Manager Supply Chain

HOWARD VANIER, C.P.P., CSCMP.

** ********* ***, *******, ******* M2N-1A3

Telephone: Home 416-***-****. Cell 416-***-****. Email: ******.******@*****.***

Objective: A Challenging Supply Chain Management position with a Progressive Manufacturing or Distribution Organization.

SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS

Highly committed & professional manager.

Senior Supply Chain& Operations Manager.

Highly successful track record in cost reduction initiatives.

Extensive Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) Outsourcing and Contract Negotiation experience.

Highly developed analytical skills.

Significant Global Supply Management expertise.

MRP, MRPII & ERP system experience.

Strong Vendor Management & measurement skills.

Strong Team player with Project Management / Leadership Skills.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Apr.’10 – Dec.’11 Lead Source Manager Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

(AMD designs & manufactures central processing units (CPU) and graphic processors for use in computer and electronic manufacturing applications with annual revenue in the $8B range.)

Global Commodity Management role managing chip capacitors and outsourced semiconductor assembly & test (OSAT) services.

Significant focus on cost reduction, inventory management and vendor performance tracking.

Responsible for annual spend of approximately $100M. ($30M chip cap; $70M OSAT).

Key Achievements:

Negotiated cost reductions of 35% ($14M) on chip cap commodity over a 20 month period through the introduction of a rigid, disciplined RFQ and Business Award process.

Negotiated extended payment terms with three primary chip cap suppliers.

Jun.’02 – Jan.'10 Purchasing Director Redline Communications Inc.

(Redline Communications designs & manufactures long range, high speed wireless data communication devices for use in commercial and military application with annual revenue in the $50M range.)

Hired at start-up as Purchasing Manager and later promoted to Director and reporting directly to the VP Operations.

Responsibilities included managing the prototype, pilot and production scheduling with Manufacturing Service providers in North America and Asia.

Responsible for annual spend between $15M and $20M.

Managed three direct reports responsible for supporting engineering in the areas of product development and New Product Introduction (NPI).

Minimized excess & obsolete inventory exposure through extensive audits of EMS supply management data.

Managed primary and peripheral finished goods inventory levels in 3rd party distribution hub.

Developed and managed the company production build plan incorporating direction from sales & exec staff and executed with the EMS sub-contractors.

Met quarterly with Tier-1 suppliers for review and goal setting purposes.

Coordinated finished goods conversions in support of changing product configuration demands and inventory control pressures.

Managed production software demands and upgrades with 3rd party CD and packaging manufacturer.

Key Achievements:

Successfully negotiated manufacturing outsourcing supply agreements with two EMS providers and one Taiwan based Original Design Manufacturer (ODM).

Year over year production cost reductions between 10% and 20%.

Negotiated overall credit and payment terms with key suppliers at start-up.

Successfully transitioned all production manufacturing to new EMS suppliers on two separate occasions.

Dec.’01 – Feb.’02 Supply Chain Consultant

Secured and completed a consulting contract with a Toronto based EMS provider concentrating on component cost analysis in five commodities.

Key Achievements:

Identified savings opportunities in excess of $2.5M.

Identified five areas of improvement and included an execution roadmap.

Apr.’98 – Nov.’01 Strategic Program Manager Memec United CMS

(Memec United CMS was the 3rd largest electronic active component distributor with annual global revenue in the $7 billion range.)

Managed all Memec United North American supply chain activities in support of one strategic Electronic Contract Manufacturer with five manufacturing locations.

The Memec group was the third largest electronic active component distributor with annual global sales in the $7Billion range at that time.

Managed two direct reports and one indirect report.

Key Achievements:

Established the first Atlas Services office in Canada. Atlas Services is the previous name for the Memec United CMS division.

Drove and closed two SMTC global contracts.

Facilitated the development and implementation of a Web Based data sharing model, an EDI P/O execution model as well as a 3PL supply model.

Managed annual revenue growth from $7M (1998) to $50M (2000).

Employment History (Cont’d)

1995 - 1998 Senior Buyer Celestica Inc.

1994 - 1995 Administration Manager Wesco Inc.

1992 - 1994 Senior Buyer Wesco Inc

1991 - 1992 Sourcing Manager MATI Intertrade

Montreal Employment History

1990 - 1991 Senior Buyer A.F.Ritchie Ltd.

1985 - 1990 Owner / General Manager Washrite Marine Ltd.

EDUCATION

1992 - 1998 PMAC – C.P.P. Accreditation program. C.P.P. (now CSCMP) obtained 1998.

1978 - 1980 Concordia University; Montreal. B.Comm Program.

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Successfully completed PMAC CPP (now CSCMP) in 1998.

Successfully passed Level-3 ski instructor examination in 2001.

Started a Special Olympics Alpine Ski Team in the Collingwood area in 2007.

MEMBERSHIP / ORGANIZATION INVOLVEMENT

Ontario Special Olympics – Alpine Skiing Coach.

Member Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC)

Former director of the Quebec Association of Intellectual Disabilities.

OTHER INTERESTS

Boating, soccer, golf, skiing, hockey.

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