Supply Chain Continuous Improvement
Resume:
MICHAEL S. WARDLE, MBA
North Canton, Ohio 44720
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-s-wardle-mba-352b4013
Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Operations MBA Professional with extensive experience in OEM Manufacturing systems of Magnesium, Aluminum, Steel, Bearings, Tire-making, Can-making, Aerospace, Commodity, Food Processing-Food Service, and HVAC Industries. Highly knowledgeable and strategic in materials management, inventory control, purchasing, logistics, buying, sourcing, procurement, commodity, production management, planning, scheduling, project management, sales, distribution, warehousing, Continuous Improvement, safety, quality control.
Director of Purchasing & Sales
Materials Manager
Sr. Purchasing / Procurement Manager
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Strategic Global Sourcing
New Product Development / Project Mgmt.
Planning Scheduling Delivery Logistics
Supervised Union and Non-union employees
Lean Mfg. / Continuous Improvement
Shipping, Receiving and Warehousing
Supply Chain Buyer / Planner
Transportation and Distribution Manager
Plant Manager / Operations Manager
E-Commerce / Contracts / Negotiations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PRO FOOTBALL HALL-OF-FAME FESTIVAL Volunteer (Security, Hospitality, Concerts) 2015-2024
LITE METALS CO. (Ravenna, OH) & AIR CRAFT WHEELS, LLC (Avon, OH) (Reorg.) 2023-2024
Director of Purchasing and Sales – hands-on working Director that was responsible for both locations that: quoted magnesium and aluminum sand castings of aerospace and racing parts - prototypes – samples – patterns - tooling, completed incoming order entry/changes and related acknowledgements, customer open order reports, accessing customer portals including download of orders and upload of related information, communicate customer concerns to the appropriate people, communication and follow up with customers on price and delivery changes, shipping orders by UPS, FedEx, or by truck, administrative support where needed, proficient in ERP-Sage, Microsoft Outlook, Word & Excel (Microsoft Office), Teams, accounts receivable invoicing and posting checks, monthly reports for sales department, placing purchase orders for materials and maintenance items, matching up receivers/packing slips and entering invoices for payments through accounts payable, monthly reports for purchasing. Major customers include all military, government, commercial aerospace and helicopter companies, as well as several High-performance Racing Teams. AS 9100, ISO 9001, and NADCAP - NDT and Heat Treat. Production processes included: Patterns, Core and Mold-making, Casting, Finishing, Sawing, NDT, Quality Control, First Article Inspection and Delta Reports, Tensile Test Reports, DT – Destructive Testing, X-ray, Hardness Rockwell Testing, Etching, Blasting, Shipping and Receiving.
AKRON METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY Akron, Ohio (Contract) 2023
Purchasing and Inventory Control Assistant – work with agency department managers to determine
purchasing and inventory needs for over 33 large housing units, makes regular purchases, obtains quotes, performs pricing negotiations, establishes delivery timelines, primary point of contact for vendors, provides payment authorization, completes entries into accounting and inventory just-in-time FAST Crib tracking system, coordinates documentation requirements, issues PO’s, assists customer service department and annual auction functions, maintains all fixed asset forms, audits monthly credit card statements and uses online banking software. ERP – TenMast, Tofino. Main Suppliers: Home Depot, HDS, Fastenal.
KAMAN AEROSPACE – AIRCRAFT WHEEL & BRAKE (fka PARKER HANNIFAN AEROSPACE)
Avon, Ohio (Contract) 2022-2023
Purchasing Specialist Buyer – Managing the sourcing and purchasing for the in plant production of aircraft wheel and brake precision components for commercial, government, and military aerospace customers. Seals, gaskets, fasteners, O-rings, tires, PPG and Sherwin-Williams aerospace paint, hoses, high-pressure titanium fittings, switches, rupture discs, boxes, packaging, bearings, bolts, and screws. Monitor and evaluate supplier performances via OrderBook management, KPI’s, PPI/PPV, OTD, Cost Reductions. General material expediting support and recovery plan monitoring. Tactical and Strategic Sourcing, Non-conformance, DMR’s, FAIR.
THE K COMPANY ($100M) Akron, Ohio (Growth Opportunity) 2021-2022
Driver Construction Delivery Logistics Supply Chain for Mechanical HVAC Contractor. Load, transport (via driving box trucks and flatbeds of all sizes), then hand or machine unload manufactured HVAC duct systems, components, and equipment to large construction job sites in Ohio. Experience with operating heavy equipment, lift gates, fork lifts, lulls, boom trucks, hand jacks, duct jacks, scissor lifts, dock plates and doors. Also pick up, receive, and warehouse components from suppliers and job site return tooling as required to meet customer’s total needs for each project. Inventory, eBay, Spare Parts Management, and scrap separation projects.
