BOB SHULTIS

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Summary

Experienced in multiple facets of business, most particularly in purchasing, negotiation, vendor relations, and inventory analysis. Possess ability to quickly adapt to changing business conditions and solve multiple problems simultaneously. Familiar with multiple software platforms, including Eclipse, SAP, MAS500, and Microsoft Office suite. Primary focus is on people and relationships. Quality and safety are first, always!

Skills

Familiar with Eclipse.

Versed in SAP MM modules.

Microsoft Office suite- Excel in particular.

Experienced negotiator.

Six Sigma Green Belt.

ISO Quality Coordinator.

Experience

Owner Operator Jan 2016 to Current

Train Station Family Fitness Shellsburg, IA

Involved in all aspects of owning and operating a small privately owned 24/7 fitness facility- member service, advertising, personal training, facility maintenance, finance and budgeting.

Owner Operator

Cheesehead Cheese Haus Vinton, IA

Owned and operated specialty retail grocery. Hired and trained staff, purchased products directly and on-line, involved with customer service and sales, finance and budgeting, facility maintenance and upgrades.

Manager- Planning, Replenishment, and Allocation

Clipper Windpower LLC Cedar Rapids, IA

As Six Sigma Green Belt project, created model to forecast parts requirements based upon consumption data extracted from SAP. Once implemented, this model doubled inventory turns, and reduced down time due to parts shortages from 2% to 0.3%, saving Clipper $8,000,000 in LD claims.

Member of Central Material Data Group, which worked with Engineering to release new parts into SAP. My responsibility was structuring spare parts into the turbine BOM.

Managed and trained Planning Analyst and Tooling Coordinator.

Planned and purchased spare parts, tooling, and safety equipment- $9,000,000/year spend.

Negotiated spare parts pricing- saved 8% on $40 million total purchase volume.

Purchasing Manager

Van Meter Inc. Cedar Rapids, IA

Managed inventory of $19,000,000 and 30,000 SKUs.

Reduced "dead" inventory at CDC from $970,000 to $560,000.

Managed department of 7, team was critical to above results.

Designed and implemented first data-driven supplier review process.

Purchased and managed inventory on over 250 product lines.

Improved turns from 4.3 to 5.2.

Purchasing Agent

Crescent Electric Supply Company Cedar Rapids, IA

Improved inventory turns by 18%.

Served as ISO Quality Coordinator.

Assisted Sales, Quotations, Counter, and Warehouse as needed.

Procured all stock and special order items.

Responsible for vendor relations and negotiations.

Education and Training

Bachelor of Science, Economics, Business, Psychology.

University of Wisconsin- Madison Madison, WI

Websites, Portfolios, Profiles

Linkedin URL: www.linkedin.com/pub/bob-shultis/11/168/145/

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