RICHARD E. SCHRETZENMAYER C.P.M.
New Fairfield, CT 06812
E-mail *********@*********.***
Summary
Procurement professional with a background in facilities agreements,
marketing, office machines and supplies, lab equipment and supplies,
printing, construction agreements, lease and rental agreements and
implementing procurement systems.
Work Experience
ASML, Wilton, Connecticut
Strategic Procurement 2009-Present
* None Product Items
o Negotiate contracts for Gases and Chemicals.
o Procurement of items need for the facility in Wilton and other
locations
* Production Part Purchases
o Retain quotes for production parts
o Send parts back for Warranty Repairs and regular repairs.
Deloitte Services LP, Wilton, Connecticut
Strategic Procurement Services 2006-2009
* Reviewed and negotiated national contracts for security, real estate
brokers, artwork consultants, office fronts, lighting and ceilings
* Corporate Real Estate:
o Negotiated contracts with national brokers to help Deloitte
locate office space as our leases come due. Just completed sites
include New York City which will consolidate three major office
sites into most likely one site. Also completed talks for Miami
FL, Minneapolis IN, Dayton OH, Dallas TX, and Austin TX are just
a few other locations negotiated.
o Also included talks for subleasing space in a few of the
locations that we plan on leaving.
o Created the RFP's for the real estate group along with the SOW
for the RFP.
o Organized team meetings and planned the interviews with selected
brokers to further down select and recommend finial selection of
the broker.
o Created the recommendation deck that showed finances and savings
for the project.
o Implemented a flat rate for service as opposed to the regular
commission rates. This has given us a savings of over 45%
o Current savings of over $1.5 million dollars
* Work with the design and construction team:
o Hold weekly calls with the design and construction team for
ongoing construction projects. These projects include the
remodeling of existing spaces as well as new construction.
o Doing LEED work for the office.
o Handling environmental and energy contracts for the company
examples are Renewable Energy Certificates, soil testing, air
testing and abatements.
o Energy solution teams
o Negotiated a contract with a supplier to supply the company with
plastic returnable boxes to be used during moves instead of
cardboard boxes
o Construction contracts for lighting, demountable office fronts,
carpets and office furniture
o Negotiated the HVAC maintenance contract for New England savings
of over $150K
o Working with the Corporate Health and Fitness on an RFP for
AED's and training program
o Handling on-line RFP's through the Ariba system
o Working with the process team to stream line the work flow
* Office of National Security:
o Work closely with the office of security on a national basis to
negotiate the purchase of security items for projects
o Negotiate contracts for suppliers to install our security needs
at our office on a national level
o Negotiated a national contract for Guard Force Services
o Hold weekly meetings with suppliers
o Negotiate the monitoring services contract for the company
o Year to date savings of over $250,000
* Artwork consultant:
o Consolidated the artwork consultants used by the company to just
two regions.
o Negotiated the contract for two consultants reduced fees by over
15%
o Started to create a file of artwork on hand at all of Deloitte
offices
o Artwork valued at over 3 million dollars
o Cost savings of over $150,000
Volunteer Fire Department Non-Profit work 1981 - present
* Offices held: Assistant Chief (1993-1998), Captain, 1st Lieutenant, 2nd
Lieutenant, EMS Lieutenant
* Negotiate purchases of capital equipment (totaling over 3 million
dollars)
o Developed the RFP's and specifications for the purchase of Fire
Trucks (trucks cost in range of $450K and up)
o Developed the RFP and specifications for the purchase of
Ambulances (Amb cost on average $95K and up)
o Negotiated the purchase of Air Pack refilling station ($80K)
o Work on department budgets and present them to the town Board of
Finance and Board of Selectman
* Plan and manage fundraisers (raising over $50,000 for the organization)
o Organize annual golf fundraiser
o Organize annual boot drive
o Organize annual dinner
o Member of the department letter drive committee
* Emergency Medical Technician and certified Fire Fighter
o Respond to medical calls day and night
o Respond to Fire calls day and night
o Hazmat Tech
o Hold training classes
Trident-ITW Company, Brookfield Connecticut
Purchasing 2005-2006
* Managed all purchasing for production and facilities purchases.
o Maintain inventory levels for production through Kanban and JIT
o Purchase of any equipment needed to support the production lines
o Negotiated all contracts for the business from Office supplies
to production line items
o Raw material purchases
o Support facilities in the maintenance of the building from
outside items to the interior
o Consolidation of office from three buildings to two
o Helped relocate one production line to a sister company in St.
