Supply Chain / Purchasing Manager

Edward O. Packer

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Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223

330-***-**** (H)

330-***-**** (M)

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Over Twenty-five solid years of diverse Supply Chain, Inventory/Material Management, Logistics Management & Supply Chain Analyst / Contract Management in the Aerospace / DoD (AS9100), Medical / Healthcare (ISO 13485 Medical Device), Automotive (Tier 1 & 2, ISO/TS 16949:2009), and OEM industries. In the Global Sourcing & Manufacturing of OEM Capital Equipment, Medical Device, Contract Manufacturing (PCB’s & Controls, Electronics), MRO, Services. Leadership & Management capabilities in addition to actual hands-on proficiency. Experienced Strategic Global Sourcing – Supply Chain / Purchasing Manager, as well as Logistics Management. CapEx Project Management. Production & Maintenance Management, B/M Structure and Routings. Material Management/Lot Control. Certified ISO Internal Auditor.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ABB Inc. 2012 – 2014 / 2016 - Present

Mount Pleasant, PA

SENIOR GLOBAL STRATEGIC SOURCING COMMODITY/CATEGORY MANAGER

Manage key categories (Direct / Indirect) strategy/sourcing/analyst activities for highly technical capital equipment. Main Category’s: Castings, Forgings, Controls, O-Rings/Seals, Capital Equipment, Electrical, Electronics, MRO, Support Services.

Global sourcing materials and services with concentrations in Asia, Europe, and Mexico.

Established and Manage VMI and VA/VE projects to reduce material lead-times, inventory levels & Turns, and to control cost. Supplier reduction from 1500 to 475. Supplier Grading/Management.

Chairman – Supplier Price Change Review Board. Work with Accounting on P2P issues.

Chairman – Weekly Sourcing Team and Supplier phone conferences to India, China, and Vietnam.

Category / Sourcing responsibilities for nine Global facilities. Capex Production equipment.

Corporate global manufacturing locations including customer/remote on-site assembly.

Raw material hedging and monitoring. FAI Review Team member. ERP/MRP: SAP

Shiloh Industries 2015 – 2016

Wellington, OH

MATERIALS MANAGER

Lead and Managed 9 direct reports with an additional 81 reporting up to my direct reports.

Manage the following groups: Materials, Customer Service, Logistics, Load-Prep, Material Handlers, Production Scheduling/Planning, Inventory, Warehouse, Shipping / Receiving. Developed KPI’s.

Automotive Tier 1 supplier to: BMW, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota, GM, Ford, Nissan.

Over 7 million parts ship each month. Increased OTD from 89.5% to 99.98% OTD Production. 100% OTD Service. Steel Inventory: Steel, Stainless, Aluminum, Dual and Triple Phase Steels, Alloys.

Manage GM / Chrysler / Honda / Toyota Steel Resale Programs and Forecasting Tools.

Implemented ERP/MRP material release and Supplier stocking programs to reduce on-hand inventory.

Tier 1 Automotive supplier (ISO/TS 16949:2009 & ISO: 14001). ERP/MRP: BAAN

ABB reached out and requested my return.

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Northern Stamping Inc. 2014 – 2015

Cuyahoga Heights, OH

PURCHASING / MATERIALS MANAGER

Manage procurement personnel and material levels with regard to Customer/Company requirements.

Generate and Manage Material/Inventory analyst to insure proper levels to meet demand/planning/customer forecast. Increased turns from 2 to 9.

ERP/MRP upgrade roll-out board member. Developed supplier rating system. Monitor performance.

Category / Strategic Sourcing responsibilities for three manufacturing locations in US and Mexico.

Category responsibilities include Steel (Coil, Plate), Machined Items, Castings, MRO, Support Services.

Manage GM / Chrysler Steel Resale Programs and Forecasting Tools. ERP/MRP: Oracle / QAD.

Raw material hedging and monitoring. Manage Material / Services Logistics (Domestic / International).

Tier 1 Automotive supplier (ISO/TS 16949:2009) Relocated to partner facility: Shiloh 8/15

Transferred to Shiloh. Offered an enhanced position with greater responsibility.

G&D America Inc. 2010 - 2012

Twinsburg, Ohio

GLOBAL PURCHASING / SOURCING / MATERIALS MANAGER

Supporting manufacturing and service operations for multiple locations.

Managed IT, Production, MRO, and CapEx Procurement/Project process from RFQ to Site Acceptance.

Implemented centralized state of the art warehouse operations to support manufacturing requirements.

Successful implementation of JIT / LEAN / FIFO / Lot & Batch inventory analyst and controls.

Expanded ERP / MRP checks and balances to insure accurate purchasing and inventory data.

Implemented system (ERP) inventory cycle counting efforts to reduce quarterly PI dependency.

Successful implementation of supplier stocking / logistic programs from an international supplier base.

Established weekly supplier status proactive conferences to ensure a “No Surprises” material flow.

