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.

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.

US

• 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.