The Buyline

From the President’s Pen By Priscilla Burke, CPSM

ISM-Maryland, Inc.

P.O. Box 44246 Baltimore, MD 21236

Web site

www.ismmd.org

E-mail info@ismmd.org

Slate of Candidates for

this year’s Election

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UPCOMING

SEMINARS presented by ISM

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Recap of this year’s

Meetings

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LeaderFship Directory 4

Inside this issue:

December 2014 Issue

One main focus area for ISM- Maryland this year has been risk and addressing risk within our supply chain. The West Coast Port Strike has domi-nated the news and changed the landscape for small and larger companies alike as they were challenged to either withstand stock outs or use alternative channels for re-ceiving their goods including expedited freight. Developing and executing these options was a great feat for all Supply Chain professionals and alt-hough in some cases risk miti-gation may have been forced upon them, they certainly should be more agile regard-less of if or when something similar happens again. Thirteen of us were fortunate to tour the visit the Seagirt and Dundalk terminals at the Port of Baltimore in celebra-tion of Supply Management Month. Seagirt handles gen-eral container traffic, while consumer automobiles, farm and construction vehicles alongside containers are some of the cargo passing through the Dundalk terminal. The Port of Baltimore has a

50-foot channel and a 50 foot container berth making it one of the very few East Coast ports capable of accommodat-ing the behemoth container ships passing through the Panama Canal once the Ca-nal expansion has been com-pleted. This capacity was part of a strategic plan established more than 20 years ago and shows the foresight of the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) In addition to accom-modating larger ships, a main focus for the MPA is operating efficiency and being able to maintain and increase produc-tivity where possible by add-ing RFID tags, weigh in mo-tion scales, adding more crane equipment and creating more terminal storage by in-stalling racking systems for example. One of the best ways to man-age multiple aspects of trans-portation is with the assis-tance of a global logistics company such as Expeditors. With their assistance multiple companies were alerted of the pending West Coast Strike and were able to develop an alternative logistics plan be-

fore the strike without nega-tive impact. Expeditors also presented a general outline of Incoterms 2010, the best sce-narios depending on if you are the importer or exporter, as well as the CTPAT program and the advantages of having your supply chain certified if the costs are justified. We definitely had a great time learning about logistics and the Port of Baltimore for Sup-ply Management Month. If you have a recommendation for a topic, speaker or tour, please feel free to let us know at in-fo@ismmd.org. See you at our next event April 15, 2015. Regards, Priscilla

We have a new mailing address: ISM-Maryland, Inc. P.O. Box 44246 Baltimore, MD 21236

NEW MAILING ADDRESS FOR ISM-MARYLAND, INC.

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IT’S TIME AGAIN FOR THE ELECTION OF OUR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS!

We have three director positions open along with 1st Vice President and Secretary positions. Director positions are three year terms while the Secretary position is a two year term. The 1st VP serves for one year and then succeeds the President for a one year term. Many thanks to Rose Tringali for serving as Nominations Chair and discover-ing our wonderful candidates. Nominees for Director are Leonard “Lenny” Novak and Cindy Buschman. Nominee for Secretary is Rachea David. Leonard “Lenny” Novak is currently Direc-tor of Procurement at Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC, Cockeysville, MD (Construction Aggregate Mining – MD, KY, GA, TN, PA, SC) Throughout his career, Lenny has filled roles in a variety of functional areas, but continues to return to roles in Procurement and Supply Chain Management. He spent 8 years as Division Purchasing Manager for Vulcan Materials Company, managing a team of 6 direct reports, serving 28 sites in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. His other supply chain roles have included Outbound Supply Chain Manager for a commodity chemical company, managing logistics and distribution of industrial gases / chemicals and Customer Service Manager for a specialty chemical company. His back ground also includes plant construction and management, national sales management and financial analysis.

Lenny is a graduate of West Point and has an MBA from the University of Alabama. He has over 18 years of service on a variety of not for profit, university and community boards. He has remained active in the de-velopment of youth leaders through Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America and youth sports programs. Lenny Joined ISM in 2011 and recently transferred from Chicago. Cindy Buschman began sourcing career in New Jersey working as a buyer in the fra-grance industry. After moving away, she worked as a non-inventory buyer for ILC Dover, manufacturer of space suit and a variety of department of defense items. Once again she relocated to Pennsylvania and started to work for Kiwi Brands as a chemical buyer. One more relocation brought her to the Maryland vicinity and landed a job at McCormick. She has been with McCormick for 24 years. Over the 24 years she maintained a variety of supply roles that included plant purchas-ing, corporate sourcing, materials manage-ment, project management and supply management. Today, she manages the co-packing portfolio and three direct reports. She loves this role as it builds on my sourc-ing roots. She is married with three children in col-lege and recently received her Doctorate in Business from Walden University and look-ing to expand her sourcing career into high-er education.

