Supply Chain Management

RICHARD DEVORE

**** ****** **** **, **********, OH 43431

Home Phone: 419-***-****

Cell Phone: 419-***-****

Email: abmh9b@r.postjobfree.com

PURCHASING / MATERIALS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Sourcing / Contract Management / Inventory Management

Experienced Purchasing Supply Chain Management professional with an

extensive background in purchasing, sourcing, contracting services &

negotiations, and inventory control. Demonstrated ability to meet cost

savings goals annually with a strong background in inventory control.

Committed to maintaining integrity and conducting business in a

professional and ethical manor while establishing outstanding relationships

with vendors and customers. Worked with all aspects of supply chain

operations to ensure that all internal corporate procedures, policies and

guidelines were implemented and adhered to.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Team Leader/ Contract Inventory Control Policies &

Member Administration Management Procedures

Vendor Analysis Cost Mitigation Supplier Customer

Negotiations Relations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sunoco Incorporated, Oregon, OH 1999-

2009

Senior Procurement Analyst (11-99 to 3-01)

Contract Specialist (3-01 to 3-09)

As a Cross Functional Team Leader/Member responsible for a $50-$80 million

annual spend, evaluate and qualify potential suppliers and sources, prepare

requests for quotations, lead pre-bid meetings and the quotation process,

analyze bids, negotiate rates, terms and conditions, and create, award, and

manage contracts for the purchase of goods and services to support

Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Capital Projects. Direct the

daily activities of a procurement assistant and a department clerk.

Computer programs utilized: EMPAC (ERP), Oracle, CMS (Contract Management

System), ARIBA, Microsoft Office.

Key Achievements:

. Negotiated a long term (three year) contract for supplemental

maintenance craft services that resulted in a cost savings of over

$550,000 per year or over $1.5 million over the term of the agreement.

. Re-negotiated an ongoing rental services contract with a 15% reduction

in rental rates that resulted in a cost savings of over $60,000 per

year.

. Led a cross functional team to evaluate alternative sources for

environmental hydro-vacuuming services resulting in qualifying a new

supplier and saving over $350,000 per year.

. Developed, wrote and collaborated the directive to meet document

control requirements by writing process procedures to assist the

refinery in obtaining ISO RC 14001 certification.

. Developed and implemented process improvement project for department

clerk to track and

update supplier qualification status saving time for the buyers and

contract specialist while also preventing procedural non-compliance.

. Responsible for conducting new hire orientation and training for all

plant salaried employees on the usage of Materials Management

requisition and ordering systems and procedures.

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FirstEnergy Corporation, Oak Harbor, OH 1988-1999

Material Control Analyst (5-88 to 12-97)

Buyer (12-97 to 11-99)

As a commodity analyst for rotating equipment, pumps, motors, turbines, and

associated parts, determine optimum stocking levels and establish

appropriate re-order points to maintain and meet established service level

criteria for process equipment, critical spares, and maintenance items for

the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. Locate, source, and expedite non-

traditional, highly specialized materials and items for emergencies and

unexpected shut downs ensuring appropriate documented certifications,

quality specifications, and standards were met.

Key Achievements:

. Through optimization of on-hand inventory levels using ABC analysis

and increasing inventory turns, achieved on hand inventory reductions

of assigned commodity items by over $750,000 while maintaining a

ninety-eight percent (98%) service level fill rate.

. Key team member for project to outsource low dollar ($1,000 or less)

readily available MRO classified items. This included item

identification to put on bid list and source selection of qualified

bidders.

. Prevented a plant shutdown that would have cost the company $1M a day

by creatively locating and procuring highly specialized filters that

were not available from the manufacturer and had a two week minimum

expedited lead time.

. Persuaded Project Engineer to re-evaluate and change his

specifications for electrical conduit to an alternative manufacturer

that resulted in a 97% reduction in the cost of the conduit required.

. Audited inventory activity of an electric motor requested for purchase

that resulted in locating an identical motor that was not used by

maintenance waiting to be returned to stock. Total cost savings over

$20,000.

. Located an equipment specific OEM circuit board as a surplus item at

another nuclear plant that saved two weeks in lead time and cost

savings of 66% compared to ordering from the OEM.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Major: Procurement and Materials Management

Bowling Green State University - Bowling Green, OH

TRAINING

Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) - in progress

Institute for Supply Management (ISM)

Franklin Institute Time Management

Dale Carnegie

Karass Effective Negotiating

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Institute for Supply Management (ISM) - Member

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