Dennis C.

Neidert
664 Wagon Wheel Lane
Marysville, Ohio 43040
H: (937) 642 - 6363
C: (513) 404 - 6724
E: dneidert05@yahoo.com

Contract Administrator * Supply Chain Manager

"I welcome the opportunity to not only utilize my skill sets, but
also my work experience to develop, evaluate, guide, and recommend
strategic and tactical contracting initiatives related to Engineered
Equipment, Construction and Maintenance Services."

Core Competencies
* QS 9000
* Staff Development
* Project Management
* Inventory Management
* Transactional Efficiency
* Procurement Operations
* Long/Short-Term Contracts
* Positive Return on Investment
* Situation Evaluation
* Strategic Planning & Initiatives
* Contract Review
* Contract Recommendations
* Lean Suppliers Management
* Vendor Negotiations
* Margin Improvement
* Multi-National ECommerce
* Procurement Systems
* Commodity Management

Career Highlights | Project Highlights

* Contract Administrator for only AEP Team to bring FGD/SCR
Retrofit project using Jet Bubbling Reactor technology ahead of
schedule and under budget. Manage development of contracts for
engineering, procurement and construction of projects. Previously
evaluated 2 new technologies by existing contractors to achieve
leveraged volume purchases expected to reduce purchasing costs 5% to
30% depending on acceptability of various alternative technologies
quoted. Contract Administrator ... Generation Business Services Group
... American Electric Power Services Company
* Guided $4 million (25%) savings with development of multi-
national e-procurement of injection molding dies; pre-qualified 27
sources in 14 countries and purchased 64 dies worth $16 million from
Portugal, Indonesia, and China and Operated in concert with North
American tooling procurement specialist and divisional purchasing
director as well as consulted with European-based international
procurement and engineering directors. Purchasing Supervisor ...
Valeo Climate Control
* Reduced costs $700,000 (7%) after pioneering pull type
commodities contract for bulk plastic resins; accord consolidated 4
plant agreements on 3 distributors on single source thus enabling
leverage of larger economy of scale via competitive negotiations into
more cost effective and performance metrics efficient package.
Purchasing Consultant ... Ranco North America
* Organized staff, maintained $60 million budget and exceeded
saving expectations of $3.5 million; amidst 1-day notice,
simultaneously assumed role as Interim Materials Facilitator
(Manager) for 4 months while also coordinating tool and die tier-1
outsource program for stamping dies used in manufacture of class 3
semi trucks. Purchasing Coordinator, Norwalk Plant ... Mayflower
Vehicle Systems.
* Administered $350 million budget and supervised/developed 9
buyers and 3 coordinators while also serving as 1 of 4 managers
spearheading MRO computerized purchasing project; working within
automotive and motorcycle MRO group, oversaw procurement of capital
equipment, construction and maintenance activity for combined
facility. Procurement administrator, Group Leader ... Honda of
America Manufacturing
* Appointed as primary troubleshooter for reconstruction of world's
largest computerized open hearth electric arc furnace in Alloy, West
Virginia; within 9 months, brought project previously 20% over budget
and 3 months late to completion 10% under budget and 3 months early.
Subsequently offered position of Administrative Assistant to Plant
Materials Manager. Troubleshooter ... Union Carbide Ferro-Alloys Plant
* Developed companies first computerized multi-site contracts for
electrical commodities at 15 facilities across US and Puerto Rico;
achievement came subsequent to successive promotions to National
Coordinator for Electrical Commodities from Regional Electrical
Commodities Buyer, and Electrical Commodities Buyer. Union Carbide
Corp. ... Chemicals and Plastics Division Equipment Engineering and
Procurement Group.

