THOMAS GOODNIGHT

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Purchasing Director with over 20 years of experience building and leading high performance teams, developing and implementing supply chain management improvements, and establishing strong supplier relations that drive cost reduction while increasing on time delivery. Functional Experience:

Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Operations Management Selected Skills:

x Contract Writing/Negotiation x Inventory Management x Strategic Planning x Supplier Selection

x Forecasting x Pricing Strategies

x Product Development x Project Management

x New Business Development x Mergers & Acquisitions x Organizational Leadership x Supplier Quality

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NOCO LUBRICANTS 1989 - 2017

Purchasing Director (2004 - 2017)

Directed the Lubricant Division supply chain including an annual spend of $220 million between inventory and transportation across our 12 US and Canadian locations. Managed team of 4 direct reports to handle daily purchasing work load. Negotiated contracts with major and secondary suppliers to secure stable supply and pricing. Worked with US and Canadian customs brokers. Negotiated transportation rates for lanes for all third party incoming and outgoing shipments. Scheduled incoming shipments for regional warehouses. Implemented and managed price changes during all purchase and sales pricing movements. x Negotiated strategic costing exceptions with key vendors to support business with specific large volume customers; improved costs by over $3.5 million.

x Served on management team for 8 recent acquisitions and divestitures. x Consolidated additional work functions to include our buyback business processing and specific customer allowance programs as the business continued to increase. x Strengthened business performance by working with IT Department on multiple manual process areas to automate functions of our computer system NAV which reduced manual processes, improved individual output and reduced duplicated steps.

x Recommended and implemented consolidation of purchasing of our 3 Canadian locations and also our welding supply companies.

x Spearheaded and implemented strategic pricing selling module resulting in market based pricing and increasing gross profit.

x Successfully maintained quality and led during transitions to latest formulas and specifications; worked with industry affiliations (American Petroleum Institute, Independent Lubricant Manufacturers, PQIA). x Served as core team member during 3 computer conversions/upgrades to implement key functionality upgrades and document new procedural process changes and then train team members on enhancements. x Facilitated emergency customer requirements; sourced critical products across the country and delivered as meet requirements, saved downtime and money.

x Researched and implemented new complimentary product line offerings to strengthen relationships with current customers and provide the opportunity to land new customers and expand our market. Thomas Goodnight Page 2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

Purchasing Agent (1999 - 2004)

Purchased from multiple key strategic vendors. Maintained inventory levels across multiple locations and vendors. Negotiated with small and medium sized vendors to minimize expense. x Reduced inbound freight expense by over $200,000. x Established a weekly transfer schedule that improved on-time performance. Warehouse Manager (1994 - 1999)

Managed operational facilities both in Tonawanda and Syracuse and 15 employees both in the warehouse and delivery drivers. Ensured customer on time delivery expectations were met and all handled general human resource functions.

x Reorganized facility to maximize space available and minimize double handling. Dispatch (1992 - 1994)

Managed scheduling of daily delivery routes for 10 vehicles and drivers. Managed delivery drivers and their logs and worked closely with internal repair facility to make sure vehicles were in proper running order and make sure all vehicles were properly permitted and in compliance. Floor Supervisor (1989 - 1992)

Supervised inventory movements of package and bulk. Handled loading/offloading functions and receiving. EDUCATION

NIAGARA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Associate of Arts: Business Administration

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