STEVEN CHERECWICH

**** ****** ****. *********, ** 94551

801-***-****

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OVERVIEW

An ambitious and optimistic Business Executive with 20 years in the Dietary Supplement industry. Proven abilities in strategic planning, managing projects, improving efficiencies, team building, and detailing project information to determine effective functions for operations. Quickly grasps complex concepts, analyzes, and interprets ideas into a logical strategy. Able to identify areas of strength and weakness and implement (or create) company policies, standards, changes in operations, and systems that optimize productivity and bottom line. Demonstrated ability to motivate staff to maximum productivity and control costs through the most effective uses of manpower and available resources. Two Masters degrees gives the ability to read people and numbers, allowing the opportunity to analyze and maximize any given situation. Areas of strength include:

• Formula costing

• Formula design

• Supply chain streamlining

• Production Scheduling/logistics

• Inventory control

• Training/teaching

• KPI Creation and tracking

• Certified Quality Auditor Training

• Time Management Skills

• Research Abilities

• Excel Programming

• Toastmasters: Competent Communicator

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration 2009

University of Phoenix, Salt Lake City, UT

GPA: 3.9 (Magna Cum Laude)

Key skills learned: Leadership, Enterprise Risk, and Managerial Decision Making Masters of Science, Computer Information Systems 2003 University of Phoenix, Salt Lake City, UT

GPA: 3.4 (Cum Laude)

Key skills learned: Risk Management, Legal Environment, Strategic Planning, and Accounting Bachelors of Science, Integrated Options 2001

Utah State University, Logan, UT

Key skills learned: Human Psychology, Data management, research and data gathering ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Key player in launch of several product lines. Most recently SpongeBobVitamins.com & Shaklee Youth

• Developed a variety of contracts from simple amendments to Multi-year supply agreements

• Saved an average of $600,000 per year for last ten years running

• Audited factories in nine countries

• Written hundreds of Policies and Procedures

• Programmed multiple Excel macros to streamline workflow

• Re-design of batch record to go paperless, full process from costing through shipping

• In the last ten years, achieved target savings goals every year but one

• Established a weekly “lunch & learn” for continuous education

• Member of a team of two which achieved TGA certification COMPUTER SKILLS

• Excel, Expert Level (programming macros, statistical functions)

• Office Suite, Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and some Access

• ERP/MRP systems: SBT Foxpro, Oracle, BPCS, and other custom software

• Quickbooks for home use

STEVEN CHERECWICH Resume, Page 2. adonh0@r.postjobfree.com PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vice President of Global Sourcing and Procurement

Shaklee, Inc. Pleasanton, CA

Privately held MLM with $400mm+ in sales worldwide

• 2018 Savings goal of $5 million in concepts achieved. Over $1.5 actualized YTD

• 2017 Launch of new product line called Youth, a 3 year project into 3 countries

• 2016 added over $1.3 million to bottom line, via cost savings and cost avoidance

• Full charge of all procurement activities for all USA operations

• Responsible for a team of seven

• Indirect report from international sourcing teams

• Responsible for $60mm+ in spend annual;

60+ contract manufacturers

100+ raw material suppliers

1000+ part numbers, including raws, packaging and finished

• Responsible for taking entire food line Non-GMO in a space of four months

• Work directly with CFO/CEO/CSO on new product development and budgets 2015-Present

Director of Purchasing 2011-2015

International Vitamin Corporation, Freehold, NJ

Privately held contract manufacturer with $200mm+ in sales and four facilities worldwide.

• Full charge of all procurement activities for three facilities, one in China.

• Four direct reports.

• Responsible for scheduling, from order placement through production floor.

• Responsible for $30mm+ in spend annual.

• Streamlined processes to go paperless, increasing efficiencies and saving money

• Managed cost reduction project of packaging supplies, reducing costs by 10% Contract Administrator 2004-2011

USANA Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT

Publicly held Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) company in 16 countries with sales over $500mm

• Responsible for supplier approval, and ensuring Quality of purchased items.

• Multiple overseas audit trips to supplier factories in 9 countries.

• Responsible for annual contracts for all consumable goods.

• Responsible for $100mm+ in spend annual.

• Responsible for writing and maintaining multiple multi-year contracts. Purchasing Manager 1994-2004

Pro Pac Labs, Inc, Ogden, UT (dba Global Health Industries, dba MeriCal) Privately held contract manufacturer with sales over $15m.

• Responsible for supplier approval, and ensuring Quality of purchased items.

• Multiple overseas audit trips to supplier factories in 9 countries.

• Responsible for annual contracts for all consumable goods.

• Responsible for $100mm+ in spend annual.

• Four direct reports.

• Took one year off in 2000 to finish Bachelors.

SPECIAL INTERESTS

Reading, Writing, Family, Music, Movies, Video Games, Chess REFERENCES

Furnished upon request.

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