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Strongsville, Oh, Us

Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, De

Lead the purchasing function in the acquisition of all purchased requirements and development of programs to support the management of lead-times, inventory and cost.• Development and implementation of Raw Materials stocking program• Development and implementation of Purchase Requirements report, utilizing Visual EstiTrack system.• Implemented Vendor Efficiency Report to monitor supplier on-time delivery• Worked with Sales and Purchasing to successfully reduce inventory by $700K • Development and implementation of Shop Order Status reporting tool.

Medina, Ohio, Us

Organize and lead purchasing department for global manufacturer of incubation equipment for the poultry industry. • Establish proper staffing level of department• Redesign of purchasing process and individual responsibilities utilizing Syteline ERP system• Consolidation and rationalization of supply base• Support product development efforts of engineering

Avon Lake, Ohio, Us

Facilitated timely and cost effective shipment of all North American packaged products. This included all Truckload, Less-than-Truckload, Intermodal, Local Dedicated and Over-the-Road Dedicated fleets. Managed on-site 3PL team consisting of 14 members from various disciplines.• North American Late Logistics Failure Rate - 1.07%.• North American Logistics Complaint Ratio - 0.28%.• Finalized implementation of European 3PL program.• $600K in savings through negotiated rate reduction and optimized carrier deployment.

Avon Lake, Ohio, Us

Managed daily operations of three shift, five day, 60 person plastic compounding facility. Responsibilities included management of scheduling and purchasing activities, warehouse operations, shop floor operations, process engineering activities and laboratory operations. Involved on daily basis with Corporate Product Management and Sales teams to resolve any customer related issues. Utilized Lean principals to drive comprehensive improvements.• Uptime Improvement of 10% to 88%.• Changeover Time Reduction of 30%.• Reduction in Off-Grade Product of 26%.• Finished 8% below plant budgeted cost.• 24% Reduction in Overtime Budget.

Avon Lake, Ohio, Us

Materials Manager for two (Macedonia and Avon Lake) manufacturing facilities in the PolyOne portfolio. Managed the seamless flow of raw materials into and finished products out of both facilities. Detail assignments include managing production line scheduling, the purchase of all raw and non-production materials for both facilities, aggressively managing the inventory levels of all active and aged raw materials, SAP data integrity of all materials, disposition of all off-grade and scrap materials.• Led physical inventory annually at both facilities.• Successfully implemented a cycle count program at both facilities to assure inventory accuracy and minimize stock-outs.• Cycle count accuracy improved to better than 97% in less than one year.

Avon Lake, Ohio, Us

Developed and implemented strategic sourcing programs for Equipment, Supplies and Services.Supported the continued deployment of the e-Procurement strategy utilizing the Ariba Buyer system.Drove standardized pricing throughout organization by participating in Procuri electronic sourcing events. • Success developing, negotiating and implementing electrical, power transmission and packaging commodity management programs with estimated annual savings of $850K (24%)• Led Energy Management Team to effectively manage $45MM utility budget.

Shelton, Ct, Us

Mentored and executed multiple process improvement projects using Six Sigma tools to achieve targets on productivity, sales and on-time delivery. • Trained and mentored all Lake Erie Region Outside Sales Associates toward Green Belt certification. • Improved on-time delivery 38% overall as result of project activity. • 40% productivity improvement in customer price and cost management as result of project activity.• Successful completion of corporate Six Sigma Black Belt training and testing.

Shelton, Ct, Us

Managed $14M Integrated Supply Program on-site at Delphi Automotive in OH and MS.• Managed team of 8 people in 2 locations.• Responsible for all Sourcing and Inventory Control of Indirect Materials.• Successful reducing price/cost by $1.4M in 12 month period.• Managed Fill Rates to 97%.• Participated on team that developed 100% digital Blanket Order Release system to minimize manual intervention and maximize productivity.

Valley City, Ohio, Us

Consolidated indirect material purchases of 10 facilities.• Developed Corporate Purchasing Strategic Plan.• Developed multiple strategic supplier alliances, minimizing costs and maximizing value.• Led negotiations for capital equipment in excess of $10M in value.• Led development of purchasing module for Enterprise Resource Planning software (BAAN).• Negotiated, implemented and administered corporate employee business vehicle reimbursement program with Runzheimer International.

Valley City, Ohio, Us

Complete ownership for purchase of all raw and indirect materials for three manufacturing facilities.• Developed and created indirect material purchasing and inventory control at multiple facilities.• Negotiated quarterly and annual contracts with major integrated steel mills in excess of $80M. • Led Purchasing role in development of policies and procedures for QS-9000 certification.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Materials Management And Operations Management

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