Purchsing Management Supply Chain

TOM LITTLEDALE

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Management Profile

Customer Service Management / Purchasing Management / Operations Management / Project Management

A dedicated and accomplished professional with a commitment for advancing successful business initiatives and working diligently to ensure peak operational performance. Possess well developed qualifications acquired from successful management of diverse areas including, customer service, purchasing/buyer, marketing, production scheduling, inventory control, accounting, staffing, B2B sales, promotional products, and operations management. Proven ability to motivate and train employees to achieve optimum performance levels. Flexible thinker centered on improving processes that will optimize business operations and maintain operational efficiency.

•Supply Chain professional with over ten years, successfully focusing on purchasing management and cost savings.

•Developed optimum procurement of all materials, parts, and services on a consistent basis to support daily production needs.

•Committed to maintaining, improving, and strengthening supplier relationships in order to build positive partnerships.

•Proven cost analysis skills resulting in reduction of wasted dollars and increased operation levels.

•Execute the purchase of raw materials and coordinate shipments to support production plans ensuring full compliance with specifications.

•Collaborate with suppliers to resolve issues of delivery and quality, including development of metrics to determine supplier performance.

•Manage and distribute forecast report to suppliers; add new suppliers and part numbers to report to ensure supplier availability of inventory.

•Monitor material inventory and customer supplied product, conducted daily revenue reporting, assisting with inventory purchasing and stocking of products.

•Establish and maintain necessary stocking levels based on inventory item demand and trends.

•Background in procurement management, inventory supply chain, customer service, and operations.

Education & Credentials: Business Associate of Applied Science, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL

Technical Proficiencies: SAP, NetSuite, CorelDraw, Adobe Suite, MS Office 365, SOS Inventory, Power BI, Quick Books, Everest, Vantage, NewBlims.

Professional Experience

RICH PRODUCTS – 2021 to Present

MRP Manger

MRP Manager maximizes customer service and production efficiency through effective management of the production procurement, and raw materials management process for the assigned facilities, while focusing efforts on productivity, efficiency, and lowest total delivered cost.

Optimize working capital costs of raw materials, conversion, and finished goods while achieving desired customer service objectives in support of supply chain initiatives, SOP process and company profitability plans.

Develop and implement procurement strategies and initiatives to ensure the timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials and services.

Lead key initiatives, with cross-functional team collaboration, that focus on process improvement, standardization, optimization and build efficiencies in our workflows.

Collaborate with finance and accounting teams to interpret forecasts and analyze data to plan purchasing needs for production.

Manage supplier and vendor relationships, including negotiating pricing, terms, and contracts.

Identify and qualify new suppliers to maintain a robust and reliable supply chain.

Monitor and evaluate the performance of existing suppliers, implementing improvement plans when necessary.

Coordinate with internal commercial and operations teams to align procurement activities with company objectives.

Track market trends, competitor strategies, and supplier performance to identify opportunities for cost savings and quality improvements.

Prepare and present reports on procurement activities, supplier performance, and market conditions.

Ensure all procurement activities comply with company policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.

Manages and maintained an annual purchasing budget based on client order volume. The raw material planning process for the facility that averages

$40 - 50 million in inventory investment and accounts for average of $500 million in conversion cost.

Analyzes and communicates inventory variances to the scheduling and production managers.

Assists in identifying, assessing, negotiating, awarding and managing suppliers and procurement agreements. Assesses suppliers on a global landscape to

recommend best sourcing.

Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for the procurement of goods, services and supplies.

Analytical problem solving capability, strong organization skills, and ability to manage change effectively.

Analyze and review manufacturing run sizes and communicate opportunities to improve the balance of cost and service among raw materials, conversion, and finished good costs.

Schedule all bulk material purchasing – Hi-Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Sucrose, and Palm Oil to coordinate the delivery to meet with the production schedule.

Analyze purchase requisitions versus inventory targets, service considerations, demand and sourcing options prior to generating purchase orders.

Manage the purchase order release process through vendor minimum and alternative means to satisfy MRP demand.

Reduced cost by negotiation of lower prices; identify alternative for suppliers and/or reducing spend by reviewing legitimacy of requisitions or by

working with requisitions to find lower cost alternatives.

Ensure all required purchase orders are released, canceled, expedited, modified according to production expectations. Communicate changes of the material replenishment plan to production planners and other functional groups.

Evaluates and approves vendors and authorizes purchase orders for goods and services.

Work independently and as part of a team to source/secure qualified carriers to transport freight in a timely manner while maximizing margins, developing relationships, and minimizing risks.

Source (new and existing) carriers to build a pipeline/network for supporting customers and to pre-plan the use of carrier equipment for efficiency.

Reviews age of all raw materials and takes appropriate action to work to minimize spoilage exposure associated with Raw Materials.

Developed a supplier rating system to help ensure and improve supplier quality.

Manage a staff of 10 and identify new talent to build high performing teams, create a continuous learning and growth environment by providing

training, coaching, development and motivation, and employee reviews using resources as Alchemy and plant safety training programs.

