Owner Resume Cincinnati, Ohio - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Combines 30+ years of progressively responsible business experience in:
Development for new Product lines Continuous Process Improvement
Materials Management & Inventory Control Cost Reduction & Containment
Interfacing with Sales personnel Customer Relationship Management
Contract Negotiations & Administration Staff Development & Leadership
Budgeting, Forecasting and Management of co - packers
Expert planning, organizational, leadership and negotiation skills demonstrated through management of over $250 million in domestic and international contracts annually. Innovative in identifying and implementing changes in procurement policies, systems and methodologies to improve performance, capture opportunities, and facilitate positive and profitable change. A strong negotiator with an excellent track record of reducing costs while enhancing the quality of operations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Owner

Responsibilities:

Food and Beverage industry consultant. Working with customers to increase market shares through more efficient methods. Providing healthy, innovative product choices with improved processes that offer sustainability while reducing costs. Develop new clients. Sell a variety of products from various meat products to fully cooked entrees in several different states and Mexico. Assess customer needs and offer products that are leading edge supply solutions.

Confidential, Cincinnati, Ohio

Director of Co-Packed Products

Responsibilities:

Responsible for $250 million in purchases, delivering the highest quality product at the lowest cost with the fastest delivery through cost containment, continuous process improvement, technology innovation, supplier relations and team leadership. Direct the entire outsourcing operations for all Confidential Foods products. Direct and supervise a staff of five including two strategic sourcing managers and a quality assurance manager.

Confidential, Memphis, Tennessee

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Responsibilities:

Promoted through several increasingly responsible management and purchasing assignments which includes management of Capital and MRO, Meat, Outsourced Products, and Packaging. Responsible for inventory management, MRP, total Procurement process and quality management. Directed six people located in four locations. Responsible for Capital Expenditure Request thru executive management approval.

Confidential

Divisional Purchasing Manager

Responsibilities:

Managed the planning, scheduling, vendor sourcing, negotiations, supply, capital equipment and all plant purchases.

Confidential

Special Projects Manager

Responsibilities:

Remarkable management skills with proven ability to coordinate multifaceted activities, determine and analyze problems and implement corrective actions. Developed analysis to locate assets that were idle and unused. Assisted senior management in liquidation plans to improve cash flow, making the company more attractive for acquisition. Spearheaded the sale of the company to Confidential .

Confidential

Cost Accounting Manager

Responsibilities:

Responsible for all the cost accounting functions, including the P & L for monthly financial results. Inventory responsibility, production efficiency reporting, overhead allocations, and the sale and delivery of excess production capacity. Developed a cost model for the allocation of overhead by product, enabling all products true costing to be better understood and pricing to become more competitive.