Procurement Professional

James D. Whitney

* ********* ***, ********* ****, South Carolina 29690

Cellular: 864-***-**** / E-Mail: *******@*******.***

Profile:

Background encompasses extensive professional experience of developing and executing plans, policies and procedures to achieve desired outcomes.

Strengths: Highly capable of analyzing existing systems and processes to devise notable enhancements; recognized as a creative and effective strategic planner and problem solver; demonstrated skill in completing major improvement projects on time and within budget; proven leadership skills (able to motivate others to accomplish tough tasks; effective communicator (excellent communication skills); strong ability to complete assigned tasks effectively (from “vision to details”); strong organizational skills; strategic thinker; international business experience in negotiations and team building across Europe and Asia (China, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Italy)

Areas of Expertise:

● Manufacturing/Operations Management ● Production Management

● Outsource & Insource Management ● Staff Development & Leadership

● Key Account & Multi-Site Management ● Client Relations

● Crisis & Strategic Management ● Best Practices & Benchmarking

● Customer Service ● Forecasting & Establishing Staffing Requirements

● Developing Production Scheduling ● Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook;

System QuickBooks Pro; VBA, VB & SQL Programming

● In-Depth cultural experience working in a global environment including staff and suppliers in:

● China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Japan

● Sweden, Finland, Norway

● Germany, Italy, Hungary, Switzerland, United Kingdom, France

● Mexico, Brazil, United States

Selected Accomplishments:

Smartrac Technology Group:

Reduce materials inventory in excess of 2 million Euro and >32% by working with local teams in Asia to identify and implement best practices.

Managed and developed >44M Euro global supply base of 58 suppliers located in 19 countries with largest focus (15M Euro spend / 41% of volume) in Asia region.

Established and implemented SAP MRP processes for Supply Chain & Planning used in all manufacturing facilities.

Key member in development of customized SAP MRP planning module and lead deployment and change management to China, Thailand, Malaysia, Germany, and United States.

Improved & maintained on time delivery to 99.98%

Negotiated agreements with global suppliers to realize >1 million Euro cost savings annually

Account Operations Manager (Insource Contract Services):

Initiated productivity, cost, and performance management programs to meet on-time delivery requirements and improve production levels, product quality, and client satisfaction.

Increased gross margin over 50% and EBIT over 50%.

Reduced assembly DPPM to improve first pass yield from 99.18% to 99.99% through process improvement.

Winner of Furman University's Business Challenge:

A competitive, multi-team event aimed at addressing an organizations opportunity to launch a new venture. Challenge required a full semester of applying a strategic management process to create an ideal business strategy and requisite organizational process to underpin success.

James D. Whitney Resume – Page Two

Professional Experience:

Danfoss Power Solutions ICS May 2018 to Present

North American Procurement Manager

Key stakeholder in driving / negotiating > 580 supplier RFQs and 168 PPAP selections.

Identified supplier concerns working with Supplier Development Leader to implement processes that improved PPM > 28% YTD and increased supplier OTD from mid 80% to >92,4%

Key member in negotiating and driving YTD PPV savings > $227K through continued supplier management and tariff negotiations.

Smartrac Technology Group, Fletcher, NC 2013 to May 2018

Head (Director) of Global Purchasing & Supplier Management Aug 2015 to May 2018

Purchasing:

Direct management of all commodity managers and indirect management of site purchasing teams in Asia, Europe, Scandinavia, and North America.

Defined the global purchasing strategy aligned with the Division goals and senior management directives with considerations for local norms and customs.

Annual price negotiations, including all preparatory work, meeting calendars and trade show participation covering suppliers in Asia, Europe, Scandinavia, & North America.

Global standardization of inventory within SAP.

Implementation of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs where applicable.

Contract negotiations, including payment terms, pricing and stock holding agreements.

Implementation of SAP based control system, focused on purchasing controls.

Escalation management for any delivery problems, quality issues, pricing or payment queries.

Supplier Management:

Supplier quality & social compliance assurance.

Supplier audit planning and management.

Supply agreement negotiations support in relation to quality agreements.

Business review meetings with key suppliers focused on ensuring continuation of supply.

Establish and implement dual-sourcing strategy for key materials.

Global Demand Manager, Fletcher NC Dec 2013 to Aug 2015

Assist in creation & implementation of the SAP Module for Global Demand Management (GDM) including:

Creation and maintenance of a “real-time” production data “dashboard”

Assist with creation of production build plan based upon requirements of the GDM & expectations of the internal Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Act as central SAP contact relating to development/testing of SAP Order Fulfillment Module creation.

Monitor production & purchasing data at site level to ensure compliance with GDM Build Plan

Update & maintain SAP MRP planning scenarios within production sites consistent with product categorizations designated per the Product Demand Forecast (PDF)

Analyze factory production rate data to determine capability and capacity changes necessary to support the ongoing demand.

Evaluate manufacturing & supply chain business processes and assist with necessary changes to improve product availability & operational efficiency.

Monitor sales forecast changes and new product introductions to proactively ensure sales demand is satisfied and inventory obsolescence risk is minimized.

Provide support in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Corporate Operations & Loading meetings including compilation of presentation materials & data needed.

Significant input into wider Operational projects, capacity reviews and strategic discussions where the I&R Product Line is concerned.

Support the Corporate Purchasing and Supply Chain & Operations teams with data mining, reporting and analysis as requested by the Sr. VP of CPSC.

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Production Planning Supervisor, Fletcher NC June 2013 to Dec 2013

Production planning that supports business forecast, customer orders, on-time delivery and safety stocks

Conduct capacity planning and provide input to manufacturing regarding anticipated machine or manpower capacity issues

Evaluate and recommend actions to improve on time delivery performance to the customer

Warehouse and inventory management

Ensure Kanban system is maintained for facility supplies

Develop and monitor raw and finished goods inventory to ensure product turnover to support FIFO

Respond to customer service, sales and production management issues

Establish action plans to monitor and improve company KPI’s

Communicate with external vendors to support facility supplies are ordered and received

College Student pursuing Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration 2009 to May 2013

and Accounting, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina

Insource Contract Services, Duncan, SC 2006 to 2009

Account Operations Manager

Responsible for the start-up, operational performance, and P&L performance for a key $7 million media account.

Member of implementation team that evaluated and implemented process changes after sale.

The ISO certified operation included kit assembly, RF welding, retail/DTC fulfilment, and reverse logistics.

Developed a self-directed team along with establishing staffing requirements for each functional area.

Responsible for 400+ employees and 9 supervisors.

Managed day-to-day operations of 2 large accounts in both distribution and production floor management.

(Military experience: United States Air Force; taught SERE Course - Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape)

Education / Certifications:

Bachelor of Arts – Double Major in Business Administration & Accounting (May 2013), Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina

Certifications: Effective Supervisory Skills Training; ISO 9001 Certification; ISO IATF Training; Positive Management Leadership Training; Giombetti Performance Dynamics Training, Global Anti-Corruption Training

Military Training (United States Air Force): Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE)

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