Supply Chain Manager

Cornelia J. Coles

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Executive Summary

A proven leader able to develop and translate business strategies into executable results commensurate with the best interest of shareholders, customers, employees, and the public. Results oriented senior leader with over twenty years of manufacturing, technical and supply chain management experience. Demonstrated leadership skills in the areas of operations, program and supply chain management focused on effective execution, developing teams and individuals to achieve results in support of goals and objectives.

EDUCATION

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN

OWEN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Master of Business Administration (MBA), May 1997

SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Marietta, GA

BS degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, June 1988

President of National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Orientation Leader, Peer Counselor,

Member of Executive Roundtable, Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Who’s Who

Among American University and College Students, Deans List.

Professional Experience

2010 - 2013 Eaton Corporation, Electrical Sector

Pittsburgh, PA

V.P. Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management

* Responsible for the strategic direction and operational support for Manufacturing, Distribution, Supply Chain Management including Procurement and Operational Excellence support for the Electrical Sector Americas region; a $4.7B business within Eaton Corporation. Responsible for operational performance for three major product distribution centers in US with over $1.5B in sales, Demand Planning and Procurement ensuring cost savings, effective supplier relationships, material quality, stock fill rates and on time performance. Responsible for manufacturing within the region working with Directors of Operations ensuring on time delivery and product quality, also responsible for the efficient management of over $400M in inventory throughout the region.

* Reconfigured distribution network to reduce US operating costs by $2M per year.

* Achieved over $40M in Material Cost savings while responsible with close to $1.9B in spend.

* Working with the operations achieved YOY improvement in TRCR & DACR metrics along with $20M in Lean and VA/VE savings.

2008 - 2010 Eaton Corporation, Electrical Sector

Pittsburgh, PA

V.P. Materials Management-Supply Chain

* Responsible for the strategic direction and operational execution for Materials Management within the Electrical Sector, a $7B business within Eaton Corporation; which includes all Global Distribution Centers, Transportation, Logistics, Central Planning functions, and all Supply Chain functions within the operational plant sites.

* Led the Electrical Sector in the reduction of Gross inventory from a level of $933M in April 2008 to $682M in June 2009 while increasing service levels in both stock and non-stock product profiles, on track to achieve over $11M in transportation cost savings in a contracting economy.

* Achieved improvement in Stock Fill Rate service levels of 2.3% from 2008 while reducing finished goods inventory by $24M. Achieved improvement in Non-Stock service levels by 6% from 2008 with over dues decreasing 57%.

* Implemented strategic vision for Materials Management which incorporated a roadmap to improve

talent and facilitates the creation of disciplined processes, accompanied with a technology roadmap to support the overall strategy.

* Led the development along with Director of IT of a standardized Materials Management assessment focused on identifying opportunities and facilitating continuous improvement in the Materials function within operating facilities.

Professional Experience - Continued

2005 - 2008 Eaton Corporation, Electrical Sector

Watertown, WI

Plant Manager

* Plant Manager for $118 M, 140K square ft. facility responsible for the manufacture and assembly of enclosed VF Drives, Printed Circuit Board Assemblies, Relays and metering product with 281 employees.

* Developed strategy for Printed Circuit Board Business which supports 95% of Eaton internal customers

* Led Management team to accomplish implementation of Eaton Lean System, Eaton Business System and Strategic initiatives to drive efficiency and deliver cost savings in Supply Chain and Operations resulting in + 95% customer service metrics, reduced overtime and effective right sizing and reduction of inventory.

* Led teams in weekly lean walks to focus on management of lean system and results of key business metrics

* Developed professional employees to be effective leaders, drive change and execute timely to deliver bottom line results

2003 – 2005 Eaton Corporation, Electrical Sector

Pittsburgh, PA

Manager, Plant Supply Chain

* Provided management and oversight for plant supply chain functions to achieve prescribed objectives

* Provided strategic linkage with the central supply chain functions to support site or division strategic initiatives related to growth, outsourcing, planning, and logistics.

* Drove improvement at the plant site related to functional supply chain tools such as SIOP, kanban, VMI, etc enabling the site to improve key metrics and objectives related to inventory and fill rate.

