Customer Service Manager

JOSEPH M. VALAITIS

***** **** ****** ***** ( WILLOUGHBY, OHIO 44094

440-***-**** **********@*****.***

Purchasing and Materials Management

Senior Level Manager with proven expertise in development and

implementation of strategic sourcing and materials initiatives across

departmental functions. Team building skills focused on satisfying

customer requirements and building supplier performance through

QS/ISO/13485 quality environments. Broad knowledge base of medical,

chemical, aerospace, and automotive industries including related

manufacturing and distribution operations.

Areas of Expertise

Cross Functional Leadership / Management International and Domestic Supplier

Sourcing

Cost Reduction Methods and Process Project and Transition Management

Improvements

Inventory Management and Reduction Programs Quality and Continuous Improvement

Purchasing Strategies MRP / Kanban Systems - Analysis &

Implementation

Professional Experience

STERIS CORPORATION, Mentor, Ohio May - 2003 / Present

A manufacturer of medical device equipment in a GMP/FDA/13485 environment.

Purchasing Manager

Supply chain manager for international multi-site corporation facilities,

managing over $63 million in annual commodities with a global supply base.

Supervise purchasing department of professional buyers and support staff.

Leadership team involvement for corporate Lean Initiatives, Quality

programs, and R&D product support. Direct management of key supplier

accounts, directing multi-million dollar pricing negotiations, contracts,

and orders to support plant and corporate requirements.

> Accountable for establishment and maintenance of ASL (Approved Supplier

List) with auditing / performance metrics.

> Negotiated direct cost savings, increasing from $650K in 2003 to $1.5M in

2010, with focused cost reduction programs.

> Reduced inventory, increasing turns ratio to all time plant high 8.3,

exceeding plant goals.

COE MANUFACTURING, Painesville, Ohio Sept - 2002 / May - 2003

A manufacturer of forestry capital equipment.

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Responsible for company development and implementation of all strategic

sourcing initiatives and goals. Core duties include: directly manage and

lead all purchasing and outsourcing requirements to support production and

facilities needs, reduce the supplier base, lead purchasing initiates,

negotiate annual blanket orders, manage commodity orders with major

suppliers to control costs and maintain delivery schedules.

> Developed and implemented company's first Strategic Sourcing Plan

establishing a core supplier base.

> Provided cost savings of $23K within the first 90 days.

DANA CORPORATION, Cleveland Chassis Plant, Cleveland, Ohio June - 2000

/ Aug - 2002

A manufacturer of automotive components to both OEM and Spare Parts markets

in an ISO 9000/9002 environment.

Materials Manager

Responsible for all materials management functions, supervising purchasing,

inventory, shipping/receiving, customer service, and material planning.

Sustained target inventory levels for production flow while reducing costs

to fiscal budget and all procurement of plant and production materials.

> Development of a Supplier Improvement Program improving delivery and

inventory metrics.

> Direct contact with key customers for optimal service, increasing

customer service levels from 91% to 97%.

EUCLID-HITACHI Heavy Equipment, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio Nov - 1995 / May -

2000

A manufacturer of Off-Highway equipment serving the mining and construction

industries.

Senior Buyer - Spare Parts Division

Responsible for all purchasing and materials management functions for spare

parts division, including all non-production items.

> Managed sourcing for high dollar and volume of $8.5 Million / 44,000

parts with 450 suppliers.

> Negotiated cost savings of $270,000 and 19% supplier reduction.

ARGO-TECH CORPORATION (formerly TRW), Cleveland, Ohio June - 1985 / Oct

- 1995

A manufacturer of Aerospace and Defense products in a DAR/FAR environment.

Production Control, Purchasing Agent, Corporate Buyer, Purchasing Systems

Analyst

Education and Professional Development

Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio Master of Business Administration

The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio B.S. of Business

Administration/Finance

Member of Institute for Supply Chain Management

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