Management Manager

GERALD T. SANFORD (JERRY)

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-sanford-8152b2113

Supply Chain Professional

Multi-talented professional offering wealth of experience in supply chain management, financial management program management, and organizational leadership with specialization in business decision-making sectors. Track record for strong analytical skills has produced time savings, cost reductions and engagement with cross functional partners. Team leader in implementing systems and processes with various ERP systems.

Professional Skills Include: Procurement/Purchasing Logistics Negotiations Material Management Program Management Shipping and Receiving Integrated Program Team (IPT) environments Process Management Risk Management Warehouse Management Change Management Performance/Talent Management Distribution Lean Initiatives Technical Proposal Preparation/Management Kanban Reporting/Documentation Strategic Sourcing Multi-tasking Statements of Work Process Improvement ERP Systems (SAP, MAPICS, Cost Point and Microsoft DAX) Inventory Management Presentations MRP Status Reports Budget Establishment Vendor Relations Policy Development Microsoft Windows Office (Project, Power Point, Excel, Word, Outlook)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VT Miltope Hope Hull, AL 10/2014 – 1/2016

Division of VT Systems, industry leader in design, development, and manufacturer of ruggedized electronic computers, servers, and network devices serving military, commercial, and OEM users.

Director of Procurement

Lead a department that solved major material obsolescence issues, allowing for continued delivery of products. Implemented new procedures that reflected the new procurement system allowing for audit compliance and AS9100 recertification. Generated cost reduction on new buys to average 8% reduction in BOM costs. Position ended with a company reduction in work force due to contract delays.

Accomplishments:

Directed a new supplier to manufacture a new display that replaced and obsolete product that was being procured through after markets. This reduced the total cost from $1,200 to $400

Established programs to reduce product lead times greater than 8 weeks, by working with suppliers to carry long lead items based on providing forecasts. This reduced the products time to market and the need for excess inventory.

Instituted target prices for buyers, which resulted in an average of 8% placement lower than standard cost.

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MBDA Incorporated (Acquired from Northrop Grumman Corporation) Huntsville, Al 11/2011-10/2014

Division of MBDA an international leader in manufacturing of missiles and munitions

Controller

Reshaped areas of all financial activities including general accounting and program accounting. General accounting gathered information faster allowing for review and adjustments prior to month end closing process, Financial Analysis and budget performance stream lined models to include, overhead rate compilation and submittal, the forecasting and reporting of the company’s strategic plan. Program Accounting integrated proposal preparation, P/L projections, budget preparation by analyzing using of Earn Value data.

Accomplishments:

Installed new time keeping system, producing a more cost effective and real time view of labor inputs while reducing the cost to maintain system more than $100K annually

Created an automated purchase requisition system by using functionality within the ERP system, this improved the assignment of cost and the time to place purchase orders reducing the non-value added efforts of correcting journal entries

Increased profitability by reshaping contract warranty requirements reduced a long term warranty commitment, re-scoped to supplying spares which provided clear fixed cost to manage

Successfully transition programs that were acquired from purchase of another company, through novation of contracts and submittal of new rates

Northrop Grumman Corporation Huntsville, AL 8/2008-12/2011

Electronic Systems Division that manufactured munitions

Dual Role Site Business Manager and Supply Chain Program Manager

Transformed the role from just financial responsibilities to include the management of major subcontractors. This effort improved the merging of a products main cost contributors; subcontracts, and its in-house cost to better support cost estimating, contracting, strategic planning and budgets.

Accomplishments:

Prepared and presented Business unit dashboards for site, prepared and presented procurement dashboards for the site. These reports detailed key parameters for stake holders and senior management to review the performance of the programs and the site

The site lead in the sale of business unit. Providing performance indicators past and future, preparing asset and liabilities list culminating in a successful sale in less than a year.

Amherst Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation • Amherst, NY • 2/2005-8/2008

Program Manager 3/2007 – 8/2008

Team leader in a new product development from Huntsville offsite facility through production release and initial build in Amherst facility. Main interface with customer and major suppliers. Teamed with Project Engineer to establish system and contractual requirements were met and verified. Managed efforts to meet the internal investment dollars that the company provided and to meet the contract budgets that were negotiated.

Accomplishments:

Lead the first development activity that was conceived and initially developed by Huntsville group for Amherst Systems. This provided a new product type and revenue stream to Amherst systems.

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Amherst Systems (cont.)

Manager Financial Planning 2/2005 – 3/2007

Primary interface with Amherst Business Unit Executives to strategize, set, execute and status the Product Lines financial objectives. Managed all financial personnel in support of the product line and program team’s performance, which included Cost Estimating, Program Finance and Financial Planning and Analysis

Accomplishments:

Reduced the time to generate management reports, Cost Performance Reports and management dashboards. The time change two weeks to one week was accomplished gathering financial data on first day of new month versus the fifth day of month when all closing efforts were complete. The receipt of more timely information provided for more analysis and earlier actions by the management team.

VT Miltope Hope Hull, AL 1994 – 2/2005

Division of VT Systems, industry leader in design, development, and manufacturer of ruggedized electronic computers, servers, and network devices serving military, commercial, and OEM users.

Director of Procurement 2001/2005

Promoted to material planning, purchasing. shipping & receiving and inventory control for $45M yearly material investment. Established strategic suppliers to support DOD 5 year IDIQ contracts maintaining firm prices and managing obsolescence.

Accomplishments:

Achieved 99% inventory accuracy using a daily cycle count program, that replaced the need for plant wide physical inventory

Development critical suppliers to outsource production subassemblies that we previously done in house, printed circuit boards, cable harnesses, machine and paint operations.

Accomplished inventory turnover increases from 4 to 12 times a year on active product lines

Controller/Finance Manager 1994/2001

Strong cost accounting and inventory analysis leading to directing all daily accounting functions, closing activities and P.O.C. for quarterly and annual audit of public financial reporting.

Accomplishments:

Improved cash flow to turn the company from of a borrower to a debt reducer, by improving margins, through accurate costing and pricing of products.

CERTIFICATIONS/SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Six Sigma Green Belt Course – provided by University Michigan

Earn Value Management Courses – Northrop Grumman

Contracting with Government Training – DFAS Columbus

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Business Management, Providence College, Providence, RI

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