High end provider of machined castings for commercial, recreational & agricultural vehicles and equipment: create POs from MRP and hard orders, expedite/de-expedite, process improvement, facilitate RFQ's, source new suppliers, create & analyze reports, reconcile A/P issues.

Regional distributor of capacitors, resistors, semiconductors and other electronic parts: TOLAS operating and PO Requ systems, create PO’s from MRP & hard order data, value-added services ordering & process improvement for assembly subsidiary, facilitate RFQ’s for sales, analyze daily/weekly/monthly spreadsheet reports, reduce carrying and excess inventory, expedite/de-expedite, track shipments, reconcile A/P issues.

Initial training on IFS system; 2nd souring initiatives for "A" parts, e-sourcing fabricated metal parts, hardware, electrical, spreadsheet creation and analysis

Initial training on Oracle ERP/MRP system, release 11i; Perform order & quotation updates, expedite/de-expedite, create training documentation, identify & resolve ERP process issues

Key Responsibilities: Daily issuance of all P.O.s except metal ingots, incl. MRO, long-term leasing, svc. agreements, blanket order releases and outside mfg. ISO quality env. Coordinate arrival of critical mat'ls, supplies and subcontracted svcs with Mfg, Engineers, Planning & Sales. MAPICS XA ERP superuser, incl. documentation of all requ. and purch. processes, individual and group training of all co. requestors and ERP "help desk" for all requestors and approvers. Vendor and Item Master File maint. Provide required and new reports/analysis via Excel.Selected Accomplishments:Identify like items purchased by depts., consolidate, re-bid and implement with avg. 9% cost reduction.Move P.O. processing to 98% e-mailed from 100% faxed; supplemental documents for outsourcing transitioned from 100% outside mailing/courier to 100% electronic.Initiated electronic requ. approval process from 100% manual/paper; in use 24 mos. as of 2/2011, 2nd releaseGroup contributor to aggressive push to obtain disc. payment terms, resulting in 1st fiscal yr. savings of $300K.Catalyst for clean-up of Vendor Master file, resulting in up to 85% reduction in weekly A/P invoice matching exceptions.Implement Central Store for common safety & personal protection equipment, reducing most item inventories by over 50%.Re-centralize top 80% of office supplies & batteries, resulting in large reduction of O.S. requisitions/orders.Initiate workflow & document capture software (IntelliChief) to company; currently in launch Stage 2.Establish supplier order confirmation system; follow-up & past-due reporting to reduce lost, late & incorrect orders.Implement use of central electronic filing of P.O. copies, misc. reports and training documents; offered shared access and significant reduction of paper and physical storage requirements.Initiate & lead overhaul of Item Master’s I.D. descriptions/ERP definitions to increase order accuracy, analysis, history, order processing time.

Key Responsibilities:• Daily review of all critical, due and past-due items; Expedite orders as necessary• Procurement of all corporate and manufacturing items & services, including drum chemical raw materials, containers, packaging, MRO, pallets, office furniture & supplies• Source and qualify new suppliers; reconcile current and past due invoices• Review and revise reorder quantities, prices, part descriptions, vendor, and shipping informationSelected Accomplishments:• Expand and organize all MRO purchasing; annual spend $120,000; savings of $23M in hard & soft costs• Co-creation and preliminary implementation of the Central Store• Consolidation and documentation of supply item groups; Establish purchasing through e-mail and internet• Negotiate and implement primary supplier agreements on safety and janitorial supplies

Key Responsibilities:• Daily review due and past-due manganese alloy parts & assemblies• Expedite domestic and foreign supplier orders• Back-up composition of purchase orders for all regular buyers; initiate RFQ’s• Reconcile current and past due invoices; Scan & electronically file all related shipping documentation• Generate and review weekly spreadsheets of past due and unacknowledged purchase orders.Selected Accomplishments:• Reinforced Best Practices on shipping documentation for domestic and foreign suppliers of commodity• Streamlined Receiving and A/P procedures by reducing partial shipments, reducing confusion, invoice reconciliations and eliminating P.O. alterations• Implement new procedures to receiving personnel at all warehouse locations to significantly reduce receiving errors• Catalyst in higher communication level between internal customers and external suppliers with emphasis on increased response times to all requests for information and action

Key Responsibilities:• Review of all corporate purchases, vendors and contracts; Identify top spends.• Prepare RFQ’s; Executed detailed purchase orders and supporting order documents.• Review contractual agreements and leases; Renegotiate and implement.• Reviewed, trained and supervised estimating staff, procedures, assignments; Implement process improvements. • Reviewed estimate requests, prepared quotations and formal written proposals as a working supervisor.Selected Accomplishments (NCL Graphic Specialties, Inc.)• Realized savings from 5.35% to 41.5% on range of supply items; assisted in negotiating printing ink savings of $600M. • Instituted estimating procedural changes; quote turnaround reduced an average 25% within initial 10-week period.• Identified procedural accounting program inefficiencies. Coordinate I.S. program revisions and implementation.• Drafted formal corporate purchase order terms & conditions

Key Responsibilities:• Sourced and qualified suppliers; Executed detailed purchase orders and supporting documents; Reconcile invoices.• Finished goods production for 600-1200 SKU line of desktop publishing retail products.• Monitored and forecasted inventory needs on finished goods and raw materials, sundries and supplies. • Advised marketing/creative personnel on product viability from product cost analysis and inventory turns. • Provided accurate cost assessments and production lead times for product launches.• Liaison between marketing and suppliers to communicate desired design requirements and product launch lead times.• Performed on-site supplier production quality checks during product launches.Selected Accomplishments:• Avg. per-unit cost reduction of 24% realized during last 8 months. • Facilitated mfg. plant shutdown in Washington State and distribution warehouse move from Wisconsin to Kentucky through outsourcing and comprehensive inventory build-up.

Production Purchasing Manager 1988-2001 Print Shop Admin. Manager 1988-1995 Lead Invoicing Coord.; Purchasing Agent 1981-1988 Magazine Dist. Coord.; Computer Oper. 1977-1981Key Responsibilities:• Sourced/qualified suppliers; Executed P.O.’s; Reconciled invoices• Corrugated packaging - $1.75MM total annual spend• Computer forms/stock paper - $275,000 total annual spend• Office equipment for US - 9 plants and 11 sales offices• Collect/verify mfg info; prepare customer invoices• Retrieve job cost info; Perform cost analysis for gross margin variance/accuracySelected Accomplishments:• Asst. Print Shop team, leading to external sales of $1 Million in 1995• Prod. Purchasing Mgr. & Print Shop Admin. simultaneously, for 7-yr period• $48M - $70M rebates realized on annual corrugated spend• 4 desktop copiers serving 140 people to 75 units serving 13,000 people• Developed consol. single-invoicing sys. with preferred office equip. suppliers