WILLIAM ARNOLD

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Summary

Sourcing and category management of direct materials for consumer packaged products, food and retail industries

Demonstrated results in domestic and international strategic sourcing, category management, product development, total cost reductions, new product commercialization’s, and supplier relationship management

Past President of ISM - Chicago

Analytical * Communicator * Strategic * Achiever * Responsibility * Decisive * Results Oriented

Certifications

Institute for Supply Management: Certified Professional in Supply Management current

State of Pennsylvania: Registered Professional Engineer current

Six Sigma: Trainer Certificate

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Category Management

Contract Negotiation

Project Management

Packaging Design, Specification and Engineering

Inventory and Supply Chain Management

SKU Consolidation

Cost Reduction

Six Sigma

Supplier Relationship Management

Business Process Improvement

MS Office, JD Edwards, SAP

Experience

Bunzl Retail Services

Director, Sourcing and Product Development • Morton Grove,IL 9/2007 – 2/2019

Developed and executed the sourcing strategy for this distributor of custom packaging and operating supplies to the retail, parcel-shipping and self-storage industries. Managed two purchasing professionals in sourcing over 40,000 SKUs in 10 DC's for resale to clients. Directly responsible for domestic and international sourcing and category management of clients' retail and protective packaging.

Lead the purchasing group in sourcing new or alternate products totaling $55 MM annually with potential savings or margin of $8.5 MM covering 60 clients and 500 RFQ inquiries.

Personally responsible for category management, specification development and sourcing of retail shoppers, gift boxes, tissue, poly bags/ mailers, corrugated, stretch wrap and tape.

Developed specifications and conducted import sourcing programs with cost savings options to win the business for retail bags and boxes for Gap, DKNY and Jones Apparel Group. Managed the subsequent production startups with new suppliers in China.

Chef Solutions

Director of Procurement - Packaging • Wheeling,IL 2/2002 – 9/2007

Reported to the Vice President, Operations of Chef Solutions. Previously a $600 million manufacturer of Orval Kent prepared foods and Pennant Foods bakery products. Lead the sourcing, negotiation, design, and specification of all packaging for over 1200 SKUs in 13 plants. Managed 2 purchasing managers and a contract administrator.

Lead cost savings projects of $3.3 MM from competitive bidding, negotiations, material substitutions, and specification consolidations.

Provided packaging design, specification and sourcing for all new product offerings in various packaging types for branded, food service and private label items.

Managed and supported the packaging interface for the company-wide SAP implementation from "blueprinting" and "data cleansing" through "go live."

PEPSICO - QUAKER OATS DIVISION

Senior Manager, Purchasing-Packaging • Chicago,IL 1995 – 2002

Reported to the Director of Purchasing for this $5 billion division manufacturer of food and beverages. Developed and managed the North American sourcing strategy for all flexible and laminated packaging totaling $72 MM. Managed one purchasing manager and contract administrator in the implementation of packaging supplier, material and graphics changes across 41 plants and more than 3000 part numbers.

Developed the supply strategy and led implementation to multi-source major flexible packaging requirements for Gatorade, Snacks and 3 Quaker food divisions, introducing 8 new suppliers.

Through cost modeling, Internet reverse auctions, and competitive bidding and negotiation, reduced spending on existing packaging by over $4 MM.

By challenging packaging specifications, identified alternatives, led testing, and obtained improved performance and reduced costs by over $5 MM across all business units.

KIMBERLY-CLARK - SCOTT PAPER

Supply Manager • Philadelphia,PA 1993 – 1995

Reported to Director of Consumables Procurement for this $4.5 billion manufacturer of sanitary paper products. Managed the national purchasing strategy for $50 MM flexible packaging, folding cartons, and core stock material streams over 11 plants.

Consolidated flexible packaging supply base generating $4.7 MM annual savings, and a reduction in the number of suppliers from 5 to 2.

Led multi-site team in a folding carton supplier consolidation process resulting in $.7 MM annualized savings, single sourcing by site, and a 50% reduction in suppliers.

KIMBERLY-CLARK - SCOTT PAPER

Packaging Optimization Manager • Philadelphia,PA 1989 – 1993

Reported to the Director of Packaging Procurement. Managed 2 packaging engineers in continuous improvement of structures, performance and costs for all U.S. Packaging.

Identified, developed and implemented specification changes in corrugated, folding cartons, flexible packaging and paper tube stock, resulting in $5.7 MM savings in direct costs and freight savings.

Designed and developed specifications for new pallet displays and primary packaging for Consumer, Warehouse Club, and "Do It Yourself" business products.

Education

Drexel University

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering

Philadelphia, PA

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