Harry Nask

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Professional Summary

Purchasing professional with over 10 years experience in support of a manufacturing environment. A proven ability

to provide insight and expertise while focused on the objectives of cost reduction and inventory management.

Results oriented with a strong ability to communicate effectively with engineering, executive, and business

audiences. Proficient in contract negotiations, production and inventory control and general purchasing processes

and procedures.

Core Qualifications

• Strategic Planning • Supplier Partnerships

• Contract Management • Alternate Manufacturing Methods

• Inventory Reduction • Cost Savings

• Product Development • Production & Inventory Control

• Lean Manufacturing • Purchasing Management

Professional Experience

Global Sourcing Analyst

April 2012 to Current

Tyco International – Lansdale, PA

• Saved the company over $1mm by leveraging total spend within the general commodities.

• Developed strategy for sourcing 2000 SKU's, within a 3 month window.

• Reduced supplier base by 60%.

• Negotiated long term rebate programs, which ultimately will net up to 4% savings with specific suppliers.

• Devised the plan for the alternate sourcing of castings/machining which yielded $800k in cost reductions.

• Improved numerous supply chain processes which resulted in reduced lead times, improved quality and

more efficient utilization of resources.

Supply Chain Manager

April 2011 to March 2012

Aquathority Pools – West Chester, PA

• Developed inventory control/reorder point system for 6500 SKU's.

• Managed $750k in supplies, while maintaining 1.5 inventory turns per month.

• Organized warehouse with system maintained locater, which reduced the time required for the staging of

orders by 35%.

• Negotiated long term, fixed price agreements, resulting in an average savings of $150k per year.

• Implemented plan to account for costs associated with daily maintenance/service calls. Accounting for an

estimated $20k in lost or missing inventory.

Subcontract Manager

May 2009 to April 2011

Sikorsky Global Helicopter – Coatesville, PA

• Developed and maintained long term contracts/agreements for expenditures exceeding $45mm annually.

• Managed inventory levels of raw material/parts, so as to ensure the on time delivery to the customer. This

ultimately increased customer satisfaction levels by 20-30%.

• Devised and implemented a system whereby extremely long lead parts were made available 4 months

earlier than originally anticipated.

• Negotiated improved terms and conditions with many of the tier 1 suppliers which ultimately provided SGH

with extended payment terms of N90.

• Maintained a critical component report, used exclusively by management, to monitor the potential delay for

delivery of a customer’s aircraft.

• Identified opportunities to procure product directly from the manufacturer, thereby elevating the costs

associated with the distribution efforts. This savings was estimated to exceed $250k per year.

Sr. Technical Buyer

June 1999 to April 2009

Synthes, USA – West Chester, PA

• Managed expenditures exceeding $2.5mm per month, in support of the release of new products.

• Responsible for sourcing all parts associated with the design, development, prototyping, and production of

new technologies.

• Identified the ideal method of fabrication and selected the best suited suppliers in the effort to source 125

redesigned instruments. The revenues generated from these instruments were estimated at $75mm annually.

• Sponsored a supplier symposium, which provide select suppliers the opportunity to bid on $14mm of

business. This provided the company with a $1.4 mm cost reduction on product that had been previously

fabricated.

• Maintained a record of 100% on time launch of new products, while adhering to stringent time lines and

constantly evolving designs.

• Devised a method for reclaiming $4mm of finished goods inventory, which had been earmarked for

obsolesces and disposal. Over 1/2 of this product was sold in the European market and saved the company

over $2mm in scrap costs.

• Provided guidance and mentoring for all new buyers at Synthes.

Education

Widener University Business Administration

Wilmington, Delaware, USA

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