Don Meyer Email & Phone Number

Sidney, Ohio

Build new accounts and increase business with current customers. Develop sales strategy.

Purchasing Manager with over twenty years experience in procurement, material management, scheduling and logistics with focus in procurement activities. Management experience emphasized problem solving, strategic planning and project coordination. Exceptional communication skills with a strong foundation for managing multiple roles.Procured goods and services, negotiated pricing, developed/selected suppliers, and approved final agreements. Responsible for an annual buy of approximately $30M of production, MRO, and raw material purchases. Managed and successfully developed 3 buyers in two plant location on the functions of procurement and managed 14 associates in the shipping/receiving departments in two plant locations.

Managed stamping suppliers to support all North America plants. Negotiated and developed Long Term Agreements (LTA)Reviewed ECN's and initiated changesPrepared and presented commodity reviews to managementSupported Quality on First Part Approval's (FPA) for all North America plantsConverted the weekly sales forecast into a master schedule, analyzed capacity and material constraints, and scheduled the production lines.Managed inventory levels and accuracy of inventoriesProcured and expedited materialsDeveloped item masters and BOM'sMonitored material and transportation costsDirected all new stamping program activities and product changesWorked closely with management to relocate the line to it's permanent production location.

Planned, scheduled, and monitored movement of material through the entire production for three shifts and managed 12 employees in shipping/receiving department.Reduced loading time of trailers by 40% re-organizing warehouse.Improved material response time to production by 30% with initiation of FIFO system and setting locations for products.Procured raw materials and components.Maintained and updated BOM=sUsed EDI for customer and supplier requirements

Procured materials for production, negotiated service contracts and capital equipment purchases.Redesigned product packaging resulting in a $50K annual cost reduction.Participated in the implementation of a corporate procurement card program. Managed the program at our location.Set-up and managed the warehouse, shipping/receiving, and storeroom.Reduced inventory by $.5M in less than one year by implementing and managing a cycle count program.Improved inventory accuracy from 56% to 98% in six months through the cycle count program.Developed a floor stocking system, increasing production up time 20%Implemented consignment and automatic release programs with suppliers.