ISO 27001: 2005, ISO 9001:2008. ERP/MRP: Syteline – SAP

Procurement Department Relocated to Regional HQ out of the country (Canada).

AESCO Electronics 2009 – 2010

Akron, Ohio

PURCHASING / INVENTORY / MATERIALS MANAGER

Hands-on Management of nine Global Sourcing & Procurement professionals and support staff.

Implemented Commodity based procurement structure using MRP / ERP systems.

Management of centralized procurement for a multi-location production contract manufacturer.

Two-fold departmental spend increase in a 10-month time frame. Evaluated Cap-Ex Request.

World class contract manufacturer supporting DoD, Healthcare (MRI – GE & Philips) industries.

ITAR Registered, AS9100 Rev B, ISO 13485:2003, ISO 9001:2008 ERP/MRP: Oracle

Contract Position. Contract obligation fulfilled (Height of Great Recession).

MicroPoise Measurement Systems LLC

(Formally: ITW – Ride Quality Products -Akron Standard) 2001 – 2009

Akron, Ohio

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SENIOR GLOBAL PROCUREMENT / SOURCING SPECIALIST

Evaluated and managed selection/negotiation process for existing and potential Global suppliers.

Proven contract negotiation of unit price, rebates, and long-term agreements. ERP/MRP: JD Edwards

Sourced/Evaluated IT, MRO, Services, Capital Equipment including building business case for CapEx.

Performed On-site supplier KANBAN, LTA, and VMI stocking and quality audits.

Managed global Sourcing & Procurement to support LEAN & JIT manufacturing commitments.

ISO 9001:2000 & ISO 14001, 2004 and Ford QS1 certified facility. Completed Toyota Lean Program.

Increased on-time delivery by 70%. Kaizen Team Subcommittee Leader, 5S Team Leader.

Implemented new process for tooling resulting in 295% increase in on-time delivery.

Successful Project Manager: PCB supplier conversion, Global Supplier Evaluation and Consolidation.

Last Round (5th) Layoff due to the Great recession (Automotive).

Parker Hannifin Corporation 1980 – 2001

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (Plant Closed: 6/2001)

SUPPLY CHAIN / OPERATIONS MANAGER (PRODUCTION / SOURCING / MATERIALS / PROCUREMENT / INVENTORY / ANALYST / IT NETWORK)

Hands-on management of Global Sourcing & Procurement of direct & indirect materials & Services.

Successfully managed $100M in company assets. Managed over 25 direct report personnel (Union & Non-Union).

Reduced inventory from $42M to $14.5M (14 Turns). Operations & Department budget management.

Sourced and Negotiated contracts for Production Materials, IT, MRO, CapEx, and Services to meet Production requirements. CapEx Project Management. ERP/MRP: AS400 - SAP

Organized material required for quote packages from prospective & current suppliers RFB, RFQ, RFP. Interacted with Engineering to develop B/M, Routings in relation to maintain correct revision levels.

Managed / Scheduled Supply Chain Staff (Production, Purchasing, Inventory, Warehouse, Quality, Planning, Logistics). Conduct Supply Chain Analyst for demand planning and inventory control.

DoD, CPSR, EMAP, FSS, DFAR, DPAS, DAR (ASPR) & EAR, DIMS compliant.

DoD Contract Administration and Support. Compiled and analyzed data to support cost objectives.

Managed a 50-workstation / Multi-server LAN. Responsible for system / server backups & restorations.

Plant Closed in 6/2001. Position was offered at another facility out of state.

SENIOR PRODUCTION-OPERATIONS MANAGER / SCHEDULER / PLANNER

Hands-on management of production personnel & material to support the Master Production Schedules.

Managed the production and distribution of $204M in finished product.

Achieved 97% on-time shipping performance. Manage Maintenance/Field Service operation.

Workload Management for full-time and part time production employees building integrated control systems and PCB assemblies for various industries. UL, CSA, and CE Certified facility.

Generate Departmental Budgets. Development & Documentation of Skill Set Training Program.

OSHA Facility Compliance Coordinator, Disaster Recovery Leader. Asset Tracking and Management.

Proficiency in 5S, Lean, SMED, TPM, Kaizen, OEE, Six Sigma, and MUV.

Logistics / Warehouse Manager. Asset utilization, tracking, and capacity Management.

Schedule facility production jobs and personal. Material lot/batch tracking.

Quality Control Manager (Six Sigma) to ISO/AMSI/ASQC standards (SCAR, REA, QADS).

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Member: American Foundry Society since 2014

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Kent Vocational, Kent, Ohio

Associate Degree: Industrial Electronics.

University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

Undergraduate studies in Computer Science.

National Seminars Group, Rockhurst Collage, Kansas City, Missouri

Microsoft Windows NT Administration and Support.

American Management Assoc: Personnel Management

Plexus International, Minneapolis, MN

ISO 9001:2008 Certified Internal Quality Auditor

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