ALLAN ROUZE

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Fort Worth, TX **052

cell 817-***-****, home 817-***-****

aco9a3@r.postjobfree.com

Results oriented Operations Management professional with extensive experience in Procurement and

Purchasing, Contract Negotiations, Partnering, & Supply Chain operations in both commercial and

government contracting areas. Excellent communications, analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills

combined with fair, ethical, bottom-line orientation. Have used multiple MRP systems, plus Excel, Word, and

Powerpoint. Additional competencies:

Cost Controls & Reductions Pricing - SOW, RFQs, NDAs

Outsourcing & Vendor Liaison Best Practices implementation

Quality & Productivity Improvements Government Regulations

Processes & Procedures

Customer Service & Support

SELECTED PAST CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

Implemented best practice Procedures and Policies for Procurement, in a previously unstructured

environment. Increased MRP system use, discipline, and streamlined processes in purchasing. Achieved

Cost Savings of $300,000 year, recurring.

Unrelenting tracking and push of suppliers, to support production needs to a manufacturing operation with

10 to 20 different concurrent assemblies, changing daily, with a zero delinquent to customer date goal.

Negotiated purchase of electrical parts with one preferred supplier. Obtained end of year rebate of 1%, plus

offer 1% further rebate on all new business. Parts orders were switched from existing suppliers to preferred

supplier. End of year rebates of 1% or 2% realized for all electrical parts. Realized over $11,000 in rebates

Reorganized supply chain consisting of 20 different vendors. Consolidated purchases to best 4 suppliers.

Reduced costs, improved quality, and increased preferential treatment from remaining suppliers that

increased their business base. Over $700,000 in savings were realized.

Reduced costs for two consecutive years that totaled $900,000 and $1,500,000 respectively. Cost of

product (3000 parts) was reduced by 13%+, resulting in contributing to first profitable periods (six

consecutive months) in five years of operation.

Identified "preferred" supplier needed on quick turn items. Single constant profit rate was negotiated. Parts

were able to be placed on order quickly, without lost time for formal quoting, but maintained ability to be

confident of paying a fair and reasonable price. Achieved cost reduction of $2000 per unit.

Provided accurate product cost, for Sales Departments to use in bidding new jobs. Created excel report

with roll-up of standard bill of material items with current costs. Delivered accurate and updated cost of

materials for manufactured product used regularly for sales estimating tool, and as measure of purchasing

performance.

Initiated research to monitor vendor performance. Created or monitored reports to show data on delivery

and quality performance.

Managed several major military supplier subsystems, each a multi-million dollar procurement, for all aspects

of support to production. Interface with Engineering, Quality, Accounting, & Transportation in support of

transactions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Brazos Rock Energy Services – Oct 2014 – Feb 2015

Corporate Procurement Manager

Managed improvements in Process Automation, and MRP system utilization in Procurement, for Purchase

Orders, Invoicing, Receipts, & Acct Payable transactions, in Oil and Gas Services sector. Established formal

Procurement Procedures and Policies, where none existed previously. Established price agreements with

suppliers, covering several off-site locations, and obtained price reductions for cost savings. Set up pricing

for a minimum of $300,000 cost savings/reductions for the upcoming year. Established initial data Supplier

Survey form, for new suppliers, to ensure they met minimum requirements. Established PO Terms and

Conditions, where none existed previously. Streamlined the purchase process, through the use of blanket

orders and more efficient purchase order format inputs. Increased discipline in employees and suppliers, in

adherence to newly implemented procedures. Brought structure and best practices, to activities where they

did not exist previously.

Williams Pyro, Inc. – Nov 2008 – April 2014

Supply Chain Manager & Purchasing Manager

Managing areas of Purchasing, Stockroom, Shipping & Receiving, Production Control, and Order

Administration for aerospace industry cable assemblies & ground support equipment manufacturing facility.

Achieved a facility goal of zero customer delinquencies, with multiple concurrent manufactured assemblies.

Achieved zero delinquency through high energy and high sense of urgency.

Hampson Aerospace – June 2008 – October 2008

Supply Chain Manager

Managing areas of Purchasing, Stockroom, Shipping & Receiving, Production Control, and Order

Administration for aircraft assemblies (tail sections) manufacturing facility. Streamlined operations for

Receiving and Stockroom, & created procedures for Purchasing, Receiving, & Stockroom activities. (Facility

closed Oct 2008)

Bell Helicopter- Textron – Feb 2006 – June 2008

Procurement Specialist – Major Systems

Managing all aspects of major system suppliers to the H1 and V22 aircraft. Extensive interface with FAR

regulations and compliance, on large government regulated procurements. Extensive involvement with

Engineering, Accounting, Quality, and Tooling Departments. Complicated, detailed negotiations, on multi-

million dollar packages.

Advanced Design & Monogramming / Texas School Uniforms, Jan 2005 – Jan 2006

Minority Partner/General Manager

Responsible for operations and sales for shirts, hats, jackets, and uniforms with embroidered logos,

for businesses and schools. Determine pricing, and perform customer contacts. Minor Partner & GM.

ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems, 2000-Jan 2005

Purchasing Director

Achieved improvements in sourcing, pricing, and partnering on all material, including steel fabrications, sheet

metal fabrications, steel tubing, and electronic parts for the production of airport passenger boarding bridges.

Achieved over 13% reduction in the standard bill of material cost. Participated on Management team, in initial

ISO plant certification. Reduced costs by $900,000 and $1,500,000 (on 3000 part bill of material) in

consecutive years, resulting in the first profitable period in 5 years of operation. Initiated Vendor-managed

inventory on several high dollar items.

Bell Helicopter Textron, 1994-2000

Supervisor, Purchasing, 1997-2000

• Supervised a section of eight people involved in instruments, avionics, electronic assemblies, and customer

repairs.

• Handled large dollar volume due to high value items with major helicopter suppliers, frequent problem resolution

activities with Inspection and Engineering, and was involved in the introduction and production start for the V-22.

Buyer, 1994-1997

• Functioned in Purchasing and Contract Administration on instruments and avionics systems, high dollar ($500K+)

AST Computers/Tandy Electronics, 1991-1993

Supervisor, Purchasing, 1993-1994 (+Sr Buyer before being Supv)

• Responsible for procurement of material, supplies, purchasing clerks, and the production Tool Crib.

General Dynamics, 1988-1991

• Buyer - Purchased and administered major subsystems for the F-16

Rouze Landscaping,

Owner/Operator - Installed landscaping and managed two to six employees

Motorola Inc.,

Buyer / Senior Inventory Control Analyst

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Master of Business Administration, University of North Texas

BBA, General Business, Texas Tech University

Government Procurement Training - General Dynamics & Bell Helicopter

SAP Procurement System, and ISO Auditor Training - Bell Helicopter

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