Seasoned Supply Chain Professional

PHILIP A. EVANS

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Fayetteville, Georgia 30215 email: *********@***.***

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Dynamic leadership career with broad-based global supply chain operations experience providing strategic, operational, and global direction to internal business unit leaders.

Experience includes identifying global sourcing opportunities, utilizing strategic sourcing methodologies, creating improved processes and collaborating with internal teams to implement change, generating positive change and deliver results within a wide range of business cultures.

Strengths Include:

Global Sourcing Strategic Sourcing Methodologies

Leadership Skills Ability to Influence Change

Statistical Analysis Effective Communication Skills

e-Procurement Management Project Management

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Exide Technologies 2008 – Present

Strategic Commodity Manager – Indirect & Direct

· Global responsibility for defining the strategic direction for all indirect materials and services, logistics included, in excess of $275 million dollars.

· Responsible for managing the purchase and risk management strategies for all premiere metals and capital equipment (North America) in excess of $35 million dollars.

· Identified, lead and implemented cost savings initiatives exceeding $13 million dollars in first 17 months.

· Continue to develop global strategies (logistics, telecom, MRO, facilities) that will remove costs and create internal efficiencies in order to effectively increase shareholder value.

· Selected as the Procurement Focal Point leader for ReStore Energy Systems, a division of Exide Technologies, which includes managing all budgets, purchasing strategies, KPI development for direct and indirect materials and services.

IBM Internet Security Systems, Inc. 2004 – 2008

Senior Procurement Manager

· Responsible for the leadership direction for all direct and indirect materials and services for the Americas.

· Identified, lead and implemented cost savings initiatives exceeding $1million per year and $3.5 million to date.

· Created an on-line requisition tool that automated the internal requisition process and improved the delivery of products and the responsiveness to the internal customer.

· Partnered with senior members of Marketing, IT and Facilities to identify and drive cost savings opportunities and build strategic partnerships with suppliers.

· Mentored a staff of senior buyers and inventory planners.

· Conceived and designed a Procurement processes and procedures manual.

Merial Limited (a Merck & Adventis Company) 2003 – 2004

Commodity Manager – North America

· Procured all North America capital equipment, partnered with Global Packaging Technology (GPT) and Marketing and identified $600,000 cost savings opportunities per year.

· Developed long-term purchase and supply agreements with strategic suppliers with measurable results.

· Analyzed internal procurement reports; developed project plans and re-designed reporting methodology.

· Managed and supervised a staff of direct buyers, two temporary associates and two indirect planners.

ALLIENTE, Inc. (now ARIBA, Inc.) 2002

Portfolio Strategy Manager

· Served as lead procurement interface with Lucent, assessed client needs by reviewing category spend levels, supplier base, contract status and other relationship dynamics. Led process improvement projects.

· Analyzed client-provided reports, developed project plan and re-designed reporting methodology. Improved efficiency by reducing the number of delivered reports by 34%.

· Designed and developed Supplier Performance Assessment Survey for strategic suppliers – Commended by Senior Director of Business Development.

E*TRADE Corporation 2000 – 2001

Manager – eCommerce & Commodities

· Implemented and managed Procurement’s B2B e-commerce platform (ARIBA). Interfaced with Directors and Senior Managers resulting in a cost-avoidance of ~ $177,000 annually.

· Supervised ARIBA team of seven cross-functional associates. Led the planning, implementation and training effort resulting in more efficient Procurement processes.

· Analyzed maverick spend for supply base and re-defined commodity groups to leverage strategic sourcing opportunities against $673 million annual expenditures. Partnered with IT to automate spend report and trained Procurement team members resulting in increased commodity awareness.

COCA-COLA NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1999 – 2000

Senior Buyer – Procurement & Inventory Management

· Cut annual expenditures by 10% via negotiating contracts with strategic suppliers.

· Reduced material rejections by 20% by identifying and implementing new supplier shipping processes.

· Designed and developed supplier performance metrics and corrective action programs for strategic suppliers.

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 1987 – 1999

Project Manager - Y2K Initiative (Walker Renovation)

· Managed disparate teams, mapping current state processes and developed test scripts necessary to adequately test procurement software functionality.

· Successfully directed team in executing all phases of user testing prior to deliverable date – Commended by General Manager of Procurement.

Strategic Buyer - Purchasing

· Managed $25 million of materials and services required in the maintenance, repair and operation of aircraft fleet and ground support equipment.

· Initiated substantial cost savings programs and facilitated joint purchasing efforts between Delta, Swissair, and Singapore airlines resulting in $1 million annual savings.

· Exceeded supplier base reduction goal by 18% through supplier analysis and improved costing techniques.

· Co-designed, tested and implemented aircraft container barless door with internal customers and external suppliers delivering $1.2 million savings year-over-year.

Education/Training

· Bachelor of Science in Statistics, University of Georgia

· Capital Equipment Purchasing – Institute for Supply Management (ISM)

· High Performance Leadership Training

· Business Law & Internal Consulting – Deloitte & Touche

· American Management Association – Managing Supplier Performance: Measurement, Quality Improvement and Certification

· Strategic Sourcing Methodology

· Analytical Purchasing – Haluch & Associates, Ltd.

· Project Management, Problem Solving & Decision Making – Kepner Tregoe

· Ariba Buyer 7.0 (eProcurement) Catalog Management Training

· Ariba 7.0, Oracle 11i, J.D. Edwards, Great Plains, Walker and DBMS software applications

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