Scott Hacker Email & Phone Number

Port Neches, TX, US

SUPPRESSION GEAR Inc. is a visionary company dedicated to developing innovative and life-saving rescue equipment. With a commitment to quality and efficiency, they work closely with frontline professionals to understand their needs. The VIKCTIM Drag Strap, one of their groundbreaking products, exemplifies this dedication. Created in collaboration with.

Port Neches, Texas, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Honeywell First Responder ProductsDriving growth of major accounts within a 27 state region with added duties of mentoring and motivating 5 Regional Managers with a combined Annual Sales Volume of $35 Million..
• Primary Corporate Trainer for all distribution across country
• Develop and ensure execution of the overall regional strategy
• 5% growth in 2018 in a down year for the industry
• Developed Regional strategic blitz strategy
• Assist with Trade Show product showcase strategy

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Pursued, generated, and closed opportunities by aggressively targeting competitors accounts and building the value of our high end product line. Increased sales over 200% in 7 years to $11.3 Million while also.
• Honeywell President's Club award winner
• Evaluated, developed, and trained 10 primary distributors
• Drove sales at end user level using a Pull Strategy
• Developed Regional Trade show presence, strategy, and promotions
• Successfully motivated distributor representatives to become product line champions to lead with our product when they have many lines to sell

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Responsible for generating cost savings and working capital on a mechanical spend of $18 Million across three business units and six factory sites.
• Generated over 5% cost savings productivity for 2009 by qualifying new suppliers, reverse auctions, qualifying/utilizing preferred suppliers, and leveraging spend
• Generated over $1 Million in working capital by negotiating with (and selling to) current suppliers to increase average weighted payment terms from 45 days to 70+ days

HCMC, HCMC, VN

• Salisbury by HoneywellResponsible for four buyers and roughly $50 million in spend. Upon Honeywell acquisition, transitioned to a Category Manager after corporate reorganization.
• Managed team of 4 buyer/schedulers responsible for Master Scheduling, Planning, Cost of Inventory, and OTTR for customer delivery
• Responsible for hiring, goal establishment, and performance reviews
• Negotiated pricing and stocking agreements with suppliers
• Procurement lead on the Design Build team to consolidate Chicago factory and Skokie distribution center in a new facility in Bolingbrook, IL

Bolingbrook, IL, US

• Developed and managed a department consisting of eight Customer Service Professionals, two Market Managers, and four Order Entry personnel in a fast paced, high growth company which grew from $55 million to $90 million.
• Integral member of ERP implementation team. Collaborated with all levels of management and departments to ensure minimized downtime and maximize service levels in customer service, procurement, and manufacturing
• Responsible for ISO 9001 procedures, work instructions, and audits
• Utilized extensive product knowledge and industry standards understanding to provide excellent technical support

Romeoville, Illinois, US

• Responsible for managing inventory levels, increasing turns, and purchasing of many leading suppliers of industrial safety products such as North Safety Products, Salisbury, 3M, and Howard Leight. Also responsible for.
• Worked with IT and provided the framework for their homegrown ERP purchasing model which created the ability to better track inventory levels, turns, and spend.
• Attended North Safety Products training and learned much about industrial safety products
• Negotiated pricing with vendors

Santa Fe Springs, California, US

• Responsible for Managing, Analyzing, and Maintaining seven major suppliers with a combined average inventory of $6.5 Million which generates $44.5 Million out of $100 Million in Gross Annual Sales for the 12th largest.
• Developed successful working relationships with Lauzon, Mannington, Harris Tarkett, Wood Flooring International, Bostik, Johnsonite, and Classen
• Increased Turns by an average of 1.5 turns per year and reduced on hand inventory by analyzing product lines with Sales and Marketing and setting up item master data and computer system parameters according to desired.
• Demonstrated improvement in pricing discrepancies, item master accuracy, and ETA’s
• Promoted Twice within a Two year period to current position after beginning with 43 Sundry suppliers which generate 10% of Gross Annual Sales

• Responsible for customer service, quoting, and Bid preparation for largeMetro fire departments such as Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, andLong Beach FD.
• Redesigned company website to effectively market new and used equipment
• Greatly reduced obsolete inventory and developed program to sell trade in bunker gear

• Responsible for customer service, storeroom management, pricing, quoting, and bid preparation for the largest fire equipment distributor in Virginia at the time. Promoted to Inside Sales Manager then to Purchasing.
• Assisted with implementation of ERP system implementation