Project Manager Supply Chain

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Austin, TX **737

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donald_conway@hotma

il.com

Donald J. Conway

Summary of Procurement, Logistics, and Supply Chain Operations professional with

Strengths over 25 years of technical and analytical experience balanced with

leadership and problem solving skills. Confident, resilient and capable

self-starter, who is committed to quality, efficiency and empowering

employees through training and motivation. My experience interfacing

with multiple functional areas of the organization has strengthened my

ability to analyze problems quickly, communicate comprehensive decisions

and to implement productive solutions.

Professiona 2008-2010 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)

l Austin, TX

Experience Lead Source Manager

Responsibilities

Managed Engineering Services spend category globally supporting the

Technology and Product Groups (Layout, Physical Design, Test,

Verification, and Embedded Software for both Computing and Graphics).

Also managed IT Hardware procurement and contracting (notebooks,

desktops, and servers)

Responsible for $50M in annual spend (Canada, China, India, and United

States)

Lead the transformation to "Best in Class" Procurement organization

through strategic procurement initiatives (Procure to Pay)

Achievements

Managed initiative which will establish global rate cards across the

supply base and will lead to a global preferred supplier list (PSL)

Negotiated $3.0M in savings on $11.5M in spend - FY2010

Negotiated $4.5M (Technical Services) and $3.3M (Professional Services)

in savings on $60M in spend - FY2009

Negotiated $1.3M in savings on $4.5M in spend - FY2008

Provided strategic procurement support to Global Foundries during the

transition to a standalone enterprise

2007-2008 Wincor Nixdorf USA

Austin, TX

Director of Strategic Procurement

Responsibilities

Managed Procurement organization focusing on Banking Installations &

Peripherals, Corporate Spend, IT, Marketing, Operations, Retail

Installations & Peripherals, and Services.

Developed strategic sourcing program that focused on creating

competition, continuity of supply, and cost reduction

Managed strategic sourcing process which includes supplier selection,

retention and supplier management

Achievements

Developed Strategic sourcing roadmap for FY2009 that addresses 3rd party

spend in 12-18 month cycles

Reduced retail installation cost by 27% resulting in savings of $1.4M

annualized

Negotiated annualized savings of $640K with providers supporting banking

(ATM) installations

Reduced logistics spend by 14% resulting in $330K savings through rate

reductions and optimization initiatives

Reduced Corporate spend by 50% through supplier rationalization

initiatives

Established strategic partnership with sourcing partner that supported

OEM initiatives for the retail segment

Established VMI program that will support key commodities for the

operations segment

2005-2007 Dell Inc.

Austin, TX

Global Commodity Manager/Senior Consultant

Responsibilities

Global Commodity Manager supporting Domestic and International Logistics

business including US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Latin America and

Caribbean, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Fed Oconus (Supported

Department of State, Department of Defense and World Bank global

distribution efforts)

Managed Procurement activities for highly complex international business

from strategy development, RFX's, analysis, supplier negotiations,

supplier selection and contracting for Airfreight, Americas Services

Logistics (ASL), Brokerage, Less-than-Truckload (LTL), Domestic Mail,

Parcel Air & Ground, Reverse Logistics, and Truckload

Lead cross-functional teams including Business Operations, Logistics, IT,

Corporate Compliance, Finance, Global Security, Legal and Risk Management

to develop strategies, improve customer experience, reduce cycle time,

optimize cost, increase scale, and drive innovation

Managed regional supplier relationships for DHL, Eagle Global Logistics,

Estafeta, Escalante, Kuehne+Nagel, Mercurio/TNT, Purolator Courier Ltd.,

and UPS SCS

Responsible for contracting for Americas International region including

Master Relationship Agreements, Transportation and Logistics Addendums,

Statements of Work, Amendments, and Addendums

Achievements

Addressed $330M in regional spend, achieved $19.5M in savings for FY2007

Negotiated $3M savings for Canada parcel, LTL, and air to ground

conversion for FY2007

Led tactical weekly metrics review for domestic truckload operations with

UPS SCS resulting in $5M in savings (FY2007). Savings achieved through

network optimization, lane rationalization, and cost reductions

Negotiated overcharge credit and contract extension with Kuehne+Nagel

resulting in $6M in savings (FY2007-FY2009)

