Ken Westfield

Strategic Sourcing Manager @Gorman-Rupp Pumps

Mansfield, OH, US
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WORK HISTORY

Sep 2007 — Present

Strategic Sourcing Manager @Gorman-Rupp Pumps

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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

1987 — 1990

North Central Technical College

Associate in Applied Science - Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

1992 — 1995

Franklin University

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

1987

Madision Comprehensive High School

Machine Trades

SKILLS

Product DevelopmentCadInternational SalesCastingStrategic SourcingStrategic PlanningNegotiationManagementTeam BuildingSupply ManagementEngineeringMetal FabricationGlobal SourcingLean ManufacturingNew Business DevelopmentPricingCastMaterialsProcess Improvement

ABOUT KEN WESTFIELD

Strategic Sourcing Manager, The Gorman-Rupp Company

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