoned operators into a buyer's role and

return them to operations with the skill sets and appreciation for the

purchasing role and the need for cost reduction

. Staff of 30 of which there were four direct report Managers

ACHIEVEMENTS: $8 M/MTH SAVINGS BY HEDGING NATURAL GAS

2002 - 2004 Purchasing Manager-Supplies and Services - Corporate

. Responsible for a total spend of $650 million in annual purchases

. Lead 16 Buyers, providing strategic direction and continuous support

to meet tough cost cutting objectives

. Served on Executive Committee for strategizing the capital spend

program and cost control

. Successfully negotiated $30 million dollars in hard dollar savings and

was able to extend payment terms to assist in a tight cash flow

position

. Negotiated major capital spending and was able to offset project

delays with minimal impact to overall cost

ACHIEVEMENTS: RENEGOTIATED CONTRACTS $30 M SAVINGS

1999 - 2002 Purchasing and Materials Manager - Nanticoke

. Responsible for a total spend of $250 million in annual purchases

. Lead 8 Buyers, managed capital spares valued at $40 million and stores

consumables valued at $3 million

. Decreased the spares inventory by $4.5 million in 2002

. Managed the warehouse operations which included 55 satellite stores

locations and maintained superior inventory accuracy with 18 operating

personnel

. Designed and facilitated system changes which allowed for automated

reordering 60% of the MRO supplies

. Reduced manpower by 36% and attained 5% cost reductions on total

purchases

ACHIEVEMENTS: - DECREASED SPARES BY $4.5 MILLION

- 60% OF MRO ITEMS ON AUTO REORDER

- 36% MANPOWER REDUCTION

1989 - 1999 Supervisor Purchasing and Materials Management - Nanticoke

. Supervised the warehousing and internal plant distribution for

28,000 MRO SKU'S

. Responsible for the cash management program for all site purchases and

inventory

. Aggressively took the stores consumable inventory from $5 to $2.7

million

. Maintained a positive working environment with a solid health and

safety record

. Assisted in the development/process for conducting internal ISO audits

ACHIEVEMENTS: - REDUCED STORES INVENTORY BY $2.3 M

- NO LTA'S OR UNION GRIEVANCES

1985-1989 General Purchasing Supervisor - Corporate

. Supervised a group of 25 performing project expediting,

cataloguing and invoice audit

. Reduced invoice volume by 60% by developing a system with

controls, whereby payments are initiated through the vendor's

packing slips

. Managed a 350,000 item catalogue file supporting our facilities

. Established tough vendor delivery performance standards with

expediting support

. Recognized for meeting tough project delivery schedules and

called upon as an expert expeditor when critical paths were in

jeopardy

ACHIEVEMENTS: - REDUCED SUPPLIER'S INVOICES BY 60%

Education & Training:

PROGRAM PROVIDER

- 2 YR DATA PROCESSING MOHAWK COLLEGE - HAMILTON CAMPUS

- REGISTERED INDUSTIAL MCMASTER UNIVERSITY - HAMILTON

ACCOUNTANTS (RIA) (6 credits)

- BLUEPRINT READING MOHAWK COLLEGE - STONEY CREEK CAMPUS

- PERT SCHEDULING STELCO ENGINEERING

- TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING MOHAWK COLLEGE - HAMILTON CAMPUS

- PRINCIPLES OF BUYING MOHAWK COLLEGE - HAMILTON CAMPUS

- WIN PROGRAM 2 WEEK LIVE IN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

- STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL STELCO INC.

- LEVEL 1 HEALTH & SAFETY 1 WEEK STELCO IN-DEPTH IN-HOUSE

TRAINING

- MICROSOFT EXCEL MOHAWK COLLEGE - HAMILTON CAMPUS

- MICROSOFT WORD MOHAWK COLLEGE - HAMILTON CAMPUS

- WHIMIS TRAINING RECERTIFICATION - MCGOWAN INSULATION

- FALL ARREST TRAINING CERTIFICATION - MCGOWAN INSULATION

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