
Carl Josephson
High impact Purchasing and Supply Chain professional. A shrewd buyer & negotiator with exceptional communication and leadership skills... | Po Box 862074, Marietta, United States
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Carl Josephson’s Location Po Box 862074, Marietta, United States
Carl Josephson’s Expertise High impact Purchasing and Supply Chain professional. A shrewd buyer & negotiator with exceptional communication and leadership skills managing a broad range of raw material commodity purchases. Maintains an exceptionally strong work ethic and a passion for winning. Takes the initiative to reduce total cost by leading LEAN process improvement teams resulting in increased production rates, waste reduction, alternate material usage and overall improved customer service. Consistently delivering real bottom-line results. Professional History Acuity Brands Lighting Conyers, GA June 2002 to Feb 2009 Senior Manager Global Sourcing Effective and focused management of 40 million in annual purchases of steel & aluminum stampings, perforated steel coil, coil embossing, mechanical hardware, fasteners, powder paint, chemicals and wire products. - Led LEAN Kaizen process improvement events that successfully led to re-sourcing 1.3 million of steel stampings, saving 275,000 / year and reduced delivery lead-time from 15 days to 5 days - Initiated LEAN event which resulted in the annual saving of 475,000 by reducing powder paint usage 25%, negotiated 16% lower pricing and improved on-time delivery to 98%. - Negotiated with critical suppliers to stock materials within 24 hour delivery of plant locations with no added cost, improving plant on-time shipping performance to 99% from 92% and reduced inventory ownership by 1.5 million per month. - Aggressively resisted and avoided 350,000 in steel part price increases through the first half of 2008 by leveraging purchases, qualifying new sources and in-sourcing manufacturing to company plants. - Set up Supplier Managed Inventory Programs for 4000 line items of hardware & fastener parts inside each of four manufacturing plants eliminating daily material stock-out, line stoppages, and 8,000 per month in air freight expedite charges. Specialties: Strategic Sourcing Purchasing Supplier selection and development Process improvement - LEAN Stamping Fabricating Powder Paint Specialty Coatings Inventory Management
Carl Josephson’s Current Industry Acuity Brands Lighting
Carl
Josephson’s Prior Industry
Southeast Logistics Services
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Kaiser Aluminum
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Ll Building Products
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Acuity
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Acuity Brands Lighting
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Work Experience

Acuity Brands Lighting
Purchasing / Sourcing Manager
Sat Jun 01 2002 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Feb 01 2009 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Acuity
Senior Manager of Sourcing
Tue Jan 01 2002 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Thu Jan 01 2009 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Ll Building Products
Director of Purchasing
Fri Feb 01 1991 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Jan 01 2001 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Kaiser Aluminum
Senior Purchasing Agent
Sun Jul 01 1979 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Wed Aug 01 1990 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Southeast Logistics Services
Project Planning
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