Manager Sales

Bill Sewell

Permanent Address: Phone: 937-***-****

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Centerville, Ohio 45459 Email: *******@*********.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Seasoned purchasing professional with more than 20 years experience in specialized mechanical purchasing.

Excellent analytical, processing and problem-solving skills. Interested in securing a full-time position in

purchasing/project management.

EXPERIENCE

2001- 2014 MANTYCH METALWORKING Dayton, Ohio

Position:

Sales/Project Manager/Purchasing Support

Responsibilities:

Responsible for project management/sales support and purchasing management to main

customers and various new customers respective of account size/ potential. All projects

managed start to finish - included all special projects for each customer from prototypes to

repeat production orders. Involved in all phases of the business including up front

negotiations, prototype and production orders, purchasing, machining processes. Excellent

skill level with E2 Shop software ERP system.

Key Accomplishments:

Developed several new vendors for outside services designed to save time and material.

Developed multiple tracking systems to track and control inventory levels.

Initiated a costing system that detailed “real time/real cost” representation.

1999 - 2000 BOSMA MACHINE AND TOOL Tipp City, Ohio

Position:

Purchasing Manager

Responsibilities:

Responsible for plant wide procurement activities for a 95-person facility with 8 million in

annual sales that specialized in the fabrication, machining, and finish coat of large weldments.

Key Accomplishments:

Reduced processing cost by 20% for a repeat product resulting in yearly savings of

$9,600.

Negotiated an 18% decrease in raw steel purchases, which saved $200,000 yearly.

Decreased waste disposal charges 52% for annual savings of $7,500.

Established vendor-funded tooling program, which amortized $200,000 of up front

tooling.

Re-structured dormant safety program established OSHA compliance in 6 months

1991 - 1999 OHIO ELECTRONIC ENGRAVERS Beavercreek, Ohio

Position:

Senior Buyer

Responsibilities:

Responsible for purchasing all machined-to-print production requirements for a 240 person

state-of -the art, roto gravure engraving s ystems supplier with 40 million/year in annual sales.

Key Accomplishments:

Held the standard cost of the most expensive component (engraver bed).

Developed new engrave head casting source for an annual savings of $92,000.

Developed new engrave head shaft source resulting in an annual savings of $71,000.

Interfaced with engineering group to change material of carriage design resulting in

$10,000 yearly savings plus 40% decrease in lead-time.

1980 - 1991 FREUND PRECISION, INC. Dayton, Ohio

Position:

Senior Buyer

Responsibilities:

Responsible for multiple project procurement in an 80-man electro-mechanical supplier for

government defense contractors. Annual sales exceeded 5 million.

Key Accomplishments:

Promoted 4 times in 11 years.

Consistently stayed under the set-purchasing budget for all projects

Located tooling from the original source thought to not exist for savings of $9,000.

Value-engineered wrench tool for a government customer that saved the company

$12,000.

EDUCATION

Continuing Education 1996 - 1998

Managing for Quality

Negotiating with Vendors and Suppliers

Purchasing Principles

OSHA Safety First Program

How to Deal with Difficult People

Wright State University

Certificate Purchasing Management – 3 modules 1994

Sinclair Community College

APICS Certificate Production Inventory Management – 4 modules 1993

Manufacturing Engineering Technology (48 credit hours completed)

Progress Technical College

Associates of Applied Science, Machine Shop Technology 1981

Memberships

Purchasing Management Association of Dayton

Society of Manufacturing Engineers, senior member

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