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Supply Chain Quality Assurance

Location:
Greensboro, NC, 27455
Salary:
100,000
Posted:
August 21, 2013

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Donald W. Joyner e mail: *********@*****.***

Phone: 336-***-****

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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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