Steven Gentz

Senior Sourcing Manager

Corning

Sep 2016 - May 2020 (3 years 9 months)

Multi-Cultural business travel to China, Taiwan, Japan, Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium, Italy and France for Capacity Evaluation, Contract negotiations, project meetings, and issue resolution. ● Devised and executed annual purchasing plans and contracts, including NDA's, Sourcing contracts and Master Service agreements. ● Reduced operating budget by over 15% and miss ships by 80% by implementing new lean policies and procedures for equipment project. ● Improved on-time delivery to over 99% through development and implementation of improved lean process and procedures. ● Created critical KPI's (key performance indicators) to track and improve on-time delivery, worker productivity, COGS, customer issues and safety statistics. ●

Buyer

Corning

Nov 2013 - Sep 2016 (2 years 11 months)

● Coordinated Sourcing and contract negotiated 2 major changes to overall supply base which resulted in 8% reduction in Project COGS. ● Identified internal Customer requirements and corporate opportunities to increase value and reduce Risk Score. ● Delivered procurement impact savings in accordance with departmental objectives.

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Procurement and Business Management Consultant

GB Consulting

Jan 2011 - Current (15 years 1 month)

Gathered, documented, and modeled data to assess business trends for growing portfolio of clients. ● Performed as consultant for 7 unique businesses in areas of procurement, logistics, contract creation and management, supplier negotiations, and buyer training to various industry professionals. ● Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance. ● Streamlined operational efficiencies by delivering recommendations for knowledge-base processes and procedures. ● Aided senior leadership during executive decision-making process, participating in end-to-end supply chain process. ● Devised processes and KPIs to boost long-term business success and increased profit levels bet

Business Development Consultant

Employment Solutions

Jan 2010 - Dec 2011 (2 years)

Assisted established management staff with operational oversight, business development and process improvement strategies. ● Modernized and improved operational procedures to increase efficiency and profitability by 15% while tightly controlling costs.

Dry Blend Supervisor

Corning

Nov 2007 - Sep 2009 (1 year 11 months)

Reviewed and assessed ongoing operations, developing initiatives for continuous process improvement. ● Raw Good production planning, procurement, and planning ● Decreased Inventory costs by over 20% with Green Belt DMAIC - Inventory Reduction Project ● Motivated and trained employees to maximize team productivity. ● Performed root cause analysis in deficient areas to identify and resolve central issues.

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DC Operations Manager

Forney Industries

Jun 2005 - Oct 2007 (2 years 5 months)

Established and administered annual budget of $1.2M with controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives. ● Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels by 7%. ● Increased throughput by 23% by applying lean innovation techniques to slotting and replenishment processes.

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