Patrick J. Grady

**W*** Wagner Road Naperville, IL 60564

630-***-**** acwhxq@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Experienced Operations/Purchasing manager with extensive years of experience in a Point-of-Purchase display job shop manufacturing environment, servicing the retail market. Provided Category Management of core raw materials. Professional and service-oriented individual, providing company growth and improved production efficiency, quality, on-time delivery and revenue. Creative talent combined with practical skill set and strong leadership abilities results in cost-effective solutions that work for the company and its customers.

Professional Experience

WM Display Group, Strategic Sourcing/Senior Buyer Oct 2010 – March 2016

•JIT purchase and inventory of all raw materials used in production, cut material costs to 33% of total sales resulting in a 2.5 million dollar annual spend on average.

•JIT purchase for multiple jobs simultaneously, grouping like materials for volume or leveraged buying.

•Negotiated raw wire, raw sheet steel, raw steel tubing and plastic sheet pricing

•Lead the management of the supplier relationship strategy, acting as liaison to outside suppliers

•Managed the supply chain processes, developing of contracting, labor, inventory and cost reduction strategies.

•Created part numbering system to utilize standard components and provide inventory control

•Coordinated material deliveries for multiple jobs to meet delivery dates.

•Coordinated outside services to meet delivery dates

•Sourced and negotiated steel, copper and aluminum scrap services

•Monitor vendor pricing, reduced supplies cost by 20%

•Sourced vendors, 30-50, domestically for raw materials and products, identifying and facilitating the implementation of new supply chain process improvement initiatives

•Sourced vendors internationally (China) for low cost manufacturing and products, bringing a 15-20% cost savings to our customers.

•Direct supervision of machine/overall plant maintenance

•Direct supervision of receiving

WM Display Group, Operations Manager April 1996 – October 2010

•Direct oversight over the manufacturing, assembly, and shipping of wire-based point of purchase display products with 5 direct reports responsible for 25-35 employees.

•On time delivery of 98% achieved by combining operations and minimizing material flow.

•Reduced throughput time 25% by recommending and acquiring new machines, including the Motoman Robotic Mig Welder, Murrata Turret Punch Press, Schlatter Mesh Welder, and 3D Automated Wire Former.

•Increased production efficiency to 90%, an increase of 10%.

Implemented daily/weekly/monthly and bi-annual machine maintenance procedures to improve employee safety and production efficiency.

•In 2001, supervised and helped implement complete facility relocation, directly assisting in the design of power, water, and compressed air distribution and overall layout of all the machines at the plant

•Handled IT network management and server issues and also implemented two complete server upgrades

•Improvements and innovations in production, machine maintenance and overall employee efficiency across all sectors helped result in 60 year-old company breaking own profitability records at over $1 million in 2006-07 fiscal years

Education

B.S. in Business administration at the University of Northern Illinois Graduated 1981

Additional Qualifications

Computer Proficient at Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel), Jobboss (MRP) Shop Software, and Network proficient for troubleshooting purposes, software installations, printers and device installs.

Volunteer Work

Wheatland Athletic Association, Baseball Director May 1998 – Sept 2004

•Director of WAA Youth Baseball (T-Ball - Pony League) and Girls Softball

•Program grew to 3600 players for all levels from 2600 when I took over

•Created Saturday Night Baseball at Eola Community Center

•Worked in tandem with Fox Valley Park District for field prep and maintenance

Head coach of various youth sports teams

•Coached youth baseball, starting with T-ball through Little League, 1996-2003.

•Coached youth Basketball thru 6th grade

•Coached (assistant) early year soccer, thru 4th grade

Commissioner of Naperville Church Softball Association

•Currently oversee 20-team league of multiple churches from the Naperville area; responsibilities include scheduling, acquiring field permits and managing league budget.

Usher for CCC

•Usher Captain at Community Christian Church, 3 years

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