Charles Styles
Wenonah, New Jersey 08090
To obtain a management position utilizing vast experience, technical and problem
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solving skills as well as a strong manufacturing background to strengthen the financial
controls and performance of the organization.
Work Experience -30+ years of varied accounting, controlling, planning,
logistics and management positions in the manufacturing industry
Gerresheimer Glass & Kimble Chase Various Locations
Kimble Chase Supply Chain Manager
8/2009 - Present Kimble –Chase, Vineland, NJ
• Manage the supply chain function for the company including seven internal
sites in four countries and numerous external vendors worldwide
• Manage vendor relationships with emphasis on contract negotiations, new
vendor development and cost control
• Coordinate with internal sites production capacity planning, logistics, inventory
management and cost control.
Financial Accounting Manager/Controller
10/2007 - 8/2009 Kimble–Chase, Vineland, NJ
• Responsible for consolidation accounting for actual, budgets and forecasts.
• Cost Controlling responsibility for material purchases from second and third
party suppliers
• Coordinate material planning and facility utilization for internal Kimble
Chase facilities
• Prepare, monitor and manage transfer price schemes within company
• Manage net working capital targets for the company through inventory
control and accounts payable management
Tubular Business Unit Controller
6/2006 - 10/2007 Gerresheimer Glass, Vineland, NJ
• Primary financial reporting responsibility for the tubular business unit
• Manage Net Working Capital for the business unit
• Coordinate with business unit personnel and corporate financial management
requirements with respect to planning, timing and necessary approvals
following corporate guidelines.
Science Unit Controller
11/2001 – 6/2006 Gerresheimer Glass & Glass & Plastics JV, Vineland, NJ
Leading the financial budgeting, forecasting and reporting functions for the
Science Business Unit. Responsible for development and reporting of a newly
formed Sales Joint Venture within the Science unit. Technical support for SAP FI &
CO modules implementation. Manage and implement standard costs for three
facilities.
Responsible for Financial reporting and Consolidation of the three separate
entities.
Pharma Unit Controller
8/2000 – 11/2001 Gerresheimer Glass., Vineland, NJ
Responsible for financial budgeting & forecasting functions for the
Pharmaceutical business unit operations of Kimble. Responsible for cash flow &
profit objectives of the business unit reporting to the unit General Manager.
Technical support for SAP FI & CO modules and product costing.
Project Specialist- Financial Process Improvement
11/1999 - 8/2000 Gerresheimer Glass., Vineland, NJ
Led financial process improvement teams with the objective of streamlining
current processes prior to a new system implementation. Developed Project plan
for financial systems implementation. Directed standard cost revision utilizing SAP
product costing software effective 8/1/00.
Financial Services Manager
June 1994 to Nov. 1999 Kimble Glass Inc, Vineland, NJ
• Reporting to the CFO this position was responsible for all general accounting
functions. Worked closely with the CFO to design and implement stand alone
general ledger, fixed asset, payroll and treasury functions as we prepared for a
divestiture from former parent company Owens-Illinois which was completed in
1996.
Various Accounting, Planning and Controlling Positions
June 1979 to June 1994 Owens Illinois, Toledo, Oh
• Various Accounting, planning, and pricing positions at both plant level and
corporate level located in Toledo, Ohio and Warsaw Indiana locations, primarily
in glass business unit and plastic packaging
Education
6/1984 University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Master's Degree
MBA Business Administration
5/1979 Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor of Science Majors in Accounting and Mathematics
Computer Skills
Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Lotus, SAP ( Finance & Controlling, Logistics, Materials
planning), Citrix