SCOTT K. DANIELS, CPIM +* ***-***-

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abhmi5@r.postjobfree.com

Glenview, Illinois 60025

Scott Daniels - LinkedIn

SUPPLY CHAIN - PROCUREMENT EXECUTIVE

Strategic Sourcing Purchasing and Negotiations

Supply Chain Management Project Management

Inventory Control Logistics

Cost Reduction Delivery Improvement

- Sourced wind turbine components in North America. Achieved savings

objectives.

- Negotiated multi-year logistics and service contracts. Achieved

$1,500,000 of savings in 2 years.

- Spearheaded MRP implementations. Improved delivery performance from

46% to 90%. Reduced inventory from $22,000,000 to $7,000,000.

- Experienced in Global Business, including Brazil, China, Mexico,

Australia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, and The Netherlands.

- Served as Acting General Manager during transition of company

ownership.

Hands-on business leader and team builder with proven ability to reduce

total cost, establish profitable relationships with suppliers and

customers, and increase productivity and sales. Experienced in global

business. MBA, BS Industrial Engineering, Six Sigma Certified, APICS

Certified.

EXPERIENCE

WINDAN CONSULTING - Glenview, IL

2009 - Present

Consulting company focused on supply chain, procurement, and business

development improvement. Managing Director

- Improved client marketing and business development strategies.

- Specified client electrical supplier data base. Sourced components for

client design requirements.

- Created 1st draft of wind industry supplier manual.

VESTAS NACELLES AMERICA GP&SC - Chicago, IL

2008 - 2009

Wind turbine designer and Manufacturer.

Director, System Leader North America, Power Generation - Leader of Power

Generation sourcing team.

- Determined North American sources. Achieved savings objectives.

- Created North America sourcing strategy to support production plant

start-up.

- Sourced through stage-gate process. Prepared suppliers for PPAP

approval.

- Constructed and monitored timelines. Prepared RFQ's for quote.

Negotiated pricing.

REXNORD INDUSTRIES, LLC AEROSPACE - Wheeling, IL

2007 - 2008

Designer and Manufacturer of seals for aerospace applications.

Supply Chain Manager - Directed purchasing, production control, and

warehouse departments.

- Accomplished 1st full inventory. Achieved 99.7% accuracy.

- Consolidated suppliers, resulting in $139,000 of cost reductions.

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE SPECIALISTS, a division of VIAD - Roselle, IL

2004 - 2007

Designer and Manufacturer of exhibits and kiosks for tradeshow & retail

industries.

National Director of Procurement - Procured all goods, services, and

logistics for $150 million Division.

- Negotiated multi-year logistics and service contracts. Achieved

$1,500,000 of savings in 2 years.

- Consolidated suppliers. Introduced Six Sigma supplier evaluations.

Installed JDEdwards.

- Six Sigma re-engineered the logistics process. Improved quote &

delivery confirmation response time from 2 hours to hour.

GENERAL ELECTRIC RAIL, POWER PARTS/G&G LOCOTRONICS - Hanover Park, IL

1999 - 2004

A distributor/manufacturer of railroad components, purchased from WABTEC in

2001, resulting in title change.

Sourcing Manager - Leader of Procurement Team. (2001 - 2004)

Vice President of Supply Chain Management - Directed Distribution and

Production supply chain initiatives for Purchasing, Inventory, Logistics,

and new products. (1999 - 2001)

- Reduced inventory by $2,000,000 and purchased costs by over

$3,000,000.

- Set-up Oracle systems, improving delivery of stocked parts from 46% to

90%.

- Coordinated transfer of production line operations to Mexico.

- Served as Acting General Manager during the transition from Wabtec to

GE.

OLMARC PACKAGING COMPANY,

Northlake, IL

Privately held co-packer of products for major food manufacturers and

distributors. 1998 - 1999

Director of Logistics - Managed Warehouse, Traffic, Distribution, and

Procurement for 3 facilities.

- Leader of 105 employees, including Buyers, Planners, and Warehouse

personnel.

- Improved responsiveness by utilizing SAP and decentralizing the

Materials Management Department.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

VAPOR BUS INTERNATIONAL a divison of WABTEC, - Niles, IL

$50 million designer and manufacturer serving the Railroad, Transit, Bus,

and Thermal markets.

Senior Project Manager - Directed contract planning, delivery, and spec.

negotiations.

Manager of Purchasing and Planning - Planned and procured material.

Production and Inventory Control Manager - Forecasted, Planned, and

controlled material.

MRP Project Manager, Master Scheduler and Inventory Analyst

- Improved delivery performance from 50% to 90%, inventory from

$22,000,000 to $7,000,000, and expenses by $750,000. Achieved zero

inflation over 4 years.

- Managed delivery of two contracts valued at $23,000,000.

- Negotiated contracts, rolled-out JIT, reduced lead times, lead DBE

sourcing, forecast production.

- Directed creation and installation of MRP, master scheduling,

forecasting, stock picking, automated work order, and purchasing

systems.

Previously, held progressive positions in MRP Project Management, Inventory

Control, Engineering and Industrial Engineering. Previous employers were

BOEING and ROCKWELL COLLINS.

EDUCATION / TRAINING

MBA, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.

BS, Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

A diversified portfolio of training in Six Sigma, ISO, Priority Deployment,

Kaizen and Visual Inventory Management, Value Streaming, 5 S, Lean

Manufacturing and Cell Design, Forecasting, Purchasing, Logistics, and

Cycle Time Reduction. Significant Public Speaking Experience.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Excel, Project, Access, and Word. Also Minitab, Internet, and

AS400 business applications.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Chairman - ISM Chicago Alternate Energy Committee.

Leader - Wind Energy Supply Chain and Operations Group & Wind Energy

Chicago

Member of Association for Operations Management (APICS). Certified as a

CFPIM.

Six Sigma Greenbelt Certified.

5S, APICS, Australia, Business Development, CFPIM, Change Agent, China,

Communicator, Contract, Cost Reduction, CPIM, Cycle Counting, DBE, Delivery

Improvement, Delivery Performance, Director, Distribution, Distributor, E1,

Engineering, Europe, General Manager, Global Business, Increase

Productivity, Inventory Reduction, ISO, Japan, JIT, Kaizen, Lean

Manufacturing, Logistics, Master Schedule, Materials Management, MBA,

Mexico, MRP, Negotiations, Negotiator, Operations, Oracle, Priority

Deployment, Procurement, Production, Project Manager, Purchasing,

Receiving, Sales, SAP, Shipping, Six Sigma, Strategic Sourcing, Stock

Picking, Storage, Supply Chain, Team Builder, Traffic, Value Streaming,

Vice President, Visual Inventory, VP, Warehouse

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