Del Panther, C.P.M.

Hewitt, Texas *****

214-***-**** (C)

act85j@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

A highly experienced and successful certified purchasing manager with a passion for excellence. Strategic vision and thinking. Proven expertise in sourcing, purchasing, cost reduction, negotiations, materials management, strategic supply chain management, supplier selection, and manufacturing. Direct experience managing a category of production and/or non-production expenditures in a global purchasing network. Innovative, proactive, and motivated with a focus on continuous improvement. Successfully manages and resolves complex material supply/service crisis situations. Leverages strong project planning and management skills with a drive to meet deadlines. Draws upon extensive knowledge of contractual law for external supply and development agreements, securing beneficial terms and ensuring the lasting success of an organization.

EXPERIENCE

Global, Strategic Sourcing Manager

Manitou Group (French Corporation)

Waco Texas, 2012-2015

Develop and implement sourcing strategies that increase efficiencies while reducing costs..Identified and actively implemented opportunities to eliminate expenses that did not add value to the process or product; initiated supplier quality and service performance, cost savings, continuous improvement, supplier innovation and risk management activities. Investigated supplier’s capability to furnish high quality materials, finished parts and service performance to develop highly reliable sources of supply. Spearheaded the cost improvement program by providing an improved platform for communication collaboration, exceeding the annual goal. Developed, initiated, and executed major contracts, where such would be cost effective to the company. Interfaced and facilitated in the development and operation of company programs such as New Product Development, Lean Manufacturing, Kanban, and Just-In–Time. Directed quotations and negotiated purchases with respect to total cost of ownership (TCO). Improved, implemented, and monitored corporate purchasing policies. Spearhead supplier score card procedure. Maintain global market trends. Mentored three direct reports and interfaced coordination with corporate purchasing in France and USA.

Global price reduction of product parts in excess of $2,000,000 through proficient sourcing.

Effectively initiated formal quality control back into all production parts through internal collaboration.

Established and initiated guide lines to qualify suppliers within corporate policies.

Decreased transportation cost by 50% or more through supplier selection and negotiations.

Senior Strategic Buyer, Contract

Rochester Gauges Inc.

Dallas, Texas 2012-2012

Design and implement cost reduction, manage projects relating to cost reduction, cost avoidance, supplier consolidation, outsourcing, resourcing, inventory reduction, MRO, budgets, supplier quality and services. Drive supplier improvement in the areas of quality, delivery, cost and technology. Managed transitions due to engineering changes. Defines minimum requirements for purchasing items through technical and contractual specifications. Establishes and monitors incoming quality of components; works with cross-functional team on defect reduction projects. Supports Supplier Quality Engineer in the process of deploying Six Sigma practices and policies to the supply base. Works closely with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Assurance and Logistics personnel to ensure timely resolution of all problems encountered in the process of procuring existing and new components. Leads cross-functional value analysis efforts to secure cost reductions, while maintaining viability of company as well as suppliers. Provided technical guidance specific to mechanical and electrical commodities to other engineers in the company as well as suppliers.

Implemented vendor managed inventory (VMI) reducing inventory, cost, and space by 50%.

Reduced price of several parts to account for more than $750,000 annually in four months.

Increased supplier base for specified parts, increasing competition for status quo suppliers.

Corporate Division Purchasing Manager

TXI, Midlothian Cement

Midlothian, Texas 2009-2011

Manage staff of buyers, receiving/shipping and cycle counter. Establish and implement work assignments to reduce procurement staff to utilize knowledge and abilities to fulfill responsibilities of maintaining adequate storeroom stock for maintenance repairs (MRO) and other projects. Implement full-cycle count of SKUs, accounting for all necessary adjustments. Interface with all levels of employees and management to reduce unneeded purchasing by utilizing current materials and parts. Maintain close working partnerships with all departments to obtain better negotiated pricing and cost. Establish vendor-managed inventories, reducing cost. Analyze, revise, recommend, and negotiate contracts. Lead procurement team in following company policies and procedures and improving their knowledge of procurement to increase efficiencies. Maintain close, collaborative, working relationship with planning, maintenance, production, accounting, and engineering. Resolve critical issues to meet on time planning. Responsible for five direct reports and four locations.

Reduced price of parts, freight, and payment terms by negotiating with vendor (as opposed to taking status quo quotes).

Increased profits in an environmentally conscious way by selling unneeded scrap and parts.

Decreased cost of doing business by establishing vendor-managed consumables and containment parts.

Collaborative partner in implementing improved procurement tools and plant cost reduced efficiencies.

Corporate Purchasing Manager

Cope Plastics, Inc.