Professional Experience
American Electric Power ... Columbus, Ohio * 2004 to Present
Major electricity provider generating 36,000 megawatts of
electricity at more than 30 facilities in 11 States; 2003 revenue
eclipsed $14 billion with operations supported by 20,000 associates
(Position contracted through Think Energy Corp. based in Atlanta,
Georgia).
Contract Administrator ... Generation Business Services Group ...
American Electric Power Services Company
Brought in to develop contractual terms and conditions contributing
to optimization of equipment and services costs thus facilitating
long term financial goals; responsible for $250 million contract
activity, collaborate with engineering department in formulation of
requests for major engineering pollution abatement and environment
projects.
Create, administer and negotiate contracts, analyze/discern terms,
pricing and equipment/contractor quoted; prepare, evaluate, assess
risk and recommend strategic/tactical initiatives for engineered
equipment, construction and maintenance services; contracts consume
Wet Flue Gas Desulphurization Systems, Selective Catalytic Reduction
Systems, Electrostatic Precipitators, Balanced Draft Systems,
Electrical Generation Boilers and supporting buildings and
structures. Experienced Contract Administrator on development and
maintenance of numerous fleet-wide multi-plant Service Agreements.
* Participated in negotiation and development of 9 contracts at
Conesville Plant site. Worked with Projects and Field Services to
evaluate and award contracts for engineering, procurement and
construction of FGD, SCR, SO3 and Boiler Modifications Retrofit
Project equipment and structures with sights set on leveraging volume
purchases expected to reduce purchasing costs 5% to 30%.
* Serve as Generation Business Systems (GBS) Administrator for
research and incorporation of Diversity/Small Business Contractor
Development Program; serve as Coordinator between (GBS) Contract
Administration and Risk Management for Contractor Insurance
Certification and Update Program.
* With sights set on improving productivity and eliminating
redundancy, developed contracts enabling contractors to absorb
functions previously performed by AEP; contractors expected to
palletize and modularize their subassemblies to facilitate easier and
quicker installation.
* Facilitated perceived competitive conflict of interest involving
allocation of bid information between contractor and project
architect; collaborated with legal department in development of 3rd
party consent agreement thus enabling AEP to release technical
information with legal grounds ensuring integrity and security of
information.
* Saved $539,000 of $1,540,000 invoice after performing
comprehensive cost analysis of additional contracted work requested
by AEP; worked in concert with finance department and senior
engineer, and discovered 35% difference versus performing work in-
house and strategically guided contractor through successful cost
reduction investigation.
* Contract Administrator on Mercury Monitoring Project.

Valeo Climate Control ... Fairfield, Ohio * 1998 to 2003

Operating division of Valeo, Inc., world's 5th largest automotive
parts supplier; annual income approximated $16.5 billion with 65,000
employed in 152 plants worldwide.
Purchasing Supervisor ... Hamilton Plant
Supporting plant operations, oversaw procurement of entire line of
capital equipment, construction, maintenance, service contracting and
multi-modal transportation operations as well as MRO commodities;
simultaneously served as North American Logistics Coordinator
accountable for creation of system of logistics contracts for
overland, sea, and air freight supporting 3 regional and 7 national
plants. Direct expenditures within plant approximated $32 million
with coordinated activities surpassing $150 million. Supervised 1
assistant responsible for monitoring MRO activities and supporting e-
commerce bidding initiatives. Negotiated and contracted 150,000
square-feet of leased warehouse space and maintained approximately
90,000 square-feet of owned warehouse space; also negotiated and
contracted rolling stock for Hamilton Plant.
* Gained recognition as leader in supply base reduction and
expenditure efficiency after reducing supply base to 265 from 850
suppliers, lowering freight carriers to 19 from 93 and bringing in
repetitive annual savings via leverages assumed in volume
negotiations and master supplier program.
* Reduced MRO expenditures $1.4 million to $650,000 over 5 years
with placement of SMED concepts and use of potential problem analysis
principles in concert with involved employee teams.
* Fulfilled primary objective of working with supplier to
continuously improve pricing 15% every year as required in provisions
of partnering agreements; set practical continuous improvement goals
to achieve annual price reductions. Final year of tenure averaged
savings of 19% against total capital, logistics and MRO expenditures.
* Guided 28% reduction in overhead costs with introduction of
computerized automated requisitioning and ordering system;
implementation finished on schedule and earned accolades with system
eventually adopted by entire corporation. Also trained 50 plant users
on use of system resulting in 25% productivity improvement
* Orchestrated coordination of 3 new international tool and die
suppliers employing bid via online ecommerce reverse auction;
performed situation and problem analyses and discovered open bidding
leverage enabled best quality at most favorable price.
* During RFP phase, overcame hurdles associated with 60% of bidders
being new and international (multiple languages and time zones),
placement of data format engineering spec and blueprints in secure
web site, delivery of training to suppliers and internal engineers,
provision of contractual document bid groupings and scope documents,
and attainment of releases for follow-up negotiations.

Ranco North America ... Plain City, Ohio * 1997 to 1998

Manufacturer of controls for heating ventilation and air
conditioning systems; annual revenue exceeded $800 million with 600
employees. Subsidiary of British multinational holding company, SIEBE.
Purchasing Consultant
Contracted to coordinate procurement of $20 million in plastic and
rubber commodities including resins, metallic stampings and screw
machine parts, fasteners, springs, packaging hoses, mechanical
commodities and foreign purchases; brought in on direct basis to
support move of plant assembly operations to Mexico.
* Lowered cost of plastic resin $5 million (7%) after negotiating
volume-based bulk resin purchase terms; consolidated US and Mexico
operations to 1 primary supplier with shipping terms transferred from
FOB shipping point for LTL shipments to FOB destination on regularly
scheduled LTL shipment thus adding additional $50 million reduction.
* Within 6 months of employment, reduced costs $120,000 after
renegotiating unjustified plant service agreements.
* Strategically downsized volume of suppliers while also reducing
and focusing supply base for manufacturing functions remaining in
Plain City.

