Manager Supply Chain

DOUGLAS RAY SCHWEIZER

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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT: MANAGER, DIRECTOR, VP

Supply Chain Management, Materials Management, Purchasing Management

A BBA Sr. Vice President/Director of Supply Chain Management with

more than 20 years experience developing and implementing corporate

supply chain initiatives for manufacturing and energy industries with

sales from $50M to $11B. Proficient in staff management, policy and

procedure development, significant cost reduction, and problem

resolution. I am a materials focus-driven leader able to successfully

orchestrate complex relationships and work environments, fueling

greater partner loyalty and fewer channel conflicts using superior

management skills

Make/Buy Analysis, Continuous Process Improvement (Lean), Capital

Project Procurement, Global Supplier/Subcontractor Development,

Procure to Pay, Supply Chain (Strategic & Tactical), Best In Class,

Inventory Efficiency, Budget Preparation and Implementation, Strategic

Thinking, Planning and Execution; Global Contract Negotiations &

Management, Forecasting and Scheduling, Managing Multi-Site Locations,

Managing Material Process Flow, OSHA & 5S Standards, ISO and SOX

Compliance, Analytical and Organizational Skills, Policy/ Procedure

Development & Implementation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

New Energy Alliance, LLC, Marlborough, MA

$150M Capital Project Management Company in New England

Project Supply Chain Manager 4/2009 - Present

Manager of developing vendor selection by approving qualified

suppliers based on company and customer specifications, developing

policy and procedures, setting up purchasing process on IBM AS400 CGC

system, negotiate with suppliers for materials, services, and

subcontractors' proposals. Award contracts for work on all

transmission line and substation projects. Work with customer on

delivery of free issued materials to project locations. Serve on

Project and Supply Chain Teams to represent company with customer and

suppliers.

. Negotiated over $80K savings on materials for a 47 mile transmission

pole replacement project.

. Negotiated over $30K savings on civil work for a substation expansion

project in Rhode Island.

. Assisted Balfour Beatty Purchasing Manager in Atlanta on office

supply contract that resulted in a $192K yearly savings.

. Manage a department yearly department spend of $25M per year.

Perfect 10 Antennas, North Little Rock, AR

$50M Satellite TV Distributor/Manufacture Coaxial Cable

Senior Vice President - Supply Chain 4/2008- 9/2008

Responsible for purchasing, inventory control, inbound logistics, and

replenishing the distribution centers with container loads of coaxial

cable and hardware from China. I was also responsible for logistics

of all customer drop shipments to North America, Canada, and Latin

America. I was able to achieve:

. Restructure department responsibilities to improve delivery times

on items being purchased in China.

. Developed first company wide forecast for suppliers in China to

reduce manufacturing lead time and cost by 4% or $520K.

. Reduced staff by 15% by improving department efficiencies.

LM Glasfiber, Inc. Grand Forks, ND, Little Rock, AR

$1.5B Global Blade Manufacturer f/Wind Turbine Industry

Senior Materials/Logistic Manager 3/2007- 4/2008

Responsible for the divisions' purchasing, planning & scheduling,

inventory control, warehousing, logistics, yard blade storage,

production support, and shipping & receiving. Business Unit consisted

of a team of one manager, four direct supervisors, seven team leads,

and forty two indirect working four shifts. Senior Manager for the

new plant start-up in Little Rock, Arkansas and purchased plus

approved all capital equipment for the project. Achievements include:

. Reduced office overhead cost by $46K or 40%.

. Worked with Engineers on Lean Project to get hoses used on the

mold precut to save time and waste by 15%.

. Reduced manufacturing consumable spend by 10% which was a

reduction in $600K per year.

. Redesign warehouse layout and material process flow to conform to

OSHA regulations and 5S standards.

. Work Lean Project to designed material and stocking location

mapping for faster picking items for production

. Increase stocking levels with suppliers at their location which

minimized LM's inventory holding cost by $2M.

. Vital team member in setting up Global MRP/ERP system utilizing

Corporate Axapta software.

. Laid out warehouse at secondary location to handle materials for two

plants, saving $2.5M out of 2008 project budget.

