Charlie McCall, MBA, CPM, CPSM
Katy, Texas 77494
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
A highly effective Senior Management Professional who meets challenges skillfully and creates positive change. A dynamic problem solver with the proven ability to set strategic direction, optimize operations and drive bottom line results. An energetic leader with a documented performance record of success selecting and building high-performing teams; and leading organizations to achieve transformational change in complex, and dynamic business environments.
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Extensive experience in Manufacturing Operations and Supply Chain Management including:
Inventory Management
Project Management
Employee Training / Coaching
Strategic Planning
New Product Development
Trade Compliance Issues
Materials Savings
Vendor Management
Product Standardization
C-Level Presentations
Budgets / Forecasts
Multi-Site Operations
Contract Negotiations
Lean Processes
Risk Management
Staff Planning
Facilities Planning / Layout
Quality Reviews
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
NCI Building Systems Inc., Houston, Texas
2015 - Present
Director of Sourcing, Accessories and Indirect, Houston, Texas
Leading a team of Senior Purchasing Professionals for a $1.6B a year steel building manufacturer. Managing a total spend of $300M; $160M direct and $140M indirect, for forty five different plant sites.
Rosemount Analytical Inc., Emerson Process Management Solon, Ohio and Houston, Texas
2005 - 2014
Director, Supply Chain, Houston, Texas (2009 - 2014)
Led a team of five Supervisors / Senior Purchasing Professionals and 15 nonexempt technical / materials support staff members. Managed a total spend of $100M; $80M direct and $20M indirect, and an inventory on hand of $20M for three (Houston, Texas; Solon, Ohio; Mexicali, Mexico) plant sites manufacturing engineered-to-order process gas analyzers.
Turnaround the Supply Chain operations. Company’s customer on time delivery was 59%, supplier on time 65%, backlog over $12M, $6M was late, and material shortages were averaging 17 a day. Directed a cross functional team to implement a monthly material readiness review, daily root cause program, and increased e-kanban coverage. Result: Customer on time delivery improved to over 92%, supplier OTD to over 90%, backlog was reduced 58% to less than $5M, late backlog to under $1M, and material shortages of less than 1 per week.
Improved Trade Working Capital. Inventory turns were averaging 4 and days payable outstanding (DPO) was 39 days. Created an ABC control procedure, implemented a cycle count program, directed the Commodity Managers to negotiate better payment terms, and recovered value from excess / obsolete material. Result: Inventory turns doubled to 8 and the DPO improved to 64 days.
Led a best-in-class New Product Development support team. Parent company completed review of business unit’s new product development phase gate program. Result: Supply Chain support was rated best-in-class for supplier selection, qualification, validation, lead time reduction, component lifecycle management, REACH/RoHs compliance, and quality management system.
Collaborated in the development of the corporate Oracle design standards. Implemented those standards at the business unit with no reduction in shipping volume or supply disruption to our customers. Result: Rosemount’s most successful implementation to date.
Director of Operations & Director Supply Chain, Solon, Ohio (2007 - 2009)
Managed the manufacturing operations of a 60-person combustion analyzer production facility in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Led a team of six (Production Manager, Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Assurance, Material Management) direct reports and annual sales of $60M.
Championed a product line review / rationalization process. The business unit was losing significant amounts of money. The team dropped more than 300 low / no margin, configured-to-order products to focus on higher-demand, higher profit products. Result: A more streamlined operation and a 12.6% profit; the largest profit in company history.
Director, Supply Chain, Solon, Ohio (2005 - 2007)
Provided materials / supply chain support for a newly-opened manufacturing site in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Led a team of four buyers in Ohio, and 3 buyers in Nuevo Laredo, and managed the planning and purchasing functions for the site. Total spend of $20M direct and $5M indirect.
Established / standardized lean manufacturing procedures, processes, and controls for four core product lines. Result: Reduced supplier count from over 10K to 3.6K, lead times improved by a minimum of 33%, and first pass yield improved by 20 to 50%.
Emerson Electric Company, St. Louis, Missouri
1999 - 2005
Corporate Commodity Manager, Electronic Manufacturing Services & Companies
Globally responsible for preferred supplier identification, selection, contract negotiations, and setting expected savings goals for electronic components, raw PCBs, and contract manufacturing for 60 international divisions, with 150 manufacturing sites, and more than $1B in spend.
Drastically reduced component costs. Directed, organized, and implemented a $36M corporate raw printed circuit board reverse auction for 25 international business units and 1,200 part numbers. Result: Yearly savings of $10.2M which increased earnings per share (EPS) by more than $.03.
Envisioned and implemented a global outsourcing / consolidation strategy for the electronic contract manufacturing spend. Reviewed more than 60 international business units’ spend, technology, quality standards, engineering design needs, and then compared those requirements to the capabilities of over 200 contract manufacturers. Result: Supplier count went from over 1000 to less than 200; consolidating 90% of the spend with 4 preferred suppliers. Business units experienced from 5% to 40% initial savings for the electronic components, and an averaged 1-3% year-over-year savings overall.
Superior Magnetics, Denton, Texas
1996 - 1999
Manager, Manufacturing & Materials
Managed daily operations, producing highly-engineered, and specialty products for the Aerospace, Medical, Military and Commercial markets.
EDUCATION
MBA, Operations Management / MIS
BS, Industrial Operations Management
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama