Supply Chain Sales

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

** ***** ** ********* & Services Procurement Management, CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) & LSS certified (LEAN SIX SIGMA).

Contracting in the Supply Chain & Purchasing

Adecco Staffing Group, NA 10/2010-present Support production and facilities to meet their manufacturing requirements and objectives.

Ø B/E Aerospace - Materials Support 10/2010-1/2011

Ø Great Western Mfg Purchasing Manager 11/2009-10/2010

Corporate Purchasing Manager

MGP Ingredients, Atchison, Ks (Ethanol-annual sales $450m) 3/2008-6/2009

Develop and coach purchasing and supply chain professionals. Negotiate and implement material and services contracts for Corporate with regards to FDA regulations. Implement Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) processes across multiple sites for MRO; monitor and lead cross-functional Supply Management Team. Deliver sustainable Key Performance Indicator matrix and subsequent contractual arrangements that mitigate service provision risk and lower Total Cost of Ownership. Train purchasing employee base on the technical tools and the appropriate usage of key skills. Develop and deploy benchmarked standards to express value proposition to the organization.

Ø Developed and implemented eRequisition company wide reducing PO processing time by 80%.

Ø Outsourced repairs saving $1.2m/yr.

Ø Consolidated MRO warehouse reducing inventory by 60 %.

Ø ISO Internal Auditor

Ø Budget responsibility

Strategic Sourcing Manager

SPX Cooling Technologies, Overland Park, Ks (Cooling Towers-annual sales $5b) 12/2006-3/2008

Responsible for managing the strategic sourcing activities of mechanical and raw commodities for cooling tower production. Manage and develop the supply base to improve costs, quality, and delivery. Rationalize suppliers and develop Tier One supplier partnerships. Develop global sourcing strategies to meet worldwide manufacturing needs. Work closely with SPX Corporate Strategic Sourcing Group to ensure alignment with corporate LCC (low cost country) sourcing strategies, projects and initiatives within the commodities. Support the factories to meet their lean manufacturing requirements and objectives.

Ø Saved $3M by investigating and qualifying an alternate material.

Ø Member of Global Corporate Commodity Teams.

Ø Imported raw materials & complex assemblies from Asia, Europe and Mexico.

Global Demand Manager

Danisco USA, New Century, Ks (Food Ingredients-annual sales $2.5b) 4/2006-10/2006

Responsible for the rationalization of production on a worldwide basis for two major textural food ingredients pectin and carrageenan totaling 17K metric tons year. Optimizing inventories with a one-year goal to reduce working capital from 25% to 5%. Plan the incorporation of out-of-spec materials into production plans worldwide accommodating Regulatory Affairs by region. Coordinate the inbound and outbound supply chain of four other textural ingredients with respect to customer demand requirements and forecasts for all North and South America.

Ø On target for inventory optimization plans at 17% in six months.

Ø Initiated monthly telecoms worldwide to address Excess and Obsolete material.

Ø Coordinated manufacturing capacity and imports from Asia, Europe, South America, Mediterranean, & North America.

Materials Management Coordinator

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Lenexa, Ks (Microbiology Transport-annual sales $500m) 2/2003-4/2006

Reported to the VP of Operations on the overall status of microbiology production departments. Controlled inventory at the Central Distribution Center (CDC) and Ten Regional Fisher branches. Monitored inventory levels through perpetual inventory and oversee quarterly inventory reconciliation. Initiate cost savings programs and purchasing synergies with Fisher Corporate. Coordinated daily procurement activities and strategic sourcing initiatives. Created Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and directed planners and buyers on such. Monitored high profile accounts to sustain customer satisfaction and fill rate through accurate forecasting.

Ø Maintained 95%+ fill rate.

Ø Reduced back orders by 25% and discards by 15% thru forecast accuracy.

Ø Managed $12M of dated inventory with over 10K SKU’s.

Ø Created various tools for Buyers and Planners i.e. Supplier Rating System, Days Of Supply and Baseline Cost reports.

Ø JD Edwards & SAP implementation team Subject Matter Expert (SME).

Ø Lean Implementation Team member

Strategic Sourcing Buyer

Honeywell International, Lawrence, Ks (Avionics-annual sales $9.7b) 7/1997-11/2002

Analyzed Master Production Schedule (MPS) to procure JIT (Kanban) inventory of diversified electro-mechanical components within FAA/ISO specifications. Combined procurement strategies of supply chain managers, supplier quality engineering and strategic sourcing teams to support avionics production. Consistently analyzed inventory days of supply (DOS) for agreement with inventory (ABC) policies. Monitored supplier's progress to improve delivery, quality (PPM) and determine cost reduction opportunities. Initiated and negotiated Long Term Contracts with domestic and international partnering suppliers supporting several SBE’s (strategic business enterprise). Developed the supply base utilizing six sigma tools, supplier assisted value engineering (SAVE) and suppler training programs. Reported monthly to senior management on the overall success of the AES-Lawrence supply chain.

