Manager Supply Chain
Resume:
LARRY PESAVA
**W*** Kurt Court * St. Charles, IL 60175 * Cell 630-***-**** *
***********@*****.***
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Results oriented professional with comprehensive business experience in
managing all aspects of Supply Chain and Program/Product Management. I am
an assertive leader with the ability to execute strategies for process
improvement, cost effectiveness, improving operating efficiency, and
customer satisfaction.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS Saint Charles, IL 12/06 to 5/10
Pass Thru Business Manager - Purchasing/Materials
o Managed $110M in Finish Goods spend for high volume distribution
of 260 products from 8 global manufacturing plants shipping to 30
plus customers. Supervised personnel in department.
o Controlled and maintain costs with profit margins averaging 5% to
15%.
o Increased inventory turns from 6 to 13 while reducing working
capital by $8.6M.
o Managed $1M plus in MRO spend annually for products and services.
o Sourced and developed supplier relationships to achieve 8% annual
costs savings.
o Worked with global manufacturing plants to lower costs, uphold
quality, maintain on time delivery, maintain inventory levels,
and ensure capacity to meet customer sales demand.
o Worked closely with sales and corporate to develop and report
annual budgets.
o Conducted Sales/Operations Planning meetings to ensure product
supply meets customer requirements.
o Planned and implemented strategies with Supply Chain Manager and
Director of Finance to achieve process improvements for business
operations.
o Managed product launch and life cycle for products to minimize
obsolescence.
o Worked closely with accounting to manage operating budget, cost
savings, and P/L.
o Created, trained, and maintained strict procedures in the
automotive industry.
o Received customer on-time delivery performance awards for 99.8%
consistency.
o Project Manager: Lead $6M dollar inventory transfer from Canada
location to Illinois while maintaining customer deliveries.
o Co-managed $95M materials purchased (3500 parts) for products
manufactured in Saint Charles. This includes the following
commodities: Metals, Electronics, Plastics, and Packaging.
PHONAK HEARING SYSTEMS Warrenville, IL 01/03 to 12/06
Supply Chain Manager - Purchasing/Materials/Warehouse
o Managed Purchasing, Materials, and Warehouse operations in a 25
personnel department for a medical device manufacturer with $360M
annual revenue.
o Controlled $150M+ annually with Domestic and International
supplier spending.
o Achieved 10% annual cost savings for targeted goals through
supplier negotiation and consolidation.
o Managed stockroom operations with 99.5% customer order fill rate
for high volume products.
o Adhered to strict guidelines and quality procedures in medical
industry.
o Worked closely with Accounting and Management in annual operating
budget meetings.
o Managed the purchasing negotiations for MRO items, multi-year
contracts, and capital equipment.
o Created Purchasing Policy and worked closely with directors to
control company annual spending.
o Developed supplier evaluation criteria and negotiated
local/global contracts for annual cost savings.
o Responsible for 4000 inventoried items and increased inventory
turns from 6 to 14 while reducing working capital from $20M to
$8.5M.
o Analyzed contracts and bid proposals from various Government
administrations and institutions.
o Managed minority spending qualifications to remain in compliance
with the Government administrations and institutions.
o Prepared and plan for transition from an AS400 operating system
to SAP.
CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR St. Charles, IL 08/01 to 01/03
Consultant/Contractor
o Increased company sales by 10% with new marketing and sales
strategies.
o Revamped and implemented technical business service contracts for
products and services.
o Created new processes for business operations focusing on pricing
proposals and supplier costs.
o Identified organizational functional needs and presented cost
effective solutions to customers.
o Supported Product Management needs for data retrieval on
competitors.
o Work with Onsite Services, Inc. and Elgin Sweeper.
3COM / U.S. ROBOTICS Schaumburg, IL
08/96 to 08/01
Product Manager
o Managed all aspects of multi product life cycles in a fast paced
consumer/business environment.
o Responsible for numerous skus and products generating $170
million in annual revenue.
o Researched and evaluated market data to present new products in
business cases employing:
( Product & Service Analysis ( Product & Labor
Budgets ( Market, Forecast, Competitor Analysis
( Project Planning & Scheduling ( Profit, Margin,
Revenue, ROI ( Marketing, Sales, Support Materials
o Worked closely with Senior Management for financial approvals.
o Accountable for profit, loss, and business development for
product portfolio to drive the business.
o Coordinated product release announcements, launch plans,
packaging, branding decisions, product positioning, marketing
programs, price points, promotions, and distribution channel
pricing.
o Drove cross-functional teams to release new products/services and
manage end of life transitions.
o Developed and communicated information for public relations,
press releases, and campaigns.
o Plan, set, and measure goals to track sales, market share, costs,
profit margins, and new customers.
Supply Chain Program Manager
o Managed global products in multiple manufacturing plants that
account for $600 million in revenue.
o Reduced working capital by 50% to increase inventory turns and
effectively manage product mix.
o Accountable for forecasts, production output, supplier costs, on
time delivery, and scheduling product mix to obtain global
revenue goals and measuring various metrics.
o Collaborated and implemented end of life products and new product
introductions with Product Marketing and Product Management.
o Implemented sales and operations planning meetings to communicate
status for quarterly revenue, channel inventories, product
availability, and build attainment.
U.S. Robotics Transition Project
o Managed the U.S. Robotics business unit separation from 3COM for
Supply Chain Operations.
o Lead consulting teams to develop new supply chain operations for
the business and systems.
o Managed the re-location and set up for new distribution and
manufacturing facilities.
o Screened and managed agreements with new suppliers to manufacture
and distribute product.
o Designed an effective format to manage the sales and operations
planning process.
Production Planner
o Developed and managed production schedule in manufacturing OEM,
international, and domestic products for approximately $420
million in annual revenue.
o Optimized line output and factory capacity by assessing product
cycle times and utilization rates.
o Problem solved technical production issues with manufacturing
engineering.
o Developed and loaded quarterly schedules from forecasts to meet
customer demand.
UNIVERSAL COACH/MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES Schaumburg, IL 04/95 to 08/96
Materials Planner/Buyer
o Managed $18 million in annual revenue for electrical commodities
for the aftermarket bus segment.
Customers included Bluebird, Dina, International, Liberty,
and Greyhound.
o Bought and maintained inventory levels for six distribution
centers per customer demand.
o Worked in product teams to achieve goals in service levels,
backorders, and inventory turns.
o Negotiated supplier pricing and quantity breaks to attain profit
margin, consolidate suppliers, and define blanket orders.
WARSHAWSKY / J.C. WHITNEY Chicago, IL
02/93 to 03/95
Buyer
o Coordinated technical automotive product line daily operations
for $5 million annual revenue.
o Aided implementation of E3 purchasing system to generate and
regulate forecasts to achieve corporate service levels, low
backorder percentages, and high inventory turns.
EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Marketing Bradley University
December 1991
Proficient in the following software:
Microsoft Excel Microsoft Power Point AS400 MRP Systems
Microsoft Word Microsoft Project SAP Engineering
Change Systems
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