Manager Supply Chain

Location:

Chattanooga, TN

Salary:

$100,000

Posted:

July 03, 2017

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Bradley S. Logan

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MANAGER / DIRECTOR

Procurement Supply Chain

Highly accomplished, motivating professional with diverse expertise in procurement, supply chain management, customer service, production, Information Technology (IT), marketing, warehousing, inventory and overall efficiency improvement in order to reduce costs and significantly contribute to the success of the organization. Outstanding leader; recognized for building strong relationships with personnel across all levels, suppliers, and industry professionals. Quickly establishes trust, consistently exceeds goals, and repeatedly produces high yielding results. Key qualifications include:

Negotiating Supplier Relations Regulations & Compliance Cost Reduction

Delivery Management IT Production & Marketing Leadership & Training

Professional Experience

Category Manager IT Hardware, Software and Telecom June 2016 – Present

Unum Chattanooga Tennessee

●Engage closely with business partners within the category to develop deep understanding of business goals and objectives

●In partnership with the business, develop, influence and implement category strategies across the business, including development and execution of RFI/RFP documents; develop selection criteria and drive selection of suppliers in collaboration with cross-functional teams; conduct supplier negotiations and ongoing supplier management

●Drive development & implementation of an integrated set of actions that anticipate needs of the business

●Establish a strategic roadmap (3-5 years ahead) that supports the business objectives for the assigned category areas

●Ensure supply market research data is available to support business decisions across the enterprise

●Identify and drive new opportunities to improve category performance

●Communicate category strategies to leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure that business expectations are being met

●Develop category strategies in concert with business partners and champion category review meetings with cross-functional team members to manage overall performance- including a review of category projections versus actual and make adjustments as needed (annual, quarterly and monthly)

●Drive consolidation of spending and seek out synergies across the enterprise where applicable, deliver annual budgeted cost savings for the assigned categories across the enterprise

●Challenge and influence the budget owners for the business rationale and specification of required goods and services

●Ensure that strategies, sourcing plans and actions are aligned to deliver agreed upon contributions to savings goals and recurrent spend is balanced through coordinated sourcing activities

●Develop negotiation strategies, gain alignment from stakeholders, lead cross-functional, category-based negotiation teams, and implement appropriate supplier risk analysis. Directly negotiate with suppliers that require a detailed strategic plan and have a direct correlation with our business needs and goals

●Develop and maintain an effective supply base that meets the needs of our business.

●Participate in strategic meetings with suppliers and business leaders to ensure execution of defined strategies; function as internal point of contact for supplier management and compliance resolution; conduct regular supplier meetings and implement improvement strategies with suppliers; create, nurture, and enhance supplier relationships

●Benchmark, track, and analyze annual performance metrics and sourcing trends against budget to demonstrate continuous improvement and progress against strategic objectives.

●Performs other duties as assigned

Senior Technology Sourcing Manager January 2012 – Present

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska

Establish key campus relationships to provide strategic vision with individuals involved in the acquisition of highly complex IT related goods and services. Participate in or lead cross-functional sourcing teams tasked with evaluation of the business case of purchasing strategies across a variety of products and services. Work to develop standardization practices in products and services. In coordination with the appropriate business owner, lead the sourcing, qualifying, negotiating and selection processes involved in procureing highly complex products and services. Continually monitor the marketplace to ensure cost, technology, and scope are providing competitive offerings at the highest quality and best overall value to the University. Represent the University in a variety of benchmarking forums related to IT procurement. Develop IT strategic sourcing initiatives and identify cost saving opportunities in collaboration with our CIC partners. Provide leadership and daily management in IT contract administration. Work closely with the Manager, Procurement Systems to enable maximum benefit in IT sourcing via eSHOP, the University eProcurement system.

•Recorded savings averaging more than $3 million annually by implementing an Information Technology Strategic Sourcing initiative.

•Establish a prcess for managing software compliance and successfully completed audits from HP, IBM, Microsoft and VM Ware.

Professional Experience, Continued…

Contracted Sourcing Manager 2011 – 2012

Citigroup, Omaha, NE/Tampa FL

Provide exceptional sourcing and supplier management on a contracted basis for a Fortune 500, international financial conglomerate. Add to the organization’s bottom line by successfully negotiating favorable contracts with international suppliers and suppliers, developing strong supplier relationships, collaborating with category sourcing managers to maintain strategy alignment, driving value propositions through various sourcing approaches, and effectively mitigating risk to the organization.

•Improved overall business practices by ensuring complete compliance with all federal and corporate policies and regulations.

•Exceeded expectations by efficiently overseeing all deliverables, proficiently meeting aggressive timelines, and reaching all set goals.

Director of Procurement/Supply Chain Manager 2000 – 2010

infoGroup, Omaha, NE

Delivered outstanding oversight of all tactical and strategic efforts of the procurement department including a spending budget of over $300 million for a global provider of business information, customer insight, and marketing solutions. Played a key role in organization success by developing and motivating essential purchasing staff, overseeing spending budget across multiple locations both nationally and internationally, negotiating supplier contracts, building strong supplier relationships, leading teams in supplier selection process, serving on the capital expense committee to determine and report ROI to executive management, and providing expert support in RFI, RFQ, and RFP processes.

•Slashed costs in excess of $2.5 million by developing and implementing a full-scale supply chain management process focusing on supplier and demand consolidation.

•Led team to record success by strategically and intentionally developing personnel to grow professionally, overcome challenges, and achieve impressive goals.

•Streamlined processes by implementing a highly efficient electronic ordering process through Oracle and iProcurement.

Additional professional experience includes Plant Manager for Express Media Corporation, Production Supervisor for Perrigo, Inc., and Production Manager for Music City Optical Media.

Education & Memberships

Master of Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, graduating 2016

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration of Technical Studies

Bellevue University, Omaha, NE

Occupational Specialist Purchasing and Materials Management

Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE

Institute for Supply Management, member CPSM Certification, pursuing

Professional References

Allen Mayville Owner Brite N Clean Carpet Clean Supplies LLC

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Matt Husted President Beyond Print Inc.