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Canton, Ohio 44721 Email:
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EXPERIENCE
*/** - */** **** Tocco - North Canton, Ohio
Purchased direct and indirect production items including steel, copper,
electrical insulating materials, and hardware. Used IBEX tools to reorder
items using MOP/MOQ. Sourced materials had new suppliers approved. Selected
suppliers and issued purchase orders.
5/90 -3/05 Yokohama Tire Corporation - Salem, Virginia
Director of Purchasing - Managed Supply Chain for all goods and services
for manufacturing passenger and light truck tires. Set Standard costs and
prepared the raw material budget for the Business Plan. Wrote purchasing
policy and procedures. Implemented Symex and Oracle Purchasing systems.
Purchased Polymers and fabric and managed the procurement of all other raw
materials, MRO, and goods and services. Positions supervised: Raw Material
Buyer, Plant Purchasing Manager, MRO Buyer, and Purchasing Assistant.
5/87 - 5/90 Teledyne Monarch Rubber Company - Hartville, Ohio
Director of Purchasing - Managed procurement for six plant making rubber
bonded to metal automotive suspension components and industrial and
military solid rubber tires. Purchased all rubber and chemicals. Controlled
raw material inventories to support production schedules and to meet the
financial plan. Implemented MAPICS Purchasing system. Authored Small and
Disadvantaged Business Plan and was the liaison offer. Positions
supervised: 4 Buyers, 2 Secretary- Clerks.
7/86 - 5/87 Lear Seigler Power Equipment Corporation - Maple Heights, Ohio
Purchasing Manager - Managed procurement of all mechanical components for
production of servos and electrical missile actuator systems for commercial
and military accounts. Supported production plans while meeting DoD Mil-I-
45208 and FAR. Established policy and procedures for computerized
purchasing system and prepared department for its implementation. Positions
supervised: 7 Buyers;2 Expediters; 2 Clerks.
10/83 - 3/76 Robbins & Myers - Gallipolis, Ohio
Purchasing and Raw Materials Manager - Established raw material inventory
objectives to meet business plan and set standard costs for purchased
components for electrical motor plant. Integrated buyer-planner concept
with MRP II to support production plan and control raw material
inventories. Purchased steel, magnet wire, and bearings using just- in-
time delivery, zero defects supply quality, and value analysis. Positions
supervised: Buyer; Secretary.
1/81 - 10/ 83 Imperial Electric Company - Akron, Ohio
Purchasing Manager - Managed purchasing for three plants producing electric
motors. Established sound and modern policies and procedures. Took control
of the purchasing function and directed it during a company expansion.
Positions supervised: Buyer; Secretary-clerk.
2/68 - 1/81 Firestone Tire and Rubber Company - Akron, Ohio
Division Purchasing Manager - Synthetic Rubber and Latex Company 4/80 -
1/81
Purchasing Agent - Synthetic Rubber and Latex Plant 2/79 - 4/80
Buyer - Seiberling Tire Company 10/76 - 2/79
Methods and Procedures Analyst - Seiberling Tire Company 8/75 - 10/76
Production Supervisor - Seiberling Tire Company 2/68 - 6/71
EDUCATION
MBA Kent State University - Kent, Ohio
B. A. Economics and Business Administration - Alfred University,
Alfred, New York
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
NAPM - Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.)
NCMA - Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM)