Mark Dorlaque

2819 Angelo
Overland Missouri 63114
636-634-1448

An aggressive, dedicated Supply Chain Professional with more than 25 years exp
erience in production, operations and purchasing. Can work as team leader or te
am mate. Experienced in negotiating and purchasing a wide range of products incl
uding raw materials, aluminum, steel and brass, composites, electronics, electro
-mechanical assemblies, and hydraulics. Experienced in Commercial, Military/Def
ense, and Aerospace environments.

GKN Aerospace
Sept, 2008- July, 2009
Supply Chain Purchasing Manger
Oversee the purchasing of an $80 million per year spend. Manage / supervised a
staff of 5 buyers to support FAR/DFAR requirements. Indirect staffing responsib
ilities for 2 sourcing commodity managers, and 1 supplier quality engineer. Perf
orm supplier evaluations, maintaining APL, support in all government, customer a
nd third party audits.
* Responsible for supporting and maintaining inventory budgets and goals
* Collect and report on monthly and yearly cost savings
* Oversee negotiating on all major contracts.
* Support an inventory goal of 10 turns per year.
* Oversee the MIN/MAX program
* Monthly reporting on PPV, dollar spend, and overall supplier performance.
* Monthly reporting 100% part availability.
* Review and approval of purchase contracts to meet FAR/DFAR regulations.
LMI Aerospace
Sept 2001 - Sept 2008
Supply Chain- Senior Buyer/ Supervisor
Supervised the purchasing of $25 million per year spend. Assisted in developing
and implementing processes to meet and exceed requirements of AS9100. Supported
the maintenance of all purchasing work instructions for all LMI locations throu
ghout North America. Responsible for supplier sourcing. Assured purchasing was
in compliance with all Sarbanes-Oxley requirements as well as participated in S
OX audits both internal and externally. Supported AS9100, Customer and NADCAP au
dits. Performed supplier audits and reviews for capabilities and compliance, as
well as on site program reviews as required.
* Personally managed major sub-contracts of $4 + million
* Supervised staff of 6 buyers, one QA engineer and one mechanical engineer to s
upport company and department goals and objectives.
* Responsible for training of all company procurement personnel.
* Developed and report metrics to support department goals. Areas of progress,
and areas in need of improvement within the department
* Worked with Supply Chain manager to coordinate the day to day activitivies o
f the department
* Coordinate all quoting for out-side supply chain requirements.
Alvey Systems - ( FKI Logistics)
1999-2001
Senior Buyer
Procurement of materials in support of the Aftermarket segment of the company. A
ll requiremenents were managed by Master Schedule forecast, history and expected
growth. Negotiated annual agreements perform price and cost analysis for machin
e parts, sheet metal assemblies, electronics, gear- boxes, motors and other main
-line production assemblies.
* Reduce inventory levels through supplier stocking programs
* Improved and standardized purchasing practices and procedures
* Improved supplier quality levels by simplifying quality process requirements.
Unisource Paper
1996 - 1999
Senior Buyer
Procurement of packaging materials for the retail industry, fine paper and env
elopes, maintain inventory budgets while supporting customer requirement
* Inventory reduction of 25% over previous years.
* Maintain 98.5% order fill rate.
* Selected as Associate of the month 3 times.
Associated Equipment
1994-1996
Purchasing Manager/Senior Buyer
Managed a staff of 3 buyers to support production schedule. Responsible for proc
urement of Aluminum stock, machining details, formed sheet metal details, hydrau
lics, electronic circuit boards, gaskets, springs and hardware.
* Maintained international purchasing agreements with Germany, Australia and Asi
an countries.
* Negotiated and managed all freight agreements.
* Developed vendor managed inventory program for all electronic components.
* Managed the daily activities of the purchasing department.
Electronics and Space Corp (Formally Emerson Electric Company)
1980- 1994
Buyer
Procurement of sheet metal assemblies, machined castings, stampings, molded plas
tics parts, springs, and gaskets. Solicit proposals; negotiate price and deliver
y to support production schedules. Perform price and cost and analysis, managed
supplier delivery and quality performance.
* Performed all procurements to meet all FAR/DFAR regulations
* Selected as a team member to develop department procedures for sourcing new su
pplies.
* Improved sheet metal supplier quality performance from 78% to 96%
* Improved supplier "on-time" delivery from 66% to 92%
Education
Columbia College, St Louis, Major: Business / Marketing
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Excellent references available upon request