Gary Martin Email & Phone Number

Santa Clarita, California, United States

• Developed and implemented cost saving initiatives through negotiation, eAuction, CE projects, outsource resource, supplier and part rationalization. Maintained Productivity Project Deck of 20 to 30 projects annually.• Developed stocking agreements to provide reduced lead times. Total parts covered were 30% of spend.• Worked directly with internal stakeholders to develop and execute short and long term business strategies. Made decisions on new product introductions and part… Show more • Developed and implemented cost saving initiatives through negotiation, eAuction, CE projects, outsource resource, supplier and part rationalization. Maintained Productivity Project Deck of 20 to 30 projects annually.• Developed stocking agreements to provide reduced lead times. Total parts covered were 30% of spend.• Worked directly with internal stakeholders to develop and execute short and long term business strategies. Made decisions on new product introductions and part rationalization. Number of purchased parts reduced from over 1,000 to under 600 in 2 years.• Coordinated supplier rationalization efforts to reduce supply base from over 300 to 60. Show less

• Issued purchase orders as required daily with coordinated delivery dates with emphasis on minimal inventory and no out of stock issues. • Resourced the Over the Counter product line to better qualified supplier. Result was a cost savings of $180k and a lead time reduction of 21 days.• Developed a minimum / maximum ordering system to maintain lowest possible inventory. Year 2008 inventory averaged $2.2 million including all finished stock.• Negotiated stocking agreements with… Show more • Issued purchase orders as required daily with coordinated delivery dates with emphasis on minimal inventory and no out of stock issues. • Resourced the Over the Counter product line to better qualified supplier. Result was a cost savings of $180k and a lead time reduction of 21 days.• Developed a minimum / maximum ordering system to maintain lowest possible inventory. Year 2008 inventory averaged $2.2 million including all finished stock.• Negotiated stocking agreements with key suppliers. 20% of parts lead time reduced from 60 days to 7 days.• Worked with key Wholesaler to source and deliver parts by the next day. Show less