Tony Barten Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Manage Stores, AOG, Logistics

Savage, Minnesota

Savage, Minnesota

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• I managed the sourcing process for all major maintenance projects. Based on my previous relationships with suppliers, we were able to source materials at a much lower cost. I introduced a strategy around supplier evaluation / selection and negotiation of terms to drive down our cost and meeting our quality and performance targets.• Our Inventory and procurement strategies, lead to a consistent 97% on time performance. • I introduced a strategy to impact our cost of ownership by better managing surplus sales and the disposition of obsolete/non effective material.• I was able to bring the Supply Chain and the Maintenance leadership teams together to develop SOP. This resulted in trust between the teams and highly accurate inventory.•I established credit terms with suppliers that did not previously exist, which gave us more flexibility and purchase power. •I developed my direct reports based on their personal experience, their professional goals and the company goals. While ensuring that employees were cast in the best roles in order for the company to be successful. • I was able to save the company substantial amounts of money by negotiating and establishing supplier contracts for key commodities.• I managed the entire commodity life cycle, including source selection, vendor oversight and asset acquisition/disposition• I made a massive overhaul of how our logistics operated with no less a 50k annual savings in our FedEx shipping alone. I was able to reduce the counter to counter shipping 60% and introduced the company to 3PLs who enabled us to be more efficient. • I was responsible for Stockroom Management including the design, organization, security, safety compliance, training and personnel.• I introduced the audit preparation processes, which lead to impeccable reviews, from both internal and external parties. (FAA, DOD, OSHA.)• I was direct report for shipping/receiving operations for both domestic and international.

Wilmington Ohio

• At ASTAR I was able to significantly reduce aircraft cost of ownership by cutting out parts brokers and use direct sourcing. • I purchased all parts and materials required for aircraft overhaul• I was responsible for overseeing all aspects of international Logistics• I diligently followed up on discrepancies to ensure correct inventory and reconcile cycle counts on hand inventory.

Responsible for acquiring the necessary parts for grounded aircraftSourcing and logistics, Negotiation, Budget Management, Inventory Control, etc..

Apics, Cpm

Coursework for CPM certificate though Xavier University

Bachelor Of Science Degree