Where:
Sheraton Station Square
Pittsburgh, PA
When:
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
5:00 PM
RSVP
Reservations can be made on http://www.ism-pittsburgh.org
 
Cost:
$10 for APICS student chapter members
$25 for APICS members
$35 for Visitors
Forum Program
 
Excellence in Procurement
Dinner Meeting Speaker
Michael DeWitt
Executive Director
Medrad

About ISM Pittsburgh
ISM’s mission is to serve the education, certification, communication and networking needs of purchasing professionals in the greater Pittsburgh area.  They will do this to enhance the purchasing profession, image and ethics and to maximize membership value.
 
Originally named The National Association of Purchasing Agents, the organization was granted a charter by the State of New York in March 1915.  It originally had 22 National Directors, most of whom were from cities other than New York.  One of those 22 Directors was E. L. McGrew of Standard Underground Cable Company of Pittsburgh.  It was hoped that these directors, many of whom came from the cities where local purchasing groups had previously been organized, would be instrumental in bringing these local organizations into the National.  History proves the logic of the thinking at that time.
 
Thus, in 1915, the Pittsburgh group became the first local group to align with the New York group and make the National Association of Purchasing Agents a reality.  The first National Convention, held in New York in 1916, elected Pittsburgh’s E. L. McGrew its President.  In line with changes at the National level, the Pittsburgh Association’s name was changed July 1, 1968, to the Purchasing Management Association of Pittsburgh.
 
In order to take advantage of the national recognition and prestige that the NAPM has generated from the C.P.M. program and the Report on Business Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), the Association’s name was changed to National Association of Purchasing Management-Pittsburgh (NAPM-Pittsburgh) on July 1, 1997.  In May 2001 the membership of NAPM voted to change the association’s name from the National Association of Purchasing Management to the Institute for Supply Management to reflect the increasing strategic and global significance of supply management.  In 2002, the membership of NAPM-Pittsburgh voted to change its name to the Institute for Supply Management–Pittsburgh.  This change strategically aligned the affiliate with ISM and the future of the supply management profession.
The total membership of NAPM numbered 250 in 1916, and 65 of that number belonged to the Pittsburgh Association.  Now the total membership of ISM numbers more than 40,000 of which the Pittsburgh Affiliate has approximately 600 members.  ISM-Pittsburgh celebrated its 94th anniversary in 2009.

The manager is responsible for providing direction and daily supervision of strategic buyers, and for purchasing and managing the inventory of commodities of assigned non-strategic vendors in accordance with Purchasing policy and procedures. This position is responsible to lead the purchasing efforts to work with sales and operations to understand needs and identify strategic vendors to source those needs. The responsibilities also include the sourcing, quoting and purchasing of the pipe needs of all business units.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Bachelor’s degree and have a minimum of 5-7 years of progressively responsible business management, warehouse and purchasing logistics, or 4-7 years of capital equipment purchasing.
• Strong analytic and interpersonal skills, with the ability to resolve problems
• Leadership skills to supervise and direct the efforts of the buyers.
• Proven supervisory and management skills and experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong computing skills, specifically with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• A strong understanding of the Oil and Gas industry is preferred.

About our Client

Our client serves as the oil and gas industry’s valued source for oil and gas production, gas distribution, pipes, valves, well completion, and services. They take pride in serving the needs of gas and oil industries with a broad spectrum of products. Our Client is also a supplier to mining and MRO markets including automotive, fabrication, steel, aluminum, construction, utilities, paper, machinery and heavy equipment, glass, plastic, and chemical industries.

Our Client is:

Committed to conducting business with integrity and respect to customers, employees, and suppliers.

• Dedicated to customer satisfaction, reliability, and providing innovative, quality, and cost-effective products and services.
• Respectful of the individuality of each employee, encourages growth, productivity, creativity and teamwork, and recognizes and rewards individual contributions.
• Dedicated to safety and to providing a safe work environment.
• Committed to being a caring and supportive corporate citizen.

