Sean Nestor

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New Kensington, PA 15068

Home: 724-***-****

Mobile: 412-***-****

Objective: To obtain a supply chain position with a growing organization,

utilizing my years of sourcing and planning experience to drive cost

savings throughout the sourcing process, meet project launch dates and

optimize inventory levels to support products and contribute to the overall

profitability of the business.

Experience: Mar 2000 to June 2014 Philips Children's Medical Ventures,

LLC.

Position: Senior Planner/Buyer, Commodity Management, NPI Sourcing

Responsible for procurement of Purchased Finished Goods for various

product families. Responsible for development / procurement of new

products related to Philips ChMV product portfolio.

Coordinate with Marketing/Customer Service/Production/Engineering and

Documentation Depts. to ensure continuity of supply, optimize annualized

inventory turns and reduce overall inventory dollars.

Negotiate contracts/cost reductions and delivery schedules. Sourcing of

components and multi-tiered supplier selection.

Coordinate with Supplier Quality Department to qualify new suppliers,

ensure product quality and to resolve issues that may negatively impact

product quality and customer satisfaction, including the initiation of

supplier CAPAs / SCARs.

Strong working knowledge of Operations, Manufacturing, Service and

Quality Systems. Strong working knowledge of requirements pertinent to

medical device design, manufacture and distribution. Thorough SAP and

Microsoft Office skills, with SAP focus on ERP / MRP planning and

execution, demand analysis, purchasing and quality systems functionality.

Participated in SAP implementation, developing and implementing lot

tracking system currently in use at Philips Respironics and Philips ChMV

locations. Developed manufacturing processes at Philips St. Louis

facility to package and serial track medical devices for customer-

specific configurations.

Lead projects to transition all Purchased Finished goods and components

from Georgia and Ireland manufacturing facilities. This included transfer

of purchasing records as well as auditing component documentation for

inaccuracies. All ChMV products were included in this transfer.

Lead project to outsource PChMV product lines from Murrysville

manufacturing facility to suppliers already present within the ChMV

approved supplier database. Projects also allowed ChMV to obtain cost

savings of over $50K annually. Responsible for over $400K in annual

margin improvement for fiscal year 2010. Proven track record of margin

improvement initiatives (resulting in over $3M annual savings), process

generation and optimization and JIT procurement. Responsible for

commodity management, specifically with regard to supplier performance

metrics, cost analysis and contract review.

1998 to 2000 Respironics, Inc.

Position: Material Planner

2+ years as Production Material Planner / Scheduler- Strong MRP

experience with regard to material flow analysis, subsequent forecast

generation and maintenance, sales analysis and report generation.

Extensive experience in multiple areas of lean-manufacturing environment,

including Material Control, Production, Receiving Inspection, Accounts

Payable and Sales/Marketing.

June 1996 - 1998 Respironics, Inc. Position:

Production / Assembly

Responsible for manufacturing / testing of various medical devices,

including lot/serial tracking / inventory management - participated

in lean manufacturing plant re-layout and was key contributor of

SAP implementation with regard to Lot / Serial Traceability.

May 1994 to June 1996 Nestor Landscaping and Lawncare

Position: Owner

Responsible for all aspects of business including but not limited to:

Hiring and training of employees, Customer Sales/Service, scheduling of

contracts, Accounting and

Payroll

Apr. 1990 to Jan. 1991 Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing

Position: Lead Flow Mgr.

Supervised office of 25-30 employees.

Responsible for hiring, training and motivation of Sales/ Marketing team.

Coordinated with sales force to cover leads generated.

Responsible for employee motivation, payroll and basic office duties.

Increased sales 300% from start date.

Education: McKeesport Area High School (Academic) Graduated June 1989.

Completed Respironics Computer-Based Training modules in Excel, Advanced

Excel and Business Mgt.

Graduated from Duquesne University's I.E.T. Center for Corporate

Development's Professional Purchasing Certificate Program.

Completed Inco Terms 2010 certification in October of 2010.

References available upon request.

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