Carla Cleland-Heldt

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City: Mattawan

State: MI

Zip: 49071

Country: USA

Phone: 269-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $145,000

Willing to Relocate

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CARLA S. CLELAND-HELDT

26151 C.R. 375 Home: 269-***-****

Mattawan, MI 49071 Cell: 269-***-****

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Procurement professional with success in strategic sourcing, commodity and sourcing plans, supplier and industry risk analysis, develop and manage North America Procurement budget, eProcurement, integrated supply, supplier performance metric programs, supplier management, process improvement, quality manufacturing, reducing costs, value based engineering, evaluating supplier performance, supplier audits, developing strategic alliances with suppliers and customers through contracts and project implementation.

Over 25 years of experience in procurement

Consistently able to motivate teams to drive purchasing excellence, improvements, reduce costs, and exceed expectations.

Skilled manager and communicator with outstanding overall business expertise.

Trained in Lean, Six Sigma & Kaizen and have led implementation of these team oriented techniques.

CAREER HISTORY

OWENS-ILLINOIS, Perrysburg, OH 11/1/2010 to 11/14/2012

Procurement Director NA

Develop and direct the Company's North American strategic sourcing and purchasing functions, including contract administration. Develops strategies which address the business needs of the organization and ensures a commitment to excellence. Represents NA Procurement organization on the Global Procurement Leadership team responsible for driving Procurement Excellence at O-I. Responsible to manage ~$1 billion in annual expenditures spanning direct and indirect commodities, including raw materials, packaging, energy, moulds, capital equipment, MRO, and services.

Responsible for the procurement activities of all NA manufacturing locations and Corporate. Led the North America SAP Procurement implementation.

Leader of the North America Procurement team of 6 Procurement Managers, 1 Business Analyst and 1 Procurement Supervisor responsible for strategic procurement with a total staff of 30 people with an annual budget of ~$3.5 million.

OWENS-ILLINOIS, Perrysburg, OH 8/4/2009 to 11/1/2010

Procurement Manager, Packaging

Develop Packaging commodity plans and sourcing strategies for North America and lead the global packaging team with developing the global packaging strategy. Lead the global packaging team in sharing best practices and identifying global sourcing opportunities. Implemented sourcing strategies to ensure packaging cost per ton produced sustains $52/ton or lower, implemented supplier performance metrics. Lead strategic sourcing initiatives for Packaging utilizing a 9 step strategic sourcing process through RFP`s, contract development, negotiations, project implementation and supplier management. Develop and implement value-based engineering initiatives for all packaging categories for further cost savings, product and equipment efficiencies, and improved quality. Identify and submit/sponsor Six Sigma black belt, green belt or Kaizen events. Lead the global Procurement Packaging SAP implementation.

Two direct reports, 1 sourcing specialist and 1 packaging buyer/master data coordinator.

KELLOGG COMPANY, Battle Creek, MI 11/8/2005 to 7/28/2009

Manager, Indirect Procurement, Integrated Supply

Manage MRO integrated supply; third party R2P outsourcing, including centralized transactional purchasing, strategic sourcing, stores management, and inventory management for the Morning Foods, Wholesome Portable Snacks, Frozen Foods, and Veggie plants across the United States and Canada. Led strategic sourcing initiative for MRO integrated supply, negotiations, and project implementation. Lead all systems user acceptance testing for all IT related implementations for MRO. Lead other strategic sourcing initiatives for MRO as assigned.

Manage the MRO Continuous Improvement program for all Kellogg North America including Canada. Thirteen strategic vendors are currently participating in the program with over 290 active projects for an anticipated 3.0 million dollars in realized savings in 2009.

L. PERRIGO COMPANY, Allegan, MI 11/2003 to 7/2005

Manager, Indirect Procurement and Corrugate, 8/04-7/05

Led, trained and developed a staff of seven employees with sourcing initiatives, on-line catalog development, implementation of individual and supplier card programs. Developed and implemented master contracts for Indirect Procurement, on-line training for eProcurement, purchasing cards policy and guidelines. Wrote and implemented the Indirect Procurement Corporate purchasing and sourcing policy. Sourced, contracted, implemented and managed contract manufacturing for generic drug manufacture. New contract development and implementation resulting in improved quality with cost savings over 33 percent during the last thirteen months.

