Ken Westfield

Experience

1. Strategic Sourcing Manager

   Gorman-Rupp Pumps

   Sep 2007 — Present

   I have five Commodity Managers, one Supplier Sourcing Engineer, and one Strategic Sourcing Coordinator on my team. We manage approximately $40-$85 million dollars of direct and indirect material spend each year. We purchase many items including: castings, engines, motors, raw material, capital equipment, MRO, hardware, mechanical seals, electrical components, gaskets, o-rings, paint, fabrications, etc. We work with about 975 suppliers. Most of our supply chain members are located in the USA. We do work directly with suppliers located in Canada, China, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, & Japan. We send scorecards each quarter to 126 of our largest suppliers who typicially make up about 75%-80% of our total spend. We measure on-time delivery, quality, and price performance on our scorecards. Each month we review our department KPI\'s. They consist of: Purchase Price Variance (PPV)Cost Savings & AvoidancesSupplier Scorecard ResultsSupplier Visits Open & Continuous Improvement ProjectsConfidential ProjectsSupplier ConsolidationsFoundry/Casting Measures Past Due PO Lines Strategic Sourcing Coordinator Metrics Job Training

Education

• North Central Technical College

  Associate in Applied Science - Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

  1987 — 1990

• Franklin University

  Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

  1992 — 1995

• Madision Comprehensive High School

  Machine Trades

  1987

Skills

• Product Development
• Cad
• International Sales
• Casting
• Strategic Sourcing
• Strategic Planning
• Negotiation
• Management
• Team Building
• Supply Management
• Engineering
• Metal Fabrication
• Global Sourcing
• Lean Manufacturing
• New Business Development
• Pricing
• Cast
• Materials
• Process Improvement