Louis
Rexam Beauty & Pharma, Thomaston, Connecticut (Jaci Carroll Staffing)
Purchasing 2004-2005
* Implementation of the purchasing model of the SAP program
o Traveled to Chicago to sit with other divisions and plot out the
flow of the program
o Meet with departments to see how they process the work and
create the process flow in SAP
o Map SAP purchasing model to interact with other departments
o Helped create the training books for the purchasing model
* Created guidelines to establish a purchasing department
o Wrote how the department needs to interact with other
departments
o Explained what the process needs to be and what needs to go
through the purchasing department
o Gave guide lines on procedures to follow
o Explained the type of contracts that a purchasing department
would handle
Crompton Corporation, Middlebury, Connecticut
Purchasing Agent 2001-2004
* Facilities procurement
o Negotiated contracts for snow removal at the sites that it was
required along with yard maintenance
o Negotiated contracts for remodeling offices and buildings
o HVAC contracts for all sites
o Lease contracts for gas cylinders and bulk gases
o Negotiated national furniture contracts
o Arranged for the sale of office furniture as well as donations
to local schools
o Negotiated the purchase of vehicles
o Generating savings of over $500,000
* Non Tech Purchases
o Negotiated office supply contract generating savings of over
$250,000
o Lease purchases of equipment savings of over $250,000
o Negotiated marketing contracts for advertising
o Negotiated promotional materials
o Negotiated legal service agreements
o Savings in these areas was over $200,000
o Initiated an online-ordering system for printed material
o Held reverse auctions and e-Commerce bids
Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Danbury, Connecticut (H.L.YOH
Company)
Procurement Department 1998-2001
* Engineering Department Purchases
o Negotiated national furniture contracts
o Involved in meetings for construction projects
o Selected suppliers for projects
o Involved in the environmental group and negotiated their
contracts for multi sites
o National contracts for carpets
o Maintenance contracts
o Negotiated labor contracts with the outside maintenance supplier
(cleaners)
* Implemented and administered the Ariba Procurement System
o Created internal catalogs for use on the system
o Negotiated with suppliers to place content into the system along
with pricing
o Trained over 1200 employees on using the system
o Answered users questions
o Did audit checks on the users to make sure rules were followed
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Norwalk, Connecticut
Buyer II 1990 - 1998
* Non Production Procurement
o Lease agreements for offices
o Negotiated contracts for HR services (temp agencies and
consultants)
o Legal services and Financial services
o Rental agreements for machines
o Negotiated contracts for refuse and recycling pick up
o Initiated company-wide recycling program
o Created on-line office supply system
o Phone agreements
o Disposal of old office furniture and equipment
o Negotiated construction of a new warehouse
o Retro fitted car pool vans from gas to Propane
o Savings of over $300K
* Production Purchases
o Sheet metal purchases and negotiation of contracts
o JIT purchases of production parts
o Cylinder gas purchases and lease negotiations for cylinders
o Over $200K savings
Education
BS Business Management, The University of Charleston, Charleston, West
Virginia
Professional Training: Certified Purchasing Manager, Six Sigma, LEED
trained, Hazardous material training, Lease Administration Training, Lease
Audit Training, Sustainable supply & Contract Management Training, Supply
Chain Management, Emergency Medical Technician, Certified Fire Fighter
Skills
SAP, Ariba, Microsoft Office, MRP, JIT, Kanban Activities, Involved with
committees on energy & environment issues, Toastmasters