GARY CHARLES HELBLING

Atlanta, GA ***** ? 678-***-**** ? acxtck@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Strategic Sourcing Manager with tenacious work ethic. Provides complex data

analysis and outstanding stakeholder support. Excellent contract

negotiator. Solid record of cost takeout, process improvement and supplier

management.

. 17 + years contract negotiation and risk mitigation success.

. 10 years Indirect Sourcing category management with achievement in

Telecom, Software, and HR/Consulting.

. 9 years Strategic Sourcing in centralized procurement for multi function

and multi BU operations.

. 3 years supervisory team leadership experience.

. Trained in 7 Step Sourcing Process and Continuous Improvement.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BRIGHT REFLECTIONS FRAMING KENNESAW, GA

01/2014-11/2016

Owner/Operator

. Design and manufacture quality and innovative custom picture frames for

retail clients.

MEGGITT POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES ROCKMART, GA

08/2012-01/2014

Commodity Manager

. Hired at inception of Strategic Procurement team for this 2nd tier U.S.

government contractor.

. Internationally sourced Classified materials and components requiring

extensive Trade Compliance approvals for FAR and DFAR and ITAR

acquisitions.

. Developed, negotiated, and executed strategies on high priority projects

saving $700K annually and securing cost avoidance via Long Term

Agreements.

. Project-Managed BE Aerospace new supplier on-boarding achieving $152K

direct savings and $200K inventory reduction of fasteners through

consignment inventory program.

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY ATLANTA, GA

06/2011-02/2012

IT Procurement Manager (Contractor)

. Executed consulting SOWs, SLAs, and MSAs for stakeholders in IT

functional areas to achieve implementation of SAP. Supported merging of

technology between The Coca-Cola Company with Coca-Cola Refreshments.

. Managed 150 agreements and projects over an 8 month period having $35M

spend with 50 suppliers.

. Facilitated agreements in SAP eSourcing contract repository module.

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. ATLANTA, GA

02/2006-10/2009

Strategic Sourcing Manager, IT Sourcing

. Managed Telecom category (data, voice, and wireless) having spend of >

$40 Million annually.

. Led full spectrum of strategic sourcing activities supporting Delta

engineering and operations groups.

. Executed RFx's and negotiated major IT Engineering initiative for

conversion from Delta's Data Frame/Relay Network to MPLS saving $2 Million

per year.

. Posted $10 Million cost takeout in category OPEX over 4 years.

. Saved $1.2 Million for Call Center IVR and port maintenance contracts

with Avaya.

. Saved $951K operating savings with Avaya on hardware and lease for campus

voice telephony upgrade.

. Negotiated LTA with SITA for air-to-ground communications services

achieving lowest price in industry, having strong SLAs with limited risk

to Delta over contract term.

. Analyzed and negotiated over 100 IT contracts during emergence from

bankruptcy in 2006 and when merging with Northwest Airlines in 2009.

CIBA VISION CORPORATION DULUTH, GA

12/2003-08/2005

Corporate Buyer

. Managed procurement for IT, Marketing, Manufacturing, and HR functional

areas.

. Evaluated consulting base for SAP design and implementation projects.

Leveraged e-procurement tool to Reverse-Auction negotiation resulting in a

market cost avoidance of over $3.6 Million.

SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC

12/1999-05/2003

Sr. Technical Buyer and Contract Manager

. Drafted and negotiated MSAs and SLAs for development tools, technologies,

and services to support NPI of mobile telephony devices.

. Coordinated with Swedish Global Procurement group to achieve synergy

management of suppliers and spend.

. Negotiated highly technical and detailed Software agreement for Global

Positioning System for mobile platforms.

RUBBERMAID, INC. WOOSTER, OH

02/1998-07/1999

Global Manager, Contract Services

. Chosen to lead newly instituted Contract Services Group ($70Million)

centralizing procurement process for 21 NA manufacturing plants for

enterprise categories including Energy, IT, Travel, Car Fleet, Temp Labor,

and Real Estate acquisition and liquidation.

. Achieved cost takeout of $4 Million in first year run rate savings.

Rationalized supplier base.

. Developed strategy and negotiated enterprise agreements for Energy

(electricity, natural gas, propane) saving more than $2 Million annually.

GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS INC. ELVERSON, PA

[Rubbermaid wholly owned subsidiary from October 1997]

08/1987-01/1998

Materials Manager

. Led "5% Rollback" pricing negotiations for BU directed by Rubbermaid

parent. Saved $2M off company buy.

. Directed $60 Million of annual buys of raw materials, finished goods, and

services. Supervised department of 12.

. Developed and implemented $3.5M Pull Replenishment agreements with

packaging suppliers. Reduced warehouse requirements by 46% and increased

throughput by 60%.

. Co-led Packaging [Design] Team. Achieved NSTA shipping standard. Reduced

returns by 25%, assembly labor by 10%. Directly effected reduction of

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome claims.

. Sourced and negotiated contracts with Electronics suppliers exploiting

partnering initiatives to bring PCB manufacturing from China to local U.S.

suppliers at a lower cost. Ten-fold increase in inventory turns.

. As team member, brought NPI to market more than a year ahead of

competition and with improved margins.

. Managed seamless relocation of PLAYARD production line to 3rd party

supplier under strenuous conditions of NPI, high demand, and building

facility additions in harsh weather.

. Executed change-management skills with suppliers introducing Six Sigma,

Lean, and Continuous Improvement.

EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Science, Management; Minor, Publishing

Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC

Associate of Science; Certificate of Electronics

Highland Community College, Freeport, IL

. Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.); [1996 to 2002]

. The Effective Negotiating Course (Karrass)

. Interned as Internal Auditor for ISO 9001:2000

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