Manager Supply Chain

Henry Kayler

**** ****** **. ** . *****, OR, **305 . 503-***-**** . *******@*****.***

Linkedin:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/hkayler/

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

A dynamic supply chain executive with a distinctively strong supply chain,

finance, and project management background with expertise in complex global

operations. Focusing on strong business relationships, I am an effective

negotiator and diplomat, successful at obtaining significant cost savings

and driving operational efficiencies through continuous improvement

activities, contributing to bottom line integrity. I am an energetic and

attentive leader, who empowers and motivates individuals to drive results

by formulating and maintaining short and long term visionary goals. I am

known to be a creative and successful Change Agent, who manages through

adversity and leads teams through transformational processes while keeping

stakeholders informed by collaborative means.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Blount International is a leading manufacturer of equipment, accessories

and replacement parts for the global forestry, garden and construction

industries. Blount sells its products in more than 100 countries around the

world.

As a leader in innovation and quality, Blount produces saw chain, bars and

sprockets that are well respected in the chain saw and forestry industries

and outdoor equipment accessories and parts for the garden and landscape

industry. Blount offers these products under the brand names OREGON,

Carlton, and Windsor .

2012-Present Blount International, Inc., Portland, OR

Director of Global Procurement

Develop and lead Global Procurement Organization to carry out short

and long term strategies on Global Sourcing, Contract Management,

Procurement Optimization and Finance/Operations Management. Align with

all internal stakeholders (Product Line, New Product Development,

Engineering, Manufacturing and Facilities) to support all spend

activities (Direct and Indirect).

Recruited as a change agent to Support and optimize a Global Procurement

organization in this $1B, well established company where supply chain and

procurement activities were traditionally decentralized.

Enhance and optimize Asia Sourcing office in Suzhou, China.

Created Category management structure for Global Procurement to drive up to

the Company Mission statement using the pillars of Strategic Sourcing,

Contract Management, Procurement Optimization and Finance/Operations

Management. Programs centered on Total Cost of Ownership and Collaborative

supplier and stakeholder management.

Selected and participated in BLT2 executive level training program. The

Blount Business Leadership Training (or BLT2) Program is a leadership

development and management training program. Selected top performing team

members participate in a series of three one-week long sessions,

facilitated by Portland State University Business School faculty together

with the Senior Leadership Team, which deepens the participants' business

knowledge and leadership capabilities. Through BLT2, participants

experience an executive-level training course, establish connections with

other emerging Blount leaders from around the world, and gain direct

exposure to the Senior Leadership Team and Blount's Board of Directors.

Managed a staff of 25 (Category Managers, Sourcing Managers, Sourcing

Specialist, and Analysts).

Implemented enhanced supplier performance scorecard in cooperation with CEB

(Corporate Executive Board).

Implemented Ariba Spend Visibility and Sourcing Professional software.

Implemented Konzmann SAP add in for mass upload of info records and PO

refresh options.

Developed Non-Conforming Material (NCM) tracking tool to drive continuous

improvement in quality.

Saved Blount 18 million dollars - 2012 - 2014 YTD (cost savings).

Avoided 15 million dollars in price inflation - 2012 - 2014 YTD (Cost

Avoidance).

Successfully negotiated and signed enforceable supply agreements with all

Tier 1 suppliers.

Advanced knowledge of foreign sourcing in LCC (China, India, eastern

Europe, Mexico, Taiwan, Vietnam, Brazil) Western Europe, Canada and many

others.

2011-2012 Blount International, Inc., Portland, OR

Global Category Manager -Raw Materials

The Global Category Manager - Raw Materials leads global strategic

procurement initiatives and the management of the full sourcing life

cycle process for all direct spend in the category of raw materials.

The Global Category Manager will develop and execute specific

commodity/product category strategies and will manage the negotiation

of global supply agreements. This position will work with internal

and external stakeholders to identify solutions that support

operational requirements while reducing the Total Cost of Ownership.

Key results achieved:

Saved 2.5MM USD in steel an d packaging cost.

Developed business processes related to the global RFQ process and

strategic sourcing process

Portland, Oregon: Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ: COLM) is a global

leader in branded outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment.

Columbia Sportswear Company owns the Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, Sorel,

Montrail and Pacific Trail brands and its products are sold in more than

100 countries. Columbia Sportswear Company brands have earned an

international reputation for innovation, quality and performance.

2011-2011 Columbia Sportswear Inc., Portland, OR

Global Materials Planner

Materials planners sometimes work in a manufacturing environment and are a

part of the supply chain. The planner works with the manufacturing

department to determine the resources necessary to meet the production

schedule. The purchasing department and material planners work together to

purchase the needed resources.

Materials planners work with engineering to determine the resources needed

to meet production schedules. The planner often works from bill of

materials to determine the specifications for the parts needed to produce

the product. Workers also monitor inventory levels and coordinate with

purchasing to maintain adequate levels of parts and raw materials to

manufacture the product.

The materials planner requisitions resources through the purchasing

department and monitors scheduled deliveries from vendors. A planner

expedites materials from vendors when there are delays in delivery.

