John Vito
Telford,PA
Summary
Detail and multi-task-oriented supply chain professional with proven skills and experience in contract negotiation, inventory control, procurement and strategic planning. Material management skills are supported by strong problem solving and time management abilities with proven success in leading change management and process improvements.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Purchasing- Automotive, Rail, MRO and Asset Recovery
SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority)
06.2016 - Current
- Managed all aspects of Rail, Bus and MRO purchases while managing 32 staff members including three managers. Responsible for overall planning, forecasting, analyzing, development and execution of material/service contracts to support SEPTA’s Operations Department which consists of approximately 1500 transit buses, 1200 Non-Revenue Vehicles and 1200 Trains resulting in approximately 12,000 pos annually.
- Responsible for the review and critique of solicitation packages, recommendations for awards, contract awards and purchase orders, ensuring appropriate back-up documentation for accuracy, clarity, completeness and adherence to SEPTA’s Procurement Manual and all State and Federal Regulations.
- Promotes, maintains and manages a customer service culture, reflecting a relationship between Purchasing & Supply Chain Management personnel and SEPTA’s suppliers in support of professional and ethical relationships to ensure an atmosphere of unrestricted market competition.
- Initiated Partnership meetings with internal customers to ensure collaboration which resulted in a 50% improvement in vehicles out of service due to parts issues.
- Initiated Blanket Requirements Contracts to reduce overall inventory dollars to improve JIT delivery methods.
Purchasing & Resource Control Manager – Automotive Section
SEPTA
07.2012 - 06.2016
- Manage the procurement of all parts, materials, services and any other item required for automotive including non-revenue vehicles.
- Responsible for managing the Procurement of Materials to support SEPTA’s intensive Vehicle Overhaul Program which completes 150 buses per year.
- Established KPI’s to measure staff’s performance to ensure requisitions are processed within targeted goals in a manner to encourage fair and open competition.
- Monitor and adjust material min/max levels to ensure inventory levels meet user needs while actively reducing overall inventory levels.
- Manage a diverse team of individuals and provide quarterly reviews.
Purchasing Manager
Neopart LLC
07.1999 - 07.2012
- Managed the procurement of finished goods both nationally and internationally in an extremely competitive market place.
- Supervise the resourcing of various fabricated goods and became proficient at reading engineering drawings.
- Manage the supplier base while improving vendor relations to achieve lowest total cost.
- Responsible for ensuring cost reduction on procured parts to improve competitiveness in the transit market.
- Approve purchase orders at various levels in a department of 4 buyers.
- Implemented offsite VMI program and achieved 30% reduction in costs.
- Implemented ERP system (INFOR)
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Economics
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA05.1998
Skills
- Supplier relationship management
- Negotiation expertise
- Supply chain optimization
- Strategic sourcing
- E-procurement systems
- Demand forecasting
- Cost reduction strategies
- Category management
- Purchase order management
- Procurement expertise
- Supplier negotiation
- Operations management
- Document preparation
- Strategic planning
- Project management
- Data analysis
Certification
PMP Cornell University
Timeline
Director of Purchasing- Automotive, Rail, MRO and Asset Recovery
SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority)
06.2016 - Current
Purchasing & Resource Control Manager – Automotive Section
SEPTA
07.2012 - 06.2016
Purchasing Manager
Neopart LLC
07.1999 - 07.2012
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Economics
Lebanon Valley College
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