General supply chain knowledge including planning and inventory management.

Analyze and research problems, obstacles, trends, changes and recommend appropriate modifications/changes to enhance or improve system integrity.

LETTER PERFECT PRINTING & PROMOTIONS – 2010 to 2021

Purchasing / Inventory Manager

Negotiated yearly contract buys reducing inventory levels in house to a achieve cost savings by 90%

Assists in identifying, assessing, negotiating, awarding and managing suppliers and procurement agreements. Assesses suppliers on a global landscape to

recommend best sourcing.

Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for the procurement of goods, services and supplies.

Analyze purchase requisitions versus inventory targets, service considerations, demand and sourcing options prior to generating purchase orders.

Manage the PO release process through vendor minimum and alternative means to satisfy MRP demand.

Reduced cost by negotiation of lower prices; identify alternative for suppliers and/or reducing spend by reviewing legitimacy of requisitions or by

working with requisitions to find lower cost alternatives.

Responsible for purchases made by the organization. Evaluates and approves vendors and authorizes purchase orders for goods and services.

Managed and maintained an annual purchasing budget based on client order volume.

Negotiated the installation of on-site equipment and services.

Developed a supplier rating system to help ensure and improve supplier quality.

Coordinated on-time delivery to coincide with shop build schedules and customer schedules.

Oversee all aspects of procurement including establishing, coordinating, and administering all purchasing contracts with vendors.

Establish and maintain strong supplier relations, selecting preferred suppliers and ensuring the most economical cost consistent with quality standards

and specifications.

Initiate MRO purchasing within a manufacturing and/or warehousing environment to buy all maintenance, repair, and operating supplies through blueprint

and bill of material collateral.

Analyze and research problems, obstacles, trends, changes and recommend appropriate modifications/changes to enhance or improve system integrity.

Manage a staff of 27 and identify new talent to build high performing teams, create a continuous learning and growth environment by providing

training, coaching, development and motivation, and development reviews.

Directed all operational aspects, including distribution operations, customer service, employee management and development, administration, and sales.

Strong understanding of project management principles, such as organization, documentation, and delegation. Develop KPI’s for the customer service department and regularly provide feedback and metrics.

Assessed local market conditions and identified current and prospective sales opportunities.

Responsible for overall management of call center staff in retention of existing and generating new clients.

Manage activities of the Customer Service Group. Ensure strong customer relations, proper order management and other activities that promote customer satisfaction.

Maintain the liaison activity between the Customer Service, Purchasing and Planning Group, and other stakeholders.

Lead, plan and control all scheduling activities by balancing production and inventory levels with demand to support consistent customer service levels, inventory turn goals and capacity utilization/staffing requirements.

Engaged in regular phone conversations with customers, including receiving orders, resolving issues, and opportunistically selling.

Reviewed orders to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Experience within data processing, laser print, letter shop and direct mail/postal regulations.

Responsible for the successful completion of print and direct mail projects from initiation through delivery, utilizing an internal and external customer service

approach.

Networked to improve the presence and reputation of the company with represented manufacturers.

Researched and resolved inquiries and complaints, including escalated calls, to ensure customer retention and complete satisfaction.

Maintained up-to-date knowledge of new company procedures and promotional sales programs and communicated the information to the team.

Developed and determined the administrative plans for utilizing more capabilities for the graphic systems including Creative Approval Tool, Color

Management Technology solutions and instruct a print imperfection detection system solutions.

ITW TRANS TECH – 2005 to 2010

Purchasing / Buyer

Developed and instituted a purchasing plan to review blanket orders for cost savings, resulting in a cost reduction of $370,000 over a three-year period.

Negotiated yearly contract buys on major components reducing inventory levels in house to achieve cost savings.

Managed and maintained an annual Purchasing budget of $2 million.

Reviewed purchase order acknowledgments and updates pricing and delivery dates in ERP system. Provides quantities required during parts shortages to

ensure sourcing needs are addressed.

Developed a supplier rating system to help ensure and improve supplier quality.

Coordinated on-time delivery to coincide with shop build schedules and customer schedules.

Purchased all materials and supplies for facility, including production materials and maintenance supplies.

Establish and maintain strong supplier relations, selecting preferred suppliers and ensuring the most economical cost consistent with quality standards

and specifications.

Reduce cost by negotiation of lower prices; identify alternative for suppliers and/or reducing spend by reviewing legitimacy of requisitions or by working

with requisitions to find lower cost alternatives.

Continuously monitoring supplier/carrier performance as well as project purchasing which involves interviewing and investigating potential new

suppliers through RFQ’s, RFP’s and MRO.

Initiate MRO purchasing within a manufacturing and/or warehousing environment to buy all maintenance, repair, and operating supplies through blueprint

and bill of material collateral.

Procurement of materials including forecast, purchasing and scheduling materials required according to the production schedule.

Conducted daily revenue reporting, assisting with inventory purchasing and stocking of products.

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