BRUCE EPSTEIN

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610-***-****

Wallingford, PA 19086

ac1h57@r.postjobfree.com

Profile

Visionary operations, supply chain and materials management professional with expertise in domestic and international business development, cross-functional team leadership, and competitive market positioning, delivering positive outcomes with strong and sustainable gains. Talented and inventive professional with a proven track record of accelerating revenue growth through strategic and tactical development of transportation networks and process improvement driving revenue growth, cost savings, and market development. Have provided expertise and implement strategic planning initiatives, while maintaining outstanding working relationships in all areas of operations.

Experience

B. E. SERVICES, Wallingford, PA Feb 2005 – November 2015

Operations: Manufacturing, Distribution Closed

Materials & Supply Chain Management

BE SERVICES (BES) a private management consulting practice providing assistance to executives in: operations, materials management, supply chain management, and software application environments. Some accomplishments are:

Capital Appropriation / Storage / Material Handling / Inventory Control – Re-engineering warehouse utilization employing high-density storage applications, electronic requisitioning, and location-controlled inventory process. Results: improved overall annual savings (in one instance $193M not including additional sales) and an overall average per order cycle time reduction (as much as 6.35 minutes with first year sales increase of 9.8% forecasted). ROI: 1.5 years.

Purchasing / Inventory – Application of: purchasing and inventory processes and Key Performance Indicators: (KPI): Cycle Counting, Kanban, and Strategic Vendor Partnerships.

Errors - Decreasing order error ratios from over 6% to less than 1% in some instances, by improving receiving / slotting procedures, providing training and implementing double-check systems.

Strategic Positioning - Obtained Board approval to partner with a key product supplier for $1.1 million, generating $2.75 million profit contribution, and positioning the company to grow this product line. Won CEO endorsement for major strategic investments in Brazil, positioning for domestic market growth and U.S. import savings of $2.5 million annually.

ERP/MRP/CRM/WMS – Have participated and lead projects in the selection, implementation, development and synchronization of business processes, managed, and validated several application software packages, e.g., American Software, MS Dynamins, and Sage.

Reverse Logistics – Execution of improvements resulting in as much as a 10% increase in labor utilization and an 85% reduction in cost of rework of customer returns, and a 17% increase in COTS returns.

ORTHOVITA, INC., Malvern, PA June 2001 – Dec 2004

$25MM manufacturer of biologics used in spine surgery Part of downsizing.

MRP / Materials Director

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A start-up organization for orthopedic medical device implants. My core responsibilities were to develop, manage and implement all tactical and strategic aspects of materials management and supply chain management activities. Some accomplishments included:

Strategic Sourcing Program – Resulted in the reduction of raw material vendors from 11 to 6, saving 13% of budget. Provided services with in-depth understanding in contractual form, synchronization of various types of purchase orders and corporate agreements for lean operations, including associated schedules, Key Performance Indicators, change orders, amendments and legal issues with customers/vendors.

Enhanced WP and raw material handling - Implemented new I.D. tags, totes and racks. Reduced inventory waste by 7%, saving $96,000.00 annually and decreased errors from 17% to 3%, increasing safety and cleanliness.

BOM & MRP - Initiated, developed, and implemented a new Bill of Materials (BOM) template and SOP. Controlled the authoring, entering and evaluation of BOMs into Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Microsoft Great Plains Software).

Financial Considerations / Analysis Related to Labor and Materials – Developed and implemented reporting processes; including various ratio analysis such as: Liquidity, Activity, Leverage, Profitability Rations, cash flow, budget analysis (budget versus inventory levels).

Lean - Developed (my own creation), implemented and managed “Production Run Unit Packs” (PRUPs), reducing direct and indirect inventory 90% for particular product line items.

Continuous Improvements - Drove programs such as: cross training employees; time studies that provided measurable benchmarks; customer and vendor surveys which provided a gauge of the success; and brainstorming sessions that opened the door to continuous workplace improvements.

