Kevin D. Brown

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Charlotte, NC ***09

704-***-****

acza8r@r.postjobfree.com

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

Seasoned professional with experience in a broad range of industries, disciplines and environments. Implements strategic direction through leadership, clear communication and effective processes and tools. Extensive work in negotiation, worldwide supplier relationship and development, year-over-year productivity, and process and communication tools both for internal and external communications. Exceptional skills in:

Strategic Global Sourcing Supply Chain Management

MITx Supply Chain Design Course Fundamentals of Marketing

MITx Supply Chain Fundamentals Course Internal Auditing Course

Project Management Negotiation

Value Engineering Training Cost Reduction

Quality of Leadership Training

Proficient in Word, Excel, Windows, PowerPoint, Access, JD Edwards

EXPERIENCE

Axelon – Contracted to TIAA Strategic Sourcing July 2016 - Present

Supporting numerous departments, including Banking Operations, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Digital Marketing and Market Analytics

Managed contract process through contract development, negotiation and risk review.

Nederman (Formerly Environmental Filtration Technologies) January 2011 – April 2016

Swedish company with $340 million in sales that designs, manufactures, sells and installs air filtration and dust collection systems.

Director of Strategic Sourcing, Americas March 2015 – April 2016

Sourcing Manager, Nederman Americas September 2014 – March 2015

Sourcing Manager, IFD and MPD Divisions July 2012 – September 2014

Sourcing Manager, IFD Division January 2011 – July 2012

Responsible for sourcing for entire Nederman Filtration of the Americas group. Approximately $53 Million across approximately 600 suppliers.

Managed all facets of supply chain, including strategy creation, supplier development, negotiations, and ongoing supplier relationship management.

Managed team of eight direct reports across three different divisions.

Consistently achieved annual savings goals in excess of 5% of budgeted costs in challenging, resource constrained environment, resulting in exceeding EBIT goals for the company every year.

Successfully developed new suppliers to support fabrication needs.

Continuously created process and policy improvements for better document control, supplier data and communications.

Wells Fargo (previously Wachovia) January 2007 – January 2011

Fourth largest bank in the United States by assets with $84 billion in annual revenue.

Sourcing Manager, Supply Chain Management

Managed sourcing requirements for numerous service areas, including collections, cash services, mortgage origination, armored transportation and air and ground courier services.

Renegotiated entire collection agency supply base agreements to improve terms and reduce costs by 9%.

Managed national RFP resulting in double-digit savings for cash handling services.

Newell Rubbermaid May 2004 – December 2006

Worldwide marketer of consumer and commercial products with $5.9 billion in annual revenue.

Sourcing Manager, Foodservice Products, Huntersville, NC

Managed Sourcing for all Kitchen and Bath products as member of cross-functional product team.

Leading re-sourcing efforts of several domestically manufactured products.

Negotiated 8% reduction on legacy products for largest blow molding supplier.

Coordinated the sourcing of several new product programs, resulting in numerous successful on-time launches.

Ingersoll-Rand July 1998 – May 2004

Diversified manufacturing company with annual revenue of $14.8 billion.

Global Commodity Manager, Ind. Sol. Sector Global Sourcing, Davidson, NC July 1, 2001 – May 9, 2004

Developed Strategies for managing multiple commodities for 23 Industrial Solutions facilities worldwide.

Managed $20M Industrial Tanks Strategy for all of Ingersoll-Rand worldwide.

Implemented annual savings of 5-22% on assigned commodities.

Negotiated supplier contracts, with full responsibility for all contracts and supplier relationships.

Developed Sourcing opportunities in Emerging Markets.

Lead multiple initiatives for improvements in processes and internal customer relations.

Fabrication Department Supervisor, Club Car, Augusta, GA June 1, 2000 – July 1, 2001

Supervisor of Weld Shop, responsible for 50 direct reports. Scheduled shop production for all three shifts.

Exceeded Cost-per-product target by over 300% and productivity target by 100%.

Exceeded Employee Retention goals.

Successfully coordinated communication with internal customers and suppliers, resulting in lowest-ever total down-time.

Developed tracking methods for quality issues, resulting in a 30% improvement in PPM versus the target.

Production Planning Department, Club Car, Augusta, GA January 15 – May 31, 2000

Identified the needs of the scheduling system’s customers and implemented numerous system improvements.

Strategic Sourcing Europe, Paris, France July 15, 1999 – January 15, 2000

Launched and coordinated multiple commodity teams to develop strategy and objectives across multiple countries.

Identified Business Units where Sourcing initiatives could expand revenue in the aftermarket.

Initiated and coordinated European Sub-tier Initiative.

Tool & Hoist Division, Phillipsburg, NJ January 15 – July 15, 1999

Coordinated domestic sources for international production line transfers, specifically between Roanoke, Virginia and both Guilin, China and Swan Lane, UK.

Established purchasing credit cards for Phillipsburg location, reducing the total cost of transactions.

Wrote Requests for Quotation and issued Purchase Orders for New Product Development.

Developed options for sourcing in trade company inventory reduction plan.

Worldwide Strategic Sourcing, Metals COE, Davidson, NC July 1, 1998 – January 15, 1999

Coordinated the Sub-tier initiative, including data collection from the businesses and sub-tier suppliers, communications responsibilities and maintenance of the database system.

Created systems for improved data collection and communication.

Coordinated plate Request For Proposal, including preparation of proposal package, communications responsibilities, and analysis and reporting on proposals.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of North Carolina, Charlotte Masters of Business Administration

Graduated May, 2007

Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Graduated May, 1998, Cum Laude, Departmental Honors, Minor in Political Science

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Certified Professional Supplier Manger (CPSM), Institute for Supply Management

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

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