Manager Supply Chain

John R. Webster

Sheboygan, WI ***** 920-***-****

*****.*******@*****.***

www.linkedin/in/JohnRandolphWebster

Sourcing and Procurement Management

An accomplished Operations and Supply Chain Management Executive with strong business acumen and a

record of success in global manufacturing and distribution organizations.

Areas of expertise include:

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Production Planning

Quality and Compliance Systems Process Automation

Contract Negotiations Distribution

Logistics Management New Product Development Systems

Professional Experience

Wells Vehicle Electronics, L.P., Fond du Lac, WI 20122016

Multiplant Manufacturer of Automotive components for OE and Aftermarket applications. 650 employees. IAMAW Environment.

Director, Procurement

Procurement and Sourcing within all plants including China sourcing office. 18 direct reports.

Exceeded cost reduction targets (815%) while achieving 97+% order fill rate minimums.

Developed metrics based dashboards accommodate a 22% reduction of staff with improved tactical and

strategic performance.

Administered webbased long lead time vendor consignment program with $30MMM+ in house

consigned.

Consolidated vendor base to increase leverage, facilitating price downs.

Led crossfunctional team, moving from paper to electronic documentation between quality, engineering

and operations.

Polar Ware/ Stoelting L.L.C., Kiel, WI 20082012

MultiPlant Manufacturer of Foodservice Equipment and Industrial Machinery, 400 employees, UAW Environment.

Global Sourcing and Procurement Manager

Maintained full responsibility of the Procurement/Logistics function across all divisions, 6 direct reports,

leveraging and streamlining supplier base to optimize deliverables, cash flow and supply chain to meet KPIs.

Resourced 4 core retail items, improving cash flow by $863,000 in 1st six months.

Evaluated and eliminated redundant suppliers across divisions leveraging savings, average 18%.

Developed standardized supply chain methodology (via lean) to reduce cycle times, drive down

inventories and increase turns by 120%.

Managed rapid NPD/NPI to gain market access with two new Global Customers with over 35,000 outlets.

Integrated NSF, HACCP and FDA listings, managing social compliance programs for major retailers.

John R. Webster

Eclipse Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan, WI 20062008

Multiplant metal stamping manufacturer to OEM Automotive and Small Gas Engine Markets.

Manager, Purchasing

Two direct Reports, 140 employees in a UAW Environment. Managed inventory, and supplier quality for all plants

in a TPS/Lean environment with a focus on CI.

Automated purchasing and supply chain reporting systems reducing material lead time 2+ days.

KanBan inventory reduction with indexed reductions in TCO (consignment programs) increasing 12+ DTP.

Supported development of multistrip technology which facilitated lights out manufacturing programs

facilitating program retention.

Additional Professional Experience

The Vollrath Company, L.L.C., Sheboygan, WI

Commodity Manager, Imports

Sales Manager, Asia

Lasting Products, Inc., Dallas, TX

Merchandise Manager

Candle Corporation of America, Des Plaines, IL

Import Buyer

Strombecker (HK) Ltd., Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Managing Director

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago, Illinois

Inventory Control Analyst

Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Languages

English, Latin, limited Spanish, Cantonese, and Mandarin

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