Ø Achieved 24 months 100% customer delivery of complex avionics, Platinum rating with American Airlines.

Ø Reduced supply base by 60% while managing $8M of inventory assets.

Ø Maintained 25 suppliers with a 95% + on time delivery (OTD) rating.

Ø Using Six Sigma tools saved $200K/yr by reorganizing the return of non-conforming material (RTV) process.

Ø Created a tool tracking system saving $30K+ across 3 SBU’s.

Ø Initiated and negotiated Long Term Contracts for $6M+

Proprietor

Land Professionals, Inc. Jupiter, FL (Land Management-annual sales $50k) 1/1994–7/1997

Used entrepreneurial ability to maintain daily business activities. Generated new landscape installation and management accounts utilizing acquired marketing skills. Created and negotiated annual commercial/residential service contracts with respect to customer and industry changes. Responsible for the integrity and accountability of subcontractors and crews to complete scheduled projects. Projected future sales and formulated strategies to facilitate corporate growth within budget guidelines.

Ø Obtained 100% customer satisfaction.

Ø Maintained 0 safety incidents.

Project Material Control Analyst

Pratt & Whitney(UTC), West Palm Beach, FL (Jet Propulsion-annual sales $59b) 8/1987–11/1993

Administered requisitions for the procurement of military and commercial rocket engine shipping assemblies operating under FAR/DFAR regulations with DOD confidential security clearance. Interfaced with engineering to develop procurement strategies to stay within mandated budgets. Expedited requisition/purchase orders from engineering design to assembly process accommodating accelerated scheduling needs with respect to quality control procedures. Maintained program accountability throughout the procurement cycle. Scheduled and supported assembly of R&D jet engines with respect to perpetual component design changes or BOM shortages. Resolved technical concerns of the customer (i.e. USAF & NASA). Traveled to potential and existing suppliers of components or services to establish a solid understanding of purchase order requirements/changes (i.e. schedule or design) with respect to proprietary information

Ø Introduced a perpetual inventory system eliminating assembly floor shortages by 90%.

Ø Accepted 2nd shift position to facilitate materials availability.

Ø Saved $50K through a material transfer from an obsolete program.

Ø Received an Outstanding Attendance award.

Production Machinist

Hubbard Tool & Die Corporation, Rome, NY (Machine Shop-annual sales $5m) 6/1981–7/1987

Analyzed engineering drawings; planned and produced components to customer specifications utilizing conventional and CNC machining techniques. Directed 2-3 production employees to achieve required delivery schedules with minimum Material Review Board (MRB) activity. Proficient with CAD/CAM design processing.

Ø Introduced Cell Manufacturing increasing production output by 100%.

Ø Directed production employees

EDUCATION

B.S., International Business Management,

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 4/29/1994

A.A.S., Mechanical Engineering,

Mohawk Valley Community College, State University of New York, Utica, NY, 5/11986

Six Sigma-Green Belt Certification

Honeywell International, Lawrence, Ks, 12/14/2001

Lean 5S Certified

MAMTC (Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center) Overland Park, Ks, 10/3/2003

CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) (formerly CPM) Institute for Supply Management, Kansas City, Mo, 10/17/2008

Computer Experience

eSynergy Maps (MRP)

Macola D-Base ( data base mgmt)

INFOR Adage Anvil (CAD)

SAP (ERP) TSO (time share operating system)

JD Edwards / PeopleSoft (ERP) Lotus (spread sheet/macro usage )

Purchase Pro (eSourcing) CMS (computer operating system)

S-Net Buyer Training (eSourcing) Excel (spreadsheet)

MACPAC Proc. D (MRP) IIDS (configuration management)

QuickBooks (small business software) Dynaplan (spread sheet)

Access 2000 (database) COMINS (accounting)

Profs (Professional Office Systems/Email) MSOffice

MANMAN(MRP) Weplan (supply chain)

Platinum (accounting) MSProject

AutoPro (supply chain) Basic + (programming)

Focus (report generator) MSPowerPt.

MSWord CMS XEDIT (data base management)

Vax/Vms 5.5 (programming) Ecommerce (RFQ, auction, conference)

Crystal Reports Outlook Express

Certificates of Completion

ISO 9001 Internal Auditor Benedict Real World Negotiations

Harmonized Tariff Classification Project Material Control

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