Supply Chain Project Management
Resume:
Charles E. DeWall
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Management Level Purchasing, Supply Chain and Materials A highly skilled purchasing and operations professional with a proven record of leadership and execution of cost reductions, process improvements in supply chain, purchasing and project management environments who is looking for a leadership role in purchasing or project management. Responsible for the successful turnarounds to improve profit margins in supply chain, purchasing and project management in the supply base in multiple OEM and Tier 1 settings as well as FDA requirements and processes. Extensive experience with low-cost country sourcing of electronics, molding, tooling, stampings, fasteners and fastening materials and assembly work as well as all CAPEX assignments that are associated with the projects. Knowledge in SAP, IQMS, SAGE, JD Edwards and Oracle ERP systems. Plymouth Tube and Engineered Designs
2024-2025
Senior Buyer
Position created at the Corporate Office to utilize my skills and abilities. The job responsibility was to find commonalities within the six manufacturing plants to improve visibility with like materials and services. Once that was determined, create a process and supply agreement to reduce costs.
• Negotiated a long-term contract with a new bulk gas supplier to supply all the plants. Created a new a agreement and verified the document with legal counsel. Year 1 cost savings $275,000, year 2-5 $110,000 each month savings for the Corporation or $1,320,000 per year.
• Consolidated several VMI suppliers at each plant to one for the corporate structure.
• Negotiated a 3-year corporate agreement for that supplier to monitor and fulfill each plant needs and requirements through vending or vendor managed materials. Caved the corporation $250,000 year 1 and
$550,000 year 2 and 3. That was distributed to each plant.
• Negotitated a new corporate uniform agreement for all plant locations. Cost savings for those projects was
$72,000 annually distributed amongst the 5 plants.
• Reworked the shipping and receiving areas and material locations at each plant to allow for better raw material visibility and process flow.
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes
2019-2023
Manager, Strategic Sourcing: 2021-2023
• Implemented a corporate supplier risk strategy and supplier scoring system to reduce risks by 20%
• Created, developed a NPI process, including PPAP process in an FDA system for new projects and components to improve on time deliveries by 8 weeks
• Developed a new supplier onboarding process to qualify, ensure suppliers are tiered properly and the right supplier.
• Negotiated CAPEX and MSA to obtain the best available price for the corporation improving ROI by 17.5%
• Project Management, created timelines, Microsoft project, Gannt chart, price tables to ensure timelines obtained
• Created and implemented cost reductions on molding and cast urethane components, netting a savings of 5% Manager, Supply Chain: 2019-2021
• Created business review structure and expectations for supply base to improve timelines and deliveries by 8 weeks
• Created commodity corporate strategies to slash overall spend by 8%.
• Created a new supply base and improved quality on all labeling projects, saved $52,000 annually
• Monitored domestic and global economic trends, pricing fluctuations, supplier changes to protect company interests. Set up agreements based on best pricing to reduce costs to the organization by 11%
• Coordinated with the logistics department to maintain consistent deliveries both domestic and international to reduce overall logistics costs by 8.5%
FNA Group, LLC
2018-2019 Director, Supply Chain Management
• Created a process involving supply chain, inclusive of inventory management, logistics (domestic & international), reduced costs by 12% in 8 months.
• Executed and negotiated all items associated with CAPEX projects. Created Gannt Charts pricing structures
• Optimized plant inventory levels to support production RAW, WIP and FG as close to JIT as possible; reduced inventory by 8% in 7 months.
• Created corporate commodity strategies, evaluated critical suppliers, created strategic partnerships.
• Negotiated resin contracts for hose manufacturing, reduced costs by 6% or $280,000.
• Negotiated steel contracts reduced costs by 3.7% or $400,000.
• Trained, mentored and reassigned buyers as necessary.
• Created NPD model, stage gate process, reduced lead time to production by 4 weeks.
• Coordinated with engineering and quality to ensure materials are delivered to specifications to create supplier KPI, OTD, quality, shipping integrity.
Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc.
2015-2018 Sourcing Manager
• Created corporate commodity strategies, report out monthly KPI.
