Martin W. Levine

***** ******* ***. ***** ***

Lakewood, OH 44107

843-***-****

acclel@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/martinwlevine/

EDUCATION

Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

May 2009

Master of Business Administration, major in Supply Chain Management, minor

in Finance

. Faculty Selected Member, Supply Chain & Global Management Academy

. Lead Instructor, K201 - The Computer In Business, Operations &

Decisions Technology Department

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN May 1999

Bachelor of the Arts, major in Athletic Training and Pre-Physical Therapy;

GPA: 3.9

. Member (1997-1999), Phi Beta Kappa National Honorary Society

EXPERIENCE

American Greetings, Cleveland, OH

May 2008 - Present

Sr. Strategic Sourcing Analyst / CAPEX Manager - Indirect Sourcing

January 2012 - Present

. Managed all sourcing functions for annual multi-category capital budget

of $30M across seven organizational facilities. Negotiated total cost

avoidances of $3.8M for FY13 and FY14.

. Managed RFQ / RFP process and purchasing negotiations for $8.7M spend

towards implementation of digital print capabilities and production

capacity in support of online category growth strategies.

. Led organizational energy and utility spend analysis and presented

executive recommendations for future cost reductions. Realized project

return on investment (ROI) of 300%.

. Led analytical study and made recommendations resulting in improved

supplier compliance and associated supply chain risk management

assessments. Project reported jointly to VP of Manufacturing and

Executive Director of Supply Chain Planning.

Supply Chain Management Leadership Development Associate - 3 Rotations

June 2009 - January 2012

Sr. Supply Chain Analyst - Plus Mark Manufacturing

. Implemented demand planning process and system to drive improvements in

make to order (MTO) capacity planning and facility budgeting activities

for FY13 and beyond.

. Developed and managed Supplier Performance Management (SPM) process and

scorecard for evaluation and improvement of supplier relationships

across key sourcing categories.

. Led key analysis on the cost and quality effectiveness for recently

implemented ink supplier. Developed key supplier evaluation metrics and

cost reduction recommendations for category.

. Analyzed raw material receipt and physical inventory adjustment

processes for accuracy. Provided visibility into key inventory variance

drivers and recommended process improvements.

Accessory & Manual Fill Coordinator - Seasonal Order Filling &

Distribution

. Developed FY11 production plan and supervised seasonal order

fulfillment operations resulting in 99% on-time order delivery to

retail service level and 15% labor cost savings.

. Led project team in execution of all distribution integration

initiatives for Papyrus and Recycled Paper Goods acquisitions including

order filling process design and labor cost standard establishment.

. Developed capacity management system and performance metrics for all

manual order filling production. System improved level load production

planning and capacity constraint mitigation.

. Recommended production performance metrics for use in organizational

lean and Kaizen continuous improvement activities across both

manufacturing and distribution operations.

Strategic Sourcing Analyst - Global Sourcing

. Led strategic sourcing process and transition of purchased sticker

category to overseas vendors, realizing $600,000 annualized total cost

of ownership (TCO) savings.

. Led business process redesign (BPR) project for corrugate packaging

specification development resulting in improved on-time delivery to

vendor to 89% and specification accuracy to 94%.

. Re-engineered and implemented freight management system resulting in

improved visibility to organizational freight usage practices and

enhanced performance audit reporting.

. Conducted analysis to assess key drivers affecting internal compliance

with supplier lead times, quality testing effectiveness, and on-time

delivery of outsourced finished goods.

MBA Associate Intern - Order Services & Revisions Management

May 2008 - August 2008

. Analyzed order management process for retail inventory revisions to

identify key performance metrics utilized for department capacity

planning initiatives and associate productivity evaluations.

. Designed and implemented executive dashboards to consolidate and

distribute key process performance metrics including order accuracy,

associate productivity, and throughput efficiency.

. Identified and recommended departmental performance metrics for

inclusion in future enterprise resource planning (ERP) initiatives.

Guitar Center Inc., Nashville, TN February 2001 - July 2007

Head Operations Manager

. Demonstrated complete managerial responsibility for $3M on-site

inventory and 55 employees in both sales and operational support

functions.

. Managed purchasing negotiations for $200K annual spend towards

attainment of finished goods inventory in used, vintage, and boutique

instrument and recording categories.

. Led team of 10 employees providing comprehensive operational sales

support towards achievement of a 17% location revenue increase to $16M

for FY06.

. Maintained inventory write-down levels at less than .2% of location

revenue through FY06 utilizing inventory management best practices.

ADDITIONAL

. Data mining capabilities, including Microsoft Access, and SQL

programming language

. Oracle & SAP proficient

. Microsoft Application (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project) power user

.

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