Robert E. Bausch

**** ******** *****, ******, **** 44256 . 330-***-**** .

ab8uf0@r.postjobfree.com

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SUMMARY

Accomplished steel and scrap industry professional with exceptional

procurement, material management, and commercial skills. In-depth

experience in planning, implementing, and executing strategies focused on

quality, deliver, price and service resulting in greater customer

confidence and strengthened business results. Embrace diverse environments

committed to promoting creativity, effective problem solving, and

breakthrough results.

CORE COMPETENCIES

- Raw Material Supply Chain

- Procurement

- Negotiations

- Strategic Sourcing

- Total Cost of Ownership

- Relationship Building

- Team Concepts

- Inventory Management

- Operations Improvement

- Sales and Marketing

- Leadership

- Change Management

MAJOR COMMODITIES & SERVICES MANAGED

- Scrap Metal

- Coke, Iron Ore

- Metals (Al, Ni, Mo, Co)

- Ferroalloys

- Production Materials

- MRO & Cap. Equip.

- Steel

- Transportation Services

- Steel Processing

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

ESSEX TRADING COMPANY OF OHIO (2004 - Present)

MATERIAL BROKER / TRADER - Middleburg Heights, OH

Broker ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal and steel mill by-products,

managing the entire supply chain from cradle to grave bringing sellers and

buyers together with quality products and superior customer service.

Achievements

. Develop supplier and customer base; negotiate material acquisition/sales

contracts, manage logistics and material flow, monitor international

markets, establish margins, and market material to the global market.

. Manage and supervise personnel in the processing, handling and

reclamation of materials.

. Established and directed highly successful iron ore pellet discharge

operation utilizing clamshell bucket cranes to unload Straight Decker

vessels, including the hiring, training, and supervision of 26 operations

personnel, the acquisition and maintenance of equipment, and maintaining

compliance to OSHA, Coast Guard, U.S. Homeland Security and EPA

regulations

IPSCO STEEL, INC. (2001 - 2004)

DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING - Montpelier, IA

Directed purchasing, warehousing and inventory control functions in Six

Sigma environment, managing staff of 14 with an annual purchase volume of

$700 million.

Achievements

. Reduced overall procurement cost 28% within one year at this "greenfield"

site by organizing the supply chain management function implementing best

practice procurement and material management procedures including

developing motivated teams, building a culture of trust with operations,

setting and meeting aggressive targets. This included identifying the

key employees, suppliers, and customers across the business to gain a

clear understanding of the business needs; establishing procurement

involvement, implementing competitive bidding process, and defining

strategic options to improve the business.

. Reduced Aluminum cost 8% through aggressive bidding process and recovery

based pricing.

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. Achieved a combined cost reduction of 33.8 % on production materials at

three production facilities utilizing spend analysis, demand forecast,

benchmarking, evaluating contract compliance and cost drivers,

implementing standardization, and establishing total cost of ownership.

. Saved $8.1 million by developing and implementing a strategic ferrous

scrap sourcing program which eliminated high cost prime scrap and pig

iron in this geographically low scrap supply isolated facility.

. Developed key supplier team process resulting in a 12% improvement in

supplier quality compliance.

REPUBLIC STEEL (1987 - 2001)

MANGER RAW MATERIALS - Canton, OH (1993 - 2001)

Directed and managed the supply chain of $850 million in raw materials for

blast furnace, BOP and electric furnace operations in a QS-9000

environment.

Achievements

. Strategically sourced the acquisition of coke and iron ore from China and

South America and pig iron from Brazil savings of $2.8 million.

. Strategically sourced from General Motors and Honda combined over $800

million of high quality prime steel scrap eliminating the need to

springboard more expensive scrap from outside the regional marketplace.

. Implemented a strategy to purchase alloy content scrap reducing or

eliminating the need to purchase virgin metal. Program reduced nickel

metal costs in finished steel by 22 percent and molybdenum by 18% and

eliminated the need to purchase virgin cobalt.

. Hedged nickel and aluminum purchases resulting in saving $1.8 million

over three years.