Mayflower Vehicles Systems, Inc. ... Norwalk, Ohio * 1995 to 1996

British owned manufacturer of body panels for class 3 semi trucks,
specialty vehicles and after market parts (most recognized would be
double decker tour buses used throughout London and Paris); US
operations done in 3 manufacturing facilities and
engineering/headquarters facility in Detroit. Annual revenue
approximate $1.5 billion with operations supported by 1,500 employees.
Purchasing Agent & Interim Materials Manager
Positioned to develop stamping suppliers, tool and die maintenance,
and repair programs as well as contract outsourced stamping
operations in support of aftermarket production runs for Ford,
Chrysler, and General Motors parts; purchasing expenditures totaling
more than $40 million went to steel, body panel stampings, tools and
dies, capital equipment, construction, robotized welding equipment,
welding Supplies, and MRO commodities. Oversaw 2 buyers, quality
control engineer and purchasing assistant.
Assumed 4-month role of Interim Materials Manager and tasked to
administer $50 million budget employed to coordinate
receiving/warehousing and implementation of new MRP-II program
networked throughout U S and European facilities; simultaneously
performed Purchasing Agent duties during 4-month tenure. Supervised 2
assistant managers and 30 associates throughout purchasing,
production scheduling, receiving, shipping and warehousing
departments.
* Ushered in 7% budget savings for Chrysler Prowler project after
administering sourcing, contracting, tracking, and coordination of
plant renovation and modernization project; consolidated Mayflower
Project Team with Chrysler Prowler Team and presided over bi-weekly
team meetings to address project status.
* Reduced cost of supply distribution 25% via strategic elimination
of emergency shipments, excess inventory and incorrect parts ID;
furthermore, continuous improvement methodology initiated within
production planning group ensured ongoing enhancements in supply
continuity planning.
* Appointed as member of QS-9000 certification team responsible for
supply chain materials and purchasing areas; guided and assisted key
suppliers in obtaining ISO-9000 certification.
* Exceeded $2.5 million (5%) goal of annual purchasing cost
reductions; also eliminated 750 suppliers after assuming position
with inherited system of almost every machine shop and hardware
supplier in Northern Ohio.
* During tenure as Interim Materials Manager, successfully
maintained 100% on time shipping metric, fostered concerted work
effort in direct reports, and installed bar code readers and POGO
recognition check points as important facet of new pull type
inventory system revising production lines to reduce WIP inventories,
thus enabling JIT delivery system to account for scrap.
* Oversaw creation of critical choke points on PERT PATH to ensure
supply continuity and implemented post-event audit of supply chain
disruptions as part of standard operating procedure to ensure
analysis and permanent counter measure of cause.

US Electric Car, Inc. ... Detroit, Michigan * 1994 to 1995

Manufacturer of battery-operated electric vehicles.
Purchasing Manager
Personally recruited by former General Motors Vice President, Bob
Sacerman, to spearhead construction of plant used to build new Ford
electric pickup truck; hand chosen due to reputation gained after
work done on construction of 2nd assembly line at Honda of America.

BMY/Wayne Wheeled Vehicles ... Marysville, Ohio * 1993 to 1994

Manufacturer of school busses and eventually mobile artillery
pieces; owned by parent company, Harshco.
Purchasing Consultant
Contributed to industry record of 12% profitable production ramp-up
in less than one year; served as Electrical/Mechanical Procurement
Team Leader and oversaw activities of 2 assistant buyers.

Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. ... Marysville, Ohio

1986 to 1993
Major manufacturer of full line of vehicles and motorcycles.
Purchasing Administrator/Group Leader
Overseeing staff of 12, steered entire scope of capital equipment,
construction, tooling investment projects as well as MRO, MRP, EDI
and service contracts; assumed knowledge of and refined use of Deming
Philosophies of Quality Control, Production Throughput and Team
Building. Promoted twice at 2-year intervals of which normally set at
4-year slots.
* Set forth recycling and scrap sales initiative effectively
generating $3 million revenue annually.
* Notable projects included procurement of requisite equipment
giving power house oil fired and coal fired capability to satisfy
emissions standards; installation of second assembly line within
automotive plant and purchase of robotized powder coat paint system
* Served as advisor for Four Quality Circles, winner of 1992 global
competition with recycling theme; first American team to win
competition.

Education
Marshall University / West Virginia College of Graduate Studies ...
Huntington, West Virginia
Master in Business Administration
West Virginia Institute of Technology ... Montgomery, West Virginia
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Associate of Science in Electrical Engineering

Professional Membership
Member - National Association of Purchasing Managers

Keywords:
Materials Manager, Purchasing Manager, Contracts Coordinator