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Tipton, PA, US

• Managed purchasing of 4,000+ skus.
• Led procurement activities with 500+ suppliers.
• Guided MRO planning/purchasing.
• Directed capital purchasing activities.
• Developed job descriptions for Procurement team.
• Designed policies and procedures for Purchasing department.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania, US

• Led team of 2 senior managers, 3 managers, 2 supervisors, 21 individual contributors and 35 hourly.
• Guided scheduling department for machining and assembly areas.
• Executed planning for 3,000 components.
• Directed purchasing department for 170+ suppliers.
• Oversaw receiving, store room and shipping department.
• Responsible logistics functions including carrier and external warehouses.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania, US

• Manage team of 16 buyers and tactical procurement managers.
• Navigated complex supply chain with tier 1, 2 and 3 suppliers.
• Member of leadership team for division.
• Oversee 70 suppliers, $100m spend across 600 SKUs
• Facilitate MRP settings in Oracle.
• Execution of $2m capital budget.

Nashville, TN, US

• Managed scheduling team for 24x7 production facility for over 1,000 skus.
• Led shipping operations to OEM and aftermarket customers as well as internal transfers.
• Retained operational oversight of inbound receiving raw materials and components
• Managed indirect purchasing including MRO, packaging, energy, and services.
• Supported plant expansion in automotive industry sector.
• Managed $35 million in raw materials and $7 million in finished goods inventory.

Trelleborg, Sweden, SE

• Directed raw material procurement for manufacturing operations for 2 factories.
• Managed two 3pl providers including warehousing and two freight payment services (US and Canada).
• Merged 14 warehouses to 7 for $700k cost reduction.
• Integrated 2 freight payment companies and LTL contract management for $300k cost savings.
• Led operation of assembly and kitting operations in 2 facilities and mobile service operations in 5 sites.
• Managed annual transportation budget of $25 million outbound including domestic and international freight.

Trelleborg, Sweden, SE

• Guided inventory planning and purchasing for $60 million inventory value across 1,500 SKUs.
• Strategic management of suppliers throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.
• Developed North American distribution infrastructure to support shift of production to overseas.
• Implemented new ERP (M3), electronic order transmission and DRP systems (Logility).
• Managed $300 million in sales with proper redistribution of inventory for North America.
• Oversaw relocation of 1 North American factory within North America and relocation to Asia of another factory.

Cleveland, Ohio, US

• Guided sales and operational forecasting process.
• Established and successfully managed monthly budget purchasing budget of $4 million.
• Launched dedicated transportation program in conjunction with major supplier across multiple warehouses.
• Facilitated fill rate of OEM tires to car dealerships nationwide at 95%.
• Participated in documentation for rollout of ISO 9000 initiative.
• Championed development of Electronic Dashboard for Supply Chain Management group.

US

Planning finished goods for Sears, Kmart, Target and Best BuyVMI for Wal-Mart, Sams Club and AAFESScheduling production for 2 plants in Ohio, 1 in Texas and 1 in MexicoS&OP coordination between customers and manufacturing

Reading, Pennsylvania, US

Oversee on site multiple implementations of Penske LMS system at customers in automotive industryDBA for new users on LMS systemTrain new project managersSupport launch of new customers from technology and physical aspectTrouble shooting RF scanning and training usersTrouble shooting desk top applicaiton and training users

Memphis, Tennessee, US

manage multiple customer inbound freight routing including dispatchnegotiate freight rates for full truckloadprovide analysis of freight cost by customer, mode and locationfreight payment oversightclaims management

Uniontown, Ohio, US

enter customer ordersdispatch equipment