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Denton, Texas, United States

• Assumed management of the purchasing department of growing manufacturing company in Dallas area to help them through massive growth at a time they did not have the resources to manage.
• Led and was project manager on dozens of cost savings initiatives at a company that was expanding saving them millions of dollars and over 10% of the cost for that product line.
• Created work instructions, procedures, and scoreboards for multiple emerging companies.
• Directed and managed a rework process at a local manufacturing facility. Wrote the rework instructions, trained the workers and managed the staff during the process. Set up delivery of the fixed product and provided.
• Conducted the selection of MRP/ERP software for multiple companies. Helping to keep the overall cost down and still fulfill their needs.

Carrollton, TX

• Managed 5 employees in the purchasing of TurboChef parts for the assembly of ovens. Total purchases by the team were over $70 million.
• Led the implementation of MRP process (Great Plains). Previously, all orders were done by spreadsheets. Wrote all procedures and did all training. Transition went forward without any major glitches or stock problems.
• Procurement department averaged 5% savings each year during a period of time where 4 new ovens were introduced, growth was at 15% annually and another division was absorbed at the facility.
• Improved system processes adding work instructions and processes that were either extremely loose or did not exist previously.

• Managed 17 employees in the production of Flow Design’s products. Met on time delivery and budget targets.
• Oversaw the revamping of the warehouse and inventory functions focused on improving accuracy and drastically reducing the value of warehouse stock without an impact on product availability.
• Worked on the mergers and acquisitions team for IMI Indoor Climate Group in North America.
• Negotiated consignment agreements with overseas suppliers bringing 50% of all inventory in as consignment.
• Worked with engineering on value engineering products on cost savings averaging over 5% annually.
• Implemented supplier scorecard program to evaluate suppliers on a quarterly basis.

• Supply Chain Manager (Feb '06– Oct. '09)
• Restructured a loosely run department; created work instructions and supply chain procedures: began enforcing checks and balances on purchased parts.
• Immediately negotiated contracts with largest suppliers saving 12%-20% annually on those purchases.
• Created and maintained metrics for the department to track cost savings, inventory turns and inventory accuracy. Used these metrics to set goals and project targets for the first time.
• Cost reductions averaged 10%; on time delivery improved over 50%.
• Inventory accuracy improved by 11% while streamlining and documenting the shipping and receiving process.

• Purchasing Manager (Jan '05 – Feb '06)
• Responsible for buyers purchasing machine parts, equipment and supplies, castings, forgings, extrusions and paint.
• Organized first company initiative to outsourcing in China.
• Led office products improvement team that consolidated office supplies from 4 vendors to 1 while reducing cost 44%. Streamlined the buying process, eliminating purchase orders and saved 100 man hours annually.Sr..
• Responsible for purchasing and strategic sourcing of castings, extrusions, machined parts and paint.
• Project manager of a team that reduced screw machine vendors from 40 to 18 and saved 17% in the process. Only the top quality suppliers were picked and it was expected quality would improve by 60%-75%.

• Strategic Sourcing Leader (Jun '00 - Feb '01)
• Responsible for formulating sourcing strategies and coordinating their implementation across 29 different manufacturing sites.
• Managed the strategic sourcing of corrugated, paint, office products, packaging, MRO and chemicals.
• Negotiated $50 million dollar MRO contract with guaranteed minimum savings of $5 million when fully implemented and an additional $2.5 million savings each year.Commodity Manager, Hoffman Enclosures subsidiary, (Aug.
• Responsible for sourcing decisions, price agreements for five North American plants producing electronic enclosures. Commodities included paint, chemicals, gaskets, packaging and instruction manuals. Accomplishments.
• Implemented and coordinated cost improvements in materials. 1999 cost savings were $1.5 million on an annual spend of $13.8 million.Supplier Logistics Planner, Hoffman Enclosures subsidiary, (Nov '97 - Aug '98)

• Responsible for procurement of materials necessary to make tank trailers. Primary responsibilities included purchasing and contract negotiations for aluminum extrusions, pipes, tubes, fittings, fiberglass insulation.
• Coordinated contracts between three manufacturing plants and six service centers throughout the country.

• Responsible for steel purchases and deliveries to companies in the United States, Japan and Mexico. Duties included negotiating delivery and price, arranging for customs work, storage facilities and transportation.
• In charge of supervising, motivating and training several different assistants. Conducted periodic progress reviews with subordinates and completed annual reviews.
• Executed steel procurements totaling more than $27 million annually. Responsibilities included purchasing steel, maintaining inventories, arranging trucking, processing, and packaging in a "just-in-time" environment.
• Implemented a new integrated software package which combined accounting, invoicing, inventory tracking, sales order processing and purchase order management functions under one system. Wrote work procedures and.

Masters In Business Administration, Operations Management Emphasis

Activities and Societies: Member of Beta Gamma Sigma which accepts only the top 20% of MBA graduates.

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Procurement And Materials Management, Operations Management, Administrative Management