Manager Sales

John R Czarnik

***** ******* **** ***** / ******, MI 48044 / 586-***-**** / acxv7w@r.postjobfree.com

Director of Operations/Plant Manager/Operations Manager

Career Profile

-High energy, well balanced, experienced Business Professional with a track record of energizing organizations

-Multi-faceted functional experience over 15 years in operations management, 5 years in sales management and 5 years in strategic operations including continuous improvement programs at an executive level

-Diverse industry background in the chemicals, packaging and distribution seeking career growth

Professional Experience

Valspar (Quest Automotive Coatings)

Site Manager – Feb / 2016 to Current

Walled Lake, MI (2 locations)

-Produce 1.5M gallons a year of paint related materials for the automotive aftermarket with PL responsibility for $5.2M per year operating budget

-Four direct reports, five indirect reports and 55 associates in a non-union environment

-Responsible for the transfer of production to other Valspar sites over; 600 formulations and 1,800sku’s were affected

-Managed $500K budget for the safe shutdown of the facility

-Facility closure was announced in March and was able to keep 100% associates and 95% of direct reports

-Site has worked 8.7 years without an OSHA recordable

Director of Manufacturing Operations – May / 2013 to Feb / 2016

Walled Lake, MI (3 locations) – Massillon, OH (2 locations) - Gnadenhutten, OH - Biggleswade, UK

-Produced 2.0M gallons a year of paint related materials and 2.2M gallons a year of automotive body filler, with PL responsibility for $17M per year operating budget

-Eight direct reports, twenty one indirect reports and 164 associates

-Lead the operations and distribution integration of a $90M acquisition

-Worked with State of Ohio and City of Massillon in negotiating $250K reduction in property tax and $50K in training

-Closed distribution site in Walled Lake MI saving $2.0M per year in operating expense

-In six months completed construction of a $2.5M flammable warehouse in Massillon OH and centralized shipping

-Closed a manufacturing plant in Gnadenhutten OH saving $1.0M per year and moved the packaging business to Massillon OH

-Transferred 700K gallons of paint related material from Walled Lake MI to Massillon OH with a $1.5M capital investment in processing equipment

-Negotiated an early contract with the Steel Workers Union in order to complete the sale of Quest to Valspar

-Managed EBITA improvement program including variable margin and fixed cost productivity and reported results to Executive Management board monthly

Plant Operations Manager – July / 2007 to May / 2013 Walled Lake, MI (3 Locations)

-$60M business with PL responsibility for $6.5M per year operating budget, accountability included raw material purchasing to delivery of product to customers

-Reduced OSHA recordables from 17 in 2006 to 0 in 2008

-Four direct reports, six indirect reports and 65 associates in a non-union environment

-Re-organized the facilities to improve flow which has resulted in a 20% year over year productivity improvement increasing volume output from 800k gallons to 1.5M gallons in 6 years

-Through Kanban and right sizing inventory, delivery performance was improved from 66% to 98%

-Re-structured organization into product family teams and hired 3 new direct reports which helped navigate the business through tough economic times to double the size in 6 years

-Responsible for all capital expenditures with an annual budget of 10% of sales

NeoMedia Micro-Paint - AutoXperience

VP of Operations - July / 2006 to July / 2007

Ft. Myers, FL - Calgary, CN

-2 direct reports and one indirect with 10 associate at two facilities focusing on auto-body car repairs and rejuvenation

-Improved sales by 35% year over year by expanding distribution locally of micro paint system and increasing car repairs by focusing on car rental business at airport

-As operations and local sales manager I was able to reduce cost and increase sales to breakeven in less than six months

-Doubled the amount of local key accounts and increased retail body shop repairs from 5% of revenue to 35% of revenue

-High risk high reward opportunity participated in 5 meetings with private equity firms for expansion funding

E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company (DuPont)

OEM Paint and Coatings Business - May / 1990 to July / 2006

Lean Six Sigma Deployment Champion – Nov / 2003 to Jul / 2003

Troy, MI / Headquarters

-Restructure North American Operations using Lean Six Sigma as the methodology for implementation of cost reduction programs; trained 30 Green Belts, 10 Black Belts and 10 Lean Practitioners a year

-Reported monthly to senior management the status of project completion versus target

-4 indirect reports in North America; Canada, Mexico, South America and USA

-Managed $35M capital related Portfolio of Initiatives and reviewed monthly with CEO

Senior Account Manager - Apr / 1999 to Nov / 2003,

East Liberty, OH - Marysville, OH.

-Developed strategic and growth plans for $24M Honda Account and managed 10 person technical staff

-Launched the first electro-coat business for DuPont in North America and was awarded Production Support Award by Honda

-During the five year period increased market share by 25% and maintained margins through price erosion

Product Planning Manager – Dec / 1997 to Apr / 1999

Troy, MI / Headquarters

-Lead cross-functional team to turnaround business variable margin performance which included Europe

-Championed continuous improvement program to improve variable margin by $84M in 5 years on $1B business

-Reported results monthly to Executive Management team

Production Area Manager – Apr / 1995 to Dec / 1997

Mt. Clemens, MI

-Launched $40M WB production facility, supplying over $200M in automotive paint to the North American OEM’s

-5 direct reports and 40 team members on seven day a week operating schedule

Area Manager – Nov / 1993 to Apr / 1995

Mt. Clemens MI

-Led the production team; including 4 direct reports and 3 indirect reports for $30M Japanese transplant business.

Production Supervisor – Nov / 1991 to Nov / 1993

Mt. Clemens, MI,

-Developed and launched production work teams and standardized all paint operations.

Core Competency

-Building a Safety Culture

-Business Development

-Start-up

-Turnaround

-Lean Practitioner

-Green Belt

-Black Belt Trained

-Six Sigma Business Champion

-Problem Solving (5 why)

-Statistical Process Control

-APQP / PPAP

-Management Rep ISO-9001

-Management Rep ISO 14001

-Microsoft Office Suite

-Account Management

-MRP BAAN, Platinum,

-Dale Carnegie Trained

-Crisis Management

-PL Responsibility

-Supply Chain Management

-World Class Manufacturing

-Team Building

-Business Integration

-Union Experience

-Program Management

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Education

Bachelor of Arts at Oakland University

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