Scott L. Lobb is a senior purchasing professional seeking a senior purchasing or master scheduling position. He has over 25 years of experience in purchasing, master scheduling, and lean manufacturing. His experience includes negotiating raw material contracts, procuring mechanical parts and foundry supplies, supporting kanban and other pull systems, and maintaining high service levels. He holds a lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager certification from the Institute for Supply Management and an Associate Degree in Industrial Management.

1. Scott L. Lobb C.P.M.
6815 Flat Creek Drive Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
1-704-661-1585 sllsr3@aol.com
OBJECTIVES
Achieve a Senior Purchasing or Master Scheduling / Planning position with a manufacturing company
dedicated to continuous improvement for a secure future.
SKILLS PROFILE
 Versatile purchasing professional with expertise in Raw Material negotiation, procurement of Mechanical
Parts and Casting Foundry Materials & Supplies.
 Master Scheduling / Planning knowledge and experience with multi facility requirements and
international buying
 Lean Manufacturing experience supporting continuous improvement initiatives
 Experienced in VMI, Consignment, Kanban, and Roll and Hold programs
 Extensive SAP experience
 Achieved Certified Purchasing Manager Life Time certification 2010
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Senior Buyer 2008-current
Apex Tool Group (Formerly Cooper Tools), Sumter SC. Facility
 Negotiate $5.8M annual Raw Materials contracts and $3.5M annual Mechanical Parts
 Source and Procure $1.2M Casting Foundry Materials & Supplies
 Conduct Supplier Site Visits/Audits to ensure proper quality standards and procedures are followed
 Support Kanban pull system within and between facilities reducing raw materials and work in process
 Established roll and hold type supplier managed programs to gain price, inventory and delivery
advantage
 SAP Power User during testing and system upgrade
 Support / Maintain plants KPI goals for Safety, Scrap, Cost / Productivity and Inventory
Senior Master Scheduler – Raw Material Buyer 2005-2008
Cooper Tools Monroe NC
Master Scheduler for all production at the Monroe facility supplying both the Sumter SC manufacturing
facility and the Apex, NC Distribution Center.
 Maintained Finished Goods Service level of 97.5% or better to the Apex Distribution Center.
 Negotiated, sourced and procured $3.5M annual Raw Materials for the Monroe Facility
 Established Casting Visual Store during Kaizen event reducing foundry supplies by $200k
Focused Factory Planner Scheduler – Raw Material Buyer 1990-2005
Cooper Tools Monroe NC
 Planned / Scheduled Five Focused Factory product lines - 10m tools / horseshoes annually
 Negotiated / Purchased $1.8m raw materials for assigned Focused Factories
 Participate in Lean Manufacturing events establishing pull system between facilities, reducing and
sustaining inventory by $269k.
EDUCATION
Lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager
Institute for Supply Management
Associate Degree in Industrial Management
2010
1990
Stanley Community College