SUMMARY:

• An accomplished Procurement, Materials Management, Supply Chain professional with a proven record of positive results and continuous improvement in both the manufacturing and service sectors. Effective in both individual and team environments with a goal conscious attitude. A meticulous drive toward achieving and maximizing Stakeholder and Stockholder investment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Eaton, OH

Managing Partner and Senior SAP Certified Solution Consultant

• MM/Procurement Consultation.
• Assisted with PCard and WAWF knowledge transfer to other consultants.
• Assisted with Procurement/Receiving and Invoicing.
• Reviewed Procurement Technical Functional Specification (TFS) changes during the transition of Prime Contractors.

Confidential, Eaton, OH

Managing Partner and Senior SAP Certified Solution Consultant

• Developed Consultant Power PowerPoint Presentations for Supply Chain IMG/SPRO configuration.
• Arranged Meetings via Skype or GoToMeeting video conference tools.
• Developed Business Process Procedures (BPP) and Technical Functional specifications (TFS) for the requested configuration.
• Supplied Functional Design Specifications (FDS) for certain Business Processes.
• Provided ‘how to’ documentation for specific transactions i.e. SQVI, SE16, Inbound Deliveries including configuration transaction codes.

Confidential, Reynolds, IN

Senior Buyer

• Assistance to the Company and Procurement Department to minimize Owner Operating Cost during the Company Bankruptcy proceedings. Magnetation LLC filed for Bankruptcy in May 2015. Magnetation later ceased all operations and closed the plant in October 2016.
• Sourced, negotiated, and procured machining/fabrications, Service Agreements, MRO supplies, and rentals.
• Expedited the procurement of critical items to idle down the plant.
• Conducted daily meetings to update production/maintenance personnel on priority deliveries and requested procurement of other critical items.

Confidential, Eaton, OH

Managing Partner and Senior SAP Certified Solution Consultant

• Prototyped (proof of concept), “armor plating”, implementation, and “rollout” of the concept of Consulting the Consultants.
• Socialized the concept among Peers with impressive reviews. This would be for the Consultant who wants to learn a different discipline.

Confidential, Eaton, OH

Managing Partner and Senior SAP Certified Solution Consultant

• Developed, Deployed and Supported WAWF functionality.
• Liaison for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) X12 to XML for Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) with core Internal/Interface Partners.
• Investigated and resolved system Issues otherwise known as HEAT Tickets.
• Validated the Global Exchange (GEX)/WAWF EDI outbound records to Navy ERP inbound records.
• Validated the Global Exchange (GEX)/WAWF EDI inbound records to Navy ERP outbound records.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Senior SAP Certified Solution Consultant

• Liaison for Electronic Data Interchange with core Business Partners and Prototyping segments for Process Unit Testing.
• Testing of Electronic Interfaces through EDI to SAP functional areas (Sales/Distribution and Billing).
• Optimized base configuration and master data based on Customer Inputs (CI) for Prototyping Units.
• Completed Configuration changes and Technical Function Scripts (TFS, or configuration scripts) for key areas of Materials Management/Procurement.
• Developed and completed Functional Design Specifications (FDS) for the following development objects: Vendor Master conversion, Purchase Info Record conversion, Purchase Requisition conversion, Purchase Order conversion, Supplier Portal with Business Warehouse and Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) vendor invoice portal. Unit tested the program logic upon completion and resolved associated test defects.
• Responsible for the successful prototype and configuration of Electronic Buyer Professional/Supplier Relationship Management, including Shopping Cart functionality, Confirmations, and associated R/3 Goods Receipts.
• Completed Business Process Procedures (BPP) for key areas of Procurement and associated Unit Test Scripts (UTS).
• Developed and presented Prototype Unit Demonstrations (a logical grouping of the Business Process Procedures) for Procurement to Navy project users.
• Documented key Procurement processes in Quick Test Pro and Test Director to support future automated testing within the Navy ERP system.
• SME for Navy ERP Wide Area Workflow EDI (WAWF) to DOD Enterprise - wide WAWF (Vendor Invoice Portal, Advanced Shipping Notice, Rejections and Confirmations).
• Implemented SAP ECC 5.0 for the Department of Defense Navy Merge ERP in Annapolis, MD for Naval Air Command (NAVAIR), Naval Supply Command (NAVSUP), Space and Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).
• Tested System Optimization and ECC upgrades following the Navy documented testing guidelines and protocol.
• Assessed all new Go-Live lifecycle installations of Echelon II Commands following the Navy documented testing guidelines and protocol. Collaborated with Echelon II Command leadership and identified/developed test case scenarios with the Command/Functional Teams signoff. Performed and executed all associated testing in Quick Test Professional/HP Quality Center applications.
• Tested all newly identified defects by the Commands and supported by the Program for RD/RU Environments. Performed actual testing and recordings in Quick Test Professional/HP Quality Center applications within the RQ Environment to support Navy Regression Testing Protocol.
• Documented Change Management/CHARMS for any Configuration Changes in RD environment.
• Implemented monitoring programs for MM/Procurement interface transmissions and created workaround steps for interface discrepancies.
• Upgraded from SAP ECC 5.0 to SAP ECC 6.0 for the Department of Defense Navy Merge ERP in Annapolis, MD for Naval Air Command (NAVAIR), Naval Supply Command (NAVSUP), Space and Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). Office of Naval Research Command (ONR), Strategic Systems Programs Command (SSP).
• Successfully tested and implemented SAP ECC 6.0 for the Department of Defense Navy Merge ERP in Annapolis, MD June 2012.