Godfrey, Illinois 2007-2008

Develop and implement administrative procedures and practices, monitor work flow and sequence of operations to ensure expediency of work throughput to purchasing department. Analyze market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and prepare market analysis reports. Prepare and disseminate instructions regarding purchasing systems and procedures. Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy. Approve/disapprove vendors. Collaborate and led cross function; communicate with strategic management team to review, revise, amend, and implement upgraded company policies and procedures, including ISO 9000. Coordinate with senior management in locating and purchasing capital equipment. Responsible for six direct reports and material requirements for seventeen branch locations.

Created and implemented procedures improving vendor on-time delivery to 86%.

Developed and implements successful vendor score card system with remarkable, positive results.

Successfully initiated needed full flowing communications with vendors for a win-win partnership.

Streamlined processes for improving quality management, decreasing supplier corrective action reports by 98%.

Division Purchasing Director

Ameriwood Industries, A Dorel Company

Wright City, Missouri 2002-2006

Lead tactical and strategic functions of purchasing, including material planning, negotiations, vendor relationships, inventory control, global sourcing, logistics, and procurement of the division. Collaborate effective, cross-functional department communications within multiple locations. Develop systems and practices that promote exceptional results of purchasing that support efficiencies throughout supply chain. Provide positive influence for continued development of employees in department, including training, opportunities, feedback, success plans, and disciplinary actions. Initiated, develop, and execute strategic cost-saving ideas. Liaison and coordinator of international logistics. Interfaced with receiving and shipping to meet all schedules as well as safety/efficiency and domestic/import requirements. Implement innovative ideas and methods of waste reduction, cost reduction, and sourcing alternative materials; manage and place purchases in excess of $150,000,000 annually. Eleven direct reports, three locations.

Excelled in sourcing and logistics with vital suppliers in USA, China, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Italy, India, and Canada.

Reduced cost of imported goods and materials by 30%.

Instrumental in directing the reduction of material part numbers by more than 75%.

Division Purchasing/ Receiving Manager

Texacraft, Inc. (Division of WinsLoew Furniture)

Houston, Texas 1995-2002

Develop a responsive purchasing strategy, implemented cost saving programs, design and execute sourcing strategies, integrate accounts payable, interfaced with cross-function teams, including Information Technology (IT), Customer Services, Manufacturing, Administration, Research & Development (R&D), and Sales. Formulate and direct all physical inventories, upgrade all logistic operations and direct all purchasing functions including buying of aluminum, steel, stainless, brass, wood, fiberglass packaging, gas, and chemicals, welding supplies, plastics, finished goods and MRO. Manage the daily supply chain of goods and services to meet the plant demands.

Decreased physical inventory by 45 %.

Reduced MRO expenses by 35%.

Scrap material and product sold at a substantial profit over budget estimates.

EDUCATION

Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon

B.S., Economics; Minor: Accounting/Business Administration/Pre-Engineering

CERTIFICATION

Life Certified Purchasing Manager, 2002

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIENCE

MRP & ERP Systems: IFS-8; ASW(IBS); MAPICS-XA Client; MAPICS-AS/400; CA-PRMS; Stan Pack; SAP Concepts; Oracle EAM; MS AX; MS Great Plains, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint; Lotus Notes; E-Requisition; E-Procurement; PTP, Global Sourcing; Strategic Sourcing; Lean Manufacturing; Public Speaking; Business Law; Personnel Administration; Accounting; Written and Verbal Communications; Networking; Management by Objective (MBO); Time Management; Leadership Coaching; Staffing; Performance Appraisals; Reports; Safety; CPR; First Responder; Tax Management; 5S; Sarbanes-Oxley; Value Stream Mapping; Kanban; C-TPAT; ISO 9000; MSHO/OSHA; Inventory Control; Make or Buy; Project Planning; KPI; MRO; Contract Management; Supplier Selection; National and International Logistics; 3PL; Vendor Score Card; Forecasting; Negotiations, Contract Negotiations; Contract Analysis; Contract Creation; Expediting; Supply Chain Operations; Receiving; Warehouse Management; Shipping; Packaging; Critical Issue Resolutions; Inventory Planning, Cycle Counting, Physical Inventory Management, Project Management, Product Development, Supply Chain Management, Multi Tasking, Quality Control, CAR, RFQ, RFI, E-mail Etiquette, Employee Selection, Mentoring, Team Leader, Mathematics, Engineered Drawings; Cap Ex purchasing, Information Technology, Reverse Logistics, Banking Operations. Construction: estimating, supervising, material sourcing. FAR knowledge, secret clearance.

AFFILIATIONS

Institute for Supply Management, 2000-Present

American Purchasing Society

Public Purchasing Association

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