ROBERT J.

ROMAN 11660 Church St, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Email: (310) 738-4826 A collaborative, results oriented supply chain executive with experience in glob al procurement, demand management, strategic planning and customer fulfillment f or leading companies in the consumer brands, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and p ackaging industries. Highly skilled in building global cross-functional teams, w orkflow systems, streamlining processes; driving synergies and efficiencies acro ss the supply chain. Leadership in the management of all direct and indirect cat egories of spends for commodities and services within the company. An expert neg otiator, consistently building positive relationships with internal stakeholders , external suppliers and customers. Exceptional interpersonal skills, a proven " change agent" that builds credibility at all levels of the organization. CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS * Led the reengineering of product development programs resulting in the reduct ion of capital expenses, product lead times; and the implementation of comprehen sive, performance-based contracts with suppliers. * Established and directed 35 lean process improvement projects with suppliers and manufacturing operations, resulting in targeted, realistic cost, sales, and operational forecasting improvements. * Successful in coordinating Corporate Profit Enhancement Program, leading key personnel in 11 global cross-functional category teams resulting in $43 Million in savings. * Facilitated cross-functional team to address constant change in Labels, Produ ct Reformulation, and Packaging; saving millions and eliminating Customer Backor ders. * Directed strategic RFQ cost management initiatives through the use of reverse auction E-bid software tool ARIBA for MRO, office furniture, stationary and pac kaging commodities. * Developed strategic initiative to streamline supplier payment and settlement process by implementing web based system that delivered $2 Million in cash flow improvement. * Extensive experience in negotiating global contracts in Europe, Asia and Lati n America for commodities and services: resin, paper, energy, specialty chemical s, steel, packaging (flexible and rigid), capital equipment, travel management, media and facilities. * Managed and implemented the installation of MRP/ ERP systems SAP and Oracle. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Continuous Improvement Change/Risk Management P & L Management Lean Manufacturing Strategic Make-Buy Analysis Leadership / Team Building Inventory Management Global Sourcing Supply Management Implement KPI / Quality M etrics PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Vice President of Purchasing Bulova, Woodside, NY (Dec 2008 - Present) Business: Bulova is $250MM Division of $3B Citizen Watch Corp International * Reports to Chief Operating Officer * Staff - Four Direct Reports * Designed a global supplier's scorecard centered on 10 KPI's which cover safet y, quality, delivery and cost for 12 global contract manufacturers. Negotiated t erms with each supplier on how performance would be measured and monitored. The

implementation of this program has reduced rework cost by $400,000, improved qua lity approval standards from 92% to 97%, and allowed the Merchandizing departmen t to award new business based on the supplier's performance metrics. * Developed and managed IT procurement strategy for the sourcing of a new Cisco phone system which included market analysis, supplier profiling and a robust RF Q process which netted an 11% cost reduction on the projected budget spend plan. * Implemented a bi-monthly Global Strategic Planning Meeting where the leaders from all Operational departments attend; Marketing, Sales, Logistics, Merchandis ing and Supply Chain with the goal to work together to reduce inventory, improve customer service and cash flow management. The 2010 savings was $2.4 MM. * Established and consolidated direct buy versus fragmented global commodity so urcing strategy to realize 5% cost reduction of $2.0 MM. * Manage all logistics cost and contracts with carriers and freight forwarders. Negotiated global contract with UPS Logistics which enabled Bulova to work with their suppliers to ship product directly to our customer's thus avoiding invent ory and overhead cost. Managed the global CT-PAT program with U.S. customs, to i nsure that all suppliers were in compliance based on scheduled audits and inspec tions. Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Strategic Sourcing Herbalife International of America, Inc. Torrance, CA (Sept 2007- Oct 2008) Business: Global $3.5 Billion nutritional and direct sales company with a distri bution network selling to 72 countries. * Reported to Senior Vice President of Global Operations * Staff - Four Direct Reports / Staff of 55 * Directed and coached six departments, managing a staff of 55 colleagues: Prod uction Planning and Inventory Control; Demand Management; Regional Customer Supp ly Data Management; Change Management, FDA and regulatory compliance and Direct and Indirect Sourcing; with an annual supply chain budget of $375MM. * Implemented a Sales, Inventory & Operating Planning Process (SIOP) which moni tors sales forecast and performance to plan. * Developed six new Global KPI's with a daily service scorecard; which was roll ed out to the Operations and Sales teams. * Developed and managed supplier relationships and commodity strategies to assu re high quality, cost - effective and timely supply of required materials and se rvices by effectively monitoring supplier performance and negotiating performanc e based contracts. * Directed, improved and monitored daily ERP (Oracle ASCP) technology processes and solutions to streamline global supply chain after experiencing a major syst em failure. Vice President, Global Supply Harcourt Education Group, Orlando, FL, (June 2005-March 2007) Business: $1.6 Billion division of $9 Billion Reed Elsevier Company. * Reported to Chief Financial Officer * Staff - Five Direct Reports / Staff of 15 * Purchasing Budget ($300MM) * Led the implementation of a global preferred supplier program to provide cent ralized relationships and control of publishing manufacturing and production ser vices. * Designed and implemented digital print strategy resulting in lower total cost of ownership for inventory, product obsolesce, and warehousing costs. * Redesigned the Global Supply Chain organization by implementing Category Sour cing Managers to develop a centralized strategy for managing supplier contracts. * Chief Procurement liaison for New Concept Project Teams and lead negotiator f or complex exclusivity and intellectual property agreements. * Managed indirect sourcing activities for IT, Fleet Management, HR Services, w hich included supplier selection, staff supervision and guidance, monitoring com