Rachea David is a Sr. Buyer for Thermo Fish-er/Life Technolo-gy and a soon to be CPSM with over ten years’ experience in the supply chain industry and six years’ experience in the procurement contracts field. Prior to joining Thermo Fisher/Life Technol-ogies, she worked for AGCO Corporation as a Contract Specialist for IT Vendor Manage-ment creating and negotiating contracts and agreements for software usage. She developed sourcing strategies by using stra-tegic practices and having a strong under-standing for the customer’s needs. She has worked in the government con-tracting industry for Selex Galileo Inc. where she was responsible for supply chain strategy implementation and organizational designs which included cost saving initia-tives resulting in a $10M annual cost sav-ings. Her background includes; financial analysis, inventory management, data man-agement, product management using PPI initiatives such as JIT and Kaizen. She has a Bachelor Degree in Technology Management with a concentration in Pro-ject Management and an Associate Degree in Computer Science with a concentration in computer programming.

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April Membership Event

Upcoming Seminars presented by ISM–April through June

For seminar details, please call the ISM Customer Service Department at 800/888-6276 or +1 480/752-6276, option 8, or visit the ISM website at www.ism.ws and select Education — Seminars, Conferences > Seminars > Public Seminars.

DATE: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 PLACE: Timbuktu Restaurant 1726 Dorsey Road Hanover, Maryland 21076 TIME: 5:30-8:30 pm TOPIC: What You Don’t Know About Your Suppliers Can Hurt You COST: No charge for dues paying members $35 pp for non dues paying members $79 pp for non-ISM members

DIRECTIONS: From the west side of the Balti-more:Beltwary,go south on the B-W Parkway. Take Rt 100 West to Coca-Cola Drive south. Take a left at Dorsey Rd to the restaurant. From Washington, go north on the B-W Park-way and follow the directions above.

Title Place Date

Engage…Educate…Empower

Fundamentals of Purchasing: The Building Blocks of World-Class Professionalism

Baltimore, MD April 13 - 15, 2015

Contracting: What All the Ts and Cs Mean Pittsburgh, PA April 23 - 24, 2015

Fundamentals of Inventory Management Chicago, IL April 27 - 28, 2015

Resisting Price Increases and Implementing Cost Improve-ment Initiatives

Denver, CO April 27 - 29, 2015

CPSM® Exam Review Course Phoenix, AZ April 30 - May 2, 2015

How to Develop and Manage a Supplier Diversity Program Phoenix, AZ May 2, 2015

Supplier Relationship Management for Collaboration, Im-pact and Business Success

Pittsburgh, PA May 13 - 15, 2015

Integrating Project Management into Supply Management Chicago, IL June 4 - 5, 2015

Legal Foundations of Supply Management: The Basics You Need to Succeed

Las Vegas, NV June 15 - 17, 2015

Fundamentals of Purchasing: The Building Blocks of World-Class Professionalism

Atlanta, GA June 17 - 19, 2015

Contracting for Purchasing and Supply Management: Be-yond the Basics

Boston, MA June 18 - 19, 2015

Administering Contracts: From Award to Completion Pittsburgh, PA June 24 - 26, 2015

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President Priscilla Burke, CPSM 410-716-3704 priscilla.burke@bdk.com First Vice President David Van Valkenburgh, CPSM 443-459-3938 dvanvalkenburgh@oceaneering.com Second Vice President Vacant Secretary Sally Barkley, C.P.M., CPPO, PMP 301-989-0752 sally.barkley@hotmail.com Treasurer Joseph Arizaga, C.P.M. 410-328-0210 jarizaga@comcast.net a

Advisory Council Chair Rose Tringali 240-228-2850 Rose.Tringali@jhuapl.edu Advisory Council Vice-Chair Jeanette Sutton Griffith 410-998-7626 Jeanette.Sutton@carefirst.com Directors John Reusing, C.P.M. 301-206-4270 jreusin@wsscwater.com Julio Revollo, CPSM 703-750-5126 jrevollo@washgas.com Carol Jarvinen 443-459-3973 cjarvinen@oceaneering.com Vacant (2)

We are looking for folks who want to make a difference in the purchasing pro-fession. Be a part of an organization whose mission is to provide educational opportunities for purchasing profession-als and promote this profession. Be-come involved. Expand your knowledge, skills and abilities through service in ISM-Maryland, Inc. Use the association to gain experience you can apply to your job and may help you get your next job or promotion.

ISM-Maryland, Inc. NEEDS YOU! VOLUNTEER!

About Our Organization…ISM Maryland, Inc. was founded in 1920. It is the primary mission of ISM—Maryland, Inc. to educate, develop, and advance the purchasing and supply manage-ment profession and its value to the business community.

ISM-Maryland Leadership Directory

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE BY APRIL 24th! Calling all logistics and supply management professionals and students! ISM-Maryland, Inc. awards scholarships to folks to help defray their education costs. Applications are available on our website.

RECAP OF THIS YEAR’S MEETINGS January’s meeting was an exciting Supply Manage-ment Jeopardy game, hosted by our own Bruce Hasenai. Team #1 was Katie Jackson, Sarah Francis, and Daria Calwell with Team #2 opponents Rachea David, Evelyn Henley-Shields and Lenny Novak. It was an exciting match with interesting questions based on the CPSM body of knowledge. Team #1 won in a landslide. Thanks to all the players for par-ticipating! February was our Heavy Seas plant tour. Once again it was a popular event, providing an interesting plant tour as well as an opportunity to meet and greet folks.

March was another timely plant tour of the Balti-more Port, in light of the west coast port strike. The strike highlighted the importance of our ports in the supply chain and how it affects not only our business, but US commerce.