VP / Director of Operations / Supply Chain
Resume:
KEVIN C. JOHNSTON
Stratford, Ontario
N5A 3C6
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PROFILE:
Development, organization, and management of operations, including P & L, for a precision machining company supporting Aerospace and Energy OEM’s.
Strategic Operations & Supply Chain Professional, with responsibility for global manufacturing and sourcing development of products and processes in support of large scale precision fabrication & machining initiatives, including contract development and negotiation with multinational corporations and discrete international companies.
Operations Manager of a Business Unit that integrated all of the Customer Service, Master Schedule, Materials & Inventory Management, Final Assembly, Logistics, and Shipping for an aerospace manufacturing business (Bearings) into a functioning team.
Twenty-five years’ experience in managing direct materials, value added processes, indirect spend, and MRO, in Canada, the U.S., Mexico, and Europe. SKU’s include precision fabricated and machined components, steel and aluminum coil, sheet, plate, & bar, forgings, Investment, Centrifugal, and Sand Castings, roll forming and aluminum extrusions, laser cladding & welding, heat treat and plating / coating processing, as well as work with Kitting, Vendor onsite, Third Party Logistics, and integrated supply contracts.
Team Lead in a three-country, two continent, ERP Optimization project, working to streamline the Manufacturing Process for Siemens global airfoil business. Project supported by Cap Gemini Germany.
Developed integrated systems and reporting mechanisms for a Supply Management group spending $150 million annually, including launch of SAP Business Warehouse.
Member of several Six Sigma project teams dealing with vendor development, design to cost, Inventory & Asset Control, and process improvement activities, using such tools as DMAIC, FMEA and Ishikawa diagramming, as well as Process Mapping and management through Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing methodology.
Master Scheduler for sixteen years, coupled with development of and responsibility for manual and electronic systems for scheduling, production control, and make / buy analysis.
Hiring, supervision and discipline of production, administrative, and professional staff, both salaried and hourly, including CAW represented employees.
AOG (aircraft On Ground) contact and coordinator for FAG Aerospace.
Kevin C. Johnston
EXPERIENCE:
BOJAK Manufacturing 2015 – 2016
Vice President, Manufacturing Services
Kingston, Ontario
Recruited in a temporary role to develop Operational capability and establish Business Development and Sales Channels for a startup Contract Manufacturing company. BOJAK is an emerging solutions provider in Sanitary Conveyors and Factory Automation Integration, working to leverage their model into broader component and material offerings.
Process Products Limited. 2013 – 2015
Director of Operations
Toronto, Ontario & Charlotte, North Carolina
PPL is a non-stocking Industrial Distributor supporting Energy, Mining, & Heavy Transportation OEM markets. Operational responsibility for the Canadian and US companies, including Engineering, Procurement, Quality Management, and Distribution functions for a dynamic solutions provider in the highly engineered make to print market. Working with the Chairman and President to move the company from legacy family run group to cleanly defined operating company with professional organization structure.
KK Precision Inc. 2011 – 2013
General Manager
Toronto, Ontario
Full P&L responsibility for a precision machining supplier to the Aerospace, Power Generation, and Marine markets, mainly focused on Gas Turbine components. Mandate to include solidifying process control and facilitating business growth within existing markets and helping to develop new markets. Key Metrics include EBITDA, On-Time Delivery (internal and customer score cards), Cost of Quality & Quality Score (customer score cards), Continuous Improvement, Safety, lost time and incidents.
Siemens Canada, Fossil Power Generation Division 2000 – 2005 & 2006 – 2011
Hamilton, Ontario
Manager, Supply Planning and Integration / Strategic Programs Manager / Supply Chain Controller
Commercial Procurement Manager for integrated team of Buyers and Planners, and responsible for strategic international vendor and contract development and implementation. Supply Lead for Engine costing for Hamilton procured commodities. Project management responsibility for procurement processes on new engine development programs. Strategic Supply Chain capacity and development lead. Introduced MRP logic and Master Scheduling to Siemens Power Generation Supply Management in Hamilton in support of their SAP driven move away from make to order to make to stock processing. Responsible for as bought Inventory management encompassing $150 million in multiple locations.
Mold-Masters Limited 2005 – 2006
Georgetown, Ontario
Materials & Logistics Manager
Recruited to design and develop a total supply chain structure for the originator and world’s largest manufacturer of Injection Molding Hot Runner Systems. Task was to integrate existing Traffic, Planning, Purchasing, and Stockroom functions into a cohesive process team. Company experienced extensive restructuring when sold to venture capital investors
Kevin C. Johnston
APW Enclosure Systems 1999 - 2000
Milton, Ontario
Materials Manager
Hired as the first Materials Manager to develop the function and implement best practices in Purchasing and Planning, as well as to champion Customer Service and Inside Sales support for new business development. Mandate to include purchasing and implementation of an ERP Information System.
FAG Bearings Limited 1995 - 1999
Aerospace and Super Precision Division
Stratford, Ontario
Materials Manager from 1995 to 1997 and Operations Manager from 1997 to 1999:
Senior Management team member responsible for all Materials, Purchasing, Logistics, Shipping & Receiving, Customer Service, and Final Assembly for a high precision Aerospace Bearing manufacturer that experienced 25% compound annual growth over this time period.
Thomas & Betts 1989 - 1995
Toronto, Ontario
Production Control Co-coordinator
SYSTEMS:
Extensive experience with SAP, primarily in MM, but also work in PP, SD, QM, and exposure to FI & CO and PS, and commercial packages such as Microsoft Excel, Word, Project, Access, Power Point, Visio, Lotus 123 and Word Perfect, and use of Visual Manufacturing by Infor, Profit 21 by Epicor, Mfg. Pro., Macola, & Varnet.
Clear understanding of MRP / MRP II logic and BOM development and explosion, as well as ERP, TOC, CRP, RFID and WMS.
EDUCATION:
Loyalist College
Belleville, Ontario
Diploma in Business Administration, concentrated in Production and Operations Management.
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario
Economics.
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