Supply Chain Management

chris krause

Email: *********@********.***

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City: argyle

State: TX

Zip: 76226

Country: USA

Phone: 214-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: 135

Willing to Relocate

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CHRIS KRAUSE

*********@********.*** 214-***-****

1075 Crepe Myrtle Ln Argyle, TX 76226

Director of Purchasing

Accomplished and multi-faceted Procurement Executive with over 15 years of progressive experience within procurement and supply chain management. Consistent record of improving profitability and supplier performance. Proven ability to facilitate corporate success through leadership of business initiatives in areas such as strategic sourcing management, supplier management, project management, cost control, and supply chain. Exceeds goals with an effective management style, superior communication skills, and advanced negotiation techniques.

CORE STRENGTHS

Procurement Management ~ Strategic Planning ~ Vendor Sourcing ~ Contract Negotiation ~ Process Improvements ~ Project Management ~ Forecasting & Cost Benefit Analysis ~ Leadership & Staff Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Procurement Director * Siemens Industry Solutions, 2008 - 2010, Infrastructure & Logistics, Arlington, TX 2011 to Present

* Improved division`s cash flow position by 25% as a result of installing new supplier payment terms from Net 30 to Net 90 by leveraging the company`s purchasing power.

* Directed division`s procurement strategies for key commodities such as, belts, motors, contract services, transformers, motors, electrical switch gear, automation and steel fabrication. Annual purchase volume for division reached $200MM with savings reaching 6.0% of material purchases.

* Benchmarked and implemented online reverse auction procurement tool that has driven over $500K incremental saving by creating additional competition among potential suppliers and has become the corporate standard for supplier negotiation

* Sourced materials from low cost countries (LCC), such as, China, India, Mexico, Philippines, Brazil and Poland

* Manages a $2.1MM departmental budget with a diverse procurement staff up to 15 direct employees including: Tactical Buyers, Commodity Managers, Proposal Managers and Procurement Project Managers across 5 virtual locations

* Developed divisional procurement KPIs to drive resource allocation decisions such as, Number of Pos, MRBR reduction, Monthly Cost Savings, and Project Involvement

* Nominated and inducted into Siemens Emerging Leader Program that selects top talent from within the organization as impactful future executive leaders

Supply Chain Manager * Siemens Residential Division, Norcross, GA 2007 - 2008

* Reduced finished goods inventory by 17% by recalculating old stocking levels, and collaborating with product management in the identification and disposition of obsolete inventory

* Advanced divisional on-time delivery from 88% to 95% by establishing ABC item segmentation policies and optimizing distribution network

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* Spearheaded the development of forecasting processes of $310MM business unit, while achieving a product family forecast accuracy of 85%

* Pioneered and launched cross divisional implementation of Sales & Operations Planning process that resulted in the improvement of key company metrics such as, on-time delivery, inventory turns, and resource allocations

* Led the Sales and Extrinsic Intelligence project that gathered customer level intelligence from sales team and used relevant economic leading indicators to make long term business decisions

Procurement Engineer * Siemens Corporation, Alpharetta, GA 2005 - 2007

* Developed and implemented $2.8MM in design-to-cost material savings through close collaboration with engineering and marketing to drive cost out of current product offering. Facilitated product review workshops with an emphasis on reducing the bill of material costs of a product through reverse engineering, alternate (lower cost) materials, communization, and supplier negotiations. Average number of savings opportunities generated from each workshop ranged from 75 - 115 ideas, equated to approximately $500K in savings per workshop.

* Strengthened supply base by identifying, qualifying, and implementing 10 new suppliers in accordance to company supplier development policies

* Perform cost-benefit analysis for up to $900K in capital expenditures around the procurement of new machine tooling in support of design to cost projects

Global Program Manager * ZF Industries, Gainesville, GA 1998 - 2005

* Responsible for driving the completion of highly complex cost reduction and revenue generating programs for a $12B global automotive supplier

* Developed business plans ranging from $30MM to $270MM supporting RFQs from OEM automotive customers that included costing, P&L statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements

* Led the redesign and launch of OEM driveline program that accounted for $30MM in annual sales with profit and loss responsibility

* Managed cost reduction program with cross functional collaboration with suppliers and engineering resulting in a $200K annual savings

AWARDS

ZF Industries, North American, Total Quality Management Award

Siemens, Industry Inc. 2010 Top Team of the Year Award

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Six Sigma Certified * Certified Quality Engineer * SAP * Microsoft Office * AutoCAD * Minitab * FGS (Forecasting software)

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration

Brenau University 2002

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

Southern Polytechnic State University 1997

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