- Managed key activities associated with the purchase of Flat Glass/Decorative Glass / Chemicals / Resins / Adhesives / Coatings / Steel / Plastics commodities.- Was responsible for the study and analysis of the commodities market, and general market conditions to ensure that materials are purchased at competitive prices- Led sourcing efforts to develop lowest total cost of ownership, improving our competitiveness, service levels and quality position. - Managed cross-divisional commodity teams in the development of commodity strategy and related supplier negotiations. - Led contracts review and negotiation process to deliver agreements that include excellent long-term pricing models, measurable service level/performance criteria, effective remedies for non-performance, mechanisms for monitoring performance/remedies, etc.- Accomplishments included achieving material cost savings of approximately $500,000 in annual savings- Responsible for managing approximately $250M in annual spend.

- Responsible for all Materials/Procurement/Supply Chain initiatives for vinyl window/door manufacturing facility employing 450 associates- Accountable for managing all Materials Mgmt/Procurement, Shipping, Receiving, & Logistics associates- Responsible for meeting or exceeding all established corporate metrics for facility including OTCD, Customer Backorders, Inventory Accuracy, & Procurement Cost Savings- Served as Ply Gem Corporate Commodity Manager for all glass and custom tempering, as well as rare gases for all 8 North American Ply Gem facilities ($50M in annual spend)- Accomplishments include negotiating long term agreement with major glass supplier for all Ply Gem facilities that yielded $400,000 in company-wide savings

- Responsible for managing all new program launches at Toledo facility in a cost effective and timely manner- Assembled and championed all cross-functional teams related to launches. Led cross-functional team of 25 people that successfully moved several window assembly lines from sister facilities within Ply Gem to the Toledo plant- Accomplishments include successfully launched brand new replacement window product in 2010 that yielded approximately $10 million in annual sales growth for facility

- Was responsible for all continuous improvement/operational excellence functions within facility- Served as an integral member of a successful plant turnaround team that included a group of experienced internal Change Agents, as well as an external Lean consulting team- Was responsible for training all employees in Lean Mfg. / Continuous Improvement tools (i.e. Kaizen, 5S, One Piece Flow, Standard Work, Line Balancing, Visual Management, Six Sigma, etc)- Accomplishments include serving as Project Champion for the implementation of the capacity modeling and line balancing of six window assembly lines that yielded approximately $480,000 in annual labor savings

- Worked to recognize poor processes that result in functional problems, high labor costs, poor quality, etc. Focused on root cause problem solving utilizing statistical analysis- Initiated productivity improvements such as set up time reduction, equipment downtime reduction, and scrap/rework reduction in areas of responsibility- Designed and implemented facilities layout, cellular manufacturing, and material flow plans to minimize cost. Developed resource plans (personnel, equipment, handling / flow, etc.) to anticipate and provide for needs in advance- Conducted manufacturing process time studies and establish all labor rates for 500-employee piece-rate manufacturing facility (Tier-One automotive supplier)- Facilitated SMED workshops (Single Minute Exchange of Dies), Value Stream Mapping workshops, Kaizen workshops, and cost reduction team meetings- Accomplishments included personally generating approximately $100,000 annually in cost reduction projects. Also, was promoted multiple times with company during tenure