Donald W. Joyner e mail: *********@*****.***
Phone: 336-***-****
Greensboro, NC 27455 Cell: 336-***-****
Executive Summary
Director
Purchasing/Sourcing/Operatio
ns
Creative, focused and results-driven leader concerned with motivating team members to
achieve great results in competitive environment that requires calm in stressful situations.
Experienced in improving supply chain, new products and strong team builder while getting
team members more involved in embracing strategic plans.
Twenty years experience in directing manufacturing operations in multi-site, multi-country
setting while improving productivity and reducing costs.
Strategic Planning International Operations
Team Builder Cost Reductions
Customer Relations Budgeting / Forecasting
New Product Development Supply Chain Management
Known for accepting challenging positions that others have refused or failed at and turning
into major successes. Approaches all situations with sense of urgency and can do mentality.
Ability to oversee multiple operations and manage P & L activity in multi-cultural environment,
including full budgeting and forecasting responsibility.
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Experienced in creating policies and administrative procedures in fast growing business
environment that afforded individuals growth potential.
Equally productive in centralized or decentralized management environment.
Highly successful in building vendor relations that drove down costs.
Focus on quality assurance and product design improvements that improved both customer
relations and reduced overall costs of products.
Implemented ISO and Statistical Process Control programs at multiple factories.
History of obtaining continuing education and refining skill sets.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
New World Sources, Greensboro, NC 2001 - 2012
President/Owner
Started the company from scratch and in seven years grew sales to over $4 million with net
income in excess of 10%.
Developed customer base of US manufacturers.
Sourced customer’s existing product and new product requirements from Asia.
Handled all importing of product and warehousing.
Released product from warehouse as customer's needs required.
Helped customers reduce costs and improve balance sheets.
Helped customers bring new products to market faster than previously
experienced.
Supplier of the Year - 2004, Amerlux Lighting Systems
Regent Lighting Corp., Burlington, NC 1989-2000
Director, International Operations 1998-2000
Directed all manufacturing operations of plants in
Burlington, NC, Xiamen, China, Shanghai, China and Penang, Malaysia, with
over 2,000 operational personnel.
Member Strategic Planning Committee that set direction and goals for the
company.
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Improved manufacturing efficiency from average of 85% to 98%.
Completed cost analysis, deciding direction if company invested to own operations
in Mexico vs China
Consolidated Xiamen and Burlington factories into remaining two factories after
Regent was acquired by Cooper.
Director, International Purchasing 1993-1998
Sourced production of new products designed in the US but produced in Asia;
within company's own factories and outside suppliers.
Reduced purchased costs by average of $1mm per year on purchases of $83mm.
Managed negotiations on team that acquired 51% ownership of key China supplier.
Director, Purchasing 1989-1993
Negotiated perpetual tooling agreement that eliminated Capital outlays.
Developed reporting that quantified vendor performance.
Drove program to direct ship Asia production directly to customers to reduce costs,
but maintaining controls.
Organized and managed Warranty & Repair Department to quantify reasons for
product returns and used to improve manufacturing and quality controls processes.
Crouse-Hinds Lighting, Vicksburg, MS 1979-1989
Purchasing Manager 1987-1989
Led team that standardized items used in Manufacturing, reducing purchased
items by 1,500 skus.
Trained all purchasing personnel in using MRP
Oversaw purchasing activity of satellite operation in Juarez, Mexico.
Senior Buyer 1984-1987
Buyer 1979-1984
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EDUCATION
Florida State University
MBA Program 2014
Christian Bible College
Master of Theology 2011
Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
BS Accounting/Communication 1986
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