Steven M. Lane

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acfygu@r.postjobfree.com Raleigh, North Carolina

908-***-****

Key Attributes

Excellent communication skills utilized in negotiating solutions to complex situations.

Ability to handle high pressure situations in an assertive, professional and timely fashion.

Meticulous attention to detail.

Great work ethic, built on dedication, pride and dependability.

Professional Experience

Effigy Event Services Raleigh, North Carolina 2005 – Present

Entertainment service company

BUSINESS LEADER / MANAGER

Negotiated entertainment contract terms and conditions for corporate events, weddings and night clubs.

Managed entertainment bookings, company budget and payroll.

Produced and directed musicians and audio/visual technicians.

Managed audio/video/lighting services for the local entertainment industry.

Datascope Corporation, now part of Maquet Medical Systems Fairfield, New Jersey 2000 – 2005

Medical device manufacturer of IABs and pumps with a revenue base of $250 million

MANAGER - PURCHASING & LOGISTICS

Managed purchasing, planning and logistics departments

Managed master production schedule resulting in timely, cost effective supply of finished goods.

Coordinated planning schedules to ensure sufficient supply of raw materials, minimizing line shutdowns.

Developed contingency plans to ensure material availability by qualifying alternate sources of supply.

Managed cross functional teams to introduce cost modeling concept resulting in savings in excess of $1MM.

Reduced packaging & sterilization costs by 50%-70% through introduction/qualification of new supplier.

Maintained supplier performance metrics, minimized incoming material rejects and improving cycle times.

Chaired cross functional team to mange supplier quality performance which led to supplier certifications.

Increased raw material turns by qualifying suppliers as “dock to stock” status eliminating incoming inspection.

Led cross functional team to establish criteria for outsourcing.

Outsourced labor intensive processes freeing up internal resources.

Negotiated contracts for high volume component purchases saving $350K.

AMP/Tyco Electronics Somerville, New Jersey 1997-2000

Manufacturer of Fiber Optic Transceivers with a revenue base of $600 million

MATERIALS MANAGER

Managed purchasing, production control, planning, inventory, shipping/receiving departments

Negotiated/managed contract manufacturers resulting in cost reductions in excess of $4 million.

Maintained performance metrics for all suppliers resulting in improved quality performance.

Created departmental metrics, improved cycle times, reduced inventory.

Reduced laser and custom integrated circuit costs by 40%-50% through /qualification of new supplier.

Co-chaired cross functional process improvement teams (internal and external) saving $6 million.

Reduced raw material inventories by $3 million (transferred material burden to sub contract manufacturers).

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Merrimac Industries West Caldwell, New Jersey 1995 - 1997

Manufacturer of Electronic RF devices for the Aerospace industry with a revenue base of $75 million

PURCHASING MANAGER

Managed and supervised all procurement related activities of purchasing department

Team co-leader of ISO-9001 certification project to ensure compliance of ISO policies and procedures.

Re-engineered departmental policies & procedures in advance of ISO audits resulting in full certification.

Initiated supplier performance evaluations in accordance with ISO-9001 criteria, improving cycle times.

Established policies and procedures for “dock to stock” suppliers eliminating incoming inspection procedures.

Reduced incoming inspection costs, cycle time, raw material inventories and increased inventory turns.

AlliedSignal Corporation, now Honeywell Elizabeth, New Jersey 1994 – 1995

Manufacturer of Optical Polymers ($38 Billion)

SUPERVISOR PURCHASING & STORES

Supervised purchasing department, union level employees and plant warehouse

Supported plant MRO requirements, maintain mandated inventory levels, minimized material outages.

Coached and mentored employees in Total Quality Management concept and principles (TQM trainer).

Negotiated annual contracts for products and services resulting in cycle time reductions.

Participated on corporate team to redesign and add enhancements to existing purchasing system.

Facilitated communication between plants to leverage cost reduction opportunities (material and processes).

Increased inventory turns three-fold.

Participated in corporate sponsored quarterly Total Quality Management training resulting in TQM certification.

SONY Corporation Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey 1992 – 1994

Consumer electronic company with a revenue base of $72 Billion

SENIOR BUYER

Corporate headquarters project leader, led implementation of new PC based MRO purchasing system

Implemented remote requisitioning/receiving roll-out throughout the U.S.

Shortened cycled times for delivery of MRO products for all facilities.

Standardized PC/software/MRO database for all U.S. facilities leveraging purchases of all MRO products.

Co-authored system user manual, policies, procedures and flow charts for new purchasing system.

Designed MRO part numbering system enabling central data gathering/tracking for corporate metrics.

Designed procedures for on-line blanket order system facilitating direct blanket order releases for all U.S. users.

Developed 3-Way matching system for all MRO purchases nationwide (P.O./receiving/invoice matching).

Managed all purchasing related activities for construction of new 500,000-sq. ft. facility in San Jose, CA.

Negotiated facility contracts, performed financial analyses of bidders, conducted on-site pre-bid conferences.

Datascope Corporation PM Division Paramus, New Jersey 1987 – 1992

Medical Device/Patient Monitoring manufacturer with a revenue base of $125 million

SENIOR BUYER

Buyer of materials utilized in the manufacture of medical instrumentation

Implemented J.I.T. and supplier managed inventory programs resulting in cost and inventory reductions.

Negotiated annual contract negotiations for high volume components resulting in cost savings of $350k.

Analyzed, investigated and recommended alternate sources of material supply minimizing “stock-outs”.

Education B.S. Marketing,

Fairleigh Dickinson University; Madison, New Jersey

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