Anthony M Russo

Objective Challenging management position with personal growth and leaders

Professional experience

*/****-******* *** ******* Gear, Div of Magna Intl Syracuse, NY

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Commodity Manager – Domestic & International – Metal

Liverpool, NY 13088

Coordinate team purchases exceeding $60 million dollars

Phone 315-***-****

aluminum and cast iron parts for automotive applications.

abmo9r@r.postjobfree.com

Develop and cell: 315-***-****

implemented strategic supplier resource initia

resulting in $1.2 million annual cost savings. Lead global c

team resourcing projects to low cost countries China, India

Mexico, and Taiwan.

Negotiate complex, multi-year corporate and site contracts

3%-5% year-over-year productivity improvements. Implem

corporate and two site contracts resulting in over $450,000

savings.

Lead fast paced commodity cost reduction team - respons

contributing over $1.8 mil cost savings in year 2010. Team

$1.2 mil annual savings target for year 2010. Team identifi

gap closure for 2010 from VAVE weight reduction analysis

supplier workshops.

Coordinate supplier risk management strategies and exec

plans to alleviate production downtime and piece price var

Resourced seven financial high risk suppliers in year 2009

in process of resourcing two high risk suppliers in 2010.

Contract purchases for service parts division exceeding $5

annually. Achieved $75K cost savings by contract vs. spot

Perform comprehensive supplier audits to measure compl

with certification program guidelines.

Lead global purchasing and supplier quality teams to incre

contracted capacity based on increased customer demand

Utilize supplier scorecard performance metrics to continua

supplier cost, quality, and delivery.

Purchasing team lead for supplier production and quality c

Recovery Program. Responsible for Plexus system activiti

updating and management reporting. YTD 2010 program h

recovered $350,000 through supplier charge back.

7/2002 – 6/2008 Carrier Corporation Syracuse

Operations & Supply Chain Manager – Marine Commercial Divisio

Manage Carrier Marine Systems Operations with respect to ma

program. Lead production project teams toward meeting organ

Manage inventory of marine production and field service parts.

inventory. Provide management support for organizational qual

Management responsibilities:

Production – Scheduling, manpower allocation, cost controls, O

Production support – operator training modules, best practice pr

Purchasing – Price negotiations, supplier selection, supplier qua

Material Control – SAP, J.D. Edwards, systems orders and inve

Quality – Corrective Action System, factory defect analysis, cust

Operations – Project & budget cost analysis, factory labor & ma

Factory labor workforce – (2) supervisors, (2) technicians and (2

Major accomplishments :

• Directed and implemented plan to meet customer demand

line. Lead team of engineering and manufacturing personne

stream mapping, and line balancing techniques, resulted in

improvement, and 9% improvement in delivery reliability. Pr

over a three year projected volume.

• Directed manufacturing and supply chain operations during

2007. Exceeded year to year strategic business targets for:

factory critical defects, inventory turns, and project budget fo

• Implemented change to Commercial AC Condensing Unit m

50% increase in on-time deliveries – 1750 deliveries per ye

5% manufacturing cost reduction – approximately $200 pe

20% reduction in factory defects – 384 hrs/yr = $11,520/yr

100% improvement in product quality and customer satisfac

1999-2002 Carrier Corporation Syracuse, N.Y.

Project Engineering Manager/Remanufacturing Program Manager

ACE Coordinator – Carrier Replacement Components Group

Manage Carrier Refrigeration Operations component parts rema

microprocessors, engines, and compressors. Responsible for c

warranty policies, best practices, and customer service.

Carrier Warehouse Operations: project engineer, maintenance s

Lean Manufacturing Coordinator: Responsible for corporate AC

employees.

Quality Supervisor –Receiving Inspection Department and Cust

1992 - 1999 Carrier Corporation Syracuse

Manufacturing Engineer

1989 - 1992 Boorum & Pease Syracuse

Industrial Engineering

1987 - 1989 McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Long Bea

Manufacturing Engineer

1981 - 1987 Delco Products Rocheste

Industrial Engineer

2004-2007 Syracuse University Syracuse,

Education

MS Engineering Management

1978 - 1980 Syracuse University Syracuse, N.Y.

BS Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

1976 – 1978 Onondaga Community College Syracuse, N

A.A.S. Mechanical Technology

Awards received Carrier Quality Leadership Award and Safety Leadership Aw

Advanced Skills

EXCEL, WORD, MINITAB 14,

PowerPoint, Microsoft Project

Six Sigma Projects, Project

Management, Finance

ERP Systems: SAP, ERFx, Baan,

JD Edwards, Glovia, CHESS

Mistake Proofing, FMEA, DOE and

Root Cause Analysis

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