Brian Frechette Email & Phone Number

Lewisville, Tx

Scottsdale, Az

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Drive year over year price reductions, lead-time reductions, and service level improvements by leveraging efficiencies both internally and externally with suppliersAccountable for successful development and implementation of contracts as well as ongoing contract and relationship management. This includes supplier sourcing / selection, evaluation of quotes and services, and negotiating supplier agreements and contractsDevelop and implement long-term supply chain strategies and networks… Show more Drive year over year price reductions, lead-time reductions, and service level improvements by leveraging efficiencies both internally and externally with suppliersAccountable for successful development and implementation of contracts as well as ongoing contract and relationship management. This includes supplier sourcing / selection, evaluation of quotes and services, and negotiating supplier agreements and contractsDevelop and implement long-term supply chain strategies and networks in support of business growthResearch commodity sourcing opportunities for plastics category and make recommendations based on business requirementsInteract with engineering and quality department to insure that product requirements and quality criteria is maintained on all commodities.Plan and procure materials, components, equipment, and services required to support business objectives Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Global strategic sourcing manager for filtration product sourcing, global manufacturing analysis, and supply chain continuous improvement.Contract negotiation and supplier management with global supply base within 40M purchased product commodity.Product manufacturing transfer and analysis, global branding, lean programs and Six Sigma opportunities.

Led category management for the $30 million mechanical and electrical categories with a global leader in filtration technology.Managed supplier sourcing operations focusing on best value optimization from design concept to end customer.Drive category analysis and planning, contract management, and supplier performance globally for approximately 200 suppliers and 16 manufacturing locations in the U.S.Facilitated cross functional purchasing profit improvement team and business unit… Show more Led category management for the $30 million mechanical and electrical categories with a global leader in filtration technology.Managed supplier sourcing operations focusing on best value optimization from design concept to end customer.Drive category analysis and planning, contract management, and supplier performance globally for approximately 200 suppliers and 16 manufacturing locations in the U.S.Facilitated cross functional purchasing profit improvement team and business unit commodity cost forecast team.Achieved 150% of fiscal year goal with documented hard savings of $1.25 million since August 2008.Donaldson Six Sigma Black Belt Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed Supply Chain Purchasing function for rubber products, fasteners and hardware categories.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Supervised logistics analyst team that managed all inbound production material to Ford Motor Company-St. Paul, MN.

Bs, Business Administration

Bs, Business Administration And Management, General