Confidential ., Chicago, IL

Senior SAP Certified Solution Consultant

• Assisted with the training of MRP and procurement processes/SAP transactions for the Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS) and the Rolls-Royce Company.
• Assisted Dickinson Information Technology personnel with new rollout systems testing.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Director of Procurement/Purchasing

• Centralized the Purchasing Department from five regions to the Corporate Office exercising national buying power through economies of scale and leverage volume buying.
• Renegotiated standing open long-term contracts.
• Negotiated core business product contracts.
• Responsible for the capital acquisition and negotiations of all over the road and capital equipment.
• Developed and implemented Purchasing Policies and Procedures nationwide.
• Instituted one primary database system across the five Regions programmed by Computer Guidance Corp. (CMS).
• Reduced the vendor database from 14,700 vendors to 7,100 vendors nationwide.
• Realized actual savings more than $3 million.

Confidential, Riverdale, IL

Manager of Procurement/Purchasing and Inventory/Stores

• Re-engineered the Purchasing Department with a reduction of 13 employees.
• Sourced, negotiated and procured approximately $450 million of raw materials, capital expenditures, energy (electricity, natural gas), international procurement, executory contracts, outside contractors, outside contractors, logistical contracts (rail, truck, barge, ships, air) of inbound procured raw materials, outside processing and MRO inventory.
• Negotiated the sale of all by-product related materials, waste stream products, and reclamation.
• Negotiated and procured all Major Capital Projects and Outside Sourcing including outside contractors, logistical contracts (rail, truck, barge, ships, air) of inbound procured raw materials and outside processing. This included the negotiation and completion of the Acme Construction Contract, insurance and safety compliance, waiver of liens and associated contract boilerplate.
• Responsible for the tracking of all capital expenditures and cost analysis reporting.
• Responsible for managing and tracking contractor compliance of Additional Insured Endorsements and Certificate of Insurance requirements.
• Responsible for managing the stores/warehouse personnel, inventory including inventory turnover, cycle inventory, stock levels, obsolescence, and spares.
• Negotiated and procured a $305 million continuous steel manufacturing caster.
• Negotiated and procured a $63 million SAP R3 (2.2E) Business System along with the functional/technical consultants.
• Appointed as Materials Management/Production Planning (MM/PP) Cross Functional Team Lead in the successful implementation of a fully integrated SAP R/3 (2.2E) information system. Effectively managed all phases of an enterprise-wide system implementation including software choice, prototype (proof of concept), "armor plating", implementation and "rollout". Also, took part in the business process reengineering project, which accompanied the system implementation:
• Served as Cross Functional Proc./MM/PP lead for the ERP Environment, including collaborating with the implementation teams of FI/CO, SD, and HR modules.
• Responsible for base configuration, functionality, testing, process scripting and training
• Reviewed and approved all MM/PP configuration correction transports (CTS) between SAP instances/ clients for development, configuration, testing, and production environments.
• Responsible for identifying and facilitating solutions for MM/PP “gaps” not met by base SAP functionality.