Manager Supply Chain

Mitch Wentzel *** W. Hononegh Drive

*************@*****.***

Home: 623-***-**** Phoenix, AZ 85027

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

BAE SYSTEMS, PHOENIX, AZ August 2007 - Present

Supply Chain Manager/Small Business Liaison Officer

• Responsible for the procurement of materials in support of various US Department of

Defense organizations. Major procurement categories included textiles, ceramics, armor

and manufacturing equipment.

• Lead nine Buyers, Planners, and Expeditors in support of supply chain activities related

to military customers.

• Familiar with US Government procurement regulations.

• Accountable for over $200 million dollars in annual spend budgets and a two million

dollar department budget.

FREESCALE SEMICONDUTOR, TEMPE, AZ February 2004 – August 2007

(Formally Motorola Semiconductor)

Global Procurement Manager

• Global procurement management for MRO goods and services.

• Team leader for global Digital Six Sigma project reducing un-leveraged MRO Spend.

• Manage and supervise the strategic efforts of ten buyers in Phoenix, Austin, Guadalajara,

Tianjin, Shanghai, Glasgow, Toulouse, Sendai, Kuala Lumpur and Sao Paulo.

• Accountable for over $250 million in annual spend, including, industrial supplies/tools,

packaging and manufacturing spare parts, office equipment/supplies, and commercial

printing.

• Institute the Catalog Service Agreement contract for all MRO catalog purchases.

• Migrated MRO purchases from Ariba to MySAP procurement system.

• Conduct Annual Supplier Performance Reviews.

Motorola – SPS, Mesa, AZ May 2000 – February 2004

Procurement Manager

Managed the procurement of the Global New Construction, Global Freight and MRO Site

Services/Facilities/Utilities commodities for the Semiconductor Sector.

Consistently exceeded annual cost savings goals of over $10 million dollars within area

of responsibility.

Responsibilities included over $200 million in annual spend. Managed and supervised

the strategic results of nine buyers.

Developed the migration plan from an in house procurement system to SAP for assigned

commodities.

Negotiated and executed capital project contracts for plant expansions.

Styling Technology, Inc, Scottsdale, AZ July 1998 – May 2000

Purchasing Manager

Established a purchasing department for 100 million-dollar start-up company.

Selected and developed seven new Procurement Team members.

Created and implemented policies and procedures as it related to the procurement

functions for nine separate divisions.

Coordinated and implemented Oracle ERP system for the Operations area.

Developed and coordinated new international supply base primarily in Asia and Mexico.

The Dial Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ July 1986 – July 1998

Commodity Buyer, Inventory Analyst

Successfully processed and managed total annual purchases of 20 million dollars for

plastics and paper packaging.

Reduced annual packaging cost by one million dollars as procurement team leader.

Developed the company’s first quick response inventory program for Wal-Mart. Analyzed

inventory needs and built models to ensure customer satisfaction.

EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

1986 Arizona State University

BS Degree Purchasing and Materials Management

Judge for Arizona State University’s Supply Chain Management end of semester

projects.

Professional Certifications

Certification - Oracle Purchasing Module

Certification - APICS Inventory and MRP Modules

Motorola Six Sigma Team Lead Certification

Certification - Strategic Negotiations-Bay Group International

Penn State University - Marine Corps Logistics Education Program

Professional Memberships:

Member – Institute of Supply Management

Participated in numerous Critical Issues conferences and benchmarking studies

with the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies.

Board Member – National Defense Industry Association, Arizona Chapter

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1982 – Present United States Marine Corps Reserve-CWO-4/Logistics Officer

Veteran- Operation Iraqi Freedom & Operation Desert Storm

Planned and executed one of the longest logistical movements of bulk

fuel during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Present Volunteered to support the following organizations: Operation Home

Front, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Veteran’s Medical

Leadership Council, Phoenix Veteran’s Hospital, United Blood Services

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