Supply Chain Manager

Ormaun C. Lewis

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Supply Chain Management Professional

Supply Chain Management ~ Supplier Diversity / Purchasing / Procurement ~

Vendor Relations / Management

Seasoned supply chain management professional combining Doctoral work, MBA

- marketing, marketing BSBA, psychology BA, and professional experience in

supplier diversity / purchasing / procurement / material monitoring and

managing / strategic planning / business continuity. Proven ability to

lead cross-functional teams in various supply chain initiatives that

substantially increase integration of foundation elements, tools and

processes among business units, suppliers / vendors, and community

organizations - while sustaining profitable supply chain management.

Demonstrated record of accomplishment of leading teams to meet and exceed

goals from OTD, Cost Out, Integration, etc. Strong analytical and

communication skills. Highly computer literate and mobile; open to travel

or relocation

Professional Experience

EATON CORPORATION, CLEVELAND, OH 2005 to

Present

A diversified industrial manufacturer with 2009 sales of $12.8 billion

Supply Chain Management: Corporate Global Commodity Manager, Cleveland, OH

8/2009 - Present

. Serves as project lead on analytical phase of $111MM global fastener

initiative, consisting of a project team of eight members, trans-

functionally from 2 corporate sectors and 4 business groups,

geographically dispersed - APAC, EMEA and LAC

. Responsible for defining key work processes and data scope, developing

required metrics, strategic and action plans

. Develops and achieves strategic goals and objectives for the

categories and other business focus areas of Supply Risk Mitigation,

Supply Base Reduction, Cost Out and Supplier Diversity. Also

participate and lead periodic special project initiatives and serve on

an as-needed base, to resolve emergent issues.

Supply Chain Management: Acquisition Operations Project Manager, Euclid, OH

7/2008 - 8/2009

. Responsible for the improvement, optimization and performance of MRO

and C Class supply chain items; for the development and implementation

of two vendor management inventory (VMI) Programs through integration

of respective suppliers; utilized new technology and negotiated

services, providing a minimal goal of 5% annual cost out

. Served as project lead on the initial review, and analysis of every

product program manufactured and/or serviced by Argo-Tech to assess

the management correlation between inventory and sales; findings

resulted in research work done to develop a model for identifying

standard inventory levels

. Co-authored Enterprise Risk Management project - involving all 4

business groups: Aerospace, Hydraulics, Vehicle, and Electrical - to

develop "at risk" list of suppliers; responsibilities included

developing a matrix, scorecard, contingency plan, and extended due

diligence templates and analysis worksheets

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EATON CORPORATION, Continued

Supply Chain Management: Interim Purchasing/Material Manager, Puerto Rico

11/2007 - 7/2008

. Served as interim purchasing manager, for three Eaton Plants in the

Caribbean, with responsibility for annual inventories in excess of

$100 million annually, and for personnel development and management of

a team of 11 buyers and product planners

. Instrumental in improving inventory control and design through the

creation of a new warehouse location, and in providing support to the

Caribbean Integration Project within Haina Dominican Republic

Supply Chain Management: Team Leader-Caribbean Integration Project, Puerto

Rico 7/2007 - 11/2007

. Responsible for developing plans and leading the successful closure

and transfer of over $300 million in materials inventory and assets

between two of Eaton's Caribbean plants, insuring material and product

flow were uninterrupted

. Worked internally with a number of cross-functional teams and

externally with suppliers to ensure smooth and efficient transition

during plant closure

Special Assignment: Project Lead-Operations Supply Chain Analyst, Denver,

CO 2/2007 - 6/2007

. Assisted Eaton Aviation in Aurora, Colorado in its closure and

transfer of inventory from one of its plant locations; and in the ramp

up on a new project line, The Trent Program; reporting to the plant

manager

. Managed the work of transitioning a large quantity of offloaded parts

. Aided in the placement start up a vendor in a low cost economy,

Mexico, to support the up ramp of products for the Trent Program and

787 engines handling equipment for Rolls Royce

Supplier Diversity: Manager-Global Supply Chain, Cleveland, OH

5/2005 - 7/2007

. Tapped for lead role in developing, understanding, executing and

evaluating key customer internal global research initiative via

qualitative and quantitative data gathering to improve implementation

effectiveness of all operational excellence programs, Malcolm Baldrige

(EBE) and supply chain organization's processes and procedures -

Report out to Senior VPs

. Was responsible for achieving savings and supplier diversity goals and

objectives. Maintained accountability for category savings and

diversity targets and performance measures.

