Purchasing Manager Operations

Frederick O. Schade

Ridgefield, CT ***** § 914-***-****

*************@*****.***

Director of Purchasing

Extensive history of success leading purchasing and operations for domestic and international organizations.

Bi-lingual leader with extensive experience designing, implementing, and managing best practices procurement processes for a global manufacturing organization active in solar, pharmaceutical, appliance, automotive and defense industries. Able to effectively conduct project management activities for large projects, including identifying requirements, recruiting cross-functional teams, and managing the implementation of work. Successful with meeting strict deadlines and achieving targets without sacrificing quality or sound purchasing practices. Expert negotiator and businessperson; able to forge solid relationships with partners and build consensus across multiple organizational levels and deliver outstanding results for the bottom line.

Highlights of Expertise

Project Management

Process Improvement

Regulatory Compliance

Negotiation

Cost savings Initiatives

Risk Mitigation

Leadership

Procurement & Purchasing

Operational Management

Staff Development

Financial & Purchasing Planning and Reporting

Career Experience

Schott North America

CONSULTANT (June 2020 to March 2021)

Project Manager for corporate relocation.

Source products and services and negotiate with and contract suppliers to furnish and move corporate offices to a new Westchester location.

Lead project team to perform tasks resulting in a successful move on time and below budget.

Direct and monitor vendors to ensure compliance with specifications and contractual obligations.

Schott North America (Schott AG)

DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING, AMERICAS (2011 to 2018)

Recruited and engaged plant purchasers and led cross-functional teams by executing sound procurement processes, implementing risk management, developing new suppliers, and leading negotiations for high value and strategically critical purchasing projects.

In alignment with global category strategy, established target goals and successfully led procurement teams across 16 international manufacturing sites while managing $200MM purchasing spend. Harmonized Purchase to Pay processes for all locations and negotiated and drafted national and global contracts for categories purchased across the business units.

Sourced services and materials from regional and global suppliers, effectively negotiating price and purchase terms and conditions to establish contracts for all key categories including metals, plastics, flat glass and glass raw materials, transportation, leases, temp labor, energy, IT, and production equipment. Calculated TCO to establish realistic savings baselines and develop supply strategies.

Harmonized purchasing policies and procedures across the region, implementing multiple new programs and standardized processes including contract database, bidding software, SAP Business warehouse for savings planning and reporting, risk mitigation tracking, and uniform quarterly reporting of key KPIs for all plants.

Consistently achieved significant annual net cost reductions across the Americas and led the purchasing teams to exceed their savings target values committed to the business units.

Recruited and mentored purchasing staff for Schott manufacturing sites, leading to increased personnel efficiency and 20% reduction in purchasing staffing across the organization. Redefined and restructured the roles of strategic and operational purchasers in the plants to increase efficiencies and bridge multiple sites.

Successfully negotiated and contracted regional vending-based MRO program for all North and South American sites, with a 5% savings guarantee year-over-year, substantial process related savings, and reduction in suppliers through single supplier consolidation for all sites.

Established regional and national energy programs and contracts in Brazil and deregulated US states, achieving multi-million dollar annual cost reductions.

Initiated and led idea generation and supplier workshops in the facilities, engaging all departments in the procurement process and providing high impact cost savings through internal resources and efforts.

Schott North America

DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING & OPERATIONS (2004 to 2011)

Oversaw and managed Supply Chain and Purchasing operations for all North American operations, ensuring alignment and adherence to Global Business Unit strategies, continued process improvement, and cost reduction.

Successfully negotiated with suppliers for a major defense project, resulting in $10MM cost savings across the two-year project lifecycle.

Developed and implemented innovative ‘Duty Drawback’ program, recovering +$1.5MM in paid-out import tariffs across three divisions.

Established Purchasing Card Program for all US sites saving over $500K in annual transaction costs.

Led continuous process improvement initiatives, including managing implementation of ‘Buy Smart’ procurement cost reduction project, corporate warehouse consolidation, and centralized 3PL logistics.

Engaged in competitive negotiations to successfully secure all building leases across the U.S. and Mexican manufacturing sites and sales offices.

Established competition and second sources for strategic direct material for all North American manufacturing plants. Negotiated with US based vendors to globally supply Schott sites with critical material.

Drafted national contracts for North American Schott companies with logistics, technical gases, MRO, HR Services, and packaging suppliers.

Schott Corporation, Yonkers, NY

DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS (1996 to 2004)

Directed team with implementing Communications and IT infrastructure and SAP systems across domestic sites.

Planned and directed all IT activities for multiple high-level projects, including the successful implementation of SAP for U.S. sites and the J.D. Edwards program at discrete manufacturing sites.

Performed due diligence and integrated new acquisitions into the Schott IT framework and infrastructure.

Led migration efforts at manufacturing plants to harmonize corporate communications and operational IT platforms, established IT contingency and business interruption plans, and developed system standards and policies for the manufacturing sites and sales offices.

Collaborated with IT staff at the facilities to effectively support the design, development, and integration of innovative and effective harmonized systems software and hardware, ensuring alignment with company’s IT strategy. Conducted meetings and workshops for training, development and project collaboration.

Mentored and guided programmers with developing and customizing software applications, ensuring user requirements for sales, logistics, and manufacturing are met and interfaced without jeopardizing future upgrades and enhancements of the core applications programs.

Negotiated with suppliers for best prices and conditions for IT and telecommunications hardware, software, and services.

Additional Experience

Director IS § Carl Zeiss, Inc., Thornwood, NY

Operations Manager § Schott Corporation, Yonkers, NY

Operations Manager/Treasurer § Schott Zwiesel Glass, Inc., Yonkers, NY

Hydrographic Survey Technician § U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Education & Credentials

Master of Business Administration in International Marketing

Baruch College, New York

Bachelor of Arts in English (Honors)

Glendon College/York University, Toronto

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