PGM PRODUCTS, LLC, Gloucester City, NJ 1998–2001

50MM Distributor. Home improvement items, e.g. tiles, shelving, etc. Excessive Micro-management

Materials System & Operations Director January 1998 – February 2000

Vice President Operations. February 2000 - June 2001

Providing leadership and hands-on activities within: administrative and distributions operations, materials and supply chain management environments. Ensured the integration of PGM’s mission and values into the work environment; translated the organization's strategic plan into department goals and budgets; established KPI’s; planned staffing and oversaw all appropriate hiring and dismissals. Developed and interpreted department(s) policies and procedures; collaborated with other departments about interdepartmental issues.

ABC & Forecasting Program - Implemented new Master Production Schedule (MPS) and ABC inventory program, and correlated it to the forecasting process. This in decreased inventory stocking level from 3.8 months to an average 1-month. Stock outs dropped from 9% to 1.7%.

Labor - Increased labor effectiveness by performing time, labor, and responsibility studies. Results: employed new SOPs, technology and reduced labor by $294M.

Budgets/ Cash Flow - A key responsibility was to review and control the flow of cash. Expressed in units, dollars, by week, month and quarter.

Process Reengineering – Reduced lead time 28%, labor requirements 20% (within six months) and reduced back orders from 40% to less than 5%, by leading internal process reengineering to improve customer service.

Tactical Operations - Maintained real and virtual office locations, responsible for day-to-day operations including implementation of the policies and programs of the organization.

Metrics - Supported achievement of key quality & supply metrics (97% Inventory Accuracy, 83% OEE, 80% Fill Rate Measure, 89.5% JIT).

United Research Laboratories, Bensalem, PA 1991–1997

$80MM Pharmaceutical Distributor Location Closed

Purchasing, Contracts & Inventory Manager

An experienced and forward-thinking hands-on and strategic Supply Chain and Materials professional who achieves consistent results and promotes improved processes. Expertise includes Lean inventory systems,

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strategic sourcing and supplier development, teambuilding, demand management and systems improvement. Proficient in Tier II ERP systems.

ERP - Oversaw the successful implementation of American Software ERP system responsible for the entire materials group. Improved inventory turns from 6 to 10.

S&OP - Led the Operations portion of the S&OP process, directly resulting in a 47% improvement in on time delivery to 96% and while improving inventory turns.

Roller Bearing Company of America, West Trenton, NJ 1987–1991

$60MM Manufacturer and distributor of bearings Financial Organizational Stability

Purchasing & Inventory Manager

As a seasoned hands on and strategic professional, core requirements were to procure and manage inventory of a wide variety of raw materials, COTS, services and capital equipment. Which were distributed to 4 domestic locations.

Reduction of Resources – Through the development, implementation and management of new and amended processes and technology; reduce multiple location warehousing and inventory control staff by 40%.

Quality Processes - One two project leads, executing, upgrading, managing, and validating: ISO, 5S, TQM,

Professional Organizations.

Institute for Supply

Management, ISM

American Production & Inventory

Control Society, APICS

The American Society for

Quality, ASQ

Technical Skills and Experience

MS Office 2013. Word, Excel, Project, Access, Power Point.

Five S program methodology.

Value Stream Mapping, Process Mapping - Visio

Root Cause Analysis, Lean creation

DMAIC methodology

QA/QC

International Sourcing Experience

Russia

China.

Switzerland

Japan

Germany

France

Canada

Mexico

Brazil

South Africa

ERP / MRP/ WMS / CRM Software Applications

Implementation, Synchronization/Coordination with Business Processes, Validation, and Management

Microsoft Dynamics GP Formerly Microsoft Great Plains

MAPICS

Sage Software Products

Exact (Macola)

Pedyn

Education

B.S. Commerce, RIDER UNIVERSITY, Lawrenceville, NJ

Computer/MIS Courses, U OF PA- WHARTON

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