Manager Supply Chain

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GREGORY RULL I

*** ******* **** * *. Louis, Missouri 63141

acb7ck@r.postjobfree.com 314-***-****

STRATEG IC SOURC I NG, PROCURE ME N T & SUPPLY C HA I N

Delivering Results Built Global Sourcing & Supply Relationships Creating

Strategies

Accomplished supply chain leader with 12+ years of experience developing strategic plans and

d irecting procurement, sourcing, contract negotiations, and supply chain operations across the

organization. Strategic thinker with demonstrated ability for achieving material productivity

savings, improving processes, launching and guiding new product development programs, directing

global product line transfers, and leading organizational footprint changes.

Core Competencies

• • •

Team Building & Change Management Commodity Management

• Vendor & Partner • Cost/Benefit Analysis

Leadership

• Strategic Global Sourcing • Process Improvement

Relations

• Purchasing/Procurement • New Product Development • Low-Cost Country Sourcing

• Contract Negotiations • Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPER I ENCE

I NGERSOL L-RAND P LC – B r idgeton, M issouri 2003–Present

D iversified global industri a l leader with $14B in sales through brands l ike

T r ane, Thermo King, Schlage, Kryptonite Locks, and Club Car.

Global Supply Chain Manager Metal Fab rications, I ngersoll Rand Corporate (2008–

Present)

Lead global sourcing, and supply chain activities for spend of $200M for Metal Fabrications and

Assemblies across all Ingersoll Rand business sectors supporting 62 plants with metal fabrication

spend concentrated in 18 plants. Created sourcing and commodity strategies facilitating cross-sector

and regional alignment.

Directing contract negotiation and administration, capturing annual material productivity

savings of 9%, 8%, 6%, and 6% from 2009 to present.

Linked purchased part pricing to metal indices with periodic adjustments to recover $3M in

material deflation.

Negotiated supplier owned and managed inventory (SOMI) agreements with favorable payment

terms to improve working capital by $2M.

Attained $1.6M in fixed/variable overhead and material cost savings through

outsourcing/insourcing of metal fabrication and assembly operations, product line t ransfers, and

p roduction configuration improvements.

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Organized team events that realized savings of $900K in logistics and packaging reducing total

cost of ownership.

Aligned plant systems and processes with supplier organization to improve inventory

management, fulfillment, productivity, and forecasting at 3 manufacturing sites.

Formulated low-cost country (LCC) strategies spanning China, India, and Mexico totaling 46% of

L CC spend.

Optimized supply base by 30% through development of supplier rationalization strategies netting

$450K savings.

Generated significant material productivity savings opportunities for metal fabrications through

K aizen events, product teardowns, internal and supplier plant lean initiatives, and other process

i mprovements.

P rogram Manager New P roduct Development P MO (2007–2008)

Directed cross-functional teams in all facets of project management as part of enterprise program

management office (PMO) for new product development initiatives. Defined new product

development business cases complete with project scope, milestones, deliverables, and capital

requisitions.

Executed new product development projects generating up to $24M in incremental revenue.

Collaborated with suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing during early product design stages

to engineer parts solutions leveraging standardization for more cost-effective manufacturing and

purchasing volume advantages.

Led development and implementation of NPD process improvements to track and collect critical

NPD project information.

Global Supply Manager New P roduction I n t roduction (NP I) Group & Strategic

Sourcing Specialist (2003–2007)

Oversaw global and local sourcing,, for new product development initiatives across international

p lant locations and product lines. Engaged suppliers, supply managers, and material planners to

optimize product design and market launch activities. Formulated material transition strategies to

coordinate with new product launches. Served as global sourcing NPD phase gate committee

member.

Negotiated master supply agreements with supplier owned and managed inventory (SOMI) plans

for low-cost country (LCC) suppliers, reducing inventory carrying costs and improving fulfillment

cycle times.

Secured $1.2M in material productivity benefits, managing program initiated by Sector

P resident to cut stainless steel costs spanning multiple business units, locations, and products.

Led team in parts re-sourcing initiative to support product line t ransfer from Brazil to Mexico.

Directed Corporate Operational Excellence Kaizen event teams that streamlined manufacturing

p rocess f lows, overhauled product assembly line configuration, and instituted Kanban systems

and sub-assembly feeder cells.

Recruited into Leadership Development Program as a Strategic Sourcing Specialist and

p romoted to Global Supply Manager in just 9 months after managing $15M commodity spend,

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analyzing spend history to ascertain cost drivers, preparing RFQs, and negotiating $271K in

annual commodity contract savings.

Developed and managed sector t racking tool capturing sourcing department material

p roductivity savings

Developed strategic commodity business plans for globally managed commodities, spend analysis,

and identifying product cost drivers.

U N I V ERS I TY OF M I N N ESOTA, F U L L-T I M E BACHE LOR’S PROGRA M – M i nneapolis,

M i nnesota (2000–2003)

S TANDEX I N T E RNAT IONAL CORPORAT ION – N ew Berlin, Wisconsin

Standex International is a diversified manufacturing company with global operations in five product

segments.

Pu rchasing Manager Spincraft (1997 -2000)

Led supplier sourcing, procurement of direct materials and services, equipment and supply

purchasing, planning forecasting, controlling up to 40% of COGS.

Negotiation and administration of metals (LTAs) long-term supply contracts

Incorporated Just-In-Time (JIT) purchasing to cut inventory carrying costs and increase

i nventory turns.

Collaborated with R&D and new product development teams in new supplier selection and

qualification, prototype design, and product launch.

Core team member representing purchasing and manufacturing operations in selection and

acquisition of ERP platform that unified disparate business systems and automated vital

p rocesses.

Experience in manufacturing operations, standard costs, BOM’s, computerized shop-f loor labor

collection systems, job routings, bar coding, purchasing, production scheduling, and MRP systems

ED UCAT ION & CREDE N T IALS

Master of Business Administration ( MBA) (Expected 2014)

Webster University – St. Louis, Missouri

Bachelor of Science in Management I nformation Technology I nf rastructu res (2000-

2003)

Carlson School of Management Business Management M inor

University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, Minnesota

Certifications

Associate Value Specialist (AVS) Certification in Value Analysis/Value Engineering

Professional Development

Karrass Negotiation ~ Target Cost Modeling ~ Global Supply Chain Essentials ~ YCA Project

M anagement

Change Management ~ Matrix Organization Leadership ~ Business Acumen Training ~ SAVE

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VA/VE Training ~ Shingijutsu Kaizen Training ~ Ingersoll-Rand Certified Lean Six Sigma Black

Belt Trained ~ Master Production Scheduling ~ Material & Capacity Planning

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