Co-lead first Dell Global Heavy Weight Air (RFQ) addressing $350M WW

spend, achieved $1.4M in savings with regional supply base

Managed logistics procurement for Dell in support of Costco, Wal-Mart,

and Staples retail initiatives

Lead cross functional team supporting re-engineering initiative for Latin

America Heavy Weight Air. Initiative resulted in 50% cost improvement as

well as improved cycle time (FY2008-FY2009)

Lead cross functional team supporting Finished Goods and Services RFQ for

Brazil Parcel Air & Ground, resulting in $1.6M savings (FY2008-FY2009)

2003-2005 Purolator Courier Ltd.

Uniondale, NY/Toronto, ON

Service Quality & Logistics Manager - Eastern US

Developed short and long term strategic plans to support market growth.

Responsible for developing and executing logistics solutions for North

American cross border distribution

Lead Project Manager for new eastern regional logistics sortation center.

Responsible for all aspects of project including facility construction,

procurement of services and equipment, security, carrier negotiation and

selection, talent acquisition and training

1998-2003 TNT N.V.

Melville, NY/Woluwe, Belgium

Director of Corporate Operations - North America

Responsible for logistics strategy and implementation for USD $65M

annualized regional budget

Developed forecast planning tool that analyzed cost elements, across a

variety of international currencies. Analysis identified annualized

savings of USD $1.4M

Managed International logistics strategies implementation for regional

business unit. Developed processes that ensured operations carried out

and maintained planned strategy by service level

Worked with legal, sales, marketing, finance and operations to ensure

that region was in compliance with a variety of international rules,

regulations and laws

1999-2001

Garden City, NY/Amsterdam, Netherlands

Routing and Distribution Manager - North America

Analyzed logistics proposals from third party providers for cost/service

benefits, determine risk to business and made recommendations to senior

management. Advised alternate solutions and quantified savings

Negotiated contracts with third party service providers/suppliers

Resolved logistics issues through root cause analysis for clients and

suppliers both domestically and internationally

1998-1999 Garden City, NY/Amsterdam, Netherlands

Project Manager

Re-engineered operations sortation processes from ground up. Implemented

new processes across North American operations. New processes resulted in

production gains across the organization as well as improved data capture

Developed logistics training module for regional sales, marketing,

finance and operations teams. Training module enabled teams to

effectively communicate global supply chain to internal and external

customers

Developed weekly, monthly, quarterly metrics reporting for corporate and

regional functions. Reports forecast year over year results and

developing trends

1997-1998 Associated Merchandising Corp. New

York, NY

Global Logistics Specialist

Managed relationships between retail clients, logistics providers and

international operations

Developed and implemented logistics solutions for both retail clients and

international offices with a focus on Asia, Africa, Latin America, and

Europe

1996-1997 Home Depot

Valley Stream, NY

Special Services Expediter

Responsible for customer cultivation, merchandise special order, shipment

tracking and custom installation sales programs

1993-1996 Airborne Express Brooklyn/Queens, NY

Field Services Supervisor

Managed 35 employees in a multiple union environment

Managed start-up operations (pickup and delivery) for new facility in

Brooklyn, NY

1985-1993 United Parcel Service Uniondale, NY

Operations Supervisor

Managed work groups of up to 25 employees in a union environment

Education 1998 Dowling College Oakdale, NY

and B.S., Professional and Liberal Studies, Concentration: Transportation

Training Planning

Variety of comprehensive management training programs

Computer Skills: Windows, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Ariba, and

SAP

Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) - Certification

2010-11 (Expected)

References available upon request

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