Andrew Raynor, MBA

Working closely with executive team to set and communicate the strategic sourcing direction of the company for both Decorative and Engineered product lines. Managing a team responsible for new and existing vendor development and outreach, product placement for new and carryover product lines, new product quotations, and value engineering functions. Leader in establishing sourcing contacts in line with product plan to ensure that the company is aware of all options to drive lowest total cost of ownership while maintaining excellence in quality and delivery.

Managed RFQ, departmental deporting, indirect spend, and purchasing services functions (inventory cannibalization, and event order processing). Responsible for supply chain mapping, capacity and capability planning, vendor management, and advising operations and product management teams on initial product placement and subsequent moves. Organizational point person for price negotiation for existing product lines. Purchasing "champion" for Epicor P21 ERP implementation project, acting as process designer for the purchasing function, trainer, and area expert on planning functionality.

Responsible for supplier development, expediting, inventory management, as well as monitoring shipping performance. Planner for purchasing requirements for decorative exterior/interior product lines, as well as inventory requirements across warehousing network. Inter-functional responsibilities involving price maintenance as well as the negotiation and resolution of quality issues with vendors. "Champion" for the purchasing group for ERP implementation.

Local point of supervision and communication for the company’s activities in China/Taiwan while based in various areas including: Hangzhou, Zhejiang (1 year), Shenzhen, Guangdong (3 years), and Akron, OH (present). Duties include: overseeing new product development projects with special focus on sourcing strategies, assisting in the evaluation of new and existing suppliers, improving communications between the company’s U.S. office and its local sourcing agents, investigating quality issues throughout the production cycle including post-delivery when required, assisting US sales department by representing the company to its China/Taiwan customer base and providing after-sales service. More recently, since returning to US, I have been laying the groundwork to expand sourcing into new regions in addition to continuing my previous work with our suppliers in China and Taiwan.

Served as company representative for China sales focusing on foreign invested companies in the Yangtze Delta region. Assisted management with translation, project implementation, and data analysis for all departments including casting, bearing, and stamping production, procurement, quality control, and human resources.

Assisted a Duke University history professor with the organization of course materials for Spring 2007 semester. Generated and analyzed research material for his working publications.

Assisted inside sales representatives on various projects dealing with communication, strategic planning, sales analysis, forecasting, and logistics in support of customers from the Asia/Pacific region. Also had the opportunity to communicate directly with Power & Signal Group’s Shanghai branch office primarily as a translator of documents detailing instructions for the proper usage of software designed internally by the company’s IT department.

Worked under the program coordinator in the organization of an academic conference on Chinese study abroad programs and an alumni reunion that took place in summer 2006. Duties included: correspondence with conference organizers and participants, data entry, web and mailing design.

Counseled local high school-aged youth in their preparation for graduation and entrance into the job market through: guidance in locating and interviewing for part-time employment opportunities, instruction in acceptable workplace behavior, monitoring of academic achievement, and introduction of tutoring services for those participants requiring extra academic assistance.

Taught elementary to advanced English courses to Chinese students aged 3-40 using Oxford and New Concept English textbooks.

Relevant Coursework: Foundations of Economic Analysis, Financial Accounting, Process Analysis and Cost Management, Managerial Finance, Government & Business, Strategic Financial Decision Making, Business Analytics and Information Strategy, Managing People in Organizations, Management of Supply Chains and Operations, Global Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Logistics Management, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Marketing, Professional Integrity, Negotiations in the Workplace, Leading and Influencing, Supply Chain Sourcing, International Business Environments

Relevant coursework: Chinese Economic Development in Comparative Perspectives, Chinese Economy and Society I and II (language courses), Classical Chinese I (language course), Critical Introduction to East Asian Studies, Melodrama East and West, Politics, Development and Society in China, Globalization/Anti-Globalization, Topics in Modern Chinese I and II, (language course), Chinese Popular Culture