GRAPHIC ENTERPRISES OFFICE SOLUTIONS / COPECO (Visual Edge Technologies – IT and Office Solutions (34 USA companies) North Canton, OH. 2019-2020
(COVID-19 Pandemic Workforce Reduction)
Purchasing Materials Warehouse Distribution Manager for Visual Edge-OH – managed and supervised 6 direct reports in the Inventory Control (2), Purchasing (2), Warehousing/Shipping/Receiving (2) departments for all of the direct and indirect IT and Office Solutions 40,000 SKU’s of equipment, supplies, parts, rental service loaners, daily delivery trucks, and software via domestic and international (China and SE Asia) manufacturers/suppliers such as Sharp, HP, Konica Minolta, Canon, Xerox, Dell, Kyocera, Toshiba, Samsung, Ricoh, Mutoh, Cranel, Prism, CDW, Spinjet, FujiFilm, KIP, WideTek, WideFormat, Colortrac. Database Migration Project Team Member (consolidating 12 into 5). Working manager – Fork-truck certified. Software: EAutomate, DocRecs, Paycor, Zoom, MITS – manage information technology services, DOMO KPI reports (inventory value, turns, cycle count accuracy, reserves held), LifeSize virtual meeting platform, Motorola Scan Guns.
K. HOVNANIAN HOMES–BOYL ($39M Div. of $2B) Canton, Ohio (Position eliminated) 2017-2019 Senior Purchasing Manager for BOYL-Ohio, western PA, northern WV custom homes (175 yearly average) – managed and supervised 8 direct reports: Purchasing Manager (1), Sourcing/Estimating (3), Admin (1), and CAD (3) departments, co-managed 8-Design Centers. Purchased domestic and Canadian commodities of over 20,000 SKU’s such as steel, lumber, concrete, bricks, siding, framing, roofing shingles, sinks, fireplaces, electrical, appliances, and all other custom home building components and supplies. Also managed the Retail and Price Books, Custom Quotes and Buyouts, monitoring EPO/VPO and Change Order requests to control costs, and manage (Scope of Work, Request for Quote, Prime Master Agreement, Subcontractor Agreement)/retain/negotiate/pricing territory/open issues for all 27 Trade Partner categories.
McNEIL & NRM, Inc. ($50M Div. of the Yared Group) Akron, Ohio (Contract) 2016-2017 Purchasing Manager short-term contract globally (US, India, Canada, Romania, Europe) managing the sourcing and purchasing activities (Scope of Work, Request for Quote, Prime Master Agreement, Subcontractor Agreement), via 3 direct report Buyers, for an established and leading manufacturer of OEM and Spare Parts machinery for the tire industry such as Tire Curing Presses, Aerospace Strip-winders, other tire-making equipment.
THERM-O-DISC ($220M Div. of Emerson Electric - $22B) Mansfield, Ohio (Contract) 2016-2016
Commodity Manager – Plastic Components and Resins short-term contract globally managing (Scope of Work, Request for Quote, Prime Master Agreement, Subcontractor Agreement) the supply chain of $12M Spend of thermoplastic and thermosetting polymer components and resins for the industry leader of sensors, controls, and probes. Strategic technical project management of molds, dies, tooling, prints, processes, and production. Resins: Sabic, PolyOne, Die Cast, Plenco, Durez, Chevron, Solvay, Entec, Dupont, Valox, Zytel, Ryton, Polypropylene, Petrothene, Celanex. Oracle: R12 - E-Business Suite–Sarah – Office 365.
STOLLE MACHINERY LLC ($120M Div. - Toyo Seikan Kaisha - $8B) North Canton, OH 2015-2015
(Contract consolidating 3 Canton plants into 1 North Canton plant)
Procurement Manager short-term contract managing the global sourcing / purchasing activities (Scope of Work, Request for Quote, Prime Master Agreement, Subcontractor Agreement) for an industry leader of Can-making Equipment with an OEM and Spare Parts Spend = $75M at the North Canton, Ohio facility.
Supervised 3 Buyers, learned and fully utilized the current Oracle IFS system.
Drove and sustained the On-Time-Delivery from 70% to 100% for 4 consecutive months.
Directly managed the 4 largest supplier account contracts, terms & conditions, purchase orders, Direct and Indirect material, raw material.
Certified ISO Internal Auditor.
Co-managed the new plant consolidation move of capital equipment completion projects:
oCompactor Swap, Sale of old Cranes-Jibs-Hoists, Plant and Office Standard and LED lighting. Waste Stream Recycling – estimated savings is $10K annually.
oTotal Productive Maintenance (TPM) Kick-off.
STEELASTIC & RMS EQUIPMENT LLC (Heico Co. - $3B) Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 2012-2015
(Promotion opportunity)
Strategic Sourcing Senior Buyer Planner managed global sourcing / purchasing (Scope of Work, Request for Quote, Prime Master Agreement, Subcontractor Agreement) activities of up to 4,000 parts per OEM rubber extrusion / rubber tire-making systems - $22M spend. Oracle ICIM system.
