Direct and support the sourcing, inventory management and logistic / warehousing functions for Roll and Hill. Key objectives and initiatives include: Implementation and monitoring the new visual management system.Increase overall service level to production and end customers.Drive down inventory cost while achieving overall company objectives.Establish long term agreements with current and future suppliers to reduce working capital expenses.

The Strategic Sourcing Agent is responsible for ensuring seamless supply of material to production with a cost and quality focused discipline. Responsible for ensuring the timely availability of materials to the production, monitoring of usage and inventory levels of material and ensuring materials in inventory comply with regulatory mandates. Initiates global sourcing efforts to ensure lower material and acquisition costs. Identifies vendors able to provide products that meet AERCO production and commercial requirements. Ensures vendor qualifications in accordance with Company standards. Ensures the success of material and acquisition cost savings initiatives, positive supplier relations and Kanban agreements while developing second source vendors. Works with Quality Control on first piece inspections and on-site vendor audit/preview of vendor operations. Prepares contracts for purchases and blanket orders in conformance with Company policies. Reviews Purchase Order Claims, troubleshoots problems and provides resolution. Remains current on market prices for precious metals, and other relevant commodities. Support Lean initiatives which include implementing/maintaining paperless/visual supply process linking suppliers to Point-of-Use manufacturing. Maintains the integrity of the MRP system and executes the activities of notices generated. Maintains knowledge of plant’s processes, techniques, tools, and equipment.

Direct the Global Supply Chain Function to support sales globally totaling $65 million annually. Manager overall corporate working capital targets while insuring desired customer service levels and on time deliveries. Developed International relationships to drive cost reduction strategies while reducing in-house labor and reduce estimated manufacturing lead times.

Responsible for divisional logistic functions that included purchasing, warehousing, transportation, inventory control and customer service. Provide service to support annual purchases totaling $50M with distribution to 4 strategic warehouses to support a base of over 6000 customers. Managed and maintained vendor performance and service level rates and its impact on budget line items. Established new policies and procedures to bring company’s domestic and international vendors in line with governmental regulations. Managed and developed the vendor selection process worldwide. Managed and directed the DSD side of the business. Implemented a new automated computer system to reduce departments overhead. Implemented cost savings in excess of $2.5 million. Managed and reported on the expenses by budgeted line items and profit centers. Managed productivity and directed a staff of 48 people

Helped launch the material management practice for this consulting practice whose expertise was in accounts receivable. Primary responsibility was the development or streamlining the materials management process inside the client. Develop templates and training tools to reduce working capital and improve operational performance. Developed an effective tool to connect the receivable process to the logistics process. Recommended, installed and implemented new computer systems for multiple clients that included MRP, DRP and forecasting.

Directed efficient customer oriented and cost effective inventory management programs with sales in excess of $85 million annually. Achieved established goals of operating within inventory, transportation and warehousing guidelines while implementing freshness programs and maintaining a service level of more than 97% from 19 distribution centers. Developed and utilized a prime transportation program that realized a saving of over $1.5 million the first year. Developed a weekly production program to improve production facilities efficiencies and reduce excess and obsolete inventory. Directed a warehouse consolidation program from 19 warehouses to 5 for a savings of over $3 million per year. Directed a staff of 7.