Leslie Drez

Commodity Responsibilities: * Digital Paper, Envelopes, Ink, Packaging, Contract Management

Commodity Responsibilities: * Newsprint $96M , Specialty Grade Paper $1.2M, Plates & Chemistry $6M, Ink $10M, Travel $12M, AMEX Corporate Card $15M, Contract Management, Managed Print Services $840k, Risk Management • Responsible for overall performance of suppliers in assigned categories • Effectively manage supplier selection process to meet category strategy, quality, service, cost, risk mitigation and supplier performance goals • Develop and maintain a deep understanding and knowledge of assigned category products/markets, supplier input costs and their potential impact on company performance. • Drive the supply base to continually develop and implement process improvements to provide meaningful value to the company • Collaborate with multiple departments to address performance, quality and other issues with suppliers within assigned categories. Manage supplier root cause and corrective action process. • Be pro-active in managing possible obsolescence and develop disposition plans. • Respond to purchasing and planning enquiries, liaising between suppliers and internal department to control costs • Build relationships with suppliers and ensure on-time in-full delivery to sites • Work with suppliers to ensure stability within the supply chain and product availability at all times. and proactively communicate potential supply disruptions and contingency plans

• Ensure existing processes maintain the highest level of performance throughout the plant • Continuously review and refine all processes looking for additional improvements • Lead continuous improvement events including but not limited to Kaizen events, Mini-Transformations, and Value Stream Transformations to support M&D goals • Provide suggestions to leadership team, department managers, site supervisors on process improvements • Complete area diagnostics to understand performance improvement potential and identify tools required to achieve goals • Provide regular data and action reports to measure progress against site objectives • Monitor LEAN project deliverables

Newsprint and Specialty Grade Paper • Papex System Administrator • Maintain overall integrity of application, SOX and Audit compliance • Resolve issues in usage of application • Work with developers on requested enhancements, testing and releasing enhancements to BU’s • Internal operational and external supplier responsibilities • Create initial annual and monthly allocations to BU’s • Supplier contract compliance • Issue monthly PO’s, change orders and communicate daily with BU’s on logistics • Weekly and monthly newsprint inventory reconciliation between BU and Corporate • Period close, reconcile shipments and consumption, EDI transmissions, order changes, shipment schedule revisions, mill changes, etc. • Issue external supplier payments and internal intercompany BU expenses Operations Commodities (ink, plates, chemistry) • Max System Administrator • Maintain overall integrity of application, SOX and Audit compliance • Resolve issues in usage of application • Work with developers on requested enhancements, testing and releasing enhancements to BUs • Maintain individual supplier product catalogues • Issue PO’s, change orders, create payments and reports for BU’s based on supplier shipments for accounting • Work with developers and suppliers on electronic acceptance, EDI, of supplier manifests

• Revised procedures to ensure inventory accuracy, physical inventories and out of stock process • Developed long term inventory and procurement strategies for major consumables including spare parts, stretch wrap, MRO, equipment, and plant upkeep supplies • Total value of parts stockroom inventory $7M • Managed a staff of 3 • Reviewed all opportunities for vendor consolidation • Installed an application, Infolink, for all forklifts at Chicago Tribune production plant which provided OSHA safety compliance and utilization optimization • Implemented a program to supplement and optimize inventory management for MRO utilizing vending machines in strategic plant locations

• Responsible for managing cross-functional teams to deliver defined project outputs on time, within budget and with quality results • Work closely with M&D management team to improve overall processes to increase accuracy, quality and productivity in areas of newsprint, consumables and inventory, packaging, etc. • Lead and facilitate continuous improvement activities through utilization of LEAN Manufacturing tools • Assist and facilitate Kaizen events to support M&D goals • Assist with implementation of current efforts within M&D • Assist in training M&D associates with LEAN tools • Help monitor key measures to improve all departments related to KPI categories • Monitor LEAN project deliverables in the context of the overall project/continuous improvement effort • Manage and communicate a clear vision of the project’s objectives, and motivate the project team to achieve them; create a project environment that enables peak performance by team members • Period close tasks • Document and update standard operating procedures (SOP) • Proficient in Business Objects and MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint and Project. Well versed in HTML, Dreamweaver and Nitrogen

• Maintain relationships between TPC, Brokers and Business Units • Work closely with upper management to lease space within business unit(s) or sell full properties • Conduct broker interviews within each market as needed • Provide all documentation when selling a property • Manage real estate database utilizing MacMunnis with over 400 properties • Work with MacMunnis to develop enhancements for the system • Analyze real estate contracts along with legal and business units • Control the monthly payment process • Provide reports and cost analysis on properties • Manage the SharePoint Capital Appropriations Request (CAR) database • Work closely with business units to create their CAR’s with Cash flow analysis and Depreciation schedule