Materials Manager/Supply Chain Director
Resume:
Dwayne Brown
London, Kentucky *****
Telephone: 606-***-**** / E-Mail: aca6gi@r.postjobfree.com
Achievement-Oriented Purchasing and Materials Management Director
Seeking a challenging, senior level, purchasing/supply chain management
position that offers the opportunity to utilize my skills and experience to
lead an organization in exceeding its goals and objectives.
PROFILE:
. Background encompasses extensive, senior level, management experience in
the following key positions of responsibility: VP of Operations,
Purchasing and Materials Management with multi-facilities/locations,
Procurement Specialist, Materials Planning, and Project Management
. Strengths: Extremely motivated high-energy individual; excellent
communication/interpersonal skills; achievement-oriented; negotiations;
strategic planning; project management; problem solving; team building
. Computer experience: SAP; BAAN; AS400; Lawson; Word; Excel; PowerPoint;
Publisher
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
? Overall Organization Management ? Indirect and
Direct Procurement
? Purchasing/Supply Chain Management ? Conflict
Management
? International Procurement & Contract ? New location Start-
up & Commissioning
Negotiation ?
Development of Purchasing Policies/Procedures
? Production Control/Materials Management ? Overall P&L
Responsibility
? Global Sourcing/Negotiation ? ISO14000 and
TS16949 development/compliance
? Hiring, Training, Supervision, Employee ?
Management of vendor relationships
Motivation, Performance Evaluations & ? Waste removal
in all areas (cost savings)
Terminations ? Problem
Solving & Decision Making
? Change agent/leader ? SAP, AS400,
Lawson, and BAAN implementation ? Catastrophe Planning
? Project Management
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
. VP of Operations, Southeast KY, (Star Robbins & Company): Diversified
the business by adding new product lines, renegotiated existing
contracts, changed all processes and removed waste, and renegotiated all
procurement contracts.
. Purchasing/Materials Manager, (CTA Acoustics, Inc.): After a tragic
plant explosion, I was the key senior manager which travelled globally
and negotiated/procured equipment, raw materials, and indirect goods and
services for the start up of a brand new facility. I was responsible for
negotiations and contracts. Pricing, delivery, and start up goals were
exceeded. Achieved multi-million $ savings annually.
. Procurement Specialist, Upstate South Carolina (Fuji Photo Film, Inc.):
Key purchasing member of seven expansion projects at the Fuji
Manufacturing site. SAP system implementation purchasing team member.
Achieved multi-million $ savings annually.
EDUCATION:
. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (1999); Southern Wesleyan
University, Central, SC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
? Brown Management Group, LLC
2005 to present
London, Kentucky
Owner/Consultant
. Project Management Firm focusing on overall management,
procurement/materials management and overall business turnaround (waste
removal in all areas)
. Serve as change agent for business owners
. Report directly to Presidents or CEO/COOs
. Guide and direct management in the areas of purchasing, supply chain,
production, sales, marketing and financial aspects of the organization's
services in order to remove waste and improve overall P&L
. Manage those who direct purchasing, customer service, sales, operations,
and IT departments
. Manage all negotiations: capital, direct and indirect procurement
. Evaluate the results of the overall operations regularly and
systemically, and report these results to the Presidents or CEOs
? Star Robbins & Company
2009 to 2012
London, Kentucky
VP of Operations
. Managed all aspects of the organization
. Guided and directed purchasing/supply chain, sales/marketing, promotion,
and financial aspects of the organization's products and services
. Directed the preparation of long-range plans and budgets
. Oversaw managers who directed department activities that implement the
organization's policies (including sales, finance, operations, customer
service and IT)
. Facilitated and ensured compliance by all employees to company policies
and procedures
. Negotiated and managed indirect procurement)
. Recruited, interviewed and made hiring decisions
. Negotiated and managed all capital procurement
. Trained, motivated, and provided continuous development of
managers/staff
. Represented company within the community
? CTA Acoustics, Inc.
2000 to 2005
Corbin, Kentucky
Materials Manager
. Senior Staff level position, reported directly to the President/COO
. Planned, directed, and controlled the global procurement of raw
materials, capital equipment, packaging, and indirect purchases
. Managed all aspects of the Supply Chain Team (Purchasing, Logistics,
Customer Service, and Storeroom)
. Coordinated the implementation of a fully integrated ERP System (BAAN)
. Established long-term contracts with Global suppliers for all major raw
materials and indirect spends
. After a tragic plant explosion, I was the key senior manager that
travelled globally and procured materials and equipment for the start up
of a brand new facility
? Fujifilm
1990 to 2000
Greenwood, South Carolina
Procurement Specialist, Capital/MRO Buyer, Buyer/Planner
. Planned and purchased raw materials, capital equipment, and indirect
purchases for all seven factories
. Start up team member for the Photographic Industry's most successful
factory commissioning and debut
. Contract negotiation, formation, and implementation for all capital
goods and services
. SAP & ISO Implementation team member
REFERENCES:
Mitch Howard
Star Robbins & Company, HR Manager
853 E 4th St
London, KY 40741
Bill Konwiczka
*former HR Manager of CTA Acoustics, Inc
100 CTA Blvd.
Corbin, KY 40701
Rob Clark
*former Quality Manager of CTA Acoustics, Inc
100 CTA Blvd.
Corbin, KY 40701
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Sherry Wagers
CTA Acoustics, Inc., HR Manager
100 CTA Blvd.
Corbin, KY 40701
Mike Walde
Fuji Photo Film, Inc., Sr. Manager Purchasing and Planning
211 Pucketts Ferry Rd.
Greenwood, SC 29649
What others are saying...
"I highly endorse Dwayne both from a professional and a personal level. He
is a skilled purchasing/operational individual with character and strong
values. I am confident Dwayne would be successful in any purchasing,
materials, logistics or operational challenge presented to him."
Bill Konwiczka (HR Manager at CTA Acoustics, Inc.) worked directly with
Dwayne at CTA Acoustics, Inc.
"Dwayne is operationally savvy in every sense of the word. While he was at
CTA, he was involved in rebuilding a company that experienced catastrophe
on a scale most people cannot fathom. He worked hard with all vendors and
show exceptional leadership skills internally and externally. Dwayne set
the example of commitment for his group and was an integral component for
the success of CTA Acoustics."
Rob Clark (Quality Manager at CTA Acoustics, Inc. ) worked directly with
Dwayne at CTA Acoustics, Inc.
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