Washington Gas, Springfield, VA

$2.6B Gas Utility Company

Senior Procurement Manager, Direct Sourcing 2/2006 - 3/2007

Manager of Direct Sourcing for a Gas Utility that services the

Washington, DC area, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. I had three

direct, which two were supervisors, and eleven non-directs union

members. Managed corporate purchasing of materials for inventory and

capital projects, warehousing, and inventory control, hauling, and

receiving. A senior member of all project team and signed off on all

capital project. The goals achieved were:

. Restructured reorder points and reorder quantity to minimize

inventory levels and increase terns 50%.

. Negotiated with pipe supplier to hold inventory and reduced

inventory cost by $400K per year.

. Renegotiation with suppliers for stocking programs and sourced

additional suppliers to increase competition reducing spend by $1.2M

per year.

. Worked with internal and external auditors with SOX compliance.

. A vital member of the core team in upgrading present PeopleSoft on

materials control processes (MRP).

Analog Devices, Inc., Greensboro, NC

$6.56B Global Micro-Chip/Multi-Chip Manufacturer

Senior Materials Manager 7/2000 - 10/2005

Senior Manager responsible for all plants purchasing,

planning/scheduling, warehouse, inventory control, incoming

inspection, customer service, logistics, and shipping & receiving.

Control all material activity for three different strategies with all

being built by subcontractors in Asia and UK. The department consisted

of three supervisors, twenty-four nonexempt employees and nine exempt

employees.

. Worked with engineers on design and manufacturing of multi-chip

products for the military and aerospace industries.

. Improved on time delivery to customer from 72% to 98%.

. Maintained a 98% accuracy of Sales Projections for monthly revenue

over the past four years.

. Leader in the transferring responsibility of a Division in Norwood,

MA (ICI, IOS, DAP) to Greensboro, NC and Philippines.

. Successfully implemented MRP/Purchasing modules within company SAP

system.

. Developed planning and purchasing strategies for subcontractors in

the US, Philippians, Taiwan and UK. Reduced cost by $520K.

. Work with the Philippians subcontractor to develop purchasing and

planning guidelines to improve on time deliveries.

. Part of Sr. Management Team to move manufacturing and reduce

division budget by $1.4M.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Jabil Circuits Inc., St. Petersburg, FL 4/1999 - 6/2000

Materials Supervisor $11.6B Contract Electronics Mfg.

Gloucester Engineering Company, Newport, NH 9/1997 - 12/1998

Materials Manager $550M Global Equipment Mfg.

Herndon Marine Products, Inc. (Gulf King), Aransas Pass, TX

3/1994 - 5/1996

Materials/Purchasing Manager $25M Seafood

Pakco Industrial Ceramics (Div of Norton Company), Conroe, TX

1/1990 - 3/1994

Regional Sales Manager $50M Industrial Ceramic Mfg.

EVI Highland Pump Company, Odessa, TX 6/1986 - 12/1989

Purchasing Manager $250M Pump & Equipment Mfg.

Arco Oil & Gas Company, Midland, TX 3/1981 - 4/1986

Sr. Material Supervisor $18.2B Global E&P

Career Note: Experience while attending college: Production

Expediter/Inventory Control, for National Machinery Center (1980-

1981), Field Salesman, for Continental-Emsco (1978-1980), Sr.

Production Expediter, for Pool Machinery Center (1976-1978)

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

BBA, Bachelor Business Administration Major: Operation Management

University of Texas - Permian Basin GPA: 3.2

Training & Development

Washington Gas- Labor Relations, Managing People Series.

Jabil Professional Development Series (33hrs), - Techniques of

Supervision, Jabil Policies & Procedures, Human Relation,

Interviewing Skills & Legal Compliance, Ethics, Team Building, Dealing

with Difficult People, Stress Management, Leadership, Time Management,

and Performance Management.

Pakco Industrial Ceramics Inc - Leadership & Management Training

Program

Arco Oil & Gas Co. - Corrosion & Materials Training Program

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP Systems: SAP, PeopleSoft, KEWILL/MAX, Microsoft Axapta, AS400 CGC.

Visio, Lotus Notes, MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

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