David Gawthrop

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Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 260-***-****(h)

Personal Statement

A Supply Chain professional accomplished in creating and implementing winning sourcing, procurement, material management

and logistics strategies for diverse global companies. Strong history delivering millions of dollars of cost reductions for direct and

indirect materials and services while creating continuous improvements in product quality, supply base value, working capital

utilization and productivity. A decisive leader highly skilled at transforming and aligning cross functional teams and resources

across multiple business groups optimizing and leveraging the skills and capabilities of the entire organization. Adept at

integrating and exploiting state of the art supply chain best practices and Lean technologies. Strong strategic business planning,

analytical, financial and talent development skills. Possess a tactical “hands on” and a strategic entrepreneurial mindset with

excellent interpersonal, team building, communication and collaborative skills.

Core Competencies

Global Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Transformation Lean Supply Implementation

Global Sourcing & Procurement Commodity & Market Analysis Sales & Operations Planning

Supplier & Product Development Global Logistics & Distribution Organizational Development

Materials & Asset Management Quality Assurance Management Manufacturing Planning & Control

Professional Experience

Supply Chain and Operations Consultant 2009 – Present

General Motors (Consultant) Ft. Wayne, IN

Assignment: Lead project to restructure 200K sq. ft. material warehouse of some 5500 SKUs, integrate new ERP

software, trained and managed 65 UAW material handlers per GM safety, quality and performance standards. Re organized

material support teams by manufacturing value streams.

Increased working capital by > $6M and increased material turn rate 30%.

Reduced material stock outs from >100 parts per week to <5 per week and reduced line down time by 100%.

Reduced hourly headcount requirement by 20%. Reduced material warehouse shrinkage and damaged by 50%.

A manufacturer of Recreational Vehicles (Consultant)

Assignment: Restructure the supply chain group to facilitate recovery from bankruptcy. Oversaw $150M material spend and

$24M asset management operation.

Delivered $9M+ cost savings after renegotiating over 30 supply and contract manufacturing agreements.

Reduced inventory by 20% by establishing supplier KanBans, VMIs, MinMax and outsourcing agreements.

Reduced material stock outs from >300 parts/week to <10/week by optimizing MRP planning/scheduling module.

Reduced PPM defect rates by 50% and improved on time delivery by 20% after implementing supplier performance metrics.

Transitioned 30% of suppliers to JIT delivery status after developing and integrating S&OP process.

Sold off >$1.6M in obsolete inventory and negotiated the return to suppliers $.5M in excess inventory.

Orthopedics, a manufacturer of orthopedic devices (Consultant)

Assignment: Restructure the supply chain and distribution architecture.

Negotiated $2.5M in cost reductions for raw material and outsourced machining services.

Reduced inventory by 20% developing forecasting metrics and establishing monthly inventory set points.

Reduced scrap $4.8M per year and reduced field inventory $3.5M by establishing an outsourced recycling program.

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Increased inventory turns 30%, reduced obsolescence by 50% and reduced stock outs by 20%.

Aligned and centralized material planning requirements for 39 distributors.

Heritage Food Service Equipment, a distributor of food service parts and equip. (Consultant)

Assignment: Restructure the supply chain and distribution functions preparing company for eventual sale.

Saved $600K negotiating LTL freight and small package shipping contracts and various indirect shipping supplies.

Saved $1.1M in labor and taxes by partnering with Indiana and Allen County Economic Development Commission.

Reduced inventory 15% and increased turns 10% by improving MRP demand planning and fulfillment processes.

Delivered 50% reduction in overtime and 25% increase in productivity by warehouse capitalization initiative.

Sourced and developed multiple suppliers in China for high mortality / low tech components saving >$5M.

Sun Capital Partners – Hercules Tire 2008 2009

Vice President of Supply Chain, an international distributor of tires & wheels Findlay, OH

Position Overview: Managed supply chain, logistics and contract manufacturing network for 3 independent business units with

$1.2B material, transportation and operations spend. Managed 12 distribution centers, sourcing, logistics and supplier quality

staffs in China, Canada and the U.S. Delivered >$7.5M in material cost savings and saved $1.5M in operating costs.

Restructured and centralized 3 separate supply chain teams. Developed a supply chain strategy that aligned with 160

cooperative member forecast, leveraged collective demand and negotiated an average of 6.5% price reduction.

Consolidated 6 warehouses into 3, negotiated several VMI programs, reduced inventory by 14%.

Negotiated >$4.5M/yr. in savings for natural gas and electric utilities for 15 office and distribution facilities.

Reduced excess & obsolete inventory by $2.1M (50%) in less than 6 months at largest business group.

