Supply Chain Manager
Resume:
BRUCE W. YARNALL, C.P.M., CSCA
Stow, Ohio 44224
E-Mail: abm5dx@r.postjobfree.com
SOURCING, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Entrepreneurial leader that achieves sustainable profitability by
developing and implementing an integrated seamless supply system achieving
efficient management focused on total cost of goods sold.
. Senior manager in automotive and aerospace achieving cost reductions
of $10mm annually.
. Master of Business Administration
. Certified Purchasing Manager, Certified Supply Chain Analyst
. Achieved $ 15mm in additional sales with strategic competitive
pricing.
AREAS OF EFFECTIVENESS
Strategic Supply Chain Process Improvement International Sourcing
Team Leadership and Resource Development Best Practices
Implementation
Integrate Total Supply System Effective Communicator
Supplier Negotiations/Contracting Subcontract Program
Management
Manage Supplier/Customer Relationships Supplier Development
Programs
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Supply Management Solutions: 2008 to
Present
Consulting services for procurement and supply chain operations.
ITT, Cleveland Motion Controls Div.
An international designer/manufacture of actuators and power controls
for commercial airlines.
Contract Consultant: Introduced commodity management to improve
performance by reducing total cost and reducing inventory.
Saint Gobain, Norpro Division
Independent Consultant to address Import & Export Traffic issues for
multi-national locations.
Initiated carrier corrective action to clear imports to improve on-
time performance by five days.
Goodrich Power Systems, London, UK
2007
An international manufacture of generators, for commercial and military
aircraft.
Program Sourcing Manager, manage international supply chain, sourcing
selection and design-to-cost process for rotary wing program.
Alphabet, a Division of Stoneridge, Howland, Ohio
1998 to 2003
An international tier I manufacturer of power distribution systems for
auto, truck and off road vehicles with a supply chain budget of $150.mm.
Corporate Supply Chain Manager
. Reduced costs 10% by implementing strategic sourcing alliances based
on world market prices.
. Initiated subcontract cost management for large procurement projects
based on modular subsystems as a tier I under QS/TS16949 requirements.
. Restructured supplier quality assurance to lower PPM defects by 6%
based on 29k active parts.
. Designed aggressive supplier development program for performance
improvements; 95% on time delivery and supplier participation on cost
reduction programs with shared savings.
. Re-engineered purchasing process by linking all divisions to a unified
commodity strategy.
. Reduced inventory by 20% at four USA plant and two foreign locations.
. Increased inventory turns by 8% and started an asset recovery program
$1mm.
. Reduced suppliers by 35% from 1,600 by initiating partnerships and
commodity strategies.
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Lockheed Martin (formerly Goodyear Aerospace)
1981 to 1998
An international defense company for electronics and avionic
systems.
Manager, International Purchasing and Materials
. Lowed logistics costs by 6%.for an international project focused on
direct and indirect materials.
. Established total quality management process in three areas: personnel
training, material value analysis, and supplier continuous improvement
program.
. Managed international sourcing in Europe achieving a 14% lower costs then
targets.
. Initiated budget performance controls resulting in improved cost
management.
. Developed an inventory reduction of 20% by structuring a simplification
program in multiple sites...
. Member of Integrated Product Development Team to develop new marketing
model for new proposals
. Initiated a supply chain management system to improve the total cost of
goods sold.
Manager, Subcontract Program Management
. Chief negotiator, responsible for multiple programs saving $50mm.
. Restructured material schedules and negotiated special terms to improve
cash flow by 2%.
. Managed complex subsystem acquisition by implementing program management
techniques to accomplish schedule and cost reduction goals.
. Generated profit enhancement opportunities ($6 million) through value
analysis
. Presented formal presentations to customer's management in regard to
subcontracts.
College Adjunct Faculty :
The University of Akron 2007 to
Present
Graduate College courses in Supply Chain Management.
Cuyahoga Community College, Parma & Highland Hills, Ohio
1990 to Present
Teaching management courses including strategic purchasing and supply
chain management. Publish instructor on rating supplier's
performance. Senior member of the Purchasing Management Curriculum
Advisory Committee.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration, Systems Management
Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, OH
Bachelor General Science,
Kent State University, Kent, OH
OTHER CREDENTIALS
Published articles in The Institute for Supply Management website
www.ISMMMG.org, Add Value, Customer Satisfaction, Vendor Managed Inventory
and other topics.
American Graduate College; Program Management: Subcontract Management,
Contract Law, and Finance
Defense System Management College: Contractors Financial Performance,
Subcontract Program Management
George Washington University: International Contracting
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Institute of Supply Management formerly National Associate Purchasing
Management
American Production & Inventory Control Society, Board of Directors Akron
Chapter
DOD Security Clearance: Secret
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