Bob Wolfe Email & Phone Number

Detroit, Mi, Us

Mt Prospect, Il, Us

Stuttgart, De

New Boston, Michigan, Us

♦ Responsible for the procurement of new die tools, die maintenance, prototypes, ECRs and early part requirements for each of the stamping plants. ♦ Issued RFQ’s, analyzed and assessed quotes for timeliness, accuracy, quality, price and service as necessary to meet program and customer requirements. ♦ Developed recovery plans with suppliers where issues of late deliveries or quality issues arise. ♦ Led the development of commodity strategies with cross-functional teams and communicated to the rest of the organization. ♦ Participated in a cross-functional team to develop a coatings strategy that resulted in less down time at our manufacturing facilities and cost savings for the company. ♦ Developed and implemented different process improvement plans that reduced steps or made things easier for our purchasing team. ♦ Established and maintained business relationships with key low cost country suppliers to help stay under program budgets.

Troy, Mi, Us

• Responsible for the procurement of bearings, tubes, shims, seals, tie rod assemblies, and fasteners for our global manufacturing plants.• Decreased pricing by 7% with our top bearing supplier for all purchased parts which accounted for approximately $2.5 million dollars in our yearly spend.• Developed the procurement strategy of re-sourcing our highest volume bearing components to a China manufacturer which was a savings of over $400k annually.• Led and coordinated a workshop with the company’s highest volume fastener supplier which implemented a cost reduction of approximately $100k annually.• Participated in competitive axle benchmarking teardowns which helped the company produce cost reduction ideas for manufacturing and component design.• Accurately predicted production component volumes based on historical sales and statistical forecasting.• Managed supplier performance by maintaining an updated open issues list and creating action plans to address those that underperformed.

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• Responsible for procurement of polyethylene bags and film of over 700 different sku’s for several manufacturing plants. • Collaborated extensively with vendors, trucking companies, and warehousing personnel to coordinate the most cost-effective plan in expediting poly bags and film.• Managed supplier relationships to collectively and continuously develop long term improvements for poly products.• Decreased pricing by 20% with our biggest vendor and forced competitors to follow suit within the first year of employment.• Consistently communicated with our traffic department to find when our transfer trucks from plant to plant were available to efficiently decrease poly inventory by 40%. • Implemented procedures at the plant to ensure that we receive top quality ratings for poly bags that meet all of our requirements.

• Responsible for processing requisitions on the buyers backlog and kept in constant communication with the supplier to make sure all components were delivered on time.• Managed the bidding process by evaluating the suppliers using scorecards to make the best possible decision.• Utilized the SAP system to track shipments going to and from the plants logistics department. • Worked with inter-company sites to effectively move through Chapter 11 reorganization and streamline many cost-saving projects which needed to be implemented.• Participated and encouraged communication on multi-functional teams to overcome obstacles in project and troubleshooting environments.