Manager Management

Christopher G. Carlin

***** ******-*** **** ****, Macomb, MI 48044

Phone: 586-***-**** E-mail: abmfpb@r.postjobfree.com

PURCHASING PROFESSIONAL

* ***** ********** ********** / **********ns with up to $1Billion in

Revenue

Manufacturing and Service Companies / Continuous Education Focused

Hands on management professional; results focused, detail oriented and

realistic. Team leader who encourages team members to be creative while

monitoring that overall objectives are met. Enjoy solving problems by

identifying uncommon courses of action. Available for travel. MBA,

Business Management. Core competencies include:

. P & L Management

. Financial project management

. Budgeting

. Vendor sourcing & negotiation

. Customer relations & satisfaction

. Human resource management

EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Force Protection Industries, Inc. Ladson, SC July 2009 - Current

Force Protection is a publicly traded OEM of Mine Resistant Ambush

Protected (MRAP) vehicles for the United States military and its allies.

Position based out of the Sterling Heights, MI office.

Supply Base Manager

Identify savings opportunities through market research and on-site vendor

evaluations. Specialize in reducing the total cost or procuring parts from

the Force Protection Supply Base. Improvements are made through Leveraging

Vendors, Leaner Supply Chains, Negotiations and Vendor Resourcing.

. Achieved a 40% cost reduction with the existing air and fluid handling

hose supplier by finding alternative suppliers. Annual value of

reduction between $280,000 and $500,000 per year.

. Completed a 12% reduction on Air Filter components by redesigning the

supply chain. Annual value of reduction between $85,000 and $150,000 per

year.

. Negotiated a 5% savings on high volume transparent armor by incorporating

a vendor stocking strategy. Also reduced lead time on glass with this

strategy. Annual value of reduction between $50,000 and $125,000 per

year.

. Finalizing the move of insulation business to a new vendor. Annual value

of reduction expected to be $336,000 per year.

. Over $1 million in cost saves implemented in less than 12 months.

. Acted as the Purchasing Program Manager for a $160 million dollar

contract with Oshkosh Corporation that was fulfilled over a 6 month

period.

Staffco Services Birmingham, MI August 2007 - July 2009

Staffco was a privately owned Professional Employer Organization (PEO) that

administers Payroll, Benefits and Human Resources for small and medium

sized companies.

Director of Operations

Directed the daily operations, identified areas for improvement and

implemented change.

. Maintained profitability through 2008 while revenue fell 40% year over

year.

. Successfully negotiated with the bank to reduce required capital reserves

from $500,000 to $300,000, as well as reducing bank fees 20% per year.

. Renegotiated contracts with existing customers who were in jeopardy of

going to a competitor. Contracts preserved worth $100,000 in annual

revenue.

. Directed the organization through a major in-sourcing initiative and

achieved an annual cost savings of $140,000.

. Identified and implemented an 11.5% Workers Compensation cost reduction

worth $40,000 per year.

Takata Holdings, Inc - Irvin Automotive Pontiac, MI November 1999 - August

2007

Irvin Automotive is the interior trim division of Takata Holdings. Irvin

Automotive specializes in seat covers, visors, cargo shades and armrests.

Purchasing Manager January 2007 to August 2007

Managed the seven person purchasing department responsible for sourcing

$160 million annually.

. Championed purchasing initiative that produced $2 million dollars in

annual cost saves for 2007.

. Directed Commodity Managers to think strategically and helped them

identify a 5% supply base reduction.

. Developed baseline cost models with Commodity Managers that identified

the

$2 million dollar savings listed above.

Quoting Manager July 2004 to January 2007

Managed a cross functional staff of nine people responsible for capturing

all product costs, pricing and profitability. This position was a hybrid

of sales, finance and purchasing responsibility.

. Collaborated with suppliers, customers and internal departments to ensure

that over 90 quotes per month were delivered to Irvin customers on time,

100% of the time.

. Established estimation models that allowed Irvin to complete an estimate

in 24 hours. These models were eventually adapted by the purchasing

department and resulted in a cost savings for Irvin as a whole.

. Set product pricing for the sales department that met or exceeded

corporate profit hurdles, protecting industry leading profit margins.

. Negotiated Irvin pricing and costs with customers when the costs did not

meet the customer's "Cost Model." Responsible for all costing reviews

with all customers.

. Established future manufacturing rates that ensured Irvin would be

sourced new business and were realistic enough for the Irvin

manufacturing locations to achieve.

. Worked with all departments to brainstorm new products and determine the

financial feasibility of moving a project out of the concept phase.

Buyer November 1999 to July 2004

. Controlled approximately $30 million in purchases.

. Reduced component costs an average of 3% annually.

. Executed a molding strategy that moved a majority of Irvin's plastics buy

from Michigan to Texas which resulted in a 50% inbound freight reduction,

valued at $185,000 annually.

. Visited two suppliers per month for three years to understand what drives

suppliers pricing.

. Experienced in purchasing injection molded components and tools as well

as plastic resin and color concentrate.

Northern Industries Birmingham, MI May 1995 - October 1999

Northern, a $5 million rep firm serviced Kmart and Penske Automotive.

Program Manager / Buyer

Equitable Engineering Troy, MI June 1990 - August 1993

A manufacturer of gears used in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Quality Control Inspector and Production Personnel

EDUCATION

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Two of Four classes completed toward an Operations Management Certificate

Oakland University, Rochester, MI

Graduated with a Masters of Business Administration, May 2000

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from the Eli Broad College of Business, May

1996

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