Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Supplier Strategies

Rob Allman

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Career Focus

Results-oriented, self-directed and motivated procurement / purchasing supervisor with thirteen years of experience in purchasing and contract manufacturing. Strong communication skills to maintain and grow relationships internally and externally with customer base through pro-active cost savings, multilayer management, team building and cross functional areas.

Summary of Skills

B2B/BTO/CTO/FRU strategies

Accomplishments

Supply Chain Management Inventory Cost Reduction

Implemented new strategy along with a team for pull / push program with external hard drive supplier reducing inventory levels by 2.0 million dollars monthly.

New Supplier Strategies

Introduced and approved new local suppliers to create positive PPV.

Customer Management / Interface

Management of end customer relationship with minimal CAR's (corrective action requests).

Professional Experience

JABIL Circuit Purchasing Supervisor Memphis, TN Supervise and support a staff of 5 buyers Responsible for overseeing procurement practices and supporting annual revenues of $360 million, responsible for spend of $90-120 Million annually for a specific work cell. Main supply sources in Malaysia, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Mexico and United States. Managed special projects, Supplier Development, performed supplier audits and served as primary liaison and escalation point between customer and all procurement activities. Created internal and external customized reports and KPI metric packages. Worked closely with work cell manager, business unit manager, finance, controller and directors to improve profitability, cost, forecast development and accuracy.

MANUFACTURERS' SERVICES LIMITED Supply Chain Specialist Sandston, VA Packaging supply chain specialist responsible for $20 million quarter spend. Effective with scheduling, cost analysis, project management and supplier contract negotiations. Implemented cost savings of $340K per year with a pallet elimination project plan and developed Reduce, Re-use and Recycle “Green” recycling program for the entire plant.

AMERICAN HOMEPATIENT Operation Manager Richmond, VA Managed and directed all areas of operations for two separate branches in Richmond and Farmville. Managed staff of 36 employees including sales force, customer service, field technicians, warehouse and billing department. Responsible for sales revenue within managed contracts,marketing missions and expanding customer base, monitored compliance of major vendor programs and maximizing cost savings.

Canaan Printing

April 2004 to June 2013

May 2000 to April 2004

May 1998 to May 2000

February 1997 to May 1998

Project management

Process development

MRP, SAP

Excel, Microsoft tools

Supply chain management

Global sourcing

Implemented consignment programs with local and over seas suppliers.

Improved supplier hub solutions through forecast involvement and innovative collaboration.

Negotiated terms within supplier SLA's (Service Level Agreements).

VMI, SLA's, SOIA, Consignment programs

Hub solutions

Recruitment and retention

KAIZEN's

Reverse logistics

Territory Sales Experience

Sales Representative Richmond, VA Provided solutions for customers using commercial printing materials through outside cold calling and phone sales. Created new business opportunities. Introduced new printing and sales procedures for forms management and document control which increased personal and company client base and client relationship selling techniques.

Data Supply Inc Account Executive Jacksonville, F L Consultant for a large business forms manufacturer and commercial printing company providing turnkey solutions and quality service to high-end large corporations. Assisted clients in reaching target markets more efficiently by retrieving market data faster, reducing the cost of materials, understanding large complex sales cycles and suggesting alternative solutions and implementing programs that would benefit the customers' bottom line. Worked closely with clients to design custom forms, custom commercial projects and digital printing to enhance customers' presence in the market. Provided turnkey solutions in statement mailings for the banking industry, which helped speed up the statement processing and provided sales presentations individually and as a team to grow customer and company clients.

Education

Florida Community College Associate of Arts: Business Marketing Jacksonville, FL, Duval

Professional Affiliations

Total Quality Management Training (TQM) - Personal Getting Tings Done (David Allen Company) - Personal Breakthrough Thinking (International Group Inc) - Jabil Leadership Principle, Development Dimension Training - Jabil Negotiating for the Industry - Jabil Supplier Management - Jabil How to Stay out of Court training - Jabil Lean, Root Cause, and Kaizen training - Jabil Document Management Industries of America (DMIA)

January 1995 to February 1997

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