Sean Nestor
New Kensington, PA 15068
Home: 724-***-****
Mobile: 412-***-****
Objective: To obtain a supply chain position with a growing organization,
utilizing my years of sourcing and planning experience to drive cost
savings throughout the sourcing process, meet project launch dates and
optimize inventory levels to support products and contribute to the overall
profitability of the business.
Experience: Mar 2000 to June 2014 Philips Children's Medical Ventures,
LLC.
Position: Senior Planner/Buyer, Commodity Management, NPI Sourcing
Responsible for procurement of Purchased Finished Goods for various
product families. Responsible for development / procurement of new
products related to Philips ChMV product portfolio.
Coordinate with Marketing/Customer Service/Production/Engineering and
Documentation Depts. to ensure continuity of supply, optimize annualized
inventory turns and reduce overall inventory dollars.
Negotiate contracts/cost reductions and delivery schedules. Sourcing of
components and multi-tiered supplier selection.
Coordinate with Supplier Quality Department to qualify new suppliers,
ensure product quality and to resolve issues that may negatively impact
product quality and customer satisfaction, including the initiation of
supplier CAPAs / SCARs.
Strong working knowledge of Operations, Manufacturing, Service and
Quality Systems. Strong working knowledge of requirements pertinent to
medical device design, manufacture and distribution. Thorough SAP and
Microsoft Office skills, with SAP focus on ERP / MRP planning and
execution, demand analysis, purchasing and quality systems functionality.
Participated in SAP implementation, developing and implementing lot
tracking system currently in use at Philips Respironics and Philips ChMV
locations. Developed manufacturing processes at Philips St. Louis
facility to package and serial track medical devices for customer-
specific configurations.
Lead projects to transition all Purchased Finished goods and components
from Georgia and Ireland manufacturing facilities. This included transfer
of purchasing records as well as auditing component documentation for
inaccuracies. All ChMV products were included in this transfer.
Lead project to outsource PChMV product lines from Murrysville
manufacturing facility to suppliers already present within the ChMV
approved supplier database. Projects also allowed ChMV to obtain cost
savings of over $50K annually. Responsible for over $400K in annual
margin improvement for fiscal year 2010. Proven track record of margin
improvement initiatives (resulting in over $3M annual savings), process
generation and optimization and JIT procurement. Responsible for
commodity management, specifically with regard to supplier performance
metrics, cost analysis and contract review.
1998 to 2000 Respironics, Inc.
Position: Material Planner
2+ years as Production Material Planner / Scheduler- Strong MRP
experience with regard to material flow analysis, subsequent forecast
generation and maintenance, sales analysis and report generation.
Extensive experience in multiple areas of lean-manufacturing environment,
including Material Control, Production, Receiving Inspection, Accounts
Payable and Sales/Marketing.
June 1996 - 1998 Respironics, Inc. Position:
Production / Assembly
Responsible for manufacturing / testing of various medical devices,
including lot/serial tracking / inventory management - participated
in lean manufacturing plant re-layout and was key contributor of
SAP implementation with regard to Lot / Serial Traceability.
May 1994 to June 1996 Nestor Landscaping and Lawncare
Position: Owner
Responsible for all aspects of business including but not limited to:
Hiring and training of employees, Customer Sales/Service, scheduling of
contracts, Accounting and
Payroll
Apr. 1990 to Jan. 1991 Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing
Position: Lead Flow Mgr.
Supervised office of 25-30 employees.
Responsible for hiring, training and motivation of Sales/ Marketing team.
Coordinated with sales force to cover leads generated.
Responsible for employee motivation, payroll and basic office duties.
Increased sales 300% from start date.
Education: McKeesport Area High School (Academic) Graduated June 1989.
Completed Respironics Computer-Based Training modules in Excel, Advanced
Excel and Business Mgt.
Graduated from Duquesne University's I.E.T. Center for Corporate
Development's Professional Purchasing Certificate Program.
Completed Inco Terms 2010 certification in October of 2010.
References available upon request.