John M. Balotsky, C.P.M.

6 Oliviaas Court
Laurel Ridge
Frackville, PA 17931
Home: (570) 874-1655
Fax: (570) 715-0578
Cell: (570) 294-6236 emailto:jb8b99
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Background Summary
Certified Purchasing Professional with demonstrated expertise in supply chain so
lutions development and cost containment, driving EBITDA. Successes in:

Procurement Operations
International Sourcing
Cost Reduction Programs

Systems/Process Integration
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Certification Program
Global Business Practices
Process Improvements

Career Experience
Simona America Inc a" 12/2009-current
Director of Materials Management
Reporting to the CEO, manage the Purchasing and Inventory functions with a staff
of 2. Includes $25M annual spend with a monthly inventory value of $2M in a pl
astics sheet extrusion business.
a Purchase resins and chemical additives using internationally recognized indexe
s.
a Responsible for purchasing all MRO and Capital Expenditures.
a Created financial measurements including inventory variances, vendor performan
ce, scrap reduction, and inventory turns.
a Developed sources for the sale of excess and obsolete inventory.

Cornell Iron Works a" 8/2004-11/2009

Materials Manager/Director of Purchasing
Reporting to the VP of Operations, manage the Purchasing, Inventory, and Materia
ls Warehouse functions with a staff of 7. Includes $36M annual spend with a mon
thly inventory value of $4M in a configure-to-order environment.
a Developed off shore source for custom molded castings utilizing a domestic inv
entory management program. $500K the first year.
a Initiated private label electric operator program with an Asian source and dom
estic consignment inventory. $300K annually.
a Created financial measurements including PPV, standard costs, volume increase
analysis, scrap reduction, and inventory turns.

Sara Lee Branded Apparel a" 4/1999-6/2004

Purchasing Manager
Manage a staff of 4. Part of a four manager team reporting to the VP of Purchas
ing and Technical Services. Develop department budgets, administer annual perso
nnel performance reviews, and delegate certain workloads. In addition, collabor
ates with other business units and leads selected task forces on supplier levera
ge councils. Oversee an $80M annual spend for direct supplies, MRO and capital
equipment.

a Initiated and lead a supplier certification program with a goal of lowering ov

erall total cost of ownership and quality improvements.

a Developed vendor managed inventory for off shore locations, improving cycle ti
mes from six weeks to two, inventory turns from three to six, and eliminated con
tainer costs an average of $700K annually.
a FY04 PPV and supplier cost savings totaled $6M.
J E Morgan Knitting Mills a" 5/1992-3/1999
Purchasing Manager
Managed the operation of an 11 person department in a seasonal apparel business
. Reported to the VP of Planning & Logistics. Developed department budgets, ad
ministered performance reviews, performed year-end inventory of the main plant a
nd satellite operations. Directed an annual spend of $37M for all goods and ser
vices.
a Initiated and managed the transition to a third-party supply chain company for
the inventory and logistical control of production supplies sent to offshore pl
ants. Planned 1-1/2 year payback in increased inventory turns, accuracy, and co
ntainer freight reduction.

a Reduced annual production supplies spend from $9M to $7.8M based on this proje
ct.

a Generated an average of $4M annual cost savings through supplier negotiations,

Improvement Sharing Programs, and process improvements.

a Developed in-country sources for production supplies and MRO in Honduras and E
l Salvador. Reduced freight and container costs and improved inventory turns.
a $68K annual container savings.

a Was a founding member of J E Morganas Management Practices Group. This team d

eveloped Morganas new mission statement- six major creeds managers should be awa
re of as they communicate with other managers and subordinates.

Education
B.S. Business Administration Kingas College Wilkes-Barre, PA
Certification
 C.P.M. Certified Purchasing Manager Institute for Supply Management Tempe
, AZ 2003
Professional Development
Certificate Customs Regulations & Procedures Global Training Center
Certificate Purchasing Negotiations American Management Association New Y
ork, NY
Certificate Metallurgy for the Non-metallurgist CarTech Reading, PA
Certificate Purchasing Management American Management Association
Management Development Penn State On-Site Management Development Hazleton
, PA

References
Emil Barna
Specialist/Finishing Operations
Carpenter Technology
Bern Street
Reading, PA 19601
610-208-3957

Geoffrey Latham
Business Development Manager
GBS Corp.
528 North New Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Robert A. Miller
RJCK Consulting LLC
71 Tower Road
New Ringgold, PA 17960
570-386-8211