pliance, performance and saving metrics. * Directed a team that established a lean E-payables process to streamline acco unts payable system and improve cash flow. . Director, Purchasing Global Logistics Schick Wilkinson Sword, Milford, CT (Sept 1998- June 2005) Business: Global consumer products company with manufacturing facilities in Engl and, China, Germany, Venezuela, and the US. $800 Million division of $3 Billion Energizer Corporation. * Reported to Vice President of Global Operations * Staff - Four Direct Reports / Staff of 16 * Selected to work with Change Management Team to reduce cycle time of new prod uct launches resulting in a 50% reduction from 24-12 months. * Re-designed GSOP forecast model to reflect demand versus supply management. * Implemented Kanban Flow Systems with packaging suppliers. Lead the global imp lementation of SAP/MRPsystems for the global manufacturing division. * Identified and championed high potential colleagues to populate 11 global cro ss functional commodity teams resulting in total cost savings of $43M. * Oversaw selection, negotiation and policy implementation for global contracts with preferred suppliers in temporary labor, technology, capital equipment and travel management. * Successfully negotiated and implemented outsourcing plan producing state-of-t he-art Venezuelan manufacturing facility. Director, Corporate Purchasing Portola Packaging, Inc., San Jose, CA (March 1995- April 1998) Business: Largest manufacturer of plastic closures for milk and bottled water ma rkets. $250 Million privately held company. * Reported to Senior Vice President * Staff - Three Direct Reports / Staff of 9 * Initiated effective supplier certification program resulting in corporate ISO 9001 certification. * Orchestrated consolidation/standardization of resin portfolio resulting in 20 % cost reduction on $80 Million global spend. * Selected for International Strategic Acquisition Team, which developed new te chnology partners for manufacturing commercial water bottles in China and Mexico . * Implemented Prism MRP software system for 10 manufacturing sites. PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Director, Purchasing, SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare, Pittsburgh, PA . O ct 1991 - Feb 1995 * Reported to Vice President, Global Purchasing * Staff - 6 Direct Reports / Staff of 44 Corporate Materials Manager, Sterling Winthrop Pharmaceutical, New York, NY. Jun e 1988- Oct 1991 * Reported to Vice President, Purchasing * Staff - Four Direct Reports / Staff of 12 Senior Buyer, Colgate Palmolive, New York, NY, June 1985 - June 1988 * Reported to Director of Purchasing * Staff - 2 Purchasing Agent, PFW, Division of Hercules Corporation, Middletown, NY. Sept 19

83 - June 1985 * Reported to Director of Purchasing * Staff - 1 Sales Manager, PPF, Division of Unilever Corporation, Ramsey, NJ. Aug 1980 - Sep t 1983 * Reported to Director of Sales * Staff - 1 EDUCATION B.A. English/Business, St. Michael's College, Winooski, Vermont 1977 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Leadership Development Program, Harvard University 2006 The American Purchasing Society Member Institute for Supply Management (ISM)