. Negotiated three year deal in a supply short marketplace for the purchase

of Low Carbon Ferrochrome resulting in a net savings of $0.8 million.

MANAGER PURCHASING, TRANSPORTATION, & SERVICES, COLD FINISH DIVISION -

Massillon, OH (1990 - 1993)

Managed a staff of 7 directing the purchasing, forecasting, inventory

control and contracted steel processing functions for eight multi-state

operations with a purchase volume of $542 million.

Achievements

. Established and managed supply chain as a Tier 1 supplier to GM and Ford;

managed 15 off-site contracted steel processing operations, matching

processing capabilities with specific customer requirements, meeting the

production demand schedules of "automotive" with a 99% on time delivery

performance, a 100% quality rating, and increasing Republic's market

share by 7.3%.

. Implemented supplier based MRP program focused on the steel service

center industry resulting in improving on time delivery by 27%, and

increasing market share by 7.2%.

. Obtained $1.2 million annual logistics savings by consolidating carriers

and developing specific supplier routing guidelines.

. Participated in QS-9000 based supplier audits at supplier

manufacturing/processing facilities.

MANAGER PRODUCTION MATERIALS - Canton, OH (1989 - 1990)

Managed the supply chain for production materials including electrodes,

refractory, and consumable products, from their acquisition to their

consumption by Republic operations.

Achievements

. Established and implemented supplier financed on-site production

materials stocking program achieving 100% on time delivery performance

and a cost reduction of 6%.

. Led melt shop quality improvement cost reduction team, including TCO

analysis, consolidating purchasing leverage to achieve reductions of 28 %

in refractory costs and 32% in electrode consumption costs, and with

early supplier involvement developed and mutually patented two product

innovations.

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MANAGER STEEL PURCHASES - Canton, OH (1987 - 1989)

Purchased and managed the supply chain for steel bars.

Achievements

. Extended product line by implementing an outsourcing strategy to purchase

steel beyond internal manufacturing capability resulting in increasing

market share by 8%.

. Negotiated a multi-year purchase and technical exchange agreement with

Thyssen Steel for semi-finished lead billets, facilitating the company's

competitive advantage and contributing $40 million in revenue.

AMPCO PITTSBURGH CORPORATION (1977 - 1987)

MANAGER OF PURCHASING, INVENTORY & TRAFFIC - Pittsburgh, PA

Managed a staff of four directing the purchasing, forecasting, inventory

control and transportation functions for a seven plant multi-state

operation.

Achievements

. Procured steel for Wyckoff from Europe and Asia, aluminum and steel for

the Greenville Steel Car Division, steel pipe for Colona Thread Protector

Division, and various commodities for the Aerofin, Buffalo Air Handling,

and AMPCO Metals Divisions.

. Extended product line by implementing an outsourcing strategy to purchase

steel beyond internal manufacturing capability resulting in increasing

market share by 8%.

. Developed and implemented supplier stocking program

UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION (1973 - 1977)

QUALITY ASSURANCE - Homestead, PA

Worked closely with operations and customers to support the manufacture of

reliable products, improve processes, develop new products and advance the

capabilities of production facilities.

Achievements

. Assisted with the management and maintenance of quality systems including

the formulation and implementation of quality control standards and

objectives.

. Collaborated with process technology engineers implementing solutions to

internal/external customer quality issues.

. Assisted with the creation and implementation of inspection criteria and

procedures.

. Conducted inspections for quality control and categorizes data for

analysis.

. Partnered with operations managers on continuous improvement teams to

develop optimization plans that improve productivity and technical

reliability; and assisted with developing and conducting quality-control

training.

ENTREPRENEUR BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

In 1990, founded Heritage Custom Shutters in Canton Ohio, a furniture

quality high end custom wood shutter business. Via e-commerce successfully

target marketed shutters and sunbursts in South Eastern United States to

interior designers. In ten years grew this business by 430% and profitably

sold the business.

EDUCATION & ASSOCIATIONS

Bachelor's of Science in Finance from Penn State University, 1973

Certified Purchasing Manager, 1990

Graduate Leadership Stark County

Four term President of the Purchasing Management Association of Canton,

Ohio

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