Human Resources It Project

W. Scott Whitcomb, CPM, CPPM, CSM

**** **** ***** *****, *******, MN 55128 • 651-***-**** • *****************@*****.***

Certified Purchasing Manager

Progressive experience in

Global Sourcing Strategies

Skills:

• Global and Domestic Cost Reduction • Process Road Mapping

• Lean-Sigma Initiatives / KANBAN /Bin-fill • SaaS ERP: NetSuite, Oracle, Windows

• Contract Negotiation and Management • Supply chain Management

• Vendor Management • ISO Compliance Auditing

• Global Trade Compliance, Tariff, Schedule B • Cross-functional Leadership

Achievements:

Director of Purchasing:

Hired and managed 14 category managers.

Responsible for $200 million in annual expenditure for both direct and indirect materials.

Implemented SaaS based ERP, Q2C and P2P Portal integration (NetSuite, Coupa, Amazon).

• Achieved average supplier-base reductions of 30-50% by category.

Achieved an average cost reduction of 35 % over 18 months on annual spend.

Categories managed: IT, R&D, injection molds, machining, stampings, castings, PCB’s, MRO.

Managed and negotiated supplier contracts for IT, Indirect and Direct materials.

Implemented performance KPI’s: Vendor OTD, Cost Reduction by category, Inv. Turns, etc.

Supply chain Manager:

• Outsourced full turnkey assemblies, precision injection molds, machining, Weldments, PCB’s.

Achieved 14% cost reduction on an annual spend of $11 million.

• Achieved supplier on-time delivery of 98%.

• Implemented SaaS ERP applications to cut planning and purchasing cycle times by 50%.

Achieved inventory accuracy of 99%.

Implemented NAFTA export logistics program

Established HTS-code system.

Implemented ISO process mapping and compliance.

Purchasing Manager:

Negotiated $13 million in annual savings on $40 million spend.

Procured SaaS applications, IT hardware, Cables, injection molds, sheet metal, extrusions, PCB’s.

Lead project manager for sourcing new product roll outs and ERP and Saas applications.

• Integrated SaaS based ERP / MRP system.

• Implemented Lean / SIGMA initiatives for 65% cost reduction including kanban/bin-fill.

• Outsourced complete “turnkey” assemblies to China to achieve 65% cost reduction.

• Reduced the supplier base by 75% over three years.

• Co-facilitated ISO 9001 training and compliance.

Professional Experience (Including Consulting Work):

Global Purchasing Manager, Chromebookparts.com - 2024 to Present

Purchasing Manager North Americas, Bibliotheca, LLC - 2022 to 2023

Supply-chain Manager, RISE / Leaf Line, Inc. – 2020 to 2021

Senior IT Project Manager, US Bank - 2016 to 2018

Director of Operations, Great-call- Health sense – 2014 to 2015

Supply Chain Manager, Global Traffic Technologies – 2011 to 2014

Director of Sourcing, Performance Management Group/SSI – 2008 to 2010

Certifications / Affiliations:

Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) – Life-time designation (ISM)

Certified Professional Project Manager (CPPM) – University of St. Thomas

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) – Scrum Alliance

Lean/six Sigma – Green Belt

Education:

Bachelor of Arts – College of Business Management,

Metropolitan State University - Division of Minnesota State University

• Emphasis in Purchasing and Operations Management

• Recipient of the “Outstanding Student” Award in the College of Management

GPA: 4.0

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