Supply Chain Inventory Control

Frederic V. Salerno Jr.

Fort Wayne, IN ***** 260-***-****

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Supply Chain Leader

Drive Bottom Line Results by Obtaining Lowest Pricing & Maximizing Manufacturing Efficiency

Seasoned professional with progressive leadership spanning strategic and tactical purchasing, warehousing and logistics, production planning and inventory control, operations, facilities and safety. Proven change agent delivering results in cost reduction, quality improvement, and schedule attainment.

Expertise in:

Supplier Selection & Development

Negotiations & Contracts

Warehousing & Logistics

Production Planning & Inventory Control

Subcontract Management

Operations Management

New Product Development

Project Management

Lean Six Sigma

Value Engineering / Value Analysis

Professional Experience

Kanak Exports, Fort Wayne, IN 2022 to 2023

Supply Chain Specialist

This new position was created to establish robust supply chain business practices across their two business lines comprising compostable tableware products and “sustainable” laminated cabinetry and furniture.

Led migration of purchasing processes from Excel to ERP.

Developed new furniture-grade plywood supplier, resulting in $50-75K in annualized savings.

Negotiated global RFQ process, selecting a Stainless-Steel fabrication supplier for new line of business.

Set up Point-Of-Use kanban's for fasteners and MRO items, reducing stock-outs by 95%.

OTTENWELLER COMPANY, Fort Wayne, IN 2021 to2022

Purchasing Manager

Managed a purchasing team with annual spend of $20M across two facilities that manufacture heavy fabrications for OEM customers (e.g. John Deere, Caterpillar, OshKosh, JLG, Komatsu, etc.). Other management duties included inbound receiving, materials management, and new project quotation.

Managed OEM steel mill contracts for coil, plate, and sheet steel to support production requirements.

Successfully sourced a specialty high-strength square tube, securing a new $4M business contract.

BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, Fort Wayne, IN 2014 to 2019

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Managed a purchasing team with annual spend of $100M required for pontoon boat manufacturing division. Other management duties included warehousing and logistics.

Generated cost savings >$1M per year for 4 straight years, utilizing RFP’s and contract negotiations.

Diversified supply base in key commodities, reducing supply chain risks.

Coordinated in-sourcing of instrument panel sub-assemblies, achieving $200K annualized savings.

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POSEIDON BARGE COMPANY, Fort Wayne, IN 2013 to 2014

Supply Chain Manager

Directed purchasing team with annual spend of $20M required to build construction barges and propulsion systems. Also supervised inbound receiving, warehousing, and material handling team.

Negotiated $200K annualized savings in steel fabrications, resulting from formal RFP process.

Provided $20K annualized savings in MRO supplies, utilizing vendor consolidation.

Applied kanban ordering procedures, improving inventory turnover by 100%.

TUTHILL CORPORATION, Fort Wayne, IN 2009 to 2012

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Led purchasing team with annual spend of $40M required for building of fuel and chemical dispensing pumps and accessories.

Delivered $250K - $500K annualized cost savings for 3 consecutive years, resulting from VA / VE projects, RFP’s and contract negotiations.

Executed “Lean Supplier” program with key suppliers, including kanban order releases, daily milk-run deliveries, returnable containers, bar-coded labeling, and pay-on-receipt payment processing, driving purchased part inventory turns to >25 turns / year.

TEREX CORPORATION, Fort Wayne, IN 2006 to 2008

Materials Director

Led a purchasing team with annual spend of $60M required for building of concrete mixer trucks and accessories. Other management tasks included warehousing and logistics.

Achieved $2.5M in purchased material cost savings, across key commodities.

Implemented VA / VE project on concrete mixer truck cabs, generating $350K in annual cost savings.

Managed in-sourcing of hydraulic sub-assemblies, achieving > $150K in annual cost savings.

VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT (formerly Ingersoll-Rand), Shippensburg, PA 1997 to 2006

Strategic Manufacturing Manager 2005 to 2006

Oversaw operations support departments for road construction group, including manufacturing engineering, materials management, facilities and maintenance, warehousing and logistics, and safety.

Created Lean Promotions Office, which implemented four kaizen events in first year, generating $250K+ in productivity savings and $400K reduction in inventory.

Factory Manager 1999 to 2004

Managed the asphalt paving equipment facility. Departments under management included assembly, welding, quality control, manufacturing engineering, warehousing and logistics. Consolidated 3 manufacturing facilities into new facility, saving 185K sq. ft. of floor space and improving labor productivity by 30%.

Manager, Production Planning and Subcontracting 1997 to 1998

Managed the production planning and tactical purchasing processes for subcontracted fabrications. Outsourced non-core fabrications using make / buy methodology, achieving $1.4M cost savings and optimizing internal manufacturing constraints.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, New York University, New York City, NY

Bachelor of Science (BS), Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

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