Manager Supply Chain

William (Bill) Butterfield

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Allen, Texas 75013 http://www.linkedin.com/in/williambutterfield

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Operational Excellence Implementation

Operations management and process improvement executive specializing in

international lean manufacturing implementation and supply chain

management. Start-up leadership skills, combined with organizational and

team building strengths, to consistently achieve cost improvement and

increased profitability. Major strengths:

. Toyota Production System (TPS)

. Process / continuous improvement

. International manufacturing strategy

. Operations planning

. Supplier development

. Value analysis

. Supplier Development

. Kaizen

. Six Sigma Greenbelt Certified

. Global strategic sourcing

. Project management

. Creating and managing metrics

Career Progression

Tomkins Building Products, Richardson, Texas

$1.4 billion international manufacturer of building products, primarily air

handling and bathware, composed of 6 companies and 60 facilities.

Group Director, Lean Engineering and Supply Management (2007 - May 2010)

Initiated a corporate staff group to implement, train, and coordinate

division and facility staff on lean process improvement.

. $8.6 million savings in 2009

. Optimized North American production of registers and brought production

back from China allowing 2 months of inventory to be removed from the

distribution centers at no additional manufacturing cost.

. Developed, coordinated, and implemented strategic sourcing initiatives

across diverse product lines resulting reduced steel cost savings and

better relationship with suppliers

. Managed over 90 kaizens from June through December 2009 with a team of 4.

Delphi Power Train Systems, Troy, Michigan

$26 billion international manufacturer of automotive parts and components.

Manager, Lean Supplier Development and Quality (2003 - 2007)

Managed worldwide staff of 14 engineers in key international locations to

improve critical Powertrain supply base performance.

. Developed and managed metrics for the top 300 critical suppliers (out of

3,500)

. Doubled savings in the first year to more than $10 million implementing

lean with suppliers - the suppliers shared an additional $10,000

. Taught, audited, and coached automotive quality system to supply base

. Resolved critical "line down" issues with world-wide supply base

Deere and Company, Moline, Illinois

$23 billion leading global manufacturer of agricultural, construction,

forestry, lawn care, engine, and drive train equipment.

Manager of Supplier Development, Supplier Rating System, Mergers &

Acquisitions (1998 - 2003)

Created enterprise supplier development Initiative to implement lean

manufacturing across the supply chain. Managed 90 engineers worldwide.

. Restructured indirect materials supply base; 1700 indirect suppliers

reduced to 21 in one year

. Created new facilities and mergers & acquisitions process to insure site

profitability within 1 year of startup

. Streamlined healthcare supplier/value stream saving $5 million in cost

and enhancing service

. Implemented over 500 lean supplier development projects in 3 years

. Reduced manufacturing cycle time and inventory reductions by typically

70% while improving quality, delivery, cost, and capacity

. Served as key member of the team that redesigned order fulfillment.

Process improvements gained 5% market share and reduced

receivables by 80%

William (Bill) Butterfield

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Deere and Company (Continued)

International Purchasing Manager & Supplier Quality Manager (1995 -1998)

. Increased spend to low cost countries by 80% to $1.2 billion.

. Directed global supplier capability assessments:

- Analyzed and identified strategic threshold limits for commodity

localization.

- Identified and screened startup of suitable suppliers.

- Matriculated new low cost suppliers through quality and delivery

expectations and processes.

Additional experience with Deere and Company: (1976 - 1995)

Deere Tech Services as an international commercial supplier of lean

consulting. Clients included: Boeing, Allied Signal, Whirlpool, Douglas,

Air force, Army and John Deere. Implemented major MRP systems at John Deere

European factories.

Education

M.S., Industrial Technology - University Of Wisconsin

B.S., Business Administration - University Of Dubuque

Professional Affiliations

Institute for Supply Management

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

American Manufacturing Excellence

National Institute of Supply Chain Integration

APICS (The Association for Operations Management)

Presentations

Speakers List for AME, SME, Institute for International Research,

International Quality and Productivity Centre (London), Center for Quick

Response Manufacturing, and APICS

Guest Speaker and Instructor for Universities including MIT, University of

San Diego, University of Maine, and several international speaking

engagements.

Publications

(Books that reference my processes and name)

World Class Supply Management by Burt, Dobler, Starling ISBN 0-07-229070-6

The Purchasing Machine by Dave Nelson, Patricia Moody, Johathan Stegner

ISBN 0-684-85776-6

Quick Response Manufacturing by Rajan Suri ISBN 1-56327-201-6

Certifications

Certified Manufacturing Engineer: Michigan

Six Sigma Green Belt

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