Jeff R Sparks C P M
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Jeff R Sparks C P M is from 美国 俄亥俄州 Olmsted Falls. Jeff works in the following industries: "工业设计/机械设计", "化学", and "塑料". Jeff is currently Global Purchasing Manager at Continental AG, located in Fairlawn, Ohio. Jeff also works as North America Purchasing Manager at Veyance Technologies, Inc., a job Jeff has held since Apr 2011. In Jeff's previous role as a Vice President of Purchasing at Royal Chemical / Young Chemical, Jeff worked in until Jan 2011. Prior to joining Royal Chemical / Young Chemical, Jeff was a Purchasing Director at PolyOne and held the position of Purchasing Director. Prior to that, Jeff was a GM- Business Unit Manager at Sherwin Williams from Jan 1996 to Dec 2004. Jeff started working as Purchasing Manager at Sherwin Williams in Jan 1982.
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VP of Purchasing for two jontly owned companies serving the chemical distribution and HI&I toll blending markets - Developed Strategic Plan to improve profitability and match capabilites with company strenghts - Realigned Product Portfolio and Supplier Base to suport new company mission - Developed and Instilled new disciplines to support the strategic plan - Implemented performance metrics for improved business results
Sourcing Director responsilble for the management of $125 million of diverse chemicals and commodities. Established strategic purchasing programs resulting in annual savings in excess of $1million dollars Developed and implemented raw material price forecast process and reporting Developed and implemented user friendly spend management tool
* Led the growth and development of The Chemicals Business Unit of Sherwin Williams * Set strategy resulting in sales gains of more than $18 million while improving profits more than $11 million * Reinvested and repositioned commodity product line to specialty focus resulting in 400%+improvement in profit and 100%+ gain in sales *Re-established international presence with focused distribution leading international sales gains of more than 80%
Steady progression of increasing purchasing responsibilities during 14 years of procurement management at Sherwin Williams: Purchasing Manager 1991 -1995 * Winner of multiple Cost Reduction Awards * Successfully assimilated four acquistions into centralized Purchasing *Negotiated Supply agreements that provided cost savings/ reductions of $5MM annually Senior Division Buyer 1987- 1990 * Responsible for procurement and management of more than $100MM annually * Key player in ISO certification of Purchasing Division Buyer 1983-1986 *Winner 1986 Cost Reduction Award * Pomoted to Senior Division Buyer based on superior performance Purchasing Specialist 1982-1983 *Supervised staff for the maintenance of purchasing records of 300+ suppliers and more than 1000 raw materials * Played key role in the design and implementation of division wide purchasing and inventory management system