Manager Customer Service

THOMAS A. KOLOSKY

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Wheaton, Illinois 60189

Home: 630-***-**** Cell: 630-***-****

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Summary of Experience

An outstanding Purchasing Professional offering 20+ years of success

demonstrated by continuous costs and process improvements, and advancement

in management positions. Areas of particular expertise include purchasing

and distribution management in the Electronics and Telecommunications

industry. An analytical problem-solver skilled at creating and implementing

efficiency-enhancing programs within budgets. Recognized by management for

consistently and favorably impacting profitability, surpassing goals,

attaining corporate objectives, and exceeding customer expectations in a

highly competitive industry. Self-motivated and hard working with

excellent organizational, leadership, and project management abilities.

2006 to LIFE FITNESS, Franklin Park, Illinois

Present A $500 million international manufacturer of consumer and

commercial fitness equipment.

Electronics Commodity Manager. Reporting to the Director of

Procurement.

Responsible for the supplier relationship between Lifer Fitness and

its Electronic Manufacturing Service providers, manage requirements

for related electronic components and electro-mechanical products.

. Provide strategic planning for the Electronics Commodity

. Manage new product introduction with EMS providers.

. Lead Supplier/Product Improvement Teams and Supplier Selection

Teams.

. Contributed +$1.5 Million cost savings in 2009.

. Annual spend +$25 Million.

2000 to KNOWLES ELECTRONICS INC., Itasca, Illinois

2006 A $250 million international manufacturer and marketer of

subminiature acoustic microphones

and speakers (transducers) for hearing instrument and communication

applications.

Commodity Manager. Reporting to the Director of World Wide

Procurement. Responsible for developing, implementing and

overseeing corporate strategies for global procurement of Hybrid

Circuits, Capital Equipment, and MRO supplies. Business Process

Owner, Oracle 11i.

. Procurement Team Leader for successful Oracle 11i World Wide

Procurement Implementation.

. Leader of Cross-Organizational, Multi-National Team for

Oracle 11i implementation.

. Managed an annual spend of $20,000,000 in Hybrid circuits,

exceeding 2006 Savings Target of 6% to spend.

. Successfully second sourced key products.

. Managed an annual spend of $15,000,000 Capital Equipment

producing a cost savings of 10% in each 2003, 2004, & 2005.

1993 to AMERITECH, Itasca, Illinois

2000 Midwest leader of the distribution, installation and support of

telephony and data transmission systems.

Manager of Purchasing and Planning, 1997-2000

Senior Buyer/Planner, 1993-1997

Directed a staff of 14 Buyer/Planners responsible for the purchase

and inventory management of voice, video, and data transmission

products.

. Supported Oracle 11 - Materials Management and Purchasing

implementation as Team Lead.

. Supervised a team of 14 Buyer Planners and Customer Service

Representatives, managing a total annual spend of

$58,000,000.

. Contributed $1,500,000 to Purchase Price Variance 1998.

. Increased inventory turns ratio 50% from 1994 to 1995.

. Maintained service levels of +97%.

. Increased productivity by 25% through process improvements.

1991 to REUTERS AMERICA, Franklin Park, Illinois

1993 World leader of information for news and financial service

organizations.

Buyer/Planner. Responsible for the acquisition of data transmission

equipment to support Subscriber demand in North & South America.

. Managed an annual dollar volume of $10,000,000.

. Contributed 5% to cost savings.

. Supported and transitioned distribution center to Chicago

from New York.

1986 to RICH INC., a Reuter Company, Franklin Park, Illinois

1991 Manufacture of information systems for financial service

organizations.

Senior Buyer/Planner. Managed a staff of three Buyer/Planners

responsible for the purchase and inventory control of electronic and

mechanical components and contract assembly.

. Managed a total annual dollar volume of $15,000,000 and

contributed 5% costs savings annually.

. Supported ASK Manman MRP II implementation.

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, 1979

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

Certificates in Purchasing Management, and Production

and Inventory Control at DePaul University College of

Commerce, 1988 & 1989

ADDITIONAL

TRAINING: Nahabit & Associates Inc seminars:

Supplier Negotiations (Life Fitness Training Seminar) 2008

Supplier Management Practices: A Study of Ethical Dilemmas -2005

Contracts: Reading, Writing & Negotiating - 2004

Legal Aspects of Purchasing - 2004

Fundamentals of Negotiation- 2003

IATA Initial Dangerous Goods Training - 2003

Oracle Modules: WIP, Procurement, Sales Order, Inventory, APS- 2000-

2001

COMPUTER

SKILLS: Oracle 11i ERP Suite

MS Office products - Word, Excel, Power Point, Access

PROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATIONS

& MEMBERSHIPS: ISM - Institute for Supply Management (formerly NAPM)

since 1989, Achieved APICS Certification, 1990

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