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David RidoutDavid RidoutA Purchasing A Purchasing Professional Professional
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OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVEA challenging positionA challenging position
where where my experience and my experience and organizationalorganizational
and problem solving skills can be utilized and problem solving skills can be utilized
to add to the bottom lineto add to the bottom line
SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Selected, hired and trained three buyers for Goss Graphics, supervised and guided employee performance and development
Results:
Two employees became senior buyers within four years.
SUPERVISING and GUIDING
SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Negotiated three year agreement with supplier of drive controls, strengthened negotiating position by developing alternate supplier
Results:
Supplier committed to three year contract.
Price in first year was reduced 7%
Additional 11% reduction in years two and three.
Negotiations resulted in annual savings of $200,000.
NEGOTIATING
SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Established procedures for inventory control, shipping, receiving, raw material requisitioning and cycle counting functions at new fastener manufacturing plant.
Trained and supervised personnel for those functions.
Results:
Functions were performed accurately and smoothly from start-up with inexperienced personnel.
PLANNING and ORGANIZING
SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Initiated effort to standardize basic control units to reduce lead time and cost
Devised methodology of structuring engineering drawings to define common and variable elements of a group of machine controls.
Multiple drawings were consolidated into two with fixed and variable elements.
Results:
Reduced cost of controls from $16,000 to $14,000 each and reduced lead time from 18 weeks to 14 weeks.
INITIATING ACTION
SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Developed customer spare parts kit purchasing capability rather than buying individual components.
Coordinated with accounting, production control and inventory control and assisted in modifying their procedures to accommodated change.
Results:
Savings of $75,000 were realized in material handling costs and accounts payable labor on first application
Process was subsequently adopted across entire range of purchased commodities.
ESTABLISHING SYSTEMS
EXPERIENCE
Group LeaderSenior Buyer
Buyer
Goss Graphic Systems, Inc. Rockwell Graphic Systems
Cedar Rapids, IA1979 - 2001
Responsibilities at Goss/Rockwell Graphic Systems
Managed group of four purchasing personnel with responsibility for numerous and varied commodities, outside services, facility service contracts and MRO
Responsibilities at Goss/Rockwell Graphic Systems
Purchased electrical and mechanical auxiliary systems for customer sites and contracted and scheduled installation
Purchased electrical control systems, assemblies and components.
$15-20 million annual spend responsibility
Responsibilities at Goss/Rockwell Graphic Systems
Teamwork with engineering, project management, and finance on a local and corporate basis from inception of quotation to customer through completion of installation at customer site
EXPERIENCE
Purchased OEM commodities, including motors, controls, printed circuit board assemblies, sensors, sheet metal assemblies, hose, pneumatics, molded plastics … and others.
Buyer
Century Engineering Co.Cedar Rapids, IA
1977-1979
EXPERIENCE
Buyer
Camcar Textron
Decorah, IA
1975-1977
Purchased all plant MRO materials and outside production services.
Established purchasing function for plant
Developed consigned tooling program
EXPERIENCE
Production Control Coordinator
Camcar Textron
Decorah, IA
1973-1975
Supervised material handling, shipping and receiving, and trucking personnel
Created and Implemented all related procedures at new plant
EDUCATION
MBA in progress
Regis University, Denver, Colorado
Bachelor of ArtsLuther College, Decorah, Iowa 1970
Political Science and History
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Received CPM 1984
Chair of Professional Development for Eastern Iowa Purchasing Management Association
Taught CPM Review courses
Currently working on Lifetime CPM
David RidoutDavid RidoutA Purchasing ProfessionalA Purchasing Professional
4007 Treeline Ct NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52411
Ph: (319) 395-7633
Fx: (530) 364-7965
E-mail: [email protected]
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