Supply Chain Manager

Joshua W. Venis

*** ********* ***. ******* *****, OH 43402

Cell: 419-***-**** Email: **********@*****.***

|OBJECTIVE |Pursue an opportunity with a growing company in order to utilize |

| |established skills that improve the effectiveness of the team |

| |while delivering extraordinary results and exceeding |

| |expectations. |

|EXPERIENCE |Tenneco Automotive June 2012 - Present |

| |Monroe, MI |

| |Sr. Commodity Buyer - GSCM Emission Control |

| |GSCM Commodities (~$70MM spend): Flex Components, Machining & |

| |Precision Machining, Rubber Products, External Operations, |

| |Hose/Tube Assemblies, Rings, Connectors & Plastic Components, |

| |etc. |

| |Manage overall Commodity Strategy, negotiate, and manage |

| |portfolio for major commodities by properly balancing |

| |considerations of price, quality, service, delivery, payment |

| |terms and commercial situations. |

| |Fully engage in activities and application of supplier assessment|

| |techniques with due consideration for corporate financial |

| |management, quality, cost, service and delivery targets |

| |Understand and apply a wide range of negotiating styles and |

| |methods in order to achieve personal/corporate purchasing |

| |objectives. |

| |Collaborate with Engineering and Plant Manufacturing to engage on|

| |technical requirements involved with assigned commodity |

| |responsibility so that the requirements are fully understood by |

| |supply base. |

| |Deliver cost saving programs, lead cross functional teams, |

| |determine needs across facilities, develop and execute sourcing |

| |strategies and negotiate multi-year agreements providing the |

| |lowest total cost. |

| |Negotiated major productivity savings on a group of part numbers |

| |for a machining commodity. I was able to get the supplier to |

| |beat the market test price, netting $172k one year savings and an|

| |additional $10k per year on other parts for a three year period |

| |of cost down structures. Total savings of $200k over next 3 |

| |years, mostly front loaded due to instant price reduction on main|

| |part number that generated almost 19% savings on just one part |

| |number. |

| |Negotiated major LTA for a Gobal Agreement made with a ring |

| |supplier for the John Deere programs. I was able to get the |

| |supplier to beat a European supplier price as well as agree to |

| |long-term cost-down situations totaling 10% savings over 3 years |

| |on top of a savings off current pricing for immediate impact. |

| |Total savings achieved was $110k USD / $228k EURO in first year, |

| |and an additional $162k USD / $125k EURO over the three year |

| |productivity period on current business. Also was able to |

| |include productivity on all new business awards that were quoted |

| |so when launched, these parts generate savings of $300k globally |

| |over the 3-year productivity period for the new business part |

| |numbers. Total savings of approximately $925k globally over all |

| |terms of the contract that locked in pricing for 5 years. |

| |Johns Manville January 2012 - May |

| |2012 Waterville, OH |

| |Physical Distribution Manager - Waterville Complex |

| |Created and managed sustainable processes to manage the |

| |procedures, services, and costs related to Transportation, Plant |

| |warehousing and plant purchasing. Managed Total Headcount of 34.|

| | |

| |Managed a finished goods inventory of about $20MM inventory with |

| |a turnover of about 10 turns and an additional $6MM in raw |

| |material / packaging inventory. |

| |Continuously implemented improvement processes (identify |

| |improvements to FIFO systems, SAP, shipping, cycle counting, |

| |warehouse layouts, plant to plant material movement). |

| |Managed three internal warehouses, one of which is an outside |

| |storage facility. |

| |Managed the warehousing group totaling 31 union associates and |

| |two supervisors; Managed raw/pack buyer and total spend of about|

| |$70MM/yr chemical and packaging items. |

| |Improved shuttling process by eliminating redundant product moves|

| |and right-sizing the capacity which allowed an elimination of 1 |

| |shuttle driver. This savings equals $2k/wk, $100k/yr. |

| |Dana Corporation July 2011 - January |

| |2012 Maumee, OH |

| |Commodity Buyer |

| |Executed activities associated with the NA-SCMG managed spend for|

| |castings/machined castings commodity category for the Light |

| |Vehicle business unit totaling approximately $35MM/year. |

| |Responsible for identification and evaluation of North American |

| |opportunities within the commodity for reduction of spend, |

| |consolidation of process, function and continuity of supply. |

| |Delivered continuous improvement in cost, process and services |

| |within the commodity category. |

| |Responsible for requests for information (RFI) or quote (RFQ). |

| |Generate recommendations based on Total Cost of Ownership |

| |comparisons. |

| |Evaluated and manage projects for Make vs. Buy sourcing |

| |initiatives and localizing efforts. |

| |Worked with a Bearing Cap package that mitigated a $410k/yr price|

| |increase. In competitively bidding and negotiating this package |

| |to the supply base, I was able to achieve savings of $80k/yr in |

| |the first year, and additionally $260k/yr thereafter based on |

| |tooling being amortized in year one. |

| | |

