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Greater New York City Area

• Direct the sourcing strategy for all book papers used in production of hardcover and softcover titles. * Manage the annual paper procurement strategy for the purchase of over 30,200 tons ($25,500,000) of paper stocks.• Manage paper inventory levels resulting in minimal inventory risk (<1% of total tons purchased annually).• Conduct annual RFP's for all paper grades resulting in an overall savings of $1.2MM to the Manufacturing P&L over 2 years* Worked closely with Marketing to constantly search for new paper grades that would lead to cost saving without sacrificing cost or quality* Conducted a paper system Gap Analysis in 2014 which is being used as the basis for the re-engineering of the Manufacturing paper purchasing and inventory system* Updated processes internally/externally to monitor and recover costs in areas such as outstanding paper claims, scrap recovery and "over/under" paper consumption* Currently reviewing the Hachette Book Group USA paper environmental program to bring the standards up to date in the areas of recycled paper content, certification, bio mass and overseas paper fiber testing

Garden City, Ny

• Direct the sourcing strategy for all book and promotion papers used in production of hardcover, softcover titles as well as all direct mail catalogs and inserts. * Manage the annual paper procurement strategy for the purchase of over 12,300 tons ($10,580,000) of paper stocks.• Managed paper inventory levels resulting in minimal inventory risk (<1% of total tons purchased annually).• Instituted annual RFP's for all paper stocks beginning in 2008 resulting in an overall savings of $3.2MM to production P&L over 4 years* Negotiated and implemented a paper consignment program which removed over $300,000 to $500,000 from the asset reserve monthly * Worked closely with Marketing to constantly search for new paper grades that would lead to cost saving without sacrificing cost or quality* Engineered the creation of the Direct Brands book paper system to use SAP functionality as the basis for monitoring paper stock levels and management thus improving forecasting and lowering paper stock risk* Created new processes internally/externally to monitor and recover costs in areas such as outstanding paper claims, scrap recovery and "over/under" paper consumption* Develop "green paper" program for Direct Brands which involved establishing FSC and CofC requirements for sourcing and manufacturing through environmentally responsible vendors

Garden City, Ny

* Project Manager for the annual warehouse Physical Inventory process* Managed a staff of eight responsible for areas of Inventory Reporting, Inventory Systems, Audio/Visual/Merchandise (AVM) and Inventory Operations* Developed comparable title and content code analysis procedures for all acquired AVM products resulting in a drop to annual AVM Inventory risk by an average of $200,000 annually* Established pro-active purchasing processes in the AVM Purchasing area which resulted in the reduction of lost or delayed sales of out of stock product by an average of $154,000 per month* Developed new reports designed to highlight the impact of unplanned inventory on the AVM P&L which lead to renewed efforts to move aging stock via various sales channels and clearance efforts resulting in a $210,000 savings in write-off the first year* Reduced Premium and Self-Liquidator risk by expanding the distribution of risk reporting statistics to include key management and Marketing staff which lead to a reduction in stock risk of $676,000 as well as a dramatic increase in AVM inventory turn rate* Instituted an annual RFP process for Premiums and Self Liquidators which realized over $100,000 in savings one year and reduced the active vendor base by 83%* Negotiated inventory consignment deals with two core Premium suppliers resulting in an average reduction of $880,000 to current Premium inventory assets* Established first Inventory/Warehouse task force to identify and resolve common problem areas that negatively affected member servicing* Established Inventory Process Improvement Committee (IPIC) which was tasked with reviewing current procedures and systems to identify areas to increase efficiency, standardization or elimination

Garden City, Ny

SAP Upgrade/Book Production -* Nominated by the business to be resident SAP expert for post go live support* Supported IT in the development of the new SAP Book Production process by outlining the “as is” and “to be” processes with emphasis on “gap” management.* Responsible for assisting in the development and testing of new SAP processes, managing and resolving critical issues and gaining business acceptance for the new Book Production process* Responsible for staff training and development in the new SAP environment* Managed a staff of 25* Responsible for the trafficking of materials and purchasing of printing services for the Military, True Crime and Audio Book Clubs* Liaison to IT responsible for development, testing and loading of pricing scales for book manufacturing* Negotiated Audio Book manufacturing contracts for approximately 1.5MM units produced annually leading to reduction in average unit cost from $7.50 to $1.79* Negotiated Audio rebate program capturing $25,000 annual return to the Audio Book P&L* Developed generic inner sleeve design for Audio Book packaging reducing manufacturing costs by 19%* Instrumental in the restructuring of the Book Production Department to create efficiencies by reorganizing workflow and Production groups

Associate, Graphic Arts/Production Managment

Home Study Program For Certification In Production And Inventory Managemtent, Production And Inventory

This certification course involves the following areas of study: Basics of Supply Chain Management, Master Planning of Resources, Detailed.