Manager Supply Chain

John R. Webster

Sheboygan, WI ***** 920-***-**** www.linkedin/in/JohnRandolphWebster *****.*******@*****.***

Sourcing and Procurement Management

Operations and Procurement Management action biased Champion with the ability to develop and drive innovative strategic sourcing strategies for optimal operational and financial results.

Areas of expertise include:

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Forecasting & Inventory Planning

Global Strategic Sourcing Process Automation

Contract Negotiations Distribution

Reverse Auctions RFQ/RFP New Product Development

Professional Experience

Wells Vehicle Electronics, L.P., Fond du Lac, WI 2012-2016

Multi-plant Manufacturer of Automotive components for OE and Retail Aftermarket applications.

Director, Procurement

Procurement and Sourcing within all plants including China sourcing office.

Exceeded cost reduction targets (8-15%) while achieving 97+% order fill rate minimums.

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

Administered web-based long lead time vendor consignment program with $30MMM+ in house consigned.

Consolidated vendor base to increase leverage, facilitating price downs.

Led cross-functional team, moving from paper to electronic documentation between quality, engineering and operations.

Polar Ware/ Stoelting L.L.C., Kiel, WI 2008-2012

Multi-Plant Manufacturer of Foodservice Equipment, Retail Housewares and Industrial Machinery.

Global Sourcing and Procurement Manager

Maintained full responsibility of the Procurement/Logistics function across all divisions, leveraging and streamlining supplier base to optimize deliverables, cash flow and supply chain to meet KPI’s.

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 2006-2008

Multi-plant metal stamping manufacturer to OEM Automotive and Small Gas Engine Markets.

Manager, Purchasing

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 multi-strip technology which facilitated “lights out” manufacturing programs

facilitating program retention.

The Vollrath Company, L.L.C., Sheboygan, WI 1999-2006

Global Manufacturer of Foodservice Equipment into distribution, chains and retailers.

Commodity Manager, Imports

Consistent seven figure cost savings.

Instituted 3PL direct shipping program for selected international distributors/markets removing the need for two DC’s while significantly improving lead times (26%-60%) and turns by 42%.

Established Offices in Shanghai.

Buy expanded from $12,000,000 in 1999 to $54,000,000 for 2006 at FOB.

Additional Professional Experience

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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