GARY A. KOWALSKI C.P.M. RESUME OF

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Palm Harbor, FL 34685

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CAREER SUMMARY

• C.P.M. Certified, degreed, Supply Chain professional with extensive experience in tactical and strategic

Supply Chain Management, New Product Introduction, CCA’s, EMS, In Plant Stores, and materials management.

• Hands on experience in the development of Supplier Quality and Supplier Certification Programs.

• Strong negotiator, with high degree of business ethics.

• Strong Oracle and SAP experience, Green Belt and Lean trained, along with back-round in ISO Certifications.

• Significant experience in metal, electronics, and all major commodities.

Effective leader with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management.

WORK

HISTORY

Nov. 2019- Gerdau Metal (Tampa, FL)

Present Corporate Category Manager

World’s 2nd Largest Steel Manufacturer

Responsible for negotiating 140 million dollars of worldwide contracts for major metal commodities including nickel, a major commodity utilized in the EV market

oLead corporate Market Intelligence Team with the objective to develop corporate nickel strategy

oImplemented Strategic Supply Chain plan for nickel

oMember of Corporate Risk Assessment Team which analyzes supply chain risks worldwide

Reduced premium/cost on nickel by 46% for 2021

Qualified 2 major nickel producers to assure long term supply of nickel

Re-wrote supplier qualification, quoting procedures, along with corporate ISO procedures

Responsible for supply chain flow of major metal commodities for North American

plants

In conjunction with buyer/planners at each plant, resolved supply chain issues and logistics. Gerdau's

suppliers are worldwide, including China, Russia, South America and Brazil

Jan. 2016 - Airdyne Aerospace (Brooksville FL)

Nov. 2019 Supply Chain Manager

Manufacturer of Aerospace Equipment

Directed staff of 10 Procurement, Planning and Logistics personnel.

Through development of new suppliers, reduced material cost by $1,650,000 in 3 years.

Developed 2nd source on previously sole sourced part, which will result in a 2.5 million dollar savings over 15 months.

Developed and implemented Supply Chain plan for a 48 million dollar contract.

In conjunction with Quality Control, dis-qualified several non-performing suppliers, improving incoming quality to 99% and delivery performance to 97%.

Assisted in implementation of new ERP system

oDeveloped Policies and Procedures

oMember of Executive Implementation Team

oInvestigated root cause for system issues

Aug. 2009 - TRAK Microwave (Tampa, FL) Division of Smiths Interconnect

August 2015 Materials Manager

Manufacturer of Microwave Product & RF Communication Systems

Directed staff of 15 Procurement, Planning and Logistics personnel.

Through process improvements of Planning functions, improved On Time Delivery to Customers from 78% to 95% in 6 months. This was accomplished despite a 25% reduction in workforce

Through negotiations and staff development, achieved documented cost savings of over 1 million dollars per year.

Coordinated and implemented strategy to bring in 2 million dollars of extra revenue to assist meeting corporate revenue objective.

Outsourced internal electronic manufacturing department for major DOD programs.

Through root cause analysis improved inventory accuracy from 97% to 99.4%.

Member of 3 process improvement teams. (Supply Chain, Quality Control, New Product Introduction)

Oct. 2007 My department at L-3 was going to be eliminated, and I was recruited by my VP of Operations

Aug. 2009 Environmental Technologies to work for Tatum Manufacturing (start-up company). Tatum

went out of business.

Nov 2006 - L-3 Communications (St. Petersburg, FL)

Oct. 2007 Inventory Manager

•Implemented Bar-Coding for spare parts organization

•Assisted in the implementation of Lean Manufacturing throughout the factory

•Managed Shipping and Inventory Department that supported airports worldwide

•Achieved 99% on time delivery performance based on same day delivery expectations

May 2006 - Sparton Electronics

Nov 2006 Contract Manufacturer

Apr. 2005 - Environmental Technologies (Tampa, FL)

Apr. 2006 Manufacturer of HVAC Systems

Purchasing / Materials Manager

(company purchased by Johnson Controls, position moved to Milwaukee)

•Through strategic sourcing reduced material costs by 1.2 million dollars. This was accomplished in commodities that had experienced substantial market cost increases.

•Coordinated the procurement of major commodities with Customer Service, Marketing and Production to assure deliveries were met to customer’s requirements. On Time Performance was measured at 99%

•Established delivery programs whereby all “A” items were delivered daily or weekly, substantially increasing cash flow and inventory turns.

Jan. 2002- Baldor Motors and Drives (Ft. Smith, AR)

May 2005 World leader in the Manufacturing of Motors and Drives

Purchasing Manager

•Reduced material costs by 2.75 million dollars through global procurement of strategic commodities, supplier consolidation, re-organization of purchasing functions, and staff development.

•Developed and implemented Point of Use Replenishment and KANBAN systems, whereby material was delivered directly to manufacturing from suppliers

•Implemented Electronic In - Plant - Store, which reduced bottom line costs by 1.75 million dollars, and allowed for the doubling of internal PCB manufacturing without adding additional resources.

•Through various Supplier Programs and process improvements reduced inventory by 3.7 million dollars.

•Appointed to Corporate Key Manager position for contributions during first year.

1999 – OTTO Engineering and Communication (Carpentersville, IL)

2001 Manufacturer of Telecommunication & Military Switch Products

Materials Manager

•Directed staff of twenty three, including Purchasing, Master Scheduling, Production

Control, (molding and stamping) shipping, and all warehouse operations.

•Improved On Time Delivery to customers from 76% to 90%, while decreasing lead times and

inventory.

•Initiated several outsourcing and off - shore purchasing programs, reducing material costs by

$750,000 per year.

EDUCATION: BA Degree: Lewis University (Romeoville, IL) . OTHER EDUCATION: Karass Negotiating, JIT, Inventory Controls Certification. (DePaul University) Fun with FARS/ Fun with DFARS

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