Jerry Crneckiy
Email: *********@********.***
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City: Chandler
State: AZ
Zip: 85249
Country: USA
Phone: 817-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: $65,000
Willing to Relocate
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JERRY CRNECKIY
6221 S. Four Peaks PL
Chandler, AZ 85249
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BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Results oriented Sourcing/Logistics professional with extensive experience in Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Evaluation and Negotiation. Strong Analytical, Problem Solving and Project Management experience. Excellent at building relationships with customers and suppliers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
COVANCE LABORATORIES 2004 - 2012
Contract Research Organization
Manager - Sourcing & Logistics, Chandler, Arizona 2008 to 2012
Responsible for Sourcing, Procurement and Logistics for site.
* Key Sourcing Representative on project team for the design, build and start-up of 300,000 square foot state of the art Research Facility.
o Coordinated the Sourcing and Procurement of all Equipment at start-up.
o Negotiated and set up all Facility Services Contracts. Managed contracts ongoing.
o Managed the project budget, helping bring it in under by 5%.
* Implemented Customer Relations Program to improve -ownership- among inventory system users, resulting in inventory accuracy increase of 30%.
* Developed and implemented Customer Relations program which increased Shipping and Receiving Customer Satisfaction scores by 14%.
Shanghai China Facility Start-Up Jun/Jul 2010
Responsible for setting up the onsite Purchasing and Logistics departments. Spent six
weeks in Shanghai and provided support from the states before and after onsite responsibilities.
* Advised team on equipment requirements for Logistics.
* Developed and implemented department Standard Operating Procedures (SOP`s) for the two teams and trained the local staff in accordance to them.
* Coordinated the purchase and delivery of equipment and supplies.
Senior Buyer/Lead Buyer, Madison, WI 2004 to 2008
Hired to improve reputation and function of department from -transactional- to -strategic partner-
* Developed relationships with Using Departments in order to renegotiate and redesign relationships with long-term -entrenched- suppliers, resulting in the following examples of savings through developing and managing Sourcing Strategies for various areas of spend:
o Laboratory Equipment: $1.2M savings (14%)
o Production Process Equipment $150K savings (12%)
o Equipment PM Contracts: $140K savings (11%)
KIMBERLY - CLARK CORPORATION 1996 - 2004
Buyer - From -Entry Level- to -Experienced- Purchasing Agent III
Management of staff and Sourcing for a variety of commodities, raw materials and services.
JERRY CRNECKIY
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Key Results
Started my Kimberly-Clark career in Wisconsin until accepting a promotional transfer to the Mobile Alabama Pulp & Tissue Mill as a Senior Buyer. Within the three years in Alabama, I was promoted to Purchasing Agent II. I was then asked to manage the Fort Worth Purchasing and Stores teams and accepted the promotional transfer. Developed and managed Sourcing Strategies throughout my career at Kimberly-Clark.
* Utilized demand planning, market analysis and supplier evaluation/negotiation to develop strategic supplier relationships, including:
o Outside Processed Materials from 10 suppliers to 6 partnerships
o Raw Materials from 4 suppliers to 2 partnerships
* Utilized negotiation and value analysis/value engineering to implement Vendor Managed inventory programs and consolidation of vendor base, achieving significant cost reductions, including:
o Raw Materials $650K annually
o Corrugated Containers $89K annually
o Core Stock supplier consolidation from 5 suppliers to 2 partnerships $175K savings
o General Contracting for site Negotiated 3 year agreement
$90K savings
* Negotiated national Pipe, Valve and Fitting contract for all U.S. based Family Care facilities, resulting in: $250K cost savings.
* Special projects of note:
o Led New Buyer Training Program development team. Focus of team was a quicker transition from training mode to an active individual contributor role for new buyers.
o Supervised Data Entry team for the SAP installation team. Focus of team was to transition all -old- production materials part numbers into SAP, then to work with production staff on utilizing SAP in production.
o While in Mobile, AL, I managed the Minority and Woman owned business program.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Lakeland College - Sheboygan, Wisconsin
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM)
Department of Transportation (DOT) Shipping Certification
International Air Transportation Association (IATA) Shipping Certification
Achievement
2009 Covance Way Award recipient; awarded to top 1% of employees, recognizing superior performance.
Professional Development
ISM Monthly Meetings
Company education sessions, including Six Sigma Green Belt Training, Management Essentials, Leadership Development, Diversity, Business Integrity, Signature Client Service
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Institute for Supply Management (ISM)