Stewart Chastain

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linkedin.com/in/stewart-chastain-ba089037/ • Chattanooga, TN, 37421, US

Procurement Management Professional

Enabling the achievement of full business potential through comprehensive procurement operations leadership.

Resourceful and award-winning Director of Purchasing with substantial experience directing overall procurement operations within MRO/Capital project contracting across various manufacturing facilities. Proven success leading and coaching teams, managing large-scale projects, formulating and executing procurement strategies, optimizing processes, and negotiating raw material contracts. Adept at procuring materials and services and ensuring optimum utilization of materials and services as well as maximum cost savings. Instrumental in maximizing revenue growth, identifying cost-effective sourcing, and resolving complex problems and issues. Strong communication (written & verbal), negotiation, interpersonal, problem-solving, and analytical skills with distinctive ability to build robust rapports with suppliers, vendors, and colleagues, achieving challenging organizational goals.

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Planning & Execution

Team Building & Leadership

Project Governance & Control

Procurement Management

Supply Chain & Logistics

Revenue & Profit Growth

Cost Reduction & Containment

Contract Negotiation & Review

Continuous Process Improvement

Financial Reporting

Materials Management

Supplier Management & Selection

Relationship Building

Staff Training & Development

Problem & Issues Resolution

Career Experience

M&M Industries, Chattanooga, TN Mar 2017 – Present

Director of Purchasing

Spearhead and streamline all procurement functions for corporate production facility in Chattanooga in addition to plant locations in Phoenix, AZ, Lordstown, OH, and 2nd plant in Chattanooga, TN. Deliver top-level services to internal and external customers, buyer, and requester while enhancing department efficiencies through conscientious order processing. Developed resin usage spreadsheet that monitored flow of resin during 2017 fall Resin Shortage while managing and avoiding added costs of demurrage and intra-plant switches. Optimize utility and presentation of finished good pallets as Team Leader for corrugated packaging re-design.

Awarded Chattanooga Regional Manufacturer Association's 2021 Supply Chain Award for exhibiting exceptional performance.

Slashed Resin cost worth $3.6M in 2021 and $6.2M in 2022, $11.4M in 2023 - maximizing revenue and profit growth.

Managed and conducted successful ISO audits (2018–2021) for purchasing department, determining the suitability, conformity, and effectiveness of organization's quality management system.

Saved cost of $19k between 2017–2019 by negotiating and securing on-going documentation of CSX performance and deliveries with CSX.

Reduced CY 2018 - 2020 cost of $5.6M+ by managing three Resin suppliers as well as annual cost avoidance of $100k by negotiating freight, pallets, and 3rd party manufacturing.

North America Silica - JM Huber Corporation, Etowah, TN May 2014 – Mar 2017

Purchasing Manager

Led and delivered all Plant Buyer functions for JM Huber-Etowah along with Purchasing Leader, Category Buyer, and Purchasing Supervisor duties for Huber’s North America Silica Business Unit, consisting of Etowah, TN facility and Havre de Grace, MD facility. Conducted training, goal setting, and management review in line with the JM Huber personnel policy as Direct Line Supervisor for Havre de Grace Plant Buyer and Etowah Assistant Buyer. Direct report to Senior Director of Global Purchasing with Indirect Reporting Duties to Etowah and Havre de Grace Plant Managers.

Obtained Silver Medal scoring for MMSR / HACCP internal audits by directing and maximizing efforts for Etowah and Havre de Grace plants.

Ensured the scheduling and on-time completion of all HEM specific material supplier quality audits in compliance with Huber corporate policy as Leader of HEM/Silica supplier audit team.

Received JM Huber’s 2015 President’s Award for outstanding contribution

JM Huber Corporation, Etowah, TN Aug 2006 – Apr 2014

Plant Buyer

Administered and standardized purchasing department operations for JM Huber’s largest Silica plant in North America with an average quarterly expenditure of $7.2M+. Executed all purchase orders of minimum $3k (MRO items) up to $100k (capital assets), including quotes analysis, E-commerce projects, and vendors’ negotiations to assure best price and value for all MRO/Capital items. Excelled at developing “Best in Class” change management documentation system for all purchasing departments within Huber engineered materials.

Secured annual savings of $90k by leading negotiations for (4) JM Huber plants for contracting pallets.

Saved $232k in FY’09, $359k in FY’10, $250k in FY’11, and $179k in FY’ 12 through tactful negotiation; $ 42k charge back to vendor for major capital project and re-instatement of $85k warranty credit.

Assured timely delivery of purchased item and payment to vendors as well as matched document receipts between purchase order, packing slip, and invoice through procurement monitoring.

Played a key role in Etowah facility’s cGMP audit team, safety review committee, and ISO 9001:2000 internal audit team.

Decreased completion time of reporting from 4 hours to less than 30 minutes by overseeing all month-end purchasing department reporting and optimizing reporting methods.

Additional Experience

Assistant Buyer / Raw Materials

Operations Accountant

Brach’s Confections Holding, Inc., Chattanooga, TN

Controller

Commercial Metals Company, Chattanooga, TN

Controller / Finance Manager

Marriott Corporation (Medical University of South Carolina), Charleston, SC

Education

BS / BA in Business Administration, Concentration in Purchasing

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS

Technical Proficiencies

Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP R/3, Oracle, Great Plains (Microsoft), and Tabware Software Systems

Certification

Certified ISO 9000 Internal Auditor

Professional Development

Chester L. Karrass Negotiations Seminar

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