Manager Management

J oseph Voci

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Aurora, I l linois 60504 ***.****@*********.***

Senior sourcing manager w ith broad manufactu r ing

experience.

Strong M icrosoft Office skills, expert in Excel

Project Planning and Leadership Spend Analysis

Product Costing Cost Reduction

Negotiation Leadership Market Analysis

P ROFESSIONAL EXPER I ENCE

Py ramid Mouldings, Chicago, I llinois

A $50+ mi l l ion manufacturer of steel roll formed products with four North

A merican plants

2011 to 2012 P roject M anager (Cont ract)

Managed a plant consolidation from origination to completion.

• Performed a complete analysis of current plant operations and

established the implementation schedule and budget for

consolidation of operations.

• Led weekly status meetings with executive and operations staff to

i dentify potential issues, establish corrective actions, and track

results.

Avon P rotection Systems, Cadillac, M ichigan

A world leader in mi l itary and first responder personal protection with $100+

m il l ion in sales

2009 to 2011 Global Sourcing M anager

M anaged the purchasing and materials management functions and

supervised a staff of seven professionals.

• Used market and strategic analysis to negotiate long-term sourcing

agreements with key suppliers. Achieved over $2 million in annual,

bottom line price reductions.

• Worked directly with design and production engineering to identify

key areas of material r isk and to manage or eliminate the problems.

Reduced costs while making substantial improvements in waste

reduction and the reduction of cycle time.

• Manager and author of material pricing and operations r isk sections

of a $400 million proposal for the manufacture of advanced military

p rotective system. Proposal was awarded full multi-year contract.

P y ramid Mouldings, Chicago, I llinois

A $50+ mi l l ion manufacturer of steel roll formed products with four North

A merican plants

2006 to 2009 M anager, Strategic Sourcing

Responsible for the optimization of spend for steel and aluminum

sheet and estimating future material prices using economic research

and analysis.

• Achieved a five percent savings on the total cost of raw steel by using

a detailed, multi-year analysis of material usage to negotiate a

strategic alliance with one of the largest service centers in the United

States. Reduced the steel supply base from thirty companies to one

p rimary source.

• Initiated and led a detailed review of internal purchasing operations

and specifications which resulted in significant savings with little

i nvestment.

M aytag, Chicago, I ll inois

A $4.5 bill ion manufacturer of high volume consumer products with 11 plants

2001 to 2006 Strategic Sourcing M anager – Metals

Responsible for the cost analysis and supplier management tasks

necessary to achieve high performance, best-cost relationships.

• Outsourced $20 million in precision machining. Performed a detailed

p rocess analysis and organized and chaired a three day meeting

between internal manufacturing and the supplier. Negotiated an

annual $1.2 million reduction over internal costs.

• Led sourcing of $15 million in aluminum die castings in Mexico to

support local production. Created a detailed cost model of Mexican

operations to evaluate the proposed cost structure of the selected

supplier.

• Performed a detailed study of the worldwide steel industry for

p resentation to senior management.

• Managed annual sourcing of $100 million of metal products including

source selection, performance against goals, continuous cost

reduction, and quality improvement.

E D UCAT ION

MBA, University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN)

MS Systems Management, Florida Institute of Technology

B.S. Industrial Engineering, University of Oklahoma

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