Supply Chain Manager

Matthew Ruzecki

** *** ******* **, ***********, MA 01581

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Cell 508-***-****

Summary

Supply Chain professional with demonstrated leadership and success in

implementation of innovative solutions in Sourcing, operations, supplier

quality, logistics, and materials management.

. Extensive experience in various types of manufacturing

environments, ranging from small start ups to large multi national

companies.

. Strong commitment to continuous development and team based

involvement.

. Skilled in Supplier quality auditing.

. Trained in ISO 9000 and FDA/GMP procedures.

. Proficient with SAP, Epicor, AccPac, Profitkey, and Macola ERP

systems.

Education

University of Maine, BA in

Business/Sociology - 1990

Experience

Comprehensive Power Inc. Marlborough, MA

2011-2012

A $3MM Manufacture of permanent drive motors and generators

Director Sourcing/Supply Chain: Responsible for all sourcing and materials

management.

- Established reliable vendor base in conjunction with engineering for

first production order.

- Successfully transferred material flow from R&D manufactures to larger

production facilities.

- Initiate and conduct vendor capabilities assessments to eliminate sole

sourced vendors.

- Responsible for daily operations of kitting, stock room, logistics,

incoming quality inspection, shipping and receiving

personnel.

- Provide Engineering Team with timely feed back on status of vendor

projects.

- Material representative for customer quality audits and MRP improvement

team and safety commettie.

NANMAC Corp, Framingham, MA ( 1 Yr Contract)

2010-2011

A $10MM Manufacture of Thermocouples

Materials/Purchasing Manager: Responsible for all materials, inventory and

procurement functions.

- Managed daily functions to include production planning, purchasing,

inventory control, shipping/receiving and incoming inspection.

- Main member of Supplier Quality Team responsible for supplier

qualification, focusing mainly on improving quality and reducing delivery

time.

- Reduced the sales order to manufacturing cycle from 3-5 day to 1-2 days

- Project manager for new ERP system implementation which including

negotiation and procurement of system, procurement of supporting hardware,

training of staff and launch of system.

Lenze Americas, Uxbridge, MA

2007-2010

A $65MM Division of Lenze SE

Purchasing Manager: Responsible for all procurement functions for two

divisions.

- Managed 8 full time employees with a $25-30mm spend between two

divisions, responsible for all procurement and logistic activities.

- Implemented VMI programs with world wide vendor base to decrease on hand

inventory and lead-times as well as reduced current on hand inventory by

5%.

- Primary member of Supplier Quality team driving supplier metrics and

qualification programs.

- Key user for SAP implementation and main member of Supplier Risk

Management team.

- Responsible for all supply chain management for all new product

releases.

Allen Medical, Acton, MA

2004-2007

A $26MM Division of Hill Rom/Hillenbrand Industries

Purchasing Manager: Responsible for all purchasing and materials

management functions.

- Reduced on hand inventory by 7% by increased vendor partnering and long

term forecasting.

- Increased safety stock at vendors with no financial impact to Allen

Medical.

- Primary member of multiple New Product Development teams. Successfully

completed accelerated release for two new products.

- Member of new ERP implementation team as well as new computerized

quality software.

- Main member of Quality/Supply Chain audit team focused on increasing

vendor quality and delivery.

- Implemented new audit work sheet and developed new criteria for vendor

evaluation.

Fusion, Andover, MA

2003-2004

A $10MM start-up electronics broker, supplying major contract manufacturers

SR. International Buyer: Accountable for negotiating, procurement, delivery

and quality of electronic parts from European sources.

- Collaborated with worldwide sales force on setting and maintaining

inventory levels of OEM parts and coordinating long term delivery

schedules.

- Responsible for sourcing, qualifying and due diligence of all European

vendors. Qualified 10 suppliers in 4 countries in one year.

- Coordinated 3PL and multinational logistical concerns in 3 international

markets ranging from the European Union to Asia, Asia to South America

and the European Union to South America.

ACMI Corporation, Southborough, MA

2001-2003

A $175MM manufacturer of medical devices for the minimally evasive surgery

market

Commodity Manager: Responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and inventory

control of specific medical device components.

- Reduced vendor manufacturing lead-times by 50% through inventory

rationalization and vendor managed inventory programs. VMI encompassed

medical grade optics stock held at manufacturer, which netted a cost

savings of $65,000.00.

- Led Supply Chain group in implementation of new product release with

European vendor valued at $2MM.

- Responsible for world wide logistics for specific NPD and optical

commodities.

- Attained purchase price reductions of 11% ($400,000) thru specific

vendor negotiations.

- Key member of a cross functional team (Supply Chain & Quality) which

focused on improving vendor audits.

Tyrolit North America, Westborough, MA

1999-2001

Division of Swarovski Crystal, supplier of grinding wheels and precision

diamond grinding equipment

Material/Purchasing Manager: Accountable for all materials management

functions for North American.

- Decreased total raw material inventory by 12% by implementing daily

cycle counts of all stock areas.

- Developed custom SAP program with IT department that gave real time view

of manufacturing orders.

- Reduced total vendor base by 25% through vendor managed inventories and

elimination of paper based MRO procurement system. Drove inventory policy

of supplier-managed inventories resulting in a reduction of 10% in

inventory exposure, and an increase in turns by 2 to 5.

- Managed yearly inventories, quarterly inventory audits and weekly cycle

counts. Reduced back orders by 15% thru corrected inventories and customer

order correction.

- Primary member of ISO9000 certification committee.

References available upon request

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