Barry Younker - 515-***-****

Supply Chain, Materials & Purchasing Management

Overview

Progressive experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, Materials, Logistics, Planning, Scheduling, Supplier Development and Inventory Management. Experienced in high volume Automotive, Aerospace, Consumer Durables, Heavy Metal Fabrication, Industrial and Agricultural Heavy Equipment, Build to Print, Castings/Forgings, ERP Systems implementation and training, Contract Manufacturing (Low Volume – High SKU), Precision Machining, Electromechanical and Printed Circuit Boards and LCC Supply Chain development and management. Customer application base includes Automotive, Wind Energy, Commercial, Construction, Forestry, Agricultural, Aerospace, Government, Postal, Banking and Medical.

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE INCLUDING:

Supply Chain Operations Materials Management Purchasing Management Inventory Control

Low Cost Country (LCC)

Precision Machining

ERP Systems

PPAP

Lean Principles

Negotiations

Cross Functional Teams

ISO-9000/TS-16949

Supplier Development

Supplier Integration

WORK HISTORY SUMMARY:

Snap-On Tools, Algona, IA 2015 - Current

Materials Manager, Tool Storage Division

- Developed and implemented improved, more aggressive, Purchasing/Planning Rescheduling Process. Reduced daily review and actions by 1.5hrs per Buyer/Planner. Developed near real-time information soft-tool for watching daily activities that may affected Supply Chain actions

- Team Leader in the implementation of a 3PL Operation for Consignment Inventory, at no cost to company. Eliminated Consignment Inventory from Plant freeing up nearly 50,000sft for Operational expansion needs. Required deliveries are hourly to Snap-On dock at Supplier Expense

- Lead Negotiator for the competitive resourcing of key component resulting in an estimated $1.2M yearly cost reduction effective January 2017

- Team member for review and realigning Stocking Strategies for Distribution Centers, and Parent Velocity Center, providing enhanced Flexibility for Customer needs, on Standard Configured Tool Storage Units, while reducing overall Finished Goods Levels by nearly $150K/mth

Gits Manufacturing, Creston, IA 2011- 2015

Materials Manager, Turbocharger & EGR Emission Control Products – Tier 1 - Automotive

- Developed and implemented improved Material Receiving and tracking process. Eliminated materials misplaced at in-checking, provided automated tracking of materials not processed into stock in a timely manner, clearly identified material required to route through Quality, eliminated MRO delivery errors and improved inventory accuracy. No investment required

- Created process to provide daily DOH materials review for Production management allowing visibility to critical items. Provided simplified tool for production scheduling and line realignment due to customer order variances or priority needs. Established real time tool for expediting materials within a pre-determined window for DOH protection of critical components

- Reduced Inventory Valuation 20% (Inventory Turns from 2 to 8 in 6 Months) by developing and implementing improved Purchasing Policies “Standardized Practices”, Back to Basics training for Purchasing Team and emphasized the value of Supplier Schedules. Suppliers reduced lead times due to improved forecast information, Suppliers renegotiated lower minimums and multiples reducing valuation, reduced Buyer maintenance and expediting, reduced expedited freight costs by 50% ($10K Monthly) from Discrete Ordering practices, improved Supplier OTD from 82% average to 95% average

Trinity Structural Towers, Newton, IA 2010-2011

Materials Manager, Wind Energy Towers Manufacturing – Heavy Metal Manufacturing

- Implemented Kanban operations for multiple Plant Fabrication areas. Reduced Assembly personnel wait time, improved material flow and reduced inventory days on hand

- Reduced average Days on Hand (DOH) from 49 to 30 within Q1/2011 by implementing Pull System Procurement practices. Reduced on-hand aging inventory levels and placed controls within Purchasing Policies to allow more effective support of approved build plan

Contract Services---Supply Chain Solutions 2009-2010

Associate – Supply Chain Solutions

Provide Contract Services to Clients in need of Collaborative Supply Chain, Cost Management, Materials, Logistics and Procurement Solutions.

- Within 60 days developed enhancements to Cost Management Database allowing immediate Report Generation to Product Line and Model level providing Product Managers Model Level focus for Cost Savings Opportunities

- Within 90 days, completed efforts with Cost Systems Engineers to provide historical Project information reducing Project Status reviews by an estimated 100 man-hours per year

- Within 90 days, Co-Facilitator of “at Vendor” Value Improvement (VI) Event. Identified nearly $1Mil of high potential new Cost Savings Projects for Precision Machined Parts in support of near term Production Product

