1. James Quillen
10000 Tollhouse Circle Apt. 10312
Franklin,TN 37064
Cell:334-695-8966
Alternate: 713-213-2246
Email: tim_quillen@yahoo.com
Executive Profile
Accomplished Executive with over 20 years experience in Supply Chain Management with demonstrated results in
setting up supply chains in Low volume-High Mix and high volume electronic manufacturing service companies with
Military, Aerospace and Medical turnkey manufacturing. Responsibilities are Quoting, purchasing, Materials planning,
warehouse management and supplier Quality. Customer interface with all customers including Applied materials,
Bombardier, Hart Intercivic, Halliburton, Baker Oilfield, Schlumberger, Sensus Metering, Comverge Metering,
ADS/IDEX,ISI Avon, Cobham Aviation, Yulista, Science and Engineering Services, Cantine Armaments and
Electrolux.
•Multi-Site Operational Leadership
•Strategic and Tactical Business Planning
•Cost Containment and Profit Management (2% - 560MM savings )
•Quality objectives supplier management (99% On time delivery-99% Quality )
•Inventory management (99% plus Inventory accuracy)
•Obsolescence programs
•APICS Material requirements planning, Purchasing, Inventory Control
•Mil-Spec, Commercial and Medical Experience
•Established AS9100C, ITAR, ISO 13485 procedures
•IPC Conflict Mineral reporting
•Export /Import including Nafta documentation
•Component Engineering
•Offshore outsourcing and supplier management
Skill Highlights
• Warehouse and logistics • Managed 36 employees
• Planning • supplier relationships
• Purchasing • inventory control
• commodity management • warehouse kitting
• supply chain programs • Cycle counting
• Logistics •
component cross reference
Global Supply Chain
•
Obsolescence management
Integration of factories • BOM Scrubbing
• Material Quotes • Customer relationships
Core Accomplishments
Supply Chain Management
• Set up supply chain for multi site companies and established a full line supply chain inclusive of fabrication of
plastic and metal product lines in low cost regions and US Companies. Wire and cable, Interconnect, passive
and electromechanical and Integrated Circuits to meet material requirements for a 72 million dollar company
and for a 500 million dollar company
• Set up Replenishment programs to reduce soft cost
• Spearheaded supplier cost reduction 2% (560MM annual)
• Negotiated 60-90 day terms with major suppliers
• Set up and managed purchasing organization
• Set up and managed planning organization
• Managed warehouse reorganization and increased inventory accuracy to 99%
• Supplier On time delivery 98%
• Supplier Quality 99%
• Established relationship with the customer base material organizations and worked cost reduction progra

2. • Offshore and onshore outsourcing
• Established relationships between Sales teams and Supply base for sales opportunities
• Established strong customer relationships for taking over supply chains for their product.
• Established Quote Win –Supply Win for improved Material quotes
Professional Experience
Materials Manager
August 2015 to current
Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics (Fishing Division SC Johnson Company) Eufaula Alabama
Accountable for all purchasing functions, commodity management including Offshore manufacturing, plastics, glass
bonding, and LCD manufacturers.
Responsible for all KPIs and Supplier Quality including implementation of control plans and supplier risk management
including financial health of each supplier.
Responsible for managing parts tracking for all new product and sustaining engineering projects
Corporate Director of Supply Chain Management
April 2004 to August 2015
TS3 Technology – Franklin, TN
Accountable for all areas of the TS3 Supply Chain with responsibilities of Quoting, purchasing, planning,
warehousing, inventory control, supplier-supplier quality management, customer conflict mineral programs and
Import –Export responsibilities. JD Edwards, Vax, Oracle, Syteline, and Made 2 Manage ERP Systems
Built Strategic Alliances with the supply base including, all commodities of Electronics, plastics, metal and cable
Responsible for hiring and managing personnel in Warehouse, purchasing and planning
Defined purchasing, warehousing, kitting and inventory procedures and policies Managed
reorganization of warehouse in both facilities
Managed implementation of RF bar code system
Managed and sold excess and obsolete Inventory
Purchasing Manager
September 1997 to April 2004
KTEC/Suntron Corporation – Sugar Land, Texas
Managed 26 buyers and 3 commodity managers
Responsible for 300 million dollar supplier Spend
maintained cost reductions of 2-3% by annual quoting
Established supplier relationships with Distribution partners with supplier programs including line side
replenishment programs, consigned inventory programs, and In-plant stores with 3 major distributors
Established Kanban programs with Metal Fabrication suppliers
Set up VMI line side with Hardware, and MRO
line side replenishment programs and Wire and
Cable Kanbans
Worked in AS400 JD Edwards MRP and accounting systems
Buyer/Planner
February 1996 to September 1997
Sanmina Corporation – Guntersville, Al
Responsible for purchasing Wire and Cable, IP&E for customer Northern Telecom
Used VAX MRP system to plan, purchase and control all requisitions and exception messages for the commodities of
IP&E and Wire and Cable.
Assisted in implementation of Oracle MRP system
Education
Florida Tech
Orlando FL, USA
General Education

3. Sparkman High School
Toney, AL, USA
General Education