Director, Software Sourcing @ From May 2015 to Present (8 months) Director - Global Strategic Sourcing @ Managed and negotiated with IBM, CA, and Oracle on Global agreements with an annual spend in excess of $221M per annum. Negotiated global ISV software agreements that enabled incremental sales of the Vision PLUS platform. From January 2014 to May 2015 (1 year 5 months) Director - Global Strategic Sourcing @ Managed spend and services agreements related to development, support, consulting, finance, accounting, internal audit, project management, data center and software license agreements valued in excess of $190M. Supported and worked with cross functional teams in India, Brazil, Argentina, United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Singapore and Ireland. Supported Vision PLUS development, production support, and new products globally. Traveled to Germany, UK and India to develop agreements and perform due diligence. From January 2012 to December 2013 (2 years) Owner @ Started and grew business to $638K in sales with projects as large as $80K. Developed, implemented, and presented business plan to obtain required financing. Managed a team of up to 8 individuals including Sales and Marketing, Production and Administration. Analyzed business to determine future areas of growth, cost savings opportunities, and asset acquisition. Ensured compliance with all federal and state regulations including Lead and Asbestos. Ensured projects met corporate and national account standards for State Farm, Liberty Mutual, The Hartford • Initiated and assisted in leading the Storm Team during floods of 2009, maintaining workflow billing and support for 15 teams, generated $500K in business during a 2 week period From June 2008 to August 2011 (3 years 3 months) Sourcing Consultant @ Developed savings and organizational model for the procurement improvement project business case. Developed policies, procedures, and standards for the organization. Project lead for future state design and implementation of the Price Management project. Managed a cross-functional team of 10 in the development of future state process, policy, organization, and technology design including resource requirements and job descriptions. Developed mass upload and download tools to enable price updating in SAP and Passport procurement systems, and implemented across 25 facilities, converting more than 75,000 pricing data points. Procurement liason for college intern recruitment program. • Managed development and implementation of the price management project so it was on time and under budget From July 2006 to May 2008 (1 year 11 months) Sourcing Manager @ Responsible for sourcing bath tissue, towels, wipers, seat covers, soap, aire gel, napkins, table covers, placemats with an estimated annual spend in excess of $70M • Managed negotiated and implemented projects netting $1.4M in savings, $624K in avoidance, and $696K in incremental margin, utilizing SAP • Relocated equipment from inside to outside the organization to reduce manufacturing costs • Developed and implemented outsourcing strategy for the Brawny Shopmaster™ towel as a new product From August 2004 to July 2006 (2 years) Sourcing and Supply Management Manager I - MRO @ Managed a team of 4 commodity managers with a spend of $127M in commodities. Developed an MRO data analysis to define commodities with a need for sourcing improvement. Worked with employees to change work habits to elevate success rate of cost reduction programs. • Initiated teams utilization of electronic sourcing tools From March 2004 to July 2004 (5 months) Sourcing and Supply Management Specialist - Packaging Supplies @ Managed $70M in commodities, including polyethylene film, cartons, corrugate, pallets, paper wrap, and packaging services • Implemented $2.59M in annualized cost savings through bidding and material changes or reductions • Initiated supply chain team to manage cost savings initiatives, setting a goal to eliminate $250K in cost on a $10M spend, at time of transition the team has achieved $175K in savings • Generated and negotiated legal agreement for price movement and business termination procedures between Kimberly-Clark and paper wrap supplier From May 2003 to February 2004 (10 months) Sourcing and Supply Management Specialist - Capital Equipment @ Supported 45 engineers in purchasing equipment and services on capital projects worth $90M • Negotiated realized savings of $1.2M on $12.5M in contracts for capital equipment • Settled contract disputes with suppliers and improved equipment uptime and efficiency From January 2002 to May 2003 (1 year 5 months) Planning Specialist @ Developed a 5 year capacity analysis detailing a need to realign machines and buy additional parts to ensure the asset configuration matched sales. Worked with a China based affiliate to manufacture and import goods for a new product launch • Generated a MPS for 44 stock keeping units in a $250M consumer product business using a linear programming model, and maintained customer service levels at 99.2% or above • Improved operating profit by $1M by reducing finished goods inventory, improving cash flow by 25% ($10M) • Reduced obsolete stock inventory by more than $200K • Developed and presented analysis showing potential savings of $700K a year by automating packaging From January 2001 to December 2001 (1 year) Senior Buyer @ Commodity Manager for all lift trucks/ mobile equipment and parts with an annual spend of $7M. Managed capital projects. • Lead buyer for a first of a kind, green field, manufacturing facility worth $79.5M, generating $675K in savings • Initiated, wrote, proposed and implemented a sourcing strategy (including standardization) for lift trucks with an estimated first year savings of $350K with approximately $250K realized before job transition • Initiated ergonomic lift truck solution to minimize workers compensation claims and lost time incidents • Outsourced lift truck maintenance at a mill with realized savings of $200K per year From June 1999 to December 2000 (1 year 7 months) 6 Sigma/ Community Management Intern @ • Led a cross disciplinary team on a Six Sigma Project, generating $100K of operating profit in 10 weeks • Designed a new process, and applicable forms, enabling the cycle time to be reduced by 75% From May 1998 to August 1998 (4 months)

MBA, Logistics @ Penn State UniversityBS, Accounting @ State University of New York College at Plattsburgh Michael Tokarz is skilled in: Strategic Sourcing, Supply Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Manufacturing, Global Sourcing, Procurement, Sourcing, SAP, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Six Sigma, Process Improvement, Management, Outsourcing, Purchasing