For consideration please contact:

Mike McCullough, Newton Consulting

mike.mccullough@newtonconsulting.com,

814-935-9545

Ed Giacchino, President  (Ed.Giacchino@TIMET.com)

Jack Martis, Vice-President  (jfm2620@comcast.net)

Thomas Brown, VP Finance  (ThomasSBrown@eaton.com)

Jim Dobos, VP Administration / C-BAR   (jdobosj@msn.com)

The Cost Manager position will be responsible for the installation and implementation of a new standard cost software system from the ground up.

Responsibilities would also include overseeing the new system and cost department and supervising a staff of one to two employees.

Requirements for this position include experience in manufacturing, a strong background in Standard Costs, IT, and strong analytical skills. Software implementation experience is an advantage but not required.

For all questions or to apply for this position please contact Jim Morgan at jmorgan@basilone.net (412) 369-9501.

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• May 15,2012 – Joint Meeting with ISM
• June 13,2012 – Rex Gatto from Point Park’s Center for Management Excellence

What you missed:

PITT Ohio on September 14, 2012

CONSOL Energy/Marcellus Shale Presentation November 9, 2011

Accellent Orthopeadics on January 11, 2012

Rivers Casino on February 8, 2012

March 14, 2012 – APICS Pittsburgh at Giant Eagle Market District in Robinson

April 11, 2012 – Ginette Walker Vinski from Sustainable Pittsburgh

Define, create, and publish exports and databases. 

Supply Chain modeling and project work.

Bachelor Degree plus one year or more experience with knowledge of Microsoft Access and other related software. 

Logistics degree a plus. 

Corporate position Youngstown area.

For consideration, forward resume to Harvey Lipton at hlipton@centrusgroup.com

The Pittsburgh Chapter is offering the following CPIM certification classes beginning in March 2012 Fee schedule for all classes: members – $450
non-members $575
Class sessions begin at 5:30 PM and are usually about 3 hours in duration.  Class locations will be determined based on geographic concentration of attendees.  Major credit cards accepted.

To register for any of these courses, please contact Jack Martis at
1-866-MY-APICS or 724-331-0866 or email to jfm2620@comcast.net

Here are the class descriptions:

Detailed Scheduling and Planning

This course, which focuses on material and capacity planning, includes a detailed explanation of materials requirements planning. The course also covers material-dominated scheduling –a material planning technique that is applicable to process industries and other mature production environments. The course explains capacity requirements planning in detail and introduces other capacity planning techniques, including processor dominated scheduling.

Basics of Supply Chain Management

This is an introductory course for production and inventory management personnel and CPIM candidates. This course provides basic definitions andconcepts for planning and controlling the flow of materials into, through, and out of an organization. It explains fundamental relationships among the activities that occur in the supply chain from suppliers to customers. In addition, the course addresses types of manufacturing systems, forecasting, master planning, materials requirement planning (MRP), capacity management, production activity control, purchasing, inventory management, distribution, quality management, and Just-in-Time manufacturing.

Master Planning of Resources

In this course, students explore processes used to develop sales and
operations plans, identify and assess internal and external demand and forecasting requirements, and learn the importance of producing achievable master schedules that are consistent with business policies, objectives, and resource constraints. The course focuses on developing and validating a plan of supply, relating management of demand to environment, and developing and validating the master schedule. In addition, the course encompasses concepts for transforming sales, marketing, and business requirements into a feasible and economic operations plan in various business environments. It also addresses concepts and methodologies for managing projected and actual demands from distribution networks and external customers. Finally, the course presents methods for integrating sales and operations plans, demand forecasts, and customer demand into a specific master schedule.

Execution and Control of Operations

This course focuses on three main areas: prioritizing and sequencing work; executing work plans, implementing controls, and reporting activity results; and evaluating and providing feedback on performance. The course explains techniques for scheduling and controlling production and process operations. It also addresses the execution of quality initiatives and continuous improvement plans, as well as the control and handling of inventories. Finally, the course presents techniques for evaluating performance and collecting data for effective feedback.