Manager Supply Chain

An Innovative Procurement/Sourcing leader with over 20 years of Global

Experience

Accomplished Professional with a natural ability to effectively serve

varied organizations

United States Military Veteran, Certified Purchasing Manager, Six

Sigma Green Belt,

Strong cross-functional background of successfully coordinating

projects with Engineering, Finance, HR, IT, Operations, and M&A

functions.

Career Summary

PCC Revert Group

2011 to 2013

PCC Revert Group is the management organization responsible for over

100,000 tons of high temperature metal (revert) required by PCC Melt

Shops Globally.

Director of Purchasing, PCC Revert Group - June 2012 to May 2013

Role eliminated May, 2013 due to redundancy with Timet integration

. Direct management of all external revert purchases for 12

locations in six countries and all internal revert transactions

for 191 locations in 13 countries.

. Managed 18 Metal Traders and 13 MRO/Indirect Materials and

Services Buyers located at facilities throughout Europe and

North America.

Global Purchasing Manager, Caledonian Alloys - April 2012 to June 2012

Promoted June, 2012 to role of Director of Purchasing, PCC Revert Group

. Reduced working inventory value by 62% within 3 months.

. Negotiated reduced Nickel contract premiums by 33% through end of

2014.

Purchasing Manager, Huntington Revert, LLC - December 2011 to April 2012

Promoted April, 2012 to role of Global Purchasing Manager, Caledonian

Alloys

. Responsible for the annual procurement of 7M pounds of required

grades of High Temperature Non-Ferrous Alloys Scrap from 3rd

Party Revert Processors.

. Assumed additional role as Key Account Manager to Special

Metals, Huntington, WV. Improved relationship, sales and

service levels by 300% year over year 2012 vs 2011.

. Achieved Record Monthly Sales Completed of USD$4.3M for March 2012

Chemtura Corporation

2010 to 2011

Global specialty chemicals company serving Department of Defense,

agriculture, building & construction, electrical & electronics,

consumer, general industrial and transportation with over 5,000

employees in 31 countries.

Senior Procurement Manager - South East Hub - AO/UV Division

Role eliminated in November, 2011 as result of AO/UV Division sale to

Addivant

. Senior Procurement Manager for five manufacturing operations in

three states with $410M of annual expenditures.

. Contract Manager for all AO/UV Division North American Toll and

Contract manufacturing requirements with USD$80M annual spend

for nine toll/contract manufacturing operations located in seven

states.

. Achieved DPO improvement from 17 Days to 39 Days within 90 days

of emergence from Bankruptcy and 42 Days within 120 days of

emergence. Documented Savings and Cost avoidance USD$2.4M.

Masonite International Corporation

2007 to 2010

Leading global manufacturer of residential and commercial doors with

over 10,000 employees in 70 countries.

Global Category Manager - Indirect Materials and Services.

. Negotiated and managed strategic global supplier contracts for

USD$126M/yr of Indirect Materials & Services supporting 36 North

American facilities and 28 facilities internationally.

. Negotiated North American mobile fleet leasing and maintenance

contracts for forklift fleet valued at $32M resulting in cost

reductions of $875,000.

. Led cross functional team consolidating Packaging/Print Material

from eight suppliers to two suppliers, driving $320,000 savings

on $1.3M Spend.

. Negotiated agreements for hotel, car and air travel savings of

$495,000 on $4.5M spend.

. Consolidated annual Mill Supplies/Power Transmission contracts

worth $12.3M resulting in $2.2M savings.

Continental Tire the Americas, LLC

2004 to 2006

One of the world's leading automotive industry suppliers with 170,000

employees in 46 countries around the world. Tire Division annual

revenues of $14B.

Senior Buyer, NAFTA - Compound Materials and Rubber Chemicals

. Negotiated and Managed strategic sourcing and contracts for

USD$572M/yr of rubber chemicals & outsourced tire compound

production in support of five facilities in the US and Mexico.

. Led joint commodity contract negotiations for CTNA and Yokohama

Tire North America resulting in cost reductions of USD$1.7M/yr.

. Reduced domestic freight cost by 21%, achieving savings of over

USD$2.3M/yr.

