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