Supply Chain Manager

ROBERT JOSEPH HAMILL

E-mail: ab8vdl@r.postjobfree.com

** ********’s Trail, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 Cell: 917-***-****

Supply chain management professional with twenty years experience in purchasing, inventory, manufacturing planning,

and distribution for retail, wholesale, and manufacturing environments. Strengths include:

• Financial Planning and Budgeting • Supplier Contracts / Procedure Development

• Project Management • Systems Planning and Integration

Systems experience in Salesforce, IBM Maximo, Great Plains Enterprise, Dynamics AX / GP, SAP, Lawson VISUAL

Manufacturing, Oracle SCM, Viewpoint Construction Management, and Island Pacific Retail system.

Director of Procurement / Supply Chain

Real Goods Solar, Wilton, CT December 2010 – Present

Manage estimating, purchasing, inventory planning, project management, and logistics functions for installation of

commercial and residential solar projects throughout the US. Negotiate and develop master supply agreements in the US

and China to obtain products with lowest cost of ownership and acceptable quality levels.

-Manage supply chain for importing product into the US, and within the US to ensure product availability to support project

schedules, while minimizing inventory investment in the distribution center.

-Team leader for product development, working with Sales and Engineering to identify and evaluate suppliers and new

products and materials to gain a competitive advantage in the solar industry. Develop policy and procedures for

standardizing supply chain practices across the company.

-Team leader for implementation of Viewpoint Construction management software for project management, budgeting,

and supply chain functions.

Materials & Services Acquisition Supervisor

Constellation Energy – Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power, Baltimore, MD January 2010 – December 2010

Managed the purchasing group for the procurement of materials and execution of service contracts to maintain operation

of two nuclear power plants. Managed planning, contract administration, and material inventories in a MRO environment.

- Developed, monitored, and improved supplier performance measures (e.g., scorecards) with a strong focus on cost

savings, product quality, and delivery of material and services according to project schedules.

- Developed sourcing strategies and developed procedures within Supply Chain to drive cost savings.

Purchasing and Materials Manager

Industrial Acoustics, Bronx, NY July 2006 – January 2010

Managed the forecasting, procurement, inventory, and warehousing functions for the manufacturing of custom steel

fabricated products, in a job shop environment. Managed outsourced contract manufacturing relationships. Formulated

procedures for supply chain group in accordance with ISO 9000.

- Delivered cost savings of $900k annually (approximately 10% material savings).

- Supplier Improvement Programs (reduced lead times by 40%).

- Asset Management Programs (increased inventory turns by 35% while revenue grew 25%).

Director of Purchasing and Inventory

Argo Turbo-Serve, Carlstadt, NJ January 2005 – July 2006

Responsible for implementation of a 20 million dollar VMI supply chain contract for 170 US and 32 Canadian distribution

locations. Developed ISO procedures and recruited staff for purchasing and inventory functions.

- Supplier Reduction Project (reduced supplier base from 519 to 162, and costs by 15%).

- Integrated e-procurement program via XML with in-house Microsoft Axapta SCM system.

Director of Operations

A&E Television Networks, New York, NY September 1997 – January 2005

Responsible for building a supply chain group from the ground up, including implementation of Island Pacific’s SCM

system for order management and fulfillment of DVD products. Responsible for budgeting, manufacturing, call center,

inventory, and distribution of DVD products to wholesale and direct-to-consumer markets.

- Launched DVDr product-line for 1000 plus products (added 5% in revenue).

- Managed a video catalog start-up. Managed Operations and Financial Planning.

- Developed DVD manufacturing capacity, and integrated supply chain systems with supplier partners.

Senior Production Manager

Reader's Digest, Pleasantville, NY June 1995 – September 1997

Managed manufacturing, supply chain functions, and budgeting for a direct mail video product line, with distribution across

the US for all direct-to-consumer markets. Responsible for estimating manufacturing costs for product campaigns.

- Reduced product design costs by 20%.

- Fill Rate Goals (achieved 93%, and reduced backorders by 50%).

Inventory Manager / Purchasing Agent

Indian Point III Nuclear Power Plant, Buchanan, NY May 1989 – June 1995

Responsible for purchasing and expediting functions to meet multiple project schedules. Purchased structural steel, pipe,

fittings, mechanical / electrical equipment, and electronic components.

-Led and coordinated procurement and inventory reengineering projects, and TQM focus groups.

-Standardized inventory databases, technical requirements, negotiated contracts, and implemented EDI to reduce cycle

time and operating costs.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

MS, Operations / Manufacturing – Polytechnic University (New York, NY)

BS, Business Management / Marketing – Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)

TQM / ISO9000 – Dutchess Community College (Poughkeepsie, NY)

Mechanical / Electrical Engineering – Indian Point III Nuclear Power (Buchanan, NY)

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