. Initiated the development and implementation of virtual focus groups

to make appropriate decisions regarding the most effective methods of

communicating with, training and keeping multiple business units ever-

green on supply chain management 's programs and activities

. Led cross-functional team in the development of a corporate standard

due diligence form and process, as part of a key process for

standardizing Supply Chain integration for the Acquisition Integration

Team Project

. Instrumental in the collaboration, coordination and initiation project

involving several manufacturing plants, and achieving expanded

capacity for diversity suppliers, while containing costs,

consolidating suppliers and bringing in 3% initial savings across the

board and increasing diverse spend by $5M, covering both direct and

indirect goods and services

. Coordinated a strategic partnership with business unit customers to

insure the use and development of a $280 million dollar program for

diverse suppliers throughout the corporate supply chain

. Developed and promoted corporate-wide policy initiatives that

demonstrated the company's support for including and awarding

contracts and subcontracts to capable diversity-owned business

concerns; results tracked at 11%, conservatively, $25 million above

prior year goal

. Created and facilitated a Tier II program while training twenty prime

corporate suppliers on the use and deployment of corporate diversity

reporting system, Supplier Gateway

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Supplier Diversity: Manager-Global Supply Chain, Cleveland, OH

Continued

. Served as corporate business partner, active committee member, and

board of directors' representative to diversity organizations within

the U.S. communities in which the company operated

SO-SO DEF RECORDS, Atlanta, GA 2002

Internship

Major record label and manager of hip-hop artists.

Management Intern

. Assisted in the coordination of a $50 million / forty-seven-city tour

entitled the "Scream II Tour" for a number of musical artists,

including Bow Wow, B2K, and IMX

. Participated in reviewing and editing contracts, overseeing backroom

operations, and coordinating the promotions of musical artists Chante

Moore and Kenny Latimore

VIZIONARY PRODUCTION, Tallahassee, FL 2001 to

2005

Educational After School Music Based Academic Enrichment Program that

provided students opportunities to learn audio technology and music

recording to enhance academic skills of reading and writing

Co-founder

. Led the development, execution and evaluation of business plans to

maximize growth

o Results: http://musicishere.com/artists/Bassline/Elevator_Music

o Results: http://cdbaby.com/cd/basslineentertainment

o Results: iTunes (search Bassline)

CITIGROUP: TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Dallas, TX 2000 to

2001

A leading provider of property casualty insurance and surety products and

of risk management services to a wide variety of businesses and

organizations and to individuals. The company reported 2007 revenues of

$159.2 billion and total assets of $2.2 trillion.

Leadership Development Program - Financial Management: Account Executive

. Handled corporate financial risk management identifying, assessing and

measuring the sources of risk, and creating business continuity plans

to address through underwriting finances and leadership

Education & Training

Doctorate Degree, ABD. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Candidate 2010

Dissertation Topic: Supply Chain Management (Marketing Program), Buyer-

Supplier Relationships, Social Exchange Theory, And Corporate Social

Responsibility & Supplier Diversity

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing and Sports Management,

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 1999

Bachelor of Science and of Arts (BSBA), Marketing, University of Nebraska-

Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 1998

Bachelor of Arts (BA) Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln,

NE 1997

Other Training: Negotiation Skills, Project Management & Team Performance,

and Risk Management

Professional Affiliations

Member of Board of Directors of Towards Employment

Representative, National Minority Supplier Development

Marketing Committee Member of Northern Ohio Minority Business Council

Representative, Women's Business Enterprise National Council

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