Supply Chain Management

ANTHONY BALZANO

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Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Executive with 25 years experience supporting over $300MM in

profit improvement for industry-leading manufacturing, logistics, and health care organizations.

CORE STRENGTHS

Business/Procurement Transformations Cost Reduction (Lean, Six Sigma)

Procurement/Contract Negotiating Process Design, Improvement & Control

Staffing Leadership & Development Team Building & 360 Communication

Planning, Project & Operations Mgt. Supply Chain Optimization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

APL - AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, Chicago, IL 1991 – Present

Currently contributing to the profitability of this $8 billion international transportation, logistics and

supply chain management company through a series of strategic & tactical leadership roles.

Director, Strategic Sourcing

Reporting to the Americas CFO, recruited to lead the transformation of the procurement and vendor

management of a comprehensive range of direct and indirect expenses in excess of $1B annually

resulting in documented annual savings of over $120MM while simultaneously improving contract

administration, procurement policy compliance and supplier performance.

Evaluated and significantly reduced suppliers used to leverage spend & improve service.

Increased the number of national/global suppliers from 25 to 120 realizing $70+ MM savings.

Implemented Procurement Outsourcing & Global Sourcing Supply contracts ($12MM savings).

Designed streamlined policy manual & training, readily adopted by field, which raised procurement

competency throughout the company & increased internal audit compliance > 95%.

Improved RFP tools & Contract Boilerplates to standardize process & reduce company risk.

Revamped company’s Supplier Diversity Program and Federal Sub-Contracting plan.

Implemented innovative Vendor Management Processes & Performance Reporting Tools that

Suppliers replicated and are now using with their other customers.

Turned around travel costs from sub-par to best in class resulting in $7MM in annual savings.

Recognized for communication & teaming excellence, facilitating the attainment of the broad

support and consensus needed to implement rapid change successfully.

Significantly improved the management and costs of a wide range of indirect spend categories.

Subject matter expert for Procurement and Contract Management modules for SAP conversion.

Director of Operations and Transportation

Responsible for the restructure and improvement of APL’s transportation and logistics operations.

Achieved $15MM savings through competitive bidding, supplier performance management,

process improvement, supply chain optimization, and customer satisfaction initiatives.

Managed $250MM budget and increase in volumes of over 30% with no increase to staff of 45.

Manager, Process and Systems Improvement

Catalyst & team-leader for the cost and process improvement of various operational, overhead,

supply chain and other business functions achieving annual savings in excess of $75MM.

Architect and Leader for a business transformation involving 13 sub-teams utilizing Quality and

Lean/Six Sigma methods. President attributed results to turning- around a $50 MM losing division

to break-even in 2 years. Received a substantial bonus in recognition of results, innovativeness in

project management design and creation of a perpetual continuous improvement process.

Project lead for re-engineering, systems, and business transformation projects in addition to

engagements using outsourced resources such as IBM, Huron, CSC and ICG Commerce.

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BAXTER HEALTHCARE, Deerfield, IL 1982 - 1990

Baxter Healthcare is a global leader in the hospital and medical supply industry.

Senior Account Executive

Management Consulting Practice supporting Baxter’s major customers.

Sold & managed a comprehensive analysis of a regional American Red Cross (ARC) blood center.

Implemented projects supported the center’s national ranking improvement from #46 to the Top

Ten. The engagement contributed to Baxter securing a five-year, $6 Billion, sole supplier

agreement, in addition to performing similar studies at all major American Red Cross operations.

Recognized by the CEO of ARC for innovativeness in designing & implementing:

o Donor marketing program, supported by a mathematical forecast model.

o Production scheduling model optimizing assets & staff utilization, reducing costs over 30%.

o Development of Best Demonstrated Costs and Practices that facilitated the identification

and implementation of over $35 million dollars in annual cost savings.

Plant Manager

Recognized for the operational turn around of pilot programs serving the home healthcare and hospital

markets. Subsequently, entrusted with the responsibility for implementing their national rollout.

Responsible for 30+ medical related staff, clean room operation, production planning, &

distribution.

Utilized Teaming Concepts to boost employee morale, which facilitated the attainment of 25% unit

cost reductions by creatively reducing OT, eliminating waste, and improving productivity.

Enhanced production planning & inventory control to improve service levels from 75 to 99%.

Managed rapid growth in staff and plant capacity to accommodate national rollout requirements.

Principal Consultant

Internal consulting department supporting new product development and continuous improvement.

Assigned industrial engineering projects to map/streamline processes, develop standard costs,

implement statistical process controls, reduce costs and improve service.

Developed “total cost model” in support of three new product developments.

Conducted Value Analysis workshops to re-engineer Baxter’s overhead departments.

Workshops delivered 100’s of implemented initiatives to streamline processes, eliminate

outdated/no value functions and significantly increase internal customer satisfaction.

AMERICAN CAN COMPANY, Greenwich, CT 1979 to 1982

Industrial Engineering & Production Supervision roles for a fortune 500 packaging conglomerate.

EDUCATION

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY KELLOGG GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

MBA, Finance/Marketing/Accounting/Corporate Strategy, 1988

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

BS, Management Engineering, Minor in Economics, 1979

CERTIFICATIONS

Six Sigma - Black Belt

Lean Manufacturing

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