Sauer-Danfoss, Company, Ames, Iowa 2004-2009

Supply Chain Manager, Propel NA - Automotive

- Facilitated realigned of Ordering Policies and Agreements with major LCC Vendors. Reduced Premium Freight Costs by $125K or 25%, Reduced LCC Inventory from 50 to 10 average Days on Hand (DOH), increased Turns from 4 to 14 along with a reduction of 1,200sf of storage space

- Facilitated Logistics realignment for Multiple China Sources implementing 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) consolidation into dedicated containers, at Port of departure. Eliminated common carrier added costs, Reduced Lead Time by as much as 3 weeks and piece part Freight Rate from 25% to 4%

- Worked directly with primary European Vendors to identify and develop Ordering Efficiencies to reduce Landed Cost along with realignment of materials that could be sourced directly to 2nd Tier Suppliers reducing pass through margin markups. Implemented 3PL Freight Consolidation reducing Lead Time by as much as 2 weeks and materials Freight Costs down to 4% or less

- Team member and Super User for Conversion, Test, Implementation and Training of the new SAP ERP Manufacturing and Production System

Contract Services --- Supply Chain Solutions 2001-2004 Associate – Supply Chain Solutions

- Within 6 months at Lennox Corporation, reduced Vendor Base by 3%.

- Worked with Aluminum Coil Machining Operations to identify reduction opportunities in machine change over times. Worked with Aluminum Supplier to increase weight of Aluminum Coils from

4000LBS to 7500LBS which reduced machine change over time by an average of 3 hours per day increasing Aluminum Coil outputs by 20%.

- Within 2 weeks at EFTC established Bonded Inventory Agreements along with In-Plant VMI operations reducing Delivery Lead Times, improving parts availability for Allocated Components and introduced consolidated monthly Invoicing to improve cash retention.

Turbine Fuel Technologies, W. Des Moines, IA 2001-2001

Manager, Supply Chain Operations - Aerospace

- Within 6 months realized $1.1 Mil in positive PPV. Worked with Vendor Base and Design Engineers to determine a more effective Vendor Capability mix for high value complex machined parts. Improved Quality, reduced lead time, significantly lowered DOH and averaged 35% Cost reduction on all realigned materials.

- Within 7 months improved turns from 4 to 7, reduced inventory value by 10% while realizing a Sales increase of more than 30% above Plan. Average monthly Sales $100M

Reptron Manufacturing Services, Gaylord, MI 2000-2001

Contract Electronics Manufacturing

Purchasing Manager, Northern Operations – Scientific/Medical

- Within 60 days, trained Receiving Quality and Buyer/Planners on Process to disposition and obtain Cost

Recovery of nearly $250K of aged Defective Materials. As a result of final disposition freed up nearly

500Sf of storage area

- Within 90 days, developed and implemented a structured Material Review Board (MRB) Process to ensure timely disposition of Defective Materials

- Within 120 days developed alternative material sourcing and packaging scheme which reduced technology allocation short falls reducing lead time and cost while complying with approved existing design specifications

Brother Industries (U.S.A), Inc. Bartlett, TN 1997-2000

Division of Brother International

Purchasing Manager, USA – Consumer Electronics

- Recovered $280K in defective materials and lost opportunity costs from Foreign Vendor

- Realized $5.2Mil in Materials PPV due to cost renegotiation with multiple LCC

Gateway 2000, North, Sioux City, SD 1995-1997

Purchasing Manager

- Developed corporate wide Network and Telecommunications Support and Services Agreements. Estimated savings 01/97 through 08/97 at $1.9Mil or more than 11% from previous structure

- Established agreement for Scrap Recycling resulting in an estimated annual savings of $250K

Harris Corporation, Government Information Systems Division, Bellevue, NE 1987-1994

Materials Manager – Aerospace/Space Technologies

Responsible for a six department operation which included more than fifty purchasing, subcontracting, materials, manufacturing, inventory, proposal development and transportation personnel. Provide all support necessary for build-to-print systems including manufacturing, delivery, spares and service. Develop policies and procedures to improve product quality, operations and personnel capabilities. Ensure compliance with all FAR and unique customers build or test requirements. Act as Primary CPSR Contact and Support Point.

Space and Missile Systems Command, Los Angeles, CA 1982-1987

Captain - United States Air Force

Chief, Ground Hardware and Software Integration Systems, Defense Meteorological Satellite Programs

Project and Program Management of technical efforts for more than 75 civilian "Intellectual" Contractors, Government Engineers and Software Analysts for acquisition, integration and activation of Command, Control and Communication (C3) Systems in support of joint-service D.O.D and various other Government Agencies.

EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

B.S. California State University, Long Beach, CA, 1981 (Business with Minor in Computer Systems)

A.A. Cerritos College, CA, 1980 (Business)

APICS Member - Currently working towards APICS/CPIM Certification

Various Professional Courses

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