The duty of a materials planner also includes continually working to

improve delivery times, cost and quality of materials from vendors. The

planner works with purchasing to improve performance of vendors and with

engineering for quality improvements.

Portland, Oregon: Vestas Americas is a 100%-owned subsidiary of Vestas

Wind Systems A/S in Denmark and forms part of the Vestas Group. Vestas-

American Wind Technology, Inc. is responsible for activities concerning

sales, construction, and service of large scale wind turbines in the United

States and Canada. Products include the V47 Wind Turbine Generator capable

of producing 660 KW, the V82 Wind Turbine Generator capable of producing

1650 KW, the V80 Wind Turbine Generator capable of producing 1800 or 2000

KW, and the V90 Wind Turbine Generator capable of producing 1800 or 3000

KW.

2010-2011 Vestas Americas Wind Technology, Portland, OR

Specialist, Supply Chain Performance

Prepared ramp-up/down plans and opportunities with associated

financial impact.

Drove and supported performance follow-up with periodic reporting.

Developed performance processes, tools and systems.

Built strong relationships to relevant internal stakeholders.

Assisted in data gathering for weekly and monthly state of affairs

reporting.

Communicated and coordinated with key stakeholders regarding new or changed

configurations/vendors.

Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly check of data according to established

business processes.

Daily handling of Inquiries and follow up on implementation.

Key results achieved:

Saved 20,000 USD in downtime due to long turnaround times on inquiries

to production business units

Documented over 50 work instructions in the first six months leading to

less errors in capacity planning of major components.

Ensured a secure and optimized supply chain by managing the demand plans of

40 projects in 2010-2013.

2009-2010 Vestas Americas Wind Technology, Portland, OR

Project Manager, Process Excellence

Program Manager in development and implementation of major strategic

programs deployed cross company (including the wind industries first

electrical safety program and Technician certification program.)

Responsible for effectively leading and facilitating projects using a

variety of methods including Six Sigma, lean methods, 8D, and PMI (PMBOK)

methodologies.

Regular reporting of project status as well as NPV and IRR calculations.

Identified and prioritized potential improvement projects via the PPM

(project portfolio management) process.

Key results achieved:

Developed and implemented a program (Task Based Certification -TBC)

that was the first of its kind in the renewable energy industry that

captures a Technicians technical capability and training within a

fully accessible and easy to use resource optimization database

modeled and created inside of SAP. Benefits of this program include

increased visibility of median technical capability and reduction of

safety incidents. This program is expected to have a 5 mUSD NPV within

the next three years.

Developed and implemented a program (Electrical Safety Program-ESP) that

was the first of its kind in the renewable energy industry that deployed

policies and processes for lock out-tag out as well as protective gear roll

out for arc flash protection. This program is expected to have a 3 mUSD NPV

within the next three years.

2008-2009 Vestas Americas Wind Technology, Portland, OR

Tower Production Schedule Manager

Managed the production schedule for Vestas Americas Tower Production.

Responsible for resource Coordination for repairs of damaged tower

sections.

Responsible for Procurement and logistics of tower internals and external

coatings.

Member of Vestas Global Supply Chain team.

2008-2009 Vestas Americas Wind Technology, Portland, OR

Data Integrity Manager - SAP

Responsible for Master data, Vendor, and purchasing conversion from

Mapics, an AS400 ERP system to SAP.

Managed group of internal SAP super users.

Managed group of external SAP consultants.

2002-2007 Vestas Americas Wind Technology, Portland, OR Procurement

Manager

Saved Vestas $10-20 million/year by developing a local procurement

strategy using local distribution channels for OEMs.

Developed repair loops using Six Sigma DMAIC process saving the

organization millions per year.

Managed, develop, and maintain Approved Vendor lists, sourcing strategies,

contract terms and conditions, RFPs, proposal evaluation criteria, supplier

proposals and purchase orders.

Purchased high value and critical equipment and services domestically and

internationally.

Conducted detailed financial analysis of sourcing options including risk

analysis.

EDUCATION

Business Administration- 2000 Pioneer Pacific College, Wilsonville, OR

BSI certification for Six Sigma - 2007 (Green Belt)

PSU Certification for Six Sigma - 2008 (Black Belt)

PSU Certification - Advanced Project Management

Executive negotiations training from MarketWatch - Keld Jensen

Supply chain management certification courses - UNLV

Currently qualified and studying for PMP certification exam to be taken in

2014.

SOFTWARE

Excel - Expert, Access - Expert, Word - Advanced, Power Point-

Advanced

Outlook - Intermediate

Accounting software: Integrated accounting systems, Peachtree, QuickBooks,

Quicken

ERP: SAP, Mapics (AS400), MAS90, Navision,

Statistical Analysis Software: Minitab, Stat-ease (Design Expert 7.1), Stat-

graphics

Other: Ariba Spend Analytics/ Sourcing Professional, SharePoint

(Partnernet), CEB (Corp. Executive Board), Konzmann

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