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Elk Grove Village, Il, Usa

Bringing supplier relationship management and strategic supply base development to enable double digit growth at Stern Pinball.

Direct Material Managed:Metals: steel, aluminum, copper, silver. Flat product, sheets, coils, rods, bars, tubing.Castings, Forgings, Extrusions.Metal parts; stampings, machined parts, screw machine parts.Mechanical assemblies.Plastic resins; thermoplastic, thermoset.Plastic parts; injection molded, over-molded, insert-molded.Rubber parts. Packaging. Motors. Magnet wire. Fasteners.Electronic parts: micros, relays, displays, LED's, keyboards, resistors, capacitors, diodes, semiconductors, inductors, transformers, connectors, PCB's.Electronic assemblies.Indirect Material and Services Managed:Logistics; transportation, warehouses, brokerage, customs clearance.Plant MRO.Capital equipment.Commercial Real Estate & Leases.Temp labor, contract labor.Accounting services contracts.T & E services (travel & entertainment).Company credit card.Airline program.Travel booking software.Car rental program.Fleet vehicles.IT services; web site hosting, web site development, WAN, LAN, Help Desk, hardware purchases.HR services; benefit analysis, benefit maintenance, tax equalization, government reporting.ERP licenses; business software platforms.Engineering software licenses.Office supplies.Food & Beverage services.Other professional services and software.

Greater Chicago Area

Led global Supply Chain (Procurement) function with staff of 30 including category managers, buyers, and supporting personnel. Managed $325M in annual purchases with 1,500 suppliers supporting 9 global manufacturing facilities.> Designed comprehensive supply chain strategy to accommodate business restructuring including (4) plant closures, (2) business divestitures, and a business acquisition.> Personally negotiated $650K cost reduction with long term single sourced supplier.> Doubled department’s cost savings performance in 2-years.> Led meetings with all functional areas including Engineering, Operations, and Quality to communicate priorities and develop means to break down obstacles with singular focus on delivering the best outcome for the business.> Reduced working capital by $1M by improving payment terms, shortening lead times and developing supplier consignment & VMI programs.> Saved $300K on $3M capital equipment purchase during 15 day negotiation window.> Worked extensively with McKinsey Consulting to develop a structured approach to category management and sourcing. Coached and mentored team members in adoption of new policies.> Invented project tracker database to record active cost reduction projects. Improved accountability, increased number of projects, and improved project success by 50%.> Improved supplier performance tracking and communication by incorporating commercial elements into a revitalized supplier scorecard.> Developed training academy to improve team’s confidence to succeed with practical knowledge in procurement, negotiations and contracts.

Greater Chicago Area

Strategic minded executive and leader with expertise in supply chain and engineering, will deliver significant value to shareholders of a growing, energetic organization. Employ project management discipline to guarantee plans are achieved. On a lifelong continuous improvement journey.

Greater Chicago Area

Led Supply Chain function with staff up to 34 and a budget of $4M with emphasis on material productivity and cost containment. Managed up to $350M in spend with 300 suppliers from 6 countries in 180 commodity codes supporting 4 global manufacturing facilities. Scope includes supplier development, contract negotiation, new product development, PO release, logistics, customs, trade compliance, material compliance, supplier quality, and financial planning.> Generated $1M material cost savings annual through effective tensioning of material by utilizing various techniques such as electronic auctions, brainstorming sessions, and presenting value propositions to suppliers.> Improved project completion timeliness by approximately 50% by incorporating project management techniques into Supply Chain to complete cost savings projects on schedule.> Obtained 90% compliance of standard payment terms that improved Days Payables by 2-5 days annually.> Negotiated supplier recovery of $400K due to supply disruption. Maintained professional business relation resulting in best case outcome for both companies.> Reduced annual operating budget by 20% through staff reductions and fiscal control. Department achieved all annual goals by implementing project portfolio management, applying lean to business processes, and adopting disciplined project management.

Greater Chicago Area

> Implemented Strategic Sourcing campaign across business optimized for best practices and tailored to specific business needs resulted in 10X increase in opportunities. Commodities included PCBA’s, bearings, stampings, machined parts, castings, plastic parts, plastic resin, protectors, and packaging.> Improved Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, specifically with electronic manufacturing service (EMS) providers building finished goods resulting in 50% reduction in component inventory.> Overcame language, cultural and time zone barriers, creating a cohesive, effective global team of commodity managers, supplier quality engineers and analysts located in US, Mexico, China and Philippines.> Presenter during Emerson Electric divestiture sales meetings with perspective buyers. Gathered and organized relevant data pertaining to supply chain activities such as supply base and spend, contract status and supply chain risks to making the financial plan. Answered inquires most notably supplier reaction of Emerson sale to specific buyers.

Greater Chicago Area

> Leader for the Executive Material Council which provided senior leadership monthly in-depth review of materials and cross-departmental efforts. This broke down silos and ensured support from department leaders.> Conducted monthly department meetings educating department on state of the business, top new products and supply chain initiatives and process improvements. Meetings extremely beneficial for a distributed global department to feel connected to the larger organization.

Elgin, Il

Reporting to the president, managed new product design and development for laundry appliance applications, and the shared engineering resources such as printed circuit board (PCB) layout, component development, and test equipment design & development with a staff up to 60 and a budget of $9M. Primary technical presenter on customer sales calls.> Developed and led the new product development (NPD) executive council responsible for managing the NPD project portfolio. Consolidated 4 portfolios to allow leadership team to effectively prioritize highest yielding projects. Resulted in resources focused on projects most beneficial to the business.> Created engineering teams in Pune, India and Shenzhen, China expanding engineering capabilities by tapping into regional expertise in best cost countries.> Managed up to 60 engineers in 4 design centers utilizing project portfolio management to properly deploy resources and achieve business goals.> Crafted and delivered technical presentations for corporate leadership review meetings, highlighting newly developed technologies and potential new product lines with estimate annual sales.> Developed and led the New Idea Generation committee. Created process to collect, screen, filter, rank and approve new ideas to begin Phase 0 of the new product development process. This resulted in an organized and systematic approach to gathering product ideas from every employee in addition to the engineering community.

Elgin, Il

Reporting to the VP Engineering, managed new product design and development teams developing products for the cooking appliance industry with a staff of 25 professionals. Customer executive contact during development projects.> Launched 15 new cooking products including single and double oven applications that utilized common software architecture and hardware platforms. This reduced engineering effort by over 30%.> Simultaneously developed 3 proprietary high efficiency cooking appliances for 3 customers while maintaining confidentiality requirements and preserving intellectual property rights.> Developed and implemented new product development process that reduced product launch delays and improved product quality.> Created and delivered customer presentations surrounding product concepts, product advantages and company capabilities which resulted in new business.> Captured best practices in project management leading to more effective meetings and increased morale among project team members.COMPUTER SKILLS> Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, macros)> Microsoft Word> Microsoft Project> Microsoft PowerPoint> Microsoft Access> Oracle> Adobe Professional> Visio> AutoCAD

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi

Supply Chain Management Certificate

Purchasing Certificate

Inventory / Production Control Certificate