Manager Supply Chain

SCOTT R. SHUMAN

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Lexington, NC 27292 336-***-**** Mobile

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SUMMARY

Purchasing/procuremnt & programs professional with proven experience in achieving positive results.

Communication ability & skill sets span engineering, quality, marketing, logistics & business management.

Detail driven & well organized. “Drop-in” ability can come up to speed & positively contribute immediately.

Complete business skill set encompassing vendor management/development & sourcing, engineering

coordination & control, MRP/ERP experience (Oracle & SAP), tactical & strategic/tactical purchasing,

program management & manufacturing experience in highly regulated markets such as Defense, Automotive

& FDA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TEVA PHARMACUTICALS, Greensboro, NC 2012 to PRESENT

Script & Over the Counter Medical Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

Direct Procurement Materials Buyer

Tactical procurement of packaging & raw materials (to include international suppliers) required to support

rapid & fluid contract manufacturing. Direct supplier interface & relationships required to support the plants

fluid schedule. Instituted regular “Business Review Meetings” with suppliers to discuss overall business

relationship. Evaluated past part delivery performance & quality for future opportunities. Procured newly

engineered materials to support developing programs. Resolved material quality challenges.

• Direct material procurement spend for packaging $28 million

• Direct material procurement spend for raw materials $18 million

• Lead supplier scorecard development team (scorecard for corporate global use)

JLG INDUSTRIES, McConnellsburg, PA

Manufacturer of Rough Terrain Material Handling Equipment

Senior Military Programs Manager 2009-2012

Military Programs Manager 2007-2009

Military programs manager for ground support equipment to include forklifts, boom lifts & related specialty

ground support equipment manufactured for the government & commercial market.

• Contracts managed in excess of $170 million annually. Total multi-year contracts valued @ $350

million.

• Point of contact for senior military & civil service to the Army, Navy/Marines & the Air Force.

• Direct responsibility for successful launch of $94 million GSE government contract.

• Direct interface with government & internal disciplines to include engineering, quality, SCM &

related supporting functions.

Strategic Buyer III, Drivetrain 2005-2007

Purchase engineered drivetrain components. Global JLG representative for drivetrain commodity.

• Spend in excess of $170 million. Account management spanned Europe & North America.

• Moved prime supplier to vendor-managed inventory. Required high-level international negotiation

& coordination.

• Conducted cost evaluation for competition’s equipment for baseline marketing comparison to

JLG’s product.

• Excellent ability to communicate & coordinate between engineering & supply chain.

• Global sourcing for machined assemblies

VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Greensboro, NC 2002 to 2005

Manufacturer of Class 8 Trucks

Senior Corporate Buyer, Contract Manufacturing, Electronics & Plastics

Purchase custom engineered components & contract-manufactured assemblies to include electronics &

injection molded commodities. Global segment leader for plastic injection molded commodities. Team leader

for Operational Development (OD) a multidiscipline, cross-functional cost/process savings team. Responsible

for procuring tooling, assembly & test fixtures.

• Negotiated long-term agreement (5 years) resulted in 3% annual cost savings on $33 million spend.

• Turnaround specialist took sub-par supplier & turned into world-class manufacturer. Awarded Volvo

global supply base management recognition for this effort.

• Savings against spend was approx. 4%. Achieved by consolidation of material &

commercial/technical efforts.

CIENA CORPORATION, Linthicum, MD 2000-2002

Manufacturer of Telecommunications Optical Networking Equipment

Purchasing Manager, Electronics, Mechanical & MRO

Responsible for purchasing commodities, including bare printed circuit boards, active & passive electrical

components, plastic injection molded parts & tooling, mechanical assemblies & cabinets, die cast tools &

parts & capital equipment & expense items. Supervised five buyers.

• Tasked to reduce purchased material costs 12% annually, achieved cost reductions of 16%.

• Annual purchased volume in 2001 was $200M, achieved a cost savings of $32M.

• Negotiated contracts with manufacturers, totaling $70M.

• Purchasing team leader for successful Kan-Ban manufacturing project.

VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Greensboro, NC 1998-2000

Manufacturer of Class 8 Trucks

Senior Corporate Buyer, Electronics

Responsible for cost effective sourcing & procurement of electronic assemblies, active & passive electrical

components, including prototypical electronic control modules, instrument clusters, GPS & mobile (satellite)

communication systems, active & passive radar systems, radios & antennas, printed & populated circuit

boards.

• Presented Volvo Global Purchasing efforts & sourcing to engineering.

• Contracts valued at $25M, cost savings/cost avoidance in 1999 totaled 3%.

• Achieved PPV 2% below standard.

• Extensive international travel, resided in Sweden.

EDUCATION & MILITARY EXPERIENCE

INSTITUTE OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Former Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.)

MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY

Certification: Program Management (pursuing PMP certification)

NORTH CAROLINA A&T UNIVERSITY, Greensboro, NC,

Certification: Supply Chain Management

DEFENSE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT COLLEGE, Fort Belvoir, VA

Post Graduate Professional: Manpower (Industrial) Engineering

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, San Diego, CA

Bachelor’s Degree: Business Administration

VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, Lexington, VA

History

U.S. NAVY

Naval Aviation Officer, LT (O-3)

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