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- Steven A. Windthrope
- 466 Career Path Drive
- San Jose, CA 95129
- (408) 244-8628
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- OBJECTIVE: Management position in Procurement with progressive
- company offering opportunity for advancement based
- upon achievement and results.
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- ACHIEVEMENT: - Direct Procurement function for $850 million baking
- company with professional staff of 15.
- - Saved $36 million per year through computerization
- of raw materials tracking and forecasting.
- - Realized $18 million annual savings through
- conversion to biomass fuels.
- - Negotiated 2 year shipping carton purchase contract
- worth savings of $1.3 million annually.
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- EXPERIENCE: HILTON PAPER COMPANY, Inc., San Jose, CA
- 1983 to SENIOR PURCHASING AGENT
- Present Reported to the Manager of Procurement for this $850
- million baking company. Responsible for purchasing
- of all vital supplies including: Knock-down
- containers, poly wrap, shrink packages, ect.
- Annual purchase volume $18 million. Accountability
- includes procurement, delivery, storage, and
- distribution to different department as needed.
- Negotiated contract for knock-downs for 20% under
- normal purchase cost.
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- Developed and successfully installed computer
- system for forecasting changes in demand for vital
- supplies based upon changes in the sales forecast.
- Resulting inventory adjustment have saved an
- estimated $575 thousand annually.
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- 1980-1983 BRANDON PAPER COMPANY, Santa Clara, CA
- VITAL SUPPLIES BUYER
- Reporting to the Manager of Procurement for this
- $110 million converter of consumer paper products.
- Responsible for $4 million budget in the purchase
- of vital supplies in support of manufacturing
- operations.
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- Managed the purchase, delivery, storage and in
- plant distribution of all supplies purchased.
- Negotiated new poly wrap contract with 10%
- reduction in cost (annual saving $200 thousand).
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- EDUCATION: B.A., University of Southern California, 1980
- Major: Business Administration, G.P.A 3.8/4.0
- President Student Government Association
- Janzen Scholarship (4 years)
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- REFERENCES: Excellent references available upon request.