Purchasing Supervisor
Cell:614-***-****
Avon, Ohio 44011
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Creative and innovative individual managing various projects while working
in global sourcing and allocation combining a law degree with business,
planning, quality, kaizen, engineering, and technical experience in
multiple areas of industry. Adaptable and flexible with the ability to
handle numerous projects and programs at the same time while meeting or
exceeding all goals and deadlines.
2 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
John Bean Technologies Corporation, Sandusky, Ohio
JBT is the global leader in food and juice production equipment as well as
a world-wide producer of aerospace jetway, deicing, and support equipment.
JBT generates over $1 Billion in annual revenue.
Purchasing Supervisor, Food Solutions and Services Division
2011-Present
Managed all sourcing and expediting for custom items, including all
machined parts and fabrications.
Responsible for all overseas purchases and sourcing.
Saved over $500,000 per year in competitive sourcing.
Sucessfully expedited items on very tight timelines and reduced the
leadtimes on numerous items through cooperation with suppliers in re-
engineering the manufacturing and resourcing.
Saved over $75,000 per year in transportation costs by eliminatiing air
shipments on long leadtime items.
Interpreted and sourced hundreds of parts through various drawing systems
and worked with both engineering and suppliers to allow for greater
manufacturability.
Helped lead multiple cross-functional teams that were responsible for
eliminating over $100,000 in quality claims and reducing costs by nearly
$250,000 per year.
Developed safety stocks and worked closely with Materials Management and
Planning to keep items at the appropriate inventory levels.
Jefferson Industries Corporation, West Jefferson, Ohio
J.I.C. supplies body parts for the automobile industry from stamping all
the way through the welding phase with annual revenue of over $280 million.
Prototype Purchasing and Sales Project Manager
2007-2011
Managed all aspects of prototype builds from the design phase through
sales.
Globally sourced prototype part suppliers and fabricators.
Saved $500,000 - $1,250,000 per year as a direct result of competitive
sourcing alone.
Turned a loss of over $600,000 in the department for fiscal year 2006 into
a $1.8 million dollar profit for the 2007 fiscal year and increased profits
in the following years.
Reduced shipping costs and lead times for prototype projects.
Created and developed JIC's new Access based Bill of Materials as well as
an electronic requisition system.
Visited various fabricators to determine quality and ability to deliver
parts in a timely manner.
Negotiated purchase prices with the suppliers and sales prices with the
customer resulting in record profits for prototype builds.
Maintain JIC's International Material Data Systems information.
American Showa Inc., Sunbury, Ohio
Showa is a world leader in the suspension industry providing dampers to
both automobile and motorcycle manufacturers generating nearly over $2.6
Billion in annual revenue.
Global Purchasing and Logistics Specialist
2005-2007
Managed all aspects of material purchasing from Asia.
Maintained vender performance ratings and developed the supplier compliance
documents.
Developed and presented to the Board of Directors documents regarding
various influences on material and freight pricing that projected millions
of dollars in savings.
Formulated cost effective plans by designing alternative items ASI could
procure from existing suppliers.
Assisted production engineering in providing designs to suppliers to make
alternative parts that would prevent our assembly lines from stopping.
Controlled the logistics of imports and directly supervised several land,
air, and ocean freight companies.
Created and implemented a new ordering system to reduce overhead accounting
for several million dollars.
Provided purchasing between third party suppliers and helped implement a
global supply chain.
Designed production plans and material arrival schedules for various
critical parts that allowed an ever changing customer demand to be met.
Nestle USA, Inc., Dublin, Ohio
Nestle is the world leader in packaged food with over 275,000 employees and
an annual revenue of over $121 Billion.
Information Technology Purchasing and Services Consultant
2004-2005
Priced and procured products for Nestles Continuous Improvement Programs.
Oversaw the service contracts for all PC, network, and printers.
Provided risk analysis on laboratory instruments and lab software.
Managed the Help Desk Services.
Redesigned process flow & laboratory configuration to increase efficiency
equal to several hours a week in labor.
Reconfigured and consolidated all customer information for laboratory and
accounting programs for Nestle.
Celestica Inc., Columbus, Ohio
Celestica provides electronics for several of the technical industries
leaders. Globally, Celestica has 49000 employees and has annual revenue of
over $8.5 billion.
Global Purchasing and Material Management
2002-2003
Managed over $100 million in circuit pack inventory throughout the
Celestica global network.
Procured new material for prototype builds for Celiant, Lucent, and Nortel
extending the Columbus, Ohio Facilities production by over 6 months.
Established manufacturer and broker contacts and pricing.
Assisted in facilitating the changeover from Lucent contracts to Celestica
contracts for the Columbus, Ohio facility.
Qwest Communications, Dublin, Ohio
Qwest Communications is one of the leading service providers in the
communications industry with over $14 billion in annual revenue.
Project Manager
2000-2002
Managed all aspects from material procurement to turn up of telephony
installations totaling over $100 million.
Held contract meetings with existing and proposed material and labor
services companies reducing labor costs by 25%-50%.
Prepared legal memoranda and revised Qwest contracts and liabilities with
other companies saving over $100K.
Managed over 10 crews at any given time throughout the United States.
Created various Standards of Procedure, Service Level Agreements and
progress/issue databases.
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2 EDUCATION
The Ohio State University College of Law
Juris Doctorate
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Arts: Political Science; Japanese