Leadership, Experience

Patrick Hanafin, C.P.M., CPIM, CPSM

Profile:
Patrick Hanafin is a 19-year career purchasing professional with strong experience working for diverse industry-leading companies. He has delivered significant savings across a large number of commodities and products at every company for which he has worked. He has done this by initiating and successfully leading large scale cost reduction projects, eliminating inventory, saving millions at the part level, decreasing head count, improving delivery and production issues, and in-sourcing and outsourcing whole product lines and departments.

Patrick Hanafin is a 19-year career purchasing professional with strong experience working for diverse industry-leading companies. He has delivered significant savings across a large number of commodities and products at every company for which he has worked. He has done this by initiating and successfully leading large scale cost reduction projects, eliminating inventory, saving millions at the part level, decreasing head count, improving delivery and production issues, and in-sourcing and outsourcing whole product lines and departments.

Experience:
Manager, Sourcing – SunCoke Corporation – Current
Manager, Global Sourcing, North America – Electro-Motive Diesel
Lead Buyer / Inventory Planner , Paper – Rand McNally HQ
Senior Procurement Specialist – Ryerson Steel
Manager, Purchasing / Inventory & Die Cutting – Int’l Paper / Transo Env

Education:
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
   • BS - Operations Management
   • Minor: Sourcing &Purchasing