. Successfully led raw materials supply chain contingency planning

during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita including functional SMED

project within Carbon Black delivery system resulting in savings

of $1.3M/yr.

ALLVAC

2000 to 2004

Manufacturer providing a wide variety of high temperature nonferrous

alloy products. Major industries served include Department of Defense,

Aviation, Nuclear and BioMedical.

MRO Manager -

. Managed team of 4 centralized MRO buyers and 7 location

Maintenance Shop buyers for MRO/Indirect supplies and services

for six manufacturing facilities in two countries with total

annual MRO Spend of USD$140M.

. Responsible for Purchasing Department implementation of MAXIMO

CMMS, RapidReq and Stockroom Manager software packages.

Danaher Corporation - Tool Group, Inc

1999 to 2000

Manufacturer providing a wide variety of hand tool products.

Commodity Manager - Purchased Finished Goods / MRO

. Commodity Manager responsible for strategic sourcing and

tactical supply chain management of USD$115M/yr for purchased

finished goods. Direct Supervisor of USD$50M/yr MRO

organization with a staff of eight (two buyers and six stock

room attendants) in support of 24/7 production operations.

. Strategic Sourcing of finished purchased parts to include Toll

Manufacturing raw materials for Customer PPE, Kit Blow Moulds

and Tool polymers. Polymers sourced include PET, PP, PE and PVC

. Developed and Implemented Low-Cost Country sourcing program for

USD$5.3M/yr made-to-print consumable carbide tooling resulting

in $850,000/year reduction in tooling costs.

Universal Music Group, Grover, NC

1993 to 1999

Manufacturer of Compact Disc and CD ROM products.

Senior Buyer - Print Materials 1997 to 1999

. Responsible for the tactical supervision of three buyers and two

junior buyers for the procurement and management of USD$9.8M/yr

for print materials and labels for Audio CD production and

packaging.

. Led cross-functional team to research and qualify alternate LCC

suppliers, reduce costs, improve delivery and/or resolve

material quality issues.

Buyer - Raw Materials 1995 to 1997

Promoted August 1997, to role of Senior Buyer - Print Materials

. PolyGram Manufacturing and Distribution Centers, Inc. (Acquired

by Seagram Company Ltd. 1998)

. Responsible for the sourcing and supply chain management of

USD$102MM/yr spend for Optical Grade Polycarbonate,

Polypropylene, Polystyrene and Polyethylene for injection

molding of Audio Compact Discs along.

Purchasing Agent - MRO 1993 to 1995

Promoted April, 1995 to role of Buyer - Raw Materials

. Harper Specialty Machining Inc. (Acquired by PMDC, Inc. in 1995)

. Responsible for USD$25M/yr in MRO, Shipping/Receiving and

Stockroom Operations.

Military Experience

United States Navy

1984 to 1989

Naval Security Group - Galeta Island, Republic of Panama

Cryptologic Technician, Interpretive - Spanish and Russian Linguistics

Analyst/Report Writer: Analyzed foreign language communications and

prepared accurate intelligence reports within critical deadlines.

Education

B.S. International Business, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC,

1992 (3.43GPA out of 4.0)

Enterprise Resource Planning and Software Package Experience

SAP R/3 ERP Platform. SAP MM-PUR Expert

Ariba/FreeMarkets Spend Management Solutions

J.D. Edwards Enterprise One on Oracle and AS/400

ABS, Alloy Blend Calculator

MasterPack ERP

MRO/MAXIMO CMMS

RapidReq

e-Crib

Most Microsoft Packages as well as Lotus Notes

Compliance Experience

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)

ISO 9001 and ISO 14001

FSC-Forest Stewardship Council

Dodd-Frank Act for Conflict Minerals

Additional Training and Education

AIR ACADEMY ASSOCIATES - Colorado Springs, CO

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Program

Danaher Tool Group Project Completion: May 2000

INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT - Tempe, AZ

Certified Purchasing Manager Program (C.P.M.)

Original certification: September 1998.

DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE: Foreign Language Center - Monterey, CA

Spanish Language Program - 01/86 - 04/86 - Proficiency Level: Strong

Working Knowledge

Russian Language Program - 01/85 - 11/85 - Proficiency Level: Working

Knowledge

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