Marc E. Ruzicka

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805-***-**** aczg24@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/marcruzicka GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN/PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONAL

Hands-on, Change Agent with diverse, global experience across all areas Supply Chain, Procurement, Sourcing, and Quality who delivers products/services that exceed the Customers’ expectations.

**Keynote Speaker for the ProcureCon IT Sourcing Conference in Austin, Texas in June 2017**

**Panelist at the ProcureCon Contingent Staffing Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in July 2017** QUANTIFIABLE RESULTS (Faster, Reduced Total Costs, Six Sigma Quality, Minimized Risk)

• Cost Savings: Quadrupled FY17 Cost Savings vs FY 16 Cost Savings in first year at Walmart resulting in a net savings of over $30 million.

• Faster: Eliminated 52% of the time from Requisition-to-PO by using Kaizen Mapping techniques.

• Quality: Certified Yellow Belt who achieved 100% audit compliance over the past six years.

• Risk: Conducted category profiles of each Indirect category to minimize supply chain risk. PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Walmart eCommerce, San Bruno, California ($13.7 billion in global sales) October 2015 - Present The world’s largest employer ($482.2 billion annual sales) Tools: SAP 4.7. (Pending layoffs) Senior Manager II, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement. Categories: Marketing, IT, HR, Facilities, and Professional Services

• Marketing ($400 million): Renegotiated existing contracts and conducted RFP events to achieve $21 million in annual cost savings, while expanding On-line Grocery to over 100 store locations.

• Professional Services ($200 million): Implemented Contingent Workforce Management (CWM) across all global Labor Aug resources resulting in being recognized as the Finance “Top Performer” in Q4 of 2015.

• Utilized innovative cost savings methods resulting in the quadrupling of annual cost savings.

• Reduced the total processing time for purchase requisitions by 52% while increasing volume by 27%.

• Added suppliers who represented disabled military veterans to the Professional Services category. Farmers Insurance Group, Inc., Los Angeles, California (24,000 employees) July 2011- October 2015 Located at the North American headquarters of the third-largest insurance group in the USA ($5.3 billion annual sales) that serves over ten million households in all fifty states. Tools: Ariba 9R1/SAP 4.7. Senior Manager of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement: Marketing Services, IT, HR, Events and Travel

• Marketing Services ($300 million): Drove the evolution of Farmers to a Net Promoter Score (NPS) Marketing Strategy by conducting over twenty-one RFPs that resourced business to pro-NPS suppliers resulting in an increase in the NPS from 28.1 to 38.7, and higher profitability in 2015.

• Travel Management ($50 million): Transformed AMEX travel services from a dedicated travel office to a hub system resulting in additional daily hours of coverage and discounted on-line travel services.

• Event Management: Energized the competitiveness of Event Management by conducting an Event RFP, then establishing an amendment with AMEX to reduce 2015 total Event costs by over 16%.

• IT/Contingent Workforce Management: Utilized Beeline VMS software and KellyOCG as the MSP to transform the Farmers Labor Aug supply base into 100%, contingent workforce compliance. Beachbody, LLC, Santa Monica, California (700 employees)(Oracle ERP platform) 2009 – May 2011 Direct Marketing, Consumer Products company ($151 million annual sales) that produces Beauty products

(Derm Exclusive and Timeless Secret), Personal Fitness products (P90X), and Supplements & Nutritional

(Shakeology) products. Direct Buy: $50 million/year. Indirect Buy: $15 million/year. Led nine employees. Director of Procurement, Global Sourcing and Quality

• Standardized all product packaging into three types based on price point that reduced total packaging costs by 23%, cut shipping costs by 18%, and reduced printing lead times by 41%.

• Achieved an 11% cost reduction, a 22% reduction in total production cycle time, and a 62& increase in re-purchase for Protein Bars with an RFP and re-sourcing production from Canada to Los Angeles. Allergan Medical, LLC, Goleta, California (10,800 employees)($5-$10 billion in sales) 2007 – 2009 Globally manufacturers Medical Devices: Oracle and SAP enterprise software.. (Plant Closed) Director, Global Strategic Sourcing (Led three direct reports) Direct: $80 m/yr Indirect: $20 m/yr

• Established the S&OP forecasting process that reduced average inventory levels by 19% by not producing/order products that were not being promoted by Marketing.

• Conducted initial cost analyses for raw materials that resulted in reducing the inventory levels of raw silicon by 48% by canceling the over-ordering of raw materials. Sunstar Americas, Inc., Chicago, Illinois $155 million US, $850 million global sales 2005 - 2007 Worldwide manufacturer of GUM and Butler dental and pharmaceutical products. Senior Manager, Procurement (Led five direct reports) Direct: $60 m/yr Indirect: $10 m/yr

• Led a cross-functional team to Walmart that identified and made three, shipping/labeling changes that resulted in an increase in the overall, Walmart delivery rating from a score of 85 to 97/100. IMS, LLC/Omnicom Group, Morton Grove, Illinois (71,100 employees) 2003 - 2005 A division of Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC), manages point-of-sale items for Fortune 100 companies. Account Director (Supply Chain), Diageo Account (Led twenty-six direct and indirect reports)

• Instituted electronic reverse auctions resulting in an annual $1.4 million savings for print. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville 2000 - 2003 Assistant Professor in Marketing, Logistics and Transportation in the College of Business

• Researched and published the first academic research on the correct use of Reverse Auctions.

• Taught executives, MBAs, and undergraduates winning and proactive negotiation strategies.

• Reconfigured class projects to analyze and provide solutions to benefit local food banks. Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan (171,000 employees) 1991 – 2000 Recruited from Notre Dame to participate in the Ford College Graduate Training Program (FCGP). Core Production Purchasing Specialist: Complete Seats, Fasteners, Tube and Hose, Electronics. General Dynamics Electronics Division, San Diego, California (plant closure) 1987 – 1991 Purchasing Agent in Production Procurement: Purchased integrated circuits to DAR guidelines. ERP Specialist in Manufacturing Operations: Team member of a successful ERP implementation. EDUCATION

Doctorate Degree - Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona: PhD focusing on Procurement/SCM/Global Sourcing. Worked at the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) and CAPS authoring best-in-class, Supply Chain practices articles and industry benchmarking reports. MBA - The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana: MBA focusing on Marketing/MIS. BA - Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan: BA in Materials and Logistics Management. Internships with General Electric in Fort Wayne, IN and General Motors in Pontiac, MI. CERTIFICATIONS AND LEADERSHIP

• Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) March 2, 2005 - March 1, 2010 by ISM

• Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) March 24, 1990 - March 31, 2003 VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY

• Walmart eCommerce Community Involvement Committee: (Salvation Army) 2015-Present

• Farmers Cares Community Corps (FCCC) Volunteer: (March of Dimes) 2011-2015

• White Suiter with the Tournament of Roses Foundation (Rose Parade and Rose Bowl) since 2015

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