2002 – 2003 Eaton Corporation, SRM WHQ

Cleveland, OH

Supplier Quality Assurance, Program Manager

* Project Manager for the development of a corporate wide Supplier Quality manual

aligned with existing strategic direction and business systems

* Led team in development of Supplier Quality career ladder and structure resulting in defined role

and job descriptions that will facilitate consistent skill set requirements for supplier quality positions

within the corporation worldwide

2001 – 2002 Eaton Corporation, Electrical Sector

Pittsburgh, PA

International Customer Support Account Manager

* Senior level contact for assigned strategic international customer account

* Led process improvement initiatives related to pricing, order management, logistics and invoicing for identified accounts

* Coordinate the resolution of any product or other issues which impacted the ability to enter, ship and receive international orders focused on sustainable process improvements

* Provided oversight on all projects related to the account related to Engineering, Marketing, Credit, Logistics and Order Management to ensure timely completion and closure per agreement with the customer

1998-2000

Supplier Development Manager

* Established and developed a Supplier Development organization for the Electrical Group focused on improving and assessing supplier quality

* Performed and/or provided oversight for over 40 domestic and international supplier assessments a year for six commodity teams

* Responsible for leading and defining the direction for supplier performance within the organization.

* Developed a Supplier Manual which provided common guidelines and supplier performance expectations across the organization for all suppliers.

* Developed a common tool and process that became the standard for assessing new, active and problem suppliers, used on approximately 100 assessments.

* Implemented the Eaton Corporate Supplier Resource Management Scorecard.

Professional Experience - Continued

1992-1998 East Tennessee Mechanical Contractors/Johnson Controls, Inc.

Oak Ridge, TN

Quality Assurance Manager

* Implemented all aspects of the quality assurance program including Suspect/Counterfeit Items program, Lessons Learned program, Audits and Assessments program, and Occurrence Reporting. Developed and implemented program plans, policies and procedures. Implemented Total Quality Management program, process improvement initiatives and Peer Recognition program.

* Successfully led Tennessee Quality Award application process to win a Level II Quality award.

* Led all project re-engineering efforts in operations and support functions such as procurement and water treatment plant operations; one of which “Work Smart Standards” was presented the Secretary and Under Secretary of Energy as a model program.

* Served as interim Human Resources Manager providing strategic input and counsel to Program Manager, managed employee relations, staffing, and facilitated and developed staff programs and procedures.

1990 - 1992 Pellissippi State Technical Community College

Knoxville, TN

Electrical Instructional Design Specialist

* Designed electrical training as contractor for Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) for Technical Specialists, Supervisors, Electricians, and production personnel.

1988 - 1990 Square D Company

Atlanta, GA

Applications Engineer

* Designed commercial and industrial low voltage power distribution equipment.

* Interpreted customer specifications, and selected outside vendor equipment. Also designed wiring diagrams, coordinated high voltage equipment, transformer and bus duct connections.

1984 - 1986 Southern Engineering Company

Atlanta, GA

Electrical Engineering Co-op

* Designed long, medium and short term plans and proposals for power distribution systems for various Electrical Membership Co-ops

Professional Organizations and Affiliations

Make A Wish Foundation for Western PA – Board Member

APICS – Member

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSSMP) – Member

Association of Manufacturing Excellence (AME) - Member

Eaton Financial Service Center Advisory Board (CAB) - Member

Professional Development

Executive Leadership Development – Deepened leadership competencies via training and 360 feedback at the “Center for Creative Leadership “.

The “ZONE” – Selected as candidate and successfully completed Eaton’s Executive Leadership development program where participants are hand selected by CEO and Eaton’s Executive leadership team.

Certified Senior EBE Examiner- Trained to assess per the Eaton Business System requirements. Served and led numerous NA and global teams

Six Sigma Black Belt Training – Acquired a set of management tools and methodologies that drive improvement in quality, efficiency and profitability.

Women in Management - Developed leadership and problem-solving skills beneficial for women in supervisory and management positions.

Project Team Membership Training - Applied problem-solving skills to production scenarios, emphasizing the team concept to solve problems.

Statistical Process Control (SPC) Training - Acquired skills in SPC techniques, using statistical data for analysis.

Root Cause Analysis Training - Acquired skills in analyzing information and data acquired from the investigation of abnormal events to determine the one most probable cause of the incident.

ISO 9000 Training - Acquired knowledge on international quality standards and criteria.

Production and Inventory Management - Completed Module 1, which focused on Planning, Forecasting and Production Management

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