• Negotiated sourcing agreements with domestic and international suppliers, reduced costs by an average of 4% on
$35M spend, monthly KPI report, created inventory strategy.
• Created material inventory strategy, volume based on production schedule.
• Implemented supplier OTD scores, improvement of OTD of 3 days, report out KPI monthly.
• Created NPD process along with gate stage process for model release, reduced time to production 3 weeks.
• Negotiated steel, long-term agreement, coil and sheet stock, reduced costs $931,000. Miniature-Precision-Components-Inc.-(MPC)
2012-2015 Corporate Purchasing Manager
• Created, executed new purchasing policies and procedures as well as purchasing strategies for all company locations. Trained and implemented at multiple locations, both automotive Tier I and commercial for injection molding
• Created new supplier audit process, set up fifteen newly purchased components suppliers, 10 tooling, improvement of supply base, supply chain suppliers that were associated with assemblies and resin and molding
• Executed a new labeling program for the automotive projects, reducing lead times and costs by 4 months and $85K.
• Implemented a consignment program on key high-cost components, reducing inventory dollars by $3M.
• Negotiated 3 long-term agreements, significantly reduced budget by $2.5M over 12 months.
• Evaluated, repositioned, and mentored existing personnel to create the optimal purchasing function.
• Negotiated a rebate program on resin purchases, implemented cost savings of $800,000 the 1st year.
• Monitored and evaluated raw material and distribution inventory levels, adjusted accordingly, reduce by 4%
• Negotiated CAPEX contracts and reviewed legal documents associated with those projects.
• Created NPD process, Created Price logs and Gannt Charts, Microsoft Project to maintain established timelines
• Relocated MRO, reduced footprint, improved through put and reduced inventory. Briggs & Stratton Powered Products Group, LLC 1999-2012 New Product Development Purchasing Manager -Yard Power - 2011-2012
• Directed, executed purchasing activities each model year for 110 new walk mowers and 108 new snow models; launched on time and at cost, directed 12 management level personnel for execution, reduced late days to OTD.
• Created new product supplier profiles and supplier selections for all new components associated with launch
• Launched process including audits on supply chain and supplier setup, trained cross functionally.
• Conducted, prepared, and presented cost analysis to senior management for each product approval.
• Commodity responsibilities: corrugated, blister packs, molded materials, transmissions, labeling of all components, gear boxes, steel, $95M, spend cost reduced 8%.
• Extensive transition experience in the PPAP/PO process as well as the transition to plant level process
• Project management, negotiated pricing structure, Microsoft Project, Gannt chart information to ensure all projects remain on time.
Sr. Purchasing Project Manager-Yard Power - 2006-2011
• Champion on 5 start-up projects, including new supplier audit and supplier set up, improved OTD.
• Global buying expertise: 3 Continents, Asia and Europe, North America
• Contracts, CAPEX, Legal Expertise in Project Management Gannt charts, Microsoft Project
• Negotiated and consolidated and resourced label suppliers for 2 divisions, on new projects and transitioned materials, saved an annual-costs of $1.25M dollars the 1st year.
• Responsible for all capital and procurement of components for new domestic and foreign start-up plants
• Champion of a cross- functional team charged with devising supplier policies and procedures; achieved outlined objectives of 6 new procedures on time and within targeted budget, authored many of policies.
• Commodity manager for all plastic components, batteries and electrical components including plastic mold designs and assemblies, wire forms and small stampings, rubber wheels and tire assemblies, corrugated materials, $120M spent.
• Created corporate commodity strategies and long-term agreements for commodities.
• Created reports for KPI on cost reductions, commodity conditions and supplier deliverables. Purchasing Manager-Power Products - Mar 2006-Nov 2006 Senior Buyer-Power Products - 2001-2006
General Manager-Power Products - 1999-2001
Education
Master of Business Management - Cardinal Stritch
Bachelor of Science-Biology/Chemistry/Environmental - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Additional Studies-Experience: metallurgy, electrical instrumentation, FDA requirements and processes, Contracts, Legal, CAPEX Project Based, CPM member, APICS, Quality- PPAP, ISO Certification, Gannt Charts, Microsoft Project
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