Bruce Crawford Email & Phone Number

Professional manager with over 30 years experience in the automotive industry at Ford Motor Company, Visteon Corporation, Diversified Chemical Technologies and Tower Automotive. Possess