Director of Global Sourcing
Resume:
Don J. DeCesare
E-Mail: *********@*********.***
Professional Objective
Purchasing position with opportunity to contribute at both the operating and corporate levels; seeking an opportunity to lead, develop and implement strategic sourcing programs to maximize cost savings, supplier consolidation and improve return on investment.
Summary
Developed 25 years experience in various disciplines within the purchasing and materials management organizations. Demonstrated a high degree of results oriented performance and continued growth. Strong negotiation skills, experienced in lean manufacturing techniques and pull systems. Successfully developed strong strategic plans and implemented global supplier partnerships resulting in excellent cost savings.
Business Experience and Accomplishments
Ideal Clamp Products, A Tomkins Company St Augustine, FL
Director of Global Sourcing/Materials Manager 10/2004 - present
Responsible for the procurement of raw material and retail ready products and services for multiple manufacturing sites. Worked with the global supplier community to develop enterprise wide agreements to provide cost competitive products. Having developed, negotiated and implemented these worldwide agreements, results have been lower acquisition costs, improved quality, price reductions and stronger worldwide partnerships with our suppliers.
• Achieved $22 million dollars in cost savings in 4 years
• Reduced inventory by $9 million dollars
• Instituted a KANBAN system for components with automatic replenishment
• Instituted “pack to order” from finished goods components
• Established a Min/Max system for spare parts, tooling, and consumable products
• Established VMI on packaging, corrugated, and folding boxes
• Worked with quality and engineering to establish metrics to measure supplier performance in the areas of delivery, quality, innovation, finance, and management
Gerber Coburn Muskogee, OK 74012
Purchasing Director 2/2002 – 10/2004
Responsible for the procurement of goods and services for Gerber Coburn’s manufacturing facility.
• Achieved $750 thousand dollars in cost savings within 18 months
• Reduced gross inventory by $1.0 million dollars
• Instituted a KANBAN system for assembled products with automatic replenishment using a scanned card to trigger supplier replenishment of products
• Instituted a Min/Max system for spare parts and consumable products
• Closed two satellite warehouses with improved service levels, lower inventory and reduced costs
Garlock Sealing Technologies Palmyra, NY 14522
Director Supply Chain Management 11/1997-11/2001
Responsible for aligning the mutual requirements of five divisions within Garlock with the global supplier community to develop enterprise wide agreements.
• Achieved $2.6 million dollar cost savings in the first 12 months on expenditures of $40 million dollars
• Achieved over $1.3 million dollars savings each of the following years
• Developed new low cost offshore suppliers achieving 25%-40% cost savings
• Reduced MRO supplier base by 40% with the introduction of an in-house management firm as well as generating cost savings greater than the cost of the service
• Implemented pull system in four departments with over two dozen suppliers using most efficient methods available
• Implemented e-mail and faxing of Purchase Orders to suppliers eliminating paper on Oracle
• Implemented a supplier purchasing card throughout the businesses reducing non-value added waste in the procurement groups
• Successful ISO 9001 re-certification of the Purchasing Department
• Implemented the Oracle ERP System within three of the divisions
• Successfully passed four (4) ISO 9002 audits without findings
ABB Instrumentation, Inc. Rochester, NY
Director of Materials 1994-1997
Managing the daily activities of the procurement operations, machine shop, and the shipping and receiving departments. Responsible for the development of suppliers in lower labor cost countries to achieve cost saving results.
• Implemented KANBAN (JIT) on 1200 various part numbers
• Improved on-time delivery to customers by 30%
• Reduced the supplier base by nearly 25% while increasing the level of quality
• Upgraded the skill sets of the buyers through internal and external training modules
• Developed new purchasing policies and procedures
• Brought on-line auto-replenishment programs for electronic components and fasteners
• Introduced a quality measurement system to better the supplier base
• Developed offshore partnerships for castings and electronic component insertion suppliers
1993-1994 AMETEK -- US Gauge
1975-1993 General Electric Company – Various locations, multiple businesses
Education:
BA Political Science, Union College -- Schenectady, NY
Graduate of General Electric Manufacturing Management Program
Graduate of General Electric Manufacturing Studies Program
GE Executive Management Training Course including:
New Manager Development
Professional Employee Management Course
Additional information and references available upon request.
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