Supply Chain Purchasing Manager

John T. Hefner, Jr, MBA, C.P.M.

**** ******* ***** ***** / ******, TX 77389

********@*****.*** /713-***-****

(C.P.M.) Certified Purchasing Manager

A seasoned, skilled supply chain/operations professional with extensive experience in manufacturing, production, construction and distribution. Over twenty years in materials and operations management with direct supervision experience including, purchasing, sales & operations planning, inventory management, operations, logistics, production planning and warehousing. Experience in both plant and corporate roles. Proven leadership abilities, detail oriented, excellent communication skills, contract negotiation experience, strong problem solving and analytical skills, the ability to work remotely, with a proven history of process improvements and cost savings.

Highlights

Total annual spend in excess of $150M (Texas United Management).

SAP and Oracle experience (Texas United Management, HP, CITGO, Wyman-Gordon, Granite, Pentair).

Global experience (Europe, Asia, the Far East, Mexico, Canada).

Cost savings of over $25 million over the last 15 years.

Lean manufacturing experience (Pentair, EGS, HP, Toshiba).

CAPEX and OPEX experience (Reel Power, Texas United Management, CITGO, Pentair, Reel Power).

S&OP, Inventory management and production planning experience. (Reel Power, CMR, TUM, Pentair, EGS, HP)

Sarbanes-Oxley

Supporting Manufacturing Operations

Supporting Mining Operations

Supporting Assembly Operations

Supporting Chemical Plant Manufacturing

Supporting Refinery Operations

Supporting Machining Operations

Supporting Stamping Operations

Supporting Electronics Manufacturing

Supporting Fabrication Operations

Supporting Foundry Operations

MRP Systems

ERP Systems

Approving Invoices

Bid Preparation / Review

Blanket Purchase Orders

Consignment Programs

Contract Negotiations

Cost Accounting

Creating Bid Proposals

MRO Purchasing

Service Contracts

Transportation contracts

Technical Purchasing

Bulk / Raw Material purchasing

Bulk Chemical Purchasing

Purchasing Engineered Products/ Equipment

Capital Equipment Purchasing

Leasing Equipment

Emergency Purchasing

Negotiating Pricing

Fleet Contracts

Long Term Contracts

Supporting multiple locations

Supporting Plant Outages

Data Mining / Management

Delivering Cost Improvements

Determining / Maintaining Inventory Minimums

Economic Order Quantity Models

Expediting

Financial Analysis

Handling Vendor Conflicts

Implementing Lean into Purchasing / Warehousing

Increasing Inventory Turns

Leading / Implementing Change

Logistics Management

Managing people

Managing Storeroom

Performing Obsolescence Reviews

Preparing / staging for Plant Outages

Buying Motors, Pumps, Valves, Conveyors

Supplier Risk Analysis

Strategic sourcing

Developing Suppliers

Vendor Ranking / Rationalization

Education & Certifications

MBA, Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Houston, TX

BBA, Management and Marketing, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) designation

Technical Skills

PC Literate, Microsoft Office Suite, Internet, SAP, Oracle, Syteline, BPCS. AS/400, Epicor/Kinetic, BAAN, Macola,

IS Networld,

American Contractor, Visual, EDI, E-commerce

Professional Experience

Purchasing Manager 2022 to present

Reel Power Marine & Energy

Lead a five person team supporting all purchasing, inventory control, warehousing, shipping and receiving activities for an OEM of oilfield related equipment.

Reduced past due Purchase Orders by 90% and open Purchase Requisitions by over 60%.

Collaborated with Accounts payable to reduce outstanding invoices from over 100 to less than 10.

Organized warehouse and identified excess and obsolete inventory.

Conduct physical inventory and implemented cycle counting program.

Current employer

Purchasing/Inventory Control Manager Contract role

CMR Construction & Roofing 2022

Responsible for all purchasing and warehouse functions for a construction/roofing company with 5 warehouses in 3 states.

Created, implemented and maintained policies and procedures for purchasing and warehouse operations.

Issued Purchase orders, coordinated deliveries to warehouses and job locations.

Organized warehouses and identified excess and obsolete inventory.

Purchasing Agent Contract role

Environmental Allies 2021 to 2022

Responsible for all purchasing functions supporting a civil engineering and construction company.

CAPEX and OPEX experience.

Resolved over $100,000 of past due invoices.

Initiated blanket Purchase Orders for key inventory items.

Purchasing Manager

Texas United Management Corp-Houston, TX 2015 to 2021

Lead a seven person team (6 buyers; 1 document control) supporting all procurement activities for a food grade salt company with 15 operating sites in 5 states.

Created, maintained and published master vendor list and procedures for contractor qualification process including PSA’s reducing approval time 25%.

Identified and qualified new sources of supply for critical materials

oResulting in cost savings of over $5 million.

Managed an inventory of over 100 trucks, trailers and ATV’s to include purchase, maintenance and disposal.

CAPEX & OPEX experience.

Laid off. New CEO brought in his own team.

Procurement Manager

Columbia Showcase and Cabinet-Houston, TX 2014 to 2015

Drive changes by utilizing process-based management.

Lead a 2 person team that supported planning and procurement activities for a supplier of showcases and fixtures for the retail industry.

Increased production 20% by reducing past due Purchase Orders to less than ten.

Procurement team leader for end-user training on Visual implementation and roll out.

Lack of accountability in family-owned business led me to leave.

Senior Buyer/Planner

Pentair Thermal Management-Houston, TX 2011 to 2014

Planned and executed purchases for electrical and electronic products, fabricated steel and machined parts, enclosures, sub-contract services, hardware and packing supplies to support manufacturing operations for a supplier of Heat Tracing equipment.

Enhanced planning across departments by creating weekly order backlog status updates.

Identified and qualified local sources of supply for an entire product line that transitioned to Houston from Canada.

CAPEX & OPEX experience.

Left for better opportunity

Purchasing Agent

Granite Services, Inc-Houston, TX 2010 to 2011

Developed and implemented criteria for an Approved Supplier List for all Domestic and International suppliers.

Identified and qualified suppliers to support field operations.

Houston location team lead for Oracle implementation and rollout.

Left for better opportunity.

Senior Buyer

Wyman-Gordon Forgings-Houston, TX 2009 to 2010

Responsible for all outside processes including inbound and outbound logistics.

Layoff

Purchasing Agent

CITGO Petroleum-Houston, TX 2007 to 2009

Responsible for all non-facilities related services and promotional items for the corporation.

Layoff

Materials Manager

EGS/Curlee Manufacturing-Houston, TX 2005 to 2007

Responsible for all planning, purchasing, inventory control, receiving and order processing functions.

Left for better opportunity

Senior Buyer

Hewlett-Packard Company-Houston, TX 2000 to 2005

Managed various commodities to support business unit operations.

Left for better opportunity

Professional Affiliations

Institute for Supply Management (ISM)

The Association for Operations Management (APICS)

Texas Association of Sports Officials (TASO)

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