Resume of Timothy J.

DeBruin
639 E Woodcrest Drive
Appleton, WI 54915
(Home) 920.830.3498
(Cell) 920.850.1383
tdc3cf3c@westpost.net
Global Supply Chain professional with 20 years experience in worldwide supply ch
ain management, strategic sourcing, revenue development, acquisitions, cost savi
ngs, strategic planning and exceeding revenue and growth objectives.

2008 to 2010 Coating Excellence International, LLC (CEI),

Wrightstown, WI, private flexible packaging manufacturer.
Vice President of Supply Chain. Responsible to CEO for aggressive expansion pl
an, identifying and implementing state of the art technologies, and implementing
best practices to drive change and cost savings.
* Implemented all KPIs and best practices for managing supply chain efficiency.
Result: Drove sales revenues from $160MM to $250MM.
* Developed global supply chain strategy to manage risk, strategic partners from
India, Turkey and South America, international import/export systems, raw mater
ials sourcing, vendor negotiation/management, domestic & international freight c
ontracts, 3PL relationships and quality systems. Result: Import volume growth f
rom 25 to 500 containers/year, generating $30MM in sales revenue and $350M annua
l freight cost savings.
* Directed domestic and international Purchasing team with $150MM annual spend,
driving change in purchasing strategy from cost-focus to profit-focus. Result: L
everaged commodity buying, generating $1.5MM in annual resin buy savings.
* Hired and trained International Supply Chain Manager, supervised overseas buyi
ng, logistics, import/export compliance, NAFTA and AD/CVD enforcement and circum
vention. Result: Product line growth exceeding 200% while driving high profit.
* Managed team initiative for ERP systems upgrade and implemented a scheduling o
ptimization system to increase visibility and efficiencies across manufacturing.
Result: System launched on time and within budget.
* Delivered exceptional customer service with low working capital. Result: Incr
eased on-time delivery and order accuracy to levels exceeding 95%.
* Identified gaps and upgraded purchasing, customer service and scheduling skill
sets to achieve higher level demand planning and inventory management and balan
ced work load to capacity constraints. Result: High impact supply chain team c
apable of delivering results.

2002 to 2008 School Specialty, Inc. (SSI), Greenville, WI, $1.2 billion, largest
domestic supplier of school products.
Director of Global Sourcing Operations. Globalized SSI's supply chain with foc
us on China and Asian markets. Directed and implemented bottom-up import/export
program, supplier sourcing, supplier relations and audits, logistics, and offsho
re consolidation of international purchases. Result: Managed total imports of $
80MM/year, generating $200MM in revenues.
* Hired/trained/managed core sourcing team, including Sourcing Managers, Interna
tional Logistics Specialists, Purchasers and Compliance Managers. Result: Import
volumes grew to > 2M containers/year, using 45 ports of origin.
* Launched SSI's private brand, School Smart(R). Result: Generated >$130MM reven
ues/year through sourcing initiatives.
* Implemented Vendor Management/Lead Time Reduction Programs with SSI's top 25 i
nternational suppliers. Result: Successfully reduced order lead times on intern
ational orders from 120 to 45-60 days, as measured from date PO issued to final
warehouse delivery.

1999-2002 Banta Corporation, Healthcare Products, Neenah, WI, manufacturer of he

althcare paper products.
Vice President of Supply Chain. Managed Customer Service, Production Planning,
Purchasing, Inventory Control, Distribution, Warehousing, Shipping, Logistics an
d Asian Sourcing Initiative.
* Established sourcing programs throughout mainland China, Taiwan, and Thailand
, managed transitions of low profit SKUs to higher margin Asian sourced goods Re
sult: Expanded container volume from 8 in 1999 ($320M in sales) to 400 container
s in 2002 ($16MM in sales).
* Implemented a highly effective logistics and cost reduction programs. Result:
Reduced freight expenses >$400M annually, decreased inventory levels from > $16
.5MM to < $9.4MM, reached annual cost savings of $1.5MM.
* Created Hong Kong/Asian Sourcing Office and oversaw 4-member team. Result: Ef
fectively managed sourcing, supplier relations, purchasing, logistics and qualit
y control.
* Delivered best practices/technologies. Result: Developed Order Allocation Log
ic, Warehouse Consolidation, Forecasting, MPS, MRP, Shop Floor Control, and DRP
systems.

1996 to 1999 Fiskars, Inc., Madison, WI, global manufacturer and distributor of
tools, cutting instruments.
Manager of Operations, Corporate. Developed and drove change across operations
in 24 divisions of Fiskars, Inc. ($720MM in sales), including developing foreca
sting, production planning, materials requirement planning (MRP), customer servi
ce, warehousing, and distribution functions.
* Implemented WMS software, integrating forecasting, customer service, productio
n planning, MRP and distribution functions. Result: Successful $1.5MM capital ex
penditure with a 5-month payback.
* Integrated a full ERP and created operational foundation to support a dynamic
sales and marketing operation. Result: Successful turnaround of $22MM company.
* Acquisitions: Served on Acquisitions Team during Due Diligence processes and
created and executed takeover plans for successful integration into corporate st
rategy. Result: 6 successful acquisitions and 14 due diligence processes in Eur
ope and US.
1990 to 1996 Newell Group, Anchor Hocking Glass Company, Lancaster, OH, glass ma
nufacturer.
Positions of progressive responsibility including: Production Inventory Control
Manager, Forecasting Manager and Senior Master Scheduler.
1986 to 1990 International Paper Co./Akrosil Div., Menasha, WI and Lancaster, OH
, pressure-sensitive release products manufacturer.
Positions of progressive responsibility as Materials Manager in start-up facili
ty and as Market Associate.
Education MBA in Logistics, Ohio University.
BS, Business Administration & Communications, Univ. of Wisconsin, Stevens Poin
t.
Affiliations/
Certifications 2008- present, Advisor to UW Advisory Committees on Global Busin
ess Conditions.
2006 to present, active speaker at area colleges and high sc
hool on global business.
APICS Certified, CPIM, active member since 1994.
Working Knowledge of computer MRP/MRPII/ERP/WMS/Forecasting systems, Axapta, Pr
eactor, Excel, Microsoft Word and other software programs.