2014 Cost Reduction Savings = $500K in 5 months.
GENIE COMPANY (Overhead Door) Baltic, Ohio (Growth opportunity) 2011-2012
Senior Buyer Planner managed global sourcing (China, Mexico) / purchasing (Scope of Work, Request for Quote, Prime Master Agreement, Subcontractor Agreement) activities of $19M spend of garage door openers and overhead door components, JDE AS-400.
ALPHA HIGH THEFT SOLUTIONS (Checkpoint Systems) Canton, Ohio (Reorganization) 2010-2011
Supply Chain Buyer Planner – managed the global (China, SE Asia) sourcing / purchasing of RFID Technology components for Retail Security products. SAP Systems Migration Project Team.
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY – MBA Graduate (GPA-3.63) 2007-2010
PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS – GlenOak H.S.-M.S. – Canton, Ohio Sub-teacher 2010
THE TIMKEN COMPANY ($5.3B special alloy steel and bearings) Canton, Ohio 1995-2009
(Great Recession Massive Workforce Reduction)
Timken Precision Steel Components (PSC) Global Sourcing Senior Buyer
Managed supply chain sources (50+ in eight states) to convert steel tubing and bar into finished key components for a $200M automotive and industrial markets focused division.
Led buying team that managed and negotiated all commercial and operational activities (Scope of Work, Request for Quote, Prime Master Agreement, Subcontractor Agreement) with Ford, GM, Chrysler, Magna, MAP-Honda, Transgear and Tech Center accounts = $25M spend.
Originated master data for each part in the SAP Business System.
Timken Canton Gambrinus Rail Bearings - Lead Production Supv. / Certified Ops. Coordinator Directed production, safety, cost, quality, CI and maintenance for five machining cells in 24/7 robotic manufacturing environment. Supervised 30 hourly and two salaried employees that generated over $8M in value annually in the GBP D65 Rail Cell.
Project managed the installation and debugging of moved equipment from a plant shutdown, provided operator and systems training, and made production without any customer delays.
Reduced unit costs annually by an average of 30% or $120K per year and increased production yearly by an average of 18% over a five–year period, all by CI.
Saved $300K over a five-year period by reducing scrap 57% annually as a result of an aggressive maintenance program combined with Lean Manufacturing Kaizen events.
Timken Canton Industrial Bearings - Production Supervisor / Certified Operations Coordinator
Led the midnight Short Cycle Manufacturing Department in Canton Bearing Plant consisting of: Green Machine, Heat-treat, Shot-blast, Finished Grind, Inspect, Assembly, Pack, and Ship.
Sr. Manufacturing Analyst and Continuous Improvement Coordinator - Special Products Pipeline
Managed the Continuous Improvement (CI) Coordinator role for: The Double-cone Cell, the Special Products Cell, the Grind Cell and the Short Cycle Manufacturing (SCM) Cell.
Received Commitment to Excellence Award for saving $850K annually.
Managed over 50 CI projects to Develop-Record-Complete the installation, debugging, operator and systems training, of all five cells in the Short Cycle Manufacturing Department resulting in annual savings of more than $2M. Also Co-Led Lean Manufacturing and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) efforts in three of four areas that contributed to the $2M savings.
Co-Led drive and achieved QS-9000 Certification Registration.
T & G Inspection Apprenticeship, Industrial Bearing Progressive Cone-grind Machines Operator
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
AEROSPACE SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTING - DME Consultant - short-term contracts. 2019
PRUDENTIAL INS. & FIN. SERVICES – Reg. Mgmt.-Trainee L-H-P-C, NASD Series-6. 1991-1995
FRESHMARK-SUGARDALE - Plant Manager (Canton-Salem, OH) 7 Supv., 200+. 1985-1991
YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. – Oper. Mgr. - 200-door facility with 5 Supv., 50+. 1983-1985
UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION – Chief of Security Concerts, Grounds Maint. Crew. 1981-1983
EDUCATION
STARK STATE COLLEGE, Canton, Ohio – ISO Internal Auditor Certification. APR-2015
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY – MBA Graduate (GPA-3.63). 2010
UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION, Alliance, Ohio – BA-Business Administration – 1983
concentrations in Management, Marketing, Quantitative Analysis, Football, Track – Indoor/Outdoor.
Member: Institute of Supply Management (ISM) - NAPM Akron Chapter, LinkedIn, N. Canton Executive Networking Group (NCENG), NE Ohio Manufacturers Group (NEOMG), Pro Football
Hall-of-Fame Volunteer for Security – Concerts - Hospitality, Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN), University of Mount Union – Alumni, M-Club, and Forever Mount Society, Ashland University Alumni.
Annual Contributor: Pro Football Hall of Fame, Wishes Can Happen, United Way, Goodwill.
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