Jerry Budwig

Experience

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  Victoria's Secret

  Jan 1981 - Jan 1983

  Office Services Manager

  Ground floor hire as Mail Room Supervisor and Office Services Manager, establishing all applicable procedures from scratch through company's national retail rollout and eventual acquisition by The Limited.

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  The Sharper Image

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1991

  Purchasing Agent/Distribution Manager

  Ground floor hire as Mail Room Supervisor, Purchasing Agent and Distribution Manager, establishing all applicable procedures from scratch as company grew from upstart to its eventual national retail rollout. Final emphasis on customer returns processing and vendor replacement/credits.

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  Peet's Coffee & Tea

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

  Production Manager

  Facilitated transition to a new automated production facility. Oversaw repackaging and shipment of mail order retail goods.

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  Mumm Products

  Apr 1993 - Sept 2005

  Operations Manager

  Calculated pricing & purchased products for resale; managed repackaging of bulk goods; Warehouse Manager, Production Manager: repackaging and shipping of all customer orders; Customer Service oversight including 1000s of direct contact customer phone calls. 40% productivity increase with staff savings of $40,000/year. Included production layout changes and quality control initiatives (USa projects: Understand, Simplify, Act. An ITW management tool concept).Automated purchasing (Excel/WP w/Mail Order Manager). Included incorporation of MRD analysis (Market Rate of Demand, an ITW management tool concept. Renegotiated various supplier contracts @ $50,000 savings/year. Show less

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  ITW

  Sept 2005 - Jan 2011

  Logistics Purchasing Manager

  Improved catalog design/marketing. Transition contact for relocation of unit to parent company plant. Established operational design for contract Distributor. Created and implemented forecasting model for plant production of company's core product. Direct contribution to 20% increase in company profitability through staff reductions and company relocation.

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  Holy Cross Health

  Jan 2012 - now

  Director Supply Chain Management

  Direct the purchasing and distribution of Medical Supplies/Linen for two hospitals. Implementation of Kanban/ValueLink for maximum supply utility. Direct conversation with Clinical Leadership to identify issues and develop process improvements. Budget oversight/expense management.60+ Colleague development including hiring, training, evaluations, corrective actions and time management. Position reductions accounting for $300,000+ annual savings with redistribution of select talent into leadership and quality control roles.Ongoing metric based review of all processes to promote productivity and quality innovation. Apart-from-the-box solutions utilizing Six Sigma and Lean elements.Expanded Inventory Control utilizing Lawson .dme data analysis and linked-Excel forecasting Interface. Backorder/Kill resolution. Special Order expediting. Elimination of expired product from point of use. Cardboard Free Storeroom. Annual Physical Inventory reconciliation to sub 1% variance.. Show less