Manager Project

James David Williams

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Summary

Over 25 years experience in purchasing, distribution, scheduling, planning

and capital projects. Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams

in developing strategies and implementing plans to gain desired results.

Adapt at developing and implementing successful strategies, policies,

procedures and supplier agreements.. Exceptional building skills, able to

lead, motivate and develop successful team members to accomplish

organizational goals as well as individual growth.

Professional Background

Mustang Engineering(Contractor for Procurement at Cytec Carbon Fibers)

Procurement Manager - 08/24 to Present

. Procurement lead for Piedmont, SC and Rock Hill, SC Cytec Carbon

Fibers Facility

. Responsible for all Indirect MRO purchases - annual spend > $5mm

. Responsible for all site Capital purchases - annual spend >$10mm

. Implemented agreements for Equipment Maintenance, Security, Vending

and PPE

. Responsible for Direct (Process Materials) purchases at the site

including Site agreements to maintain constant pricing, quality and

delivery

. Responsible for developing and implementing monthly material

reports for Management review.

. As of April 01, 2013 transferred to the GP3 project for Procurement

Lead for Cytec.

Day & Zimmermann International

Procurement Manager - 03/30/12 to present

. Procurement lead for subcontracts for projects greater than $5 million

. Procurement Lead on $15 million dollar project handling seventeen

subcontracts and eighteen Instrument/equipment packages

Covidien Healthcare

Sr. Buyer - 10/24/2011-03/23/12

. Responsible for all supplier activities - evaluating new suppliers,

supplier audits. on-time deliveries, product specifications, and

approved supplier list

. Responsible for all artwork changes for packaging of the product

. Responsible for all Capital purchases, Management of deliverables and

Sourcing - $2mm-5mm annually

Ulbrich Precision Wire

Supply chain Manager - (06/13/2011- 10/20/11)

. Responsible for the restructuring of Raw Material Procurement, MRO

Procurement and Planning/Scheduling departments at the Westminster, SC

Facility.

. Responsible for startup procurement, site contracts and transportation

modes at the Hillsborough, Oregon site.

. Responsible for all Transportation modes - import/export and domestic

First Quality Tissue

MRO Procurement Specialist - (03/07/2011-06/03/2011)

. Responsible for all production MRO purchase and contracts for the

Anderson, SC facility. Negotiated MRO supply contract with local and

state wide suppliers.

Cytec Corporation, Piedmont, South Carolina

Purchasing MRO/Capital/Direct Material (05/2006-03/04/2011)

. Responsible for negotiating, procuring, RFQ's, bid evaluations,

supplier agreements and expediting for Capital Projects, MRO and Raw

Material for Greenville and Rock Hill site Project Engineers -

greater than 25M dollars annually

. Work with Corporate legal to insure all contractor's and sub

contractor's were in agreement with Cytec Terms and Conditions

. Responsible for insuring all contractors/sub contractors met safety

requirements before starting work

. Annual agreements executed for major services reducing cost by 6-20%

annually

. Responsible for all MRO purchases and Agreements for two South

Carolina facilities- annual spend 5MM

. Implemented electronic requisitions for Maintenance purchases

increasing efficiency and traceability of documents

. Supplier base reduced twenty-five percent by implementing long term

contracts

. Procedures implemented, Sarbanes Oxley, Stores strategy/policy,

bidding

. Responsible for instituting and managing a Stores Management process

for Maintenance.

. Responsible for all raw material purchases for Piedmont, SC and Rock

Hill, SC sites

Engelhard Corporation, Seneca, South Carolina

Purchasing Manager (1992 - 02/2006)

( Directed purchases and schedules to meet facility requirements for

over $50 million in

Chemicals and MRO on an annual basis

. Decreased supplier base by 70% over a two year period by implementing

long term contracts

. Gained 100% supplier agreement for material specifications (chemicals)

. Developed all purchasing and distribution procedures to meet ISO

standards

. Directed and implemented a team in developing procedures for identifying

and disposition of slow moving inventories

. Implemented data base for housing MSDS's, Supplier Contracts, Material

Certificate of Analysis, Supplier Corrective Action and Supplier

Insurance Certificates

. Twelve year experience in global sourcing of chemicals, supplier

management, import/export, cost, and quality control

. Corporate Category leader, responsible for global negotiations and

contract agreements for Carbon, Alumina and Water Treatment (23

facilities). Experience in negotiating in Europe and Indonesia.

. Member of global Alumina Team, Raw Material Team, TiO2 team, and

Logistics team

. Annual savings of >$400,000 in chemicals for the past four years

. Responsible for negotiating and implementing Corporate Supply agreements

for chemicals

. Knowledge of Import/Export regulations

. Experience in developing an implementing strategic sourcing strategies

. Experience in directing and developing cross functional procurement

teams for strategic procurement, planning, scheduling and buying

. Developed and implemented cross functional Supplier Audit teams

Distribution Manager (1987 - 1991)

. Directed warehouse activities and supervised distribution team of 12

employees

. Responsible for inventory control of over $30 million

. Directed and obtained training for all Hazmat requirements for

shipping/receiving

Computer Skills

Lotus notes, Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint, S9000, AS400, Baan, Maximo

6.2, Avantis, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Project, Axiom, BPCS, Agile,

Sharepoint

Education

B.S. in Management- Clemson University 1986

A.A. in Industrial Electronics - Tri-County Technical College 1980

Strengths

. Communication

. Working in a cross-functional environment

. Ability to work multiple tasks

. Supplier Negotiations

Member of the initial Board of Directors for the Carolinas/Virginia ISM

Anderson/Oconee Chapter

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