| |Faster Incorporated June 2010 - June 2011 |

| |Maumee, OH |

| |Operations Manager |

| |Managed operational and supply chain activities for the North |

| |American facility of an Italian-based, international coupling |

| |manufacturing company known as a worldwide leader in the market. |

| |Lead a team consisting of 7 individuals comprised of Purchasing |

| |Manager, Warehouse Supervisor, and Warehouse Associates to insure|

| |all goals and objectives are achieved. |

| |Managed and measured metrics such as Inventory Values, Excess |

| |Stock, Inventory Turnover, On- Time Delivery to customers & |

| |suppliers, lead time, supplier & freight spend, and sales. |

| |Facilitated and implemented continuous improvement efforts and |

| |value stream mapping in order to evaluate and redefine all |

| |processes from purchase order entry to customer order |

| |fulfillment. |

| |Implemented production planning processes for value-added |

| |assembly/kitting processes for John Deere and other various |

| |customer to ensure the best service and component inventory |

| |levels. |

| |Continually assess procurement operations to optimize and improve|

| |performance within the internal supplier network and entire |

| |supply chain processes. Total spend management across |

| |internal/external suppliers and freight providers is |

| |approximately $20MM/year. |

| |Managed and administered ISO9001-2008 program and lead the annual|

| |surveillance audit process. |

| |Negotiated significant cost savings within the Freight Spend by |

| |competitively bidding the Air Freight Service for the facility. |

| |The savings realized on about $1MM/yr in Air Freight was $200k/yr|

| |in addition to an improvement from 6-7 days delivery to 3-4 days,|

| |improving inventory burden and serviceability to end customers. |

| |Triumph Thermal Systems September 2007 - June 2010 |

| |Forest, OH |

| |Sr. Buyer/Planning Specialist |

| |Responsible for purchasing, quoting, and developing suppliers for|

| |$6MM of annual spend for manufacturing needs at a highly |

| |engineered company. |

| |Worked with suppliers for new manufacturing concepts of our |

| |purchased parts to gain productivity and price, while locking up |

| |long term agreement contracts to insure supply. |

| |Responsible for supplier consolidation efforts and implementing |

| |long term agreements, where I help continuously deliver numerous |

| |annual savings. Specifically worked with a $2MM/year commodity |

| |that I awarded a 3 and 5 year contract. This negotiation effort |

| |delivered approximately $200k/year in savings over the life of |

| |the contract ($1MM Total Savings over life of program). |

| |Purchasing Leadership responsibility for Triumph Thermal System's|

| |Quality Improvement and Corrective Action initiatives with all |

| |suppliers. |

| |Owens Corning October 2004 - |

| |September 2007 Toledo, OH |

| |Roofing Regional Material Planning & Regional Sourcing Specialist|

| | |

| |Set Master Schedule and source raw materials by interpreting |

| |Sales and Operations Plan to meet customer demand for 7 of the 14|

| |roofing locations. |

| |Successfully attained Six Sigma Green Belt and led Six Sigma |

| |Kaizen Event: Houston Demurrage Improvement, delivering annual |

| |savings in excess of $375k. |

| |Successfully led Supply Chain Waste Blitz events for Memphis, |

| |Houston, and Irving Roofing Plants to reduce waste and implement |

| |many process improvements such as inventory accuracy, raw |

| |material safety stock, and job changes. Total waste elimination |

| |over $100k. |

| |Successfully implemented freight equalization program with our |

| |granule supplier 3M to negotiate re-payment of charges that were |

| |incurred to due expedited freight, recovering over $1MM in |

| |2006-2007. |

| |Plastech Engineered Products December 2003 - October 2004 |

| |Wauseon, OH |

| |Master Production Scheduler |

| |Responsible for scheduling 350 tools on 48 machines to meet the |

| |on time production of quality products. Implemented a level-load|

| |schedule that minimized tool changes and reduced inventory levels|

| |to three days. |

| |Developed Daily Production Metrics that measure OEE, |

| |Productivity, Machine Utilization, Mold Changes, and Preventative|

| |Maintenance Program to drive manufacturing efficiencies. |

| |Reduced expedited freight from $50k per week to nearly zero, |

| |delivered $2.6MM/yr savings. |

|EDUCATION |Bowling Green State University |

| |Bowling Green, OH |

| |Bachelor of Science in Business Administration |

| |Graduated December 2003 |

| |Production & Operations Management / Purchasing & Supply Chain |

| |Management (GPA = 3.2) |

|DEVELOPMENT & |Completed Dr. Chester L. Karass Effective Negotiation Seminar |

|ORGANIZATIONS |7/21/08-7/22/08. |

| |Accomplished Certification for Quality Improvement & Corrective |

| |Action for TTS on May 13, 2008. |

| |Accomplished Owens Corning Six Sigma Green Belt Certification on |

| |June 22, 2007. |

| |Completed Owens Corning Lean Applications Training - November |

| |2006 |

| |Completed Owens Corning Extraordinary Leadership Training: Module|

| |1 - August 2006 |

|COMPUTER SKILLS |Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, Vantage (Epicor), Metreo, Orcale, |

| |MFG/Pro, AS400, Various Legacy Systems |

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