Managed the national corrugate sourcing initiative with an annual spend of 12.5 million resulting in 1.3 million dollar savings the first year and additional $200,000 annual savings for the next five years.

Direct Sourcing Responsibilities (U.S., Mexico, and the United Kingdom)

Senior Buyer, Facilities & Engineering and Capital, 11/03-8/04

Successfully lead the Procurement implementation of SAP PM for MRO for all US Sites. New contract development and implementation resulting in over 2.0 million dollar savings, reduced maintenance downtime, improved quality, reduced lead times for delivery, and improved inventory turns for MRO inventoried parts. Developed and implemented supplier scorecards, supplier quarterly reviews, and formalized cost-savings process and reporting procedure. Promoted to Manager, Indirect Procurement 9 months from hire date.

PFIZER, INC. (Former Pharmacia Corp.), Kalamazoo, MI 2001 to 7/2003

Procurement Agent

Strong negotiator in a Pharmaceutical environment achieving savings over 8 million dollars through formalized bidding processes and contract negotiations. New contract development and implementation resulting in improved quality with cost savings ranging from 18 percent to 47 percent. Through project management and implementation reduced inventory levels from several week levels to five business days, improved supplier performance through teamwork, and formalized supplier audit program.

Lead and participated in eProcurement development and implementation, and managed eProcurement suppliers resulting in 98% savings in procurement cost.

Negotiated, implemented and managed American Express (AMEX) and electronic data interchange (EDI) payment methods with suppliers reducing the cost to process orders from $68 to less than $1 resulting in $500,000 annual savings.

Lead, managed, and implemented million dollars to 15 million projects including supplier pre-qualification, sourcing, bids, selection criteria, supplier performance matrix, contract negotiations, contract development at the site, regional, and national level for commodities, services, manufacturing, and capital.

Developed, managed, and implemented supplier audit programs, trained procurement staff on auditing and performed annual supplier audits.

Direct Sourcing Responsibilities (U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico)

FOX RIVER PAPER COMPANY (Form Simpson Paper), Vicksburg, MI 1986 to 2001

Senior Buyer

Achieved over 20 million dollar savings in a text and cover, specialty, and commodity paper industry through contract negotiations for capital, raw materials, packaging materials, and MRO spend. Reduced head count, MRO and packaging inventory levels through integrated supply programs. Eliminated rail delivery of raw materials through contract negotiations and consignment agreements eliminating $14,000 to $18,000 monthly demurrage charges. Lead, directed, and supervised buyers, central stores staff, receiving crews, and baler staff.

Prepared and managed 50 million dollar purchasing budget and 20 million dollar R&D budget.

Sourced, negotiated, and contracted R&D equipment and supplies for R&D at a global level for five years.

Negotiated, implemented, and managed local and corporate contracts for raw materials and services, consignment agreements, and supplier partnerships for raw materials, packaging materials, capital projects, and maintenance parts saving over 20 million dollars through sourcing, pre-qualification, contract negotiations, new contract development, inventory management, consignment, and logistic requirements.

Developed and lead cross-functional teams to review and recommend manufacturing process improvements resulting in $750,000 annual savings.

Implemented integrated supply programs for packaging, safety and converting supplies and in-house supplier managed programs for stores, janitorial supplies, and raw materials.

EProcurement team member participating in process development and requirements, training program development and management of eProcurement local suppliers.

Lead and supervised buyers, central stores staff, receiving crews and baler staff.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

BSBM and MBA, University of Phoenix, Kalamazoo, Michigan CPM

Leadership Training Supplier Diversity Training Lean Six Sigma

Team Building and Leadership Skills Seminar How to Deal with Difficult People ISM Strategic Sourcing

Advanced Negotiations: Kicking it Up a Notch Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Strategic Sourcing Department and Commodity Plans Contract Negotiations Supplier Quality

Value Based Engineering Supplier Audit Program Development Supplier Management Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt

PURCHASING SYSTEMS/ELECTRONIC PURCHASING

SAP Ariba J.D. Edwards Lawson eSOURCE

QUALITY TRAINING

Statistical Process Control (SPC) Total Quality Management ISO 9000, 14001

CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Institute of Supply Management Chairperson, United Way Women`s Auxiliary, American Legion

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