STEVEN A.

BOEMERMAN
(703) 304-3649 Manassas, VA 20111 Boemerman@verizon.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenboemerman

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Purchasing, Inventory Management, Planning, Distribution, Forecasting
Operations Executive successful at building and leading responsive customer service focused supply chain organizations; skilled at establishing strong, productive and successful business relationships. Eighteen years manufacturing supply chain management experience, 10 years at Director Level.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS / COMPETENCIES

Successfully planned and implemented a robust supply chain organization for a $200M MDx reagent manufacturer during 25% 30% annual growth. Managed the supply planning for $900M in consumable products to 30+ locations in Europe, U.S., Asia Pacific and Latin America. Implemented monthly Sales and Operations Planning processes to align demand with inventory and production plans identified supply constraints and planned corrective actions. Experienced in organizational change management, establishing and enforcing planning, inventory control, distribution and purchasing policies and procedures. Experienced in implementation and use of multiple ERP/MRP, forecasting, production control, inventory and purchasing software solutions. Purchasing and supplier management, buyer planner development, cost and lead-time reduction, supply agreement and statement of work development, negotiations and contract administration. Management of domestic and international contract manufacturing of electronic instrumentation and medical devices and pipeline management of strategic / critical materials globally. Global inventory replenishment planning, turnover & utilization measurements scrap and discard reduction, short dated material management, cycle count program implementation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QIAGEN Sciences 2007 2011 Director Supply Chain Management Achieved corporate goal for customer service product availability of >98% globally for HPV Diagnostic product line ($250M Annual Sales). Managed North America purchasing and contracting for two manufacturing locations ~$45M annual spend with ~$2M annual cost savings or avoidance. Implemented monthly Sales and Operations Planning processes with key diagnostics testing customers achieved 99% product availability without building excess inventory or increasing scrap risk. Developed and implemented flexible supply planning and management processes integrating short horizon demand exception alerts, trending, seasonality, product life cycle, obsolescence and scrap risks.
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Steven A. Boemerman
DIGENE Corporation (acquired in 2007 by QIAGEN) Director, Logistics 2004 2007

Managed the Materials Requirements Planning process for Production and Purchasing, implemented and managed monthly manufacturing capacity and labor utilization reviews with Operations management. Manufacturing productive hours planned and achieved within 2% of budget without building excess inventory or increasing scrap risk. Implemented Inventory scrap management processes for expiration dated products. Reduced scrap and discard costs by 58% or $670K annually. Developed scrap and discard forecasting process for financial reserve management. Managed product distribution globally with distribution centers in the US and Europe (3PL) reduced distribution costs in Europe by 18% annually. BioVeris / IGEN International 2001- 2003

Director, Supply Chain Established supply chain principles and processes within a scientific and research company culture through effective change management. Earned the trust and involvement of product development and marketing to ensure a successful transition into production and product launch. Instituted fundamental Inventory Management principals and controls. Increased inventory accuracy from 60% to 98% through a formal Cycle Count program, and inventory classifications. Established inventory turnover, reserve and obsolescence analysis programs and reduced inventory value by 18%. THERMO LABSYSTEMS (formally DYNEX Technologies) 1993 2001 Manager, Strategic Material Management 1996 2001 Purchasing Manager 1993 1996 Achieved 25% reduction in cost, $130K annual savings in medical injection molded labware. Achieved a 22% reduction in product cost for a 96 well Microtiter Plate Washer. Achieved a 24% reduction in product cost for a Luminescence detection instrument. Identified critical components / suppliers for each product line and established contracts or strategy for managing primary and secondary suppliers to ensure ongoing supply availability and adherence to contract requirements. EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS BS, Business Administration, Radford University, Radford, VA C.P.M. Certification, (1993) Institute for Supply Management (formally the National Association of Purchasing Management) Negotiation, Injection Molding, Supply Chain Management, Contracting, Project Management PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Institute for Supply Management (ISM) COMPUTER SKILLS ERP Systems: SAP R3, JD Edwards One World XE, MAPICS XA, Macola ERP Microsoft Excel, Word, Project, Visio, PowerPoint Demand Solutions Forecast Management

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