Manager, Purchasing
Resume:
Gary Wayne
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone: 847-***-**** Email: ****.*********@*****.***
PROCUREMENT MANAGER
Purchasing Manager with >20 years of management experience in multi-plant manufacturing environments at the corporate level. Strong emphasis on aerospace alloys, metals, plastics and additives, with an in-depth knowledge of packaging materials, raw materials and sources of supply. Innovative, adaptable manager with extensive scope of responsibility and track record of delivering optimal results in high-growth settings. Effective in achieving cross-functional support of company initiatives bringing stability to dynamic, deadline intensive, fast-paced organizations. Expertise in:
Strategic Sourcing
Price Negotiation / Cost Savings
Contract Management
Inventory Control
Lean Manufacturing
Project Management
ISO Certified Manufacturing
Staff Development
Kanban/Supermarkets
Competencies include Microsoft Office, BPCS, Microsoft NAV, and SAP
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Guardian Engineering & Manufacturing – Woodstock, IL
PURCHASING MANAGER
August 2013 to February 2016
Located in a 100,000 sq. ft. facility 3 value streams, Guardian Electric, Flex-Weld and Advanced Molding Technologies provide innovative, engineered solutions from project conception through production.
Guardian Electric develops electromechanical and motion control systems, control grips, solenoids, and relays for
a world-wide customer base, including the aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, and vending markets.
Flex-Weld specializes in design and manufacture of flexible hose, bellows assemblies, and expansion joints for use
in HVAC, power generation, cryogenics, marine/diesel exhaust, nuclear, solar, oil and gas, medical and fuel cells.
Advanced Molding Technologies core competencies are precision thermoplastic injection and insert molding, coil
winding and encapsulation, serving the automotive, aerospace, defense, medical and electronics markets.
Lead, develop and train a staff of 2, while consolidating and rationalizing supply base for effective procurement of
production materials, including copper wire, Inconel, Hastelloy and other nickel-stainless alloys strip, machined
and spun metal parts, neodymium magnets, plating and heat treating services, and engineering grade plastics.
Leadership role in maintenance of ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Systems), AS9100C (Aerospace), TS16949 (Automotive), and 14001 (Environmental Management) certifications
Leader and team-member in programs to drive and establish a culture of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement throughout the organization: 5S, Kaizan events, Kanban programs, component and finished goods Supermarkets, Problem Solving, PFEP, Root Cause Analysis, and Pull Systems.
Established 97% On-Time Delivery from suppliers and <1% incoming parts/materials rejection rate.
Rexnord Seal Division - Rexnord Aerospace – Wheeling, IL (Plant Closed 2013)
PURCHASING MANAGER
July 2012 to August 2013
Rexnord Aerospace Seal Div. supplies engineered high performance mechanical seals to the commercial air transport, regional aircraft, business aircraft, helicopter and military aircraft markets for use in engine systems
Manage supplier relations and all procurement in support of production operations, and supervise 3 buyers. Materials include stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, metallized carbon, stampings, and services including machining, heat treating, anodizing, material certification and testing in a regulated AS9100, ITAR environment.
Maintain and communicate supplier metrics to drive continuous improvement in operations, including On-Time Delivery and Purchase Price Variance tracking, and Quality PPM reporting.
Utilize Kaizen events to resolve issues regarding planning production and scheduling material deliveries to meet customer service demands and support maintenance of 95% on time shipments.
Ferrara Pan Candy Company - Forest Park, IL (acquired by Catterton Partners in 2012)
PURCHASING MANAGER
September 2011 to July 2012
A 108 year old privately owned confectionary company producing branded and private label candies
Managed sourcing, requirements planning, scheduling, purchasing, and price negotiation for all packaging materials used in two production facilities. Materials include corrugated and paperboard boxes and displays, flexible packaging, films, pouches and rigid plastic food containers, and all labeling requirements.
Control 1500 active sku’s, optimizing utilization of vendor capabilities to procure high impact retail POP displays and packaging, requiring 10-color printing, and specialized barrier properties for food storage.
Manage all new packaging development projects with suppliers, achieving on-time completion of all product line introductions at customers including Wal-Mart, Target, Walgreen’s, Publix and other national accounts.
Pactiv/Prairie Packaging Division and Prairie Packaging Inc. Continuous Employment 1989-2011
Pactiv, (acquired by Reynolds Group Holdings Ltd. in 2010) April 2007 to January 2011
A $4B+ global plastic food packaging company
SENIOR PURCHASING MANAGER, Pactiv/Prairie Packaging Division – Bedford Park, IL
Managed sourcing, requirements planning, scheduling, purchasing, handling and storage of 500 million pounds of plastics annually at 7 plants in 3 states; >$400M annual spend. Materials included injection molding, extrusion and thermoforming grades of polystyrene and polypropylene, virgin, post-consumer and post-industrial PET, EPS, PLA, multi-million pound purchases of additives and color concentrates, and industrial gases. Sold scrap plastic, film, corrugated and pallets. Coordinated stewardship process for material FDA and other regulatory compliance.
Managed utilization of 6 rail sidings with total capacity of 50 hopper cars of plastics. Controlled usage of 41 materials silos, with total storage capacity of ~ 11 million pounds.
Spearheaded an active cost reduction program generating savings >$5M raw material costs annually.
Maintained and controlled raw material inventories within target levels at 7 production facilities as defined by Lean Production initiatives, at 5-20 days-on-hand.
Prairie Packaging Incorporated – Bedford Park, IL (acquired by Pactiv in 2007) June 1989 to April 2007
DIRECTOR OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Recruited to develop and execute purchasing strategies to drive rapid growth in scope and scale of operations of new start-up single-service food packaging manufacturer. Reported to the President. Supervised 6 purchasing and 12 Materials Handling staff in 3 warehouses. Directed and controlled raw material sourcing, price negotiations, planning, scheduling, purchasing, transportation, warehousing and storage. Specified, designed, sourced, planned requirements and purchased all corrugated packaging, folding cartons and flexible packaging.
Developed competitive sources of supply and supported resin demand growth from 10M lbs in 1989 to 350M lbs in 2007, when Pactiv purchased Prairie for $1B. Operations grew from 1 plant to 7 plants in 3 States.
Achieved 100% production uptime for operations while maintaining targeted inventory turns during years of > 20% per year growth in sales.
EDUCATION & TRAINING:
B.S. Business Management, Northern Illinois University - DeKalb, IL
Additional Training: Leadership Development, Ethics, Diversity, BPCS, NAV, ISO, SAP, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, Leadership: Results via Positive, Principled Accountability - Morrell Management
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