Manager Management
Resume:
Ritchie Swadley
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Procurement Specialist ensured the supply, cost, quality, and service of assigned materials by identifying and
resolving all purchasing related issues for the materials/suppliers associated with the category/division; price and
price forecast management, critical service/quality issues. Identified and drove savings for all materials of
responsibility. Valued by management as a decisive, strategic Supply Chain leader/purchasing Specialist who
operates with integrity, professionalism, and a sense of urgency, maximizing profits in demanding, high-
performance environments.
RELEVANT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
• Developed and implemented scalable and structured purchasing, production scheduling, logistics, and inventory control processes,
policies, and procedures
• Delivered the best in class material supply whilst ensuring optimum inventory levels and costs as well as working with vendors
worldwide to ensure effective "end to end " supply of products.
• Managed demand plans regionally and globally, by working with key internal Customers and Stakeholders to ensure best in class
forecast accuracy to meet customer demand and internal inventory targets.
• Managed and prioritized product receipts and production builds with internal logistics and nominated global 3PL's. Worked with
them to manage capacity plans and associated costs to meet customer requirements and internal department metrics.
• Reviewed, developed and presented monthly key metrics to management and identified ways to continually improve the forecasting
function.
• Sourced multiple components from Far Eastern Rim vendors for significantly reduced cost where usage justified bulk quantities
• Performed evaluations of supplier proposals and coordinated technical evaluations and recommendations to procurement manager
• Interviewed supplier representatives regarding specifications, costs, inspection, and similar problems relating to parts and equipment
• Developed specifications and analyzed the value of competing bids
• Developed new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are inadequate
• Championed and fostered involvement by all levels of the organization of the implementation and maintenance of “Best Practices
processes, enhanced teamwork, accountability and drove a sense of urgency throughout entire area.
• Global plant reporting, review and analysis
Provided in depth reporting and analysis on usage, component cost, and inventory in relation to sales volume.
• Inventory analysis/management
Manipulated demand planning through analytical support to reduce inventory 29% from $1,658,000 to $1,178,000 in one
year and another 16% from $1,178,000 to $917,131 the previous year
Third in Western Half of United States with 96.4% shipping performance.
Reduced Days on Hand inventory investment from 199 days to 107 days
Improved Phoenix RB&W shipping performance from 85% to 98% overall.
Increased Kenworth/Mexicana shipping performance from 68% to 98%.
TRAINING
• Instituted continuous improvement programs designed to boost morale, increase productivity, build team work, and develop
innovative solutions
• Trained new employees discussing safety issues, company procedures and best practices, and orienting new employees to their direct
job responsibilities
• Trained and mentored new employees in numerous software mainframe packages such as IBM ASAP system, Motorola 4 Phase,
Distribution Architects ERP system, eEdge Client Resource management system
• Selected as primary trainer for all software procedures when instating secondary sub contract processes
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Realtor Keller Williams Eastland Partners 2011-Present
Property Manager Swadley Homes 2010-Present
Delivery Driver-Tobler’s LLC 2008-2011
Self Employed No Time For Honey Do’s Lees Summit, MO 2003-2007
Senior Buyer Supply Technologies LLC Lenexa, KS 1996-2002
EDUCATION
Senior Honor Roll 3.2 GPA
BSBA Operations Management
Rockhurst University
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