Stephen Bober

EXPERIENCED MANAGER - SUPPLY CHAIN / PROCUREMENT / CONTRACTING

Pittsburgh, PA

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Offering over thirty years of expertise and progressive responsibility in Supply Chain Management in a variety

of industries and organization types, including over twenty years of experience managing and leading teams.

Core Competencies include Supplier Management and Partnering, Negotiation and Contracting,

Building and Leading both Department Staff and Multifunctional Teams, Strategic Planning, Organization

and Development, Documenting Processes, Controlling Total Cost, Value Engineering, ERP System

Implementation, 'Make or Buy' Analysis, Creative and Analytical Problem Solving, Inventory Management,

Contingent Workforce Management, and Using Technology and Six Sigma Tools to Continuously Improve

Efficiency and Quality.

WORK EXPERIENCE

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

Whitaker Corporation - New Kensington, PA - 2013 to Present

15068

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Grow and lead a team of professionals responsible for Product Management, Vendor Management,

Inventory Management and Profitability, in the Christian literature, gift and church supply distribution arena.

Centralize procurement of non-inventory purchases.

Work with Information Technology, to develop business data reporting.

Work with ownership and other upper management to develop programs to grow corporate revenue.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Grew Gross Sales Margin by 28%.

Consolidated most indirect spend with a single supplier, yielding a 30% reduction in cost.

Developed the first objective setting and performance measurement system within the company.

Moving traditional purchase-resale suppliers to a consigned inventory model, significantly improving cash

flow.

Developed the first reports measuring profitability and inventory velocity at the vendor, product category,

inventory category, and item level.

MANAGER TECHNICAL RESOURCES - GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Westinghouse Electric Company - 2008 to 2012

1000 Westinghouse Drive, Cranberry Twp., PA 16066

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Build, manage and direct of a team of supply chain professionals tasked with servicing the $650 million

contingent workforce and contracted services needs of this $5.4 billion global provider of nuclear energy

services, fuels, operating systems and power plants.

Primary foci of my team are staff augmentation for both operating power plant outage support and

ongoing engineering, technical and general support needs, particularly relative to the design, operation and

maintenance of new generation nuclear power plants.

Contract for project-specific technical support, as well as laboratory, testing, and calibration services. Served

for seven months as acting manager for a second department, serving the Supply Chain needs of all corporate

overhead functions, including Facilities/Construction, Information Technology, Travel and Human Resources.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Drove cost savings of $21 million over four fiscal years, while implementing more rigorous contractual terms

and conditions to assure quality and mitigate risk in our contingent workforce.

Selected by the CPO to lead a team of professionals tasked with standardizing and tracking value generation

resulting from the efforts of the global Supply Chain organization, as a part of a company-wide initiative

undertaken to enable efficient and effective organizational growth.

Led a multifunctional team in the customization and implementation of a Vendor Management System for

staff augmentation, in conjunction with our Managed Services Provider.

Increased department span of control from support of two business segments to five, while reducing staff

by 55%.

Supported Implementation of SAP 6.0 ERP System.

Selected by management to undergo Six Sigma Green Belt training as a participant in the Westinghouse

Customer First Program, achieving a perfect score on the examination.

Moved contracted resource information to a real-time, on-line format.

Built strong relationships with upper management of my internal customer groups.

Served as a volunteer Westinghouse community outreach and education speaker.

STRATEGIC SOURCING MANAGER

WESCO Distribution, Inc - Pittsburgh, PA - 2004 to 2007

15219

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Management of a sourcing team of three professionals, sourcing materials and optimizing the supply chain

for new and existing customers, and for various divisions of this Fortune 500 Corporation. Provided oversight

and strategic direction to the Materials Department of a wholly-owned, multi-national wire harness assembly

division.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Resourced a client equipment manufacturer's spend, yielding $359,000 cost savings (34%).

Resourced a major component for an industrial customer, saving $316,000 (22%)

Renegotiated existing contracts, increasing margin on those sales by $123,000 (47%)

Renegotiated material cost on a government contract won by a WESCO subsidiary, yielding a cost reduction

of $41,000 (21%) on outside spend.

Re-sourced the productive spend of a newly-acquired subsidiary, yielding a cost savings of $198,300 (23%).

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

McKesson Automation Inc - Pittsburgh, PA - 2001 to 2004

15222

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Oversight and direction of a Purchasing department staffed by six professionals, procuring materials and

services for a $150 million division of a Fortune 20 corporation. Created and drove programs for supplier

certification, measurement and recognition. Administered and wrote or edited agreements for Kanban stocking

and consignment inventory, in support of our Lean Manufacturing operation. Negotiated intellectual property

non-disclosure and escrow agreements, and new product development and supply contracts. Coordinated

Engineering, Manufacturing and Materials efforts on obsolete components. Supported Six Sigma projects.

Gained experience with MAPICS' Progress/Simi ERP system.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

President's Award of Excellence Finalist

Led re-sourcing of an acquired product line, resulting in cost savings of $417,000 (34%).

Renegotiated a supply contract on behalf of McKesson Corporation, resulting in cost savings of $450,000

(8%) over the previous contract.

Renegotiated a supply contract for a key component of McKesson Automation Systems, Inc., yielding a

cost savings of $122,000 (14%).

PURCHASING ADMINISTRATOR

RSL COM U.S.A., Inc - Pittsburgh, PA - 1998 to 2001

15221

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Direction and oversight of the Purchasing function for a $400 million corporation with 17 locations.

Consolidated procurement operations of three acquired companies into the central operation. Planned,

organized and directed migration from an internally developed purchasing and receiving system, to Oracle

Financials. Teamed with Marketing to develop alliances with key business partners.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Organized and implemented EDI supply procurement for all corporate locations.

Received a commendation from the CEO for the Oracle migration project.

PURCHASING ADMINISTRATOR

Westinghouse Communications - Pittsburgh, PA - 1990 to 1998

15221

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Establish a Purchasing Department in this new commercial venture, including creation of processes and

procedures, and a procurement software system suited to the needs of the business. Staffed and managed the

department. Contracted for the lease and purchase of voice and data communications equipment, networking

equipment and desktop computing hardware and software, to support a resale LAN business, a network-based

WAN business, and our operation.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Served on Westinghouse Electric Corporation corporate contracting committees for Microcomputer

Hardware and Software, and for MRO procurement.

Supported the growth of Westinghouse Communications to a $130 million, 11-site business.

Authored Purchasing Procedures Manual and Terms & Conditions.

Given Quality Recognition Award for acquiring new operating hardware 10% under budget, with functionality

and support in excess of the original specification.

SENIOR BUYER / BUYER

Westinghouse Process Control Division - Pittsburgh, PA - 1982 to 1990

15238

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage the sourcing, cost and scheduling of various categories of purchased materials, including wire

and cable, integrated circuits, capacitors, power supplies, input and output devices, and metal fabrications.

Reorganized procurement of A items to support JIT Manufacturing, and B and C items using Kanban principles,

supporting a pull-through manufacturing operation. Coordinated Purchasing involvement in the integration of

two new product lines into our operation. Became proficient in the use of MAPICS MRP production scheduling

tool.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Led multifunctional Value Analysis team that developed and implemented design changes in various metal

fabrications, resulting in an annualized cost savings of over $330,000 (30%).

Lead negotiation of Westinghouse Electric Corporation contracts for Integrated Circuits, Computer Memory,

Electronic Enclosures, and Power Supplies. Led multifunctional team on the redesign of custom input devices.

EDUCATION

Master's in Business Administration

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

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