Negotiated $3.4M in savings in transportation services by consolidating aggregated demand with a 3PL company.

Delivered >$2.3M in savings by sourcing and qualifying 5 new contract manufacturers in China and Korea.

Sun Capital Partners – Automotive Group 2006 2008

Vice President Supply Chain, a multi business Tier One automotive parts manufacturer Huntington, IN

Position overview: Lead the strategic planning and acquisition of $400M of raw materials, capital equipment and transportation

services for three independent global business units. Managed 28 supply chain and supplier quality associates at 7 global facilities.

Co Lead the Sun Capital Partners “Supply Chain Council” of 10 portfolio companies managing commodity teams for the

acquisition of various electronics, transportation services, and indirect materials.

Saved $2.7M on TL and LTL freight expenses by negotiating and implementing a 3PL (Third Party Logistics) contract.

Centralized and consolidated supply base, leveraged aggregate spend, negotiated $4.8M in material savings over three years.

Managed MRP integration to customer portals and lead S&OP process achieving 100% on time customer delivery.

Lead a multi business purchasing consortium delivering >$10M savings on energy and indirect purchases.

Reduced inventory by $7M, increased inventory turns from 5 to 12 and lowered WIP & finished goods inventory by 35%.

Saved $2.8M by increasing material receipts from low cost country manufactures from <5% to >20%.

Implemented category sourcing strategies for core commodities delivering >$3M savings over 2 years.

Tokheim Corporation 1992 2006

Senior Director of Materials Management, a $1.2B global manufacturer of gas pumps Ft. Wayne, IN

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Position overview: Hired as Purchasing Manager, promoted to Director of Purchasing, promoted to Sr. Director of Materials

Management. Developed and implemented global sourcing and material management strategy centralizing and restructuring

supply chain teams in the U.S., France, Canada and Scotland. Oversaw the sourcing and purchasing of $550M in materials,

freight, services and capital equipment for 7 global manufacturing plants. Assimilated two business acquisitions reduced supply

chain headcount 20% and reduced supply based by 30%. Oversaw all supply chain functions for product development initiatives

and supplier quality assurance.

Delivered >$35M in cost reductions to four divisions for metals, tubing, castings, electro mechanical, electronics and plastic

commodities thru supply base consolidation, commodity hedging, low cost region sourcing and outsourcing initiatives.

Increased direct material receipts from low cost regions from 0% to 15% saving >$12M.

Saved >$8M/yr. outsourcing 45K sq. ft. 60 union employee high tolerance machining center.

Maintained 98% inventory accuracy and delivered 10% YOY increase in inventory turns.

Negotiated $7M savings on 3PL transportation spend by leveraging aggregated demand of four business groups.

Achieved 99% on time delivery of raw materials and improved inventory turns 8% average YOY.

Centralized indirect materials and services for 3 separate BUs with 6 plants, saved >$7.5M over 4 years.

General Electric Corporation 1985 1992

Purchasing Manager – aircraft components manufacturer Ft. Wayne, IN

Position overview: Hired as Receiving Inspection & Quality Supervisor, promoted to Contract Administrator, promoted to

Purchasing Agent – Test Equipment & MRO, promoted to Purchasing Manager. Managed 20 hourly associates for the inspection

and quality assurance various active, passive and electromechanical components. Managed supplier contract performance,

expedited, amended contracts and negotiated P.O. changes. Planned and purchased $150M of electronic components and MRO

supplies. Lead negotiations for all purchases in excess of $250K spearheading a total savings of $7M over 2.5 years. Managed &

coordinated supplier activities related new product development. Served on the GE Electronics Purchasing Council for 3 years.

Completed GE’s two year “Supply Chain Management” and “Manufacturing Management” training programs.

Professional Development

Certified Purchasing Manager Certified Production & Inventory Control Manager (APICS)

(CPM) Certified Logistics Professional (Amer. Soc. of Tran. & Log.)

GE Leadership Training Toyota Production Systems Training Purdue University

Program (LEADS)

Six Sigma Green Belt – Indiana Purdue University

GE – Supply Chain Mgt.

Contract Management Course (Michigan State University)

Program – (SCMP)

ASQ Supplier Quality Assurance Training

GE Program Management

Zenger Miller Leadership Training Course

Skills Workshop

GE – Manufacturing

Management Training

Lean Bronze Certification –

Purdue University

Advanced Negotiations Skills –

Karrass

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Education

Bachelor of Science Business Administration Park University Parkville, MO 1982

Bachelor of Science Human Resources Park University Parkville, MO 1982

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