Supply Chain Customer Service

David M. Carberry

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OBJECTIVE: A senior level position in Purchasing or Supply Chain

Management in a world class organization, especially consumer products,

where my abilities to reduce costs, administer vendor activities, manage

supply chain, improve operational productivity and grow business

opportunities can help an organization exceed customer service levels and

achieve it goals for profitability.

EMPLOYMENT:

2007-Present ChemGroup Chemicals, Inc. Cincinnati, OH Midwest based

regional top 25 chemical distributor in US with combined sales of $130

Million/year and 5 branches in Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, OH,

Louisville, KY and Cleveland, TN.

PurchasingManager, Commodity Manager

. Manage major contract commodities for the ChemGroup including Chlor-

Alkali, Surfactants, Food Chemicals, Agricultural Oils, Phosphates and

Solvents by developing global sourcing strategies from China and Asia

that reduced landed cost by 2.5 Million and improved profit margins.

Implemented bulk storage logistics plan on Chinese Phosphoric Acid that

increased sales by 25%.

. Implemented inventory control strategies on slow moving and obsolete

inventories that reduced total inventory and disposal costs.

2005-2007 OSG, Inc., (Outsourcing Services Group), Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

Contract filling company with 9 plants in North America that contract fill

aerosols, household and hair care formulations, cosmetics, OTC, single dose

and pharmaceutical products for major consumer products marketers. Plant

locations include Aerosol Services, Piedmont Labs, Kolmar Cosmetics,

Norwich Phamaceuticals.

Director, Corporate Purchasing and Supply Chain, Business Manager for

Precision Packaging for 3rd Party Customers

. Corporate Purchasing Director responsible for contracts on raw materials

including chemicals, aerosol propellants, plastic resins, packaging

components, MRO supplies and services, Energy, out-sourced finished goods

purchases of over $200 Million/year.

. Contributed $4 Million year in cost savings initiatives with OSG R&D and

plant operations; reduced inventory cost by $3 Million year through VMI,

remote telemetry, effective Materials Planning methods, Global Logistics

and supplier consignment programs.

. Participated in Sarbanes Oxley compliance requirements, lean

manufacturing systems and Supplier Certification programs.

. Improved inventory turn programs and implemented supply chain logistics

strategies generating $3 Million in cost avoidance.

1996-2005 DAP, INC. Baltimore, MD Division of RPM, INC Medina, OH.

(Sister companies include Rustoleum, Zinsser, Tremco, Carboline, Dryvit,

StonCor, Day-Glo) Large paint & coatings manufacturer with over 200 global

locations and 30,000 employees.

Director, Corporate Purchasing and IT Services

. Corporate staff procurement director responsible for contract

negotiations with major supplier base on chemicals, packaging components,

freight, energy, MRO, IT equipment and 3rd party out-sourced finished

goods purchases of over $500 Million per year.

. Developed long term strategic contracts with key suppliers including

total cost, freight, delivery, lead times and payment terms.

. Assisted with development of company wide SOX (Sarbanes Oxley) policy and

monitor its compliance at plant locations.

. Implemented cost reduction strategies that generated over $8 Million per

year in cost avoidance on direct materials with plant Operations and R&D.

Led the Cost Reduction effort by developing strategies to rationalize

cost for non-direct purchases.

. Developed and implemented an RPM corporate wide bulk Acetone barge

distribution system for 10 plant locations using VMI and remote tank

telemetry saving approx. $2.5Million/year. Guaranteed source of supply

for Acetone during allocation in market.

. Senior member of RPM Corporate Purchasing Group with other RPM companies

to identify and implement major cost reduction initiatives of $12-15

Million per year on raw materials, packaging, finished goods, capital

equipment and energy projects.

. Sourced alternate materials, packaging components, and finished goods

from Asia and China generating $2 Million/year in savings.

. Participated in New Product Development with Marketing and R&D to bring

new products and packaging innovations to market. Assisted in the

development of several of DAP's premier products including DAP-tex, DRY-

DEX, and anti-bacterial KWIK-SEAL.

. Managed 7 direct reports, including corporate Purchasing staff and plant

Buyer/Inventory Planners.

1990-1996 Andrew Jergens Company, Division of Kao Corporation of Japan,

Cincinnati, OH US Division of world's 3rd largest HAPPI (household

products and personal care products) company with $8 Billion in sales and

45,000 employees. Kao Corporation is well recognized for innovative new

product development and commitment to R&D in such products as laundry,

household cleaners, hair care, diapers, oleochemicals and cosmetics.

Purchasing Manager -Raw Materials, Packaging, IT Services and Energy

. Primary responsibility for procurement of all direct materials, finished

goods and energy requirements of $300 Million per year.

. Managed the acquisition of MRO supplies and services, capital equipment

and IT equipment reducing costs by $3 Million per year.

. Participated in cross functional strategic Kaizen business teams to

facilitate open communication, reduce costs, improve operating

efficiencies, develop new products and achieve profitability goals.

Directly responsible for over $25 Million in imported materials.

. Headed the North American Purchasing Group of Kao companies, including

Goldwell Cosmetics, High Point Chemical, Quimi-Kao, and Biore Products

by implementing cost reduction and streamlined overseas freight/logistics

strategies with key global suppliers contributing $7 Million year in

cost saving. Integrated supply chain logistics in North America for

retail distribution channel with key customers including Wal-Mart,

Target, major food and drug chain customers Kroger, Walgreens, and

Safeway.

1987-1990 EM Science Division, Associate of E.Merck Darmstadt, Germany,

Cincinnati, OH E. Merck is a global leader in pharmaceuticals, high

purity chemicals for laboratory and analytical applications with 50,000

employees in 100 countries worldwide.

Purchasing Agent - Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals and Packaging, MRO, Lab

Equipment, computer equipment, instrumentation.

. Responsible for the procurement of pharmaceuticals and high purity

chemicals, packaging components, including DOT and UN packaging for

hazardous materials, and laboratory capital equipment with total

expenditures in excess of $250 Million per year.

. Implemented cost reduction program on all chemicals and packaging

components with R&D, Quality and Packaging Design groups to reduce

scrap and excess inventory saving approx. $4 Million/per year.

. Developed supply chain strategy on high performance laboratory

instrumentation sourced from Europe and Japan that used min-max inventory

principles and guaranteed availability of high volume components to North

American customers of Karl Fischer equipment

. Identified and implemented a PC based Purchasing/MRP system that

streamlined the work flow information among various departments and

greatly improved office efficiency and response time to filling customer

orders.

1978-1986 Champion International Corporation, Stamford, CT (now

International Paper) Champion International was 3rd largest US integrated

forest products company comprised of Champion Papers, US Plywood, St. Regis

and Stone Container with $8 Billion in sales, 200 manufacturing locations

and 45,000 employees. Products included fine papers, kraft paper, plywood

and lumber. Contract Administrator, Capital Purchasing Group Hamilton,

OH

. Responsible for the procurement of corporate wide requirements of IT and

telecommunication equipment, long distance services, personal computer

and office automation equipment, software and plant electrical and

process control instrumentation equipment with total expenditure of over

$400 Million per year. Purchased approx. 5,000 PC's per year with

software license agreements.

. Generated $2 Million per year in cost savings on long distance and data

communication expenditures with AT&T and MCI.

. Successfully introduced competitive sourcing strategies on major

telecommunications equipment expenditures, including PBX's, telephone key

systems and data transmission equipment generating over $5 Million in

cost avoidance.

. Negotiated and executed contractual agreements on major capital projects

at pulp and paper mills for process control instrumentation, electrical

equipment and data integration services. Implemented contract

performance guarantees on all critical equipment to reduce potential of

downtime, provide periodic maintenance intervals and charge back

suppliers for lack of compliance contract provisions.

Purchasing Agent, Corporate Materials Department Stamford, CT

. Negotiated national agreement contracts with major chemical suppliers for

corporate wide requirements of raw materials, such as TiO2, kaolin clay,

corn starch, caustic soda, chlorine, biocides and pulp with total

expenditures in excess of $500 Million per year.

. Reduced corporate wide expenditures on energy at pulp mills by $3 Million

per year through contract negotiations on natural gas, fuel oil and

electricity with major refiners, distributors and local utilities.

Senior Buyer, Inventory Analyst/Planner, Corporate Materials Department -

Missoula, MT; Canton, NC; Hamilton, OH mills

. Managed the procurement of capital equipment, engineering and contractor

services for a major construction project of $255 Million. Led the

Materials Management team on site to bring the project to completion on

time and $4 Million below engineering contract.

. Negotiated contracts on assigned major capital projects at pulp and paper

mills, plywood mills, saw mills and timberlands operations throughout the

United States and Canada.

. Recognized by Champion's Human Resource Department as top Materials

Management Training Program graduate for having achieved three

consecutive years of cost savings and logistics improvement contributions

of $2 Million per year. Assignments included plant manufacturing sites

in Montana, Oregon, North Carolina, Texas, Ohio and Connecticut,

including both Corporate Headquarters offices.

EDUCATION:

. BA Business, Miami University, Oxford, OH; Minors: Chemistry,

Humanities, Paper Technology

. Master of Arts Program, G.P.A. 4.0 Graduate Assistant Department of

Philosophy

. Dale Carnegie Graduate-Course for Managers

. Numerous Computer Software Training Seminars; Microsoft Office

. Mainframe AS/400 based MRP platforms, including SAP, ARIBA, JD Edwards,

PRISM/Avantis, BON, OPTIVA

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

. Institute of Sourcing Management (ISM formerly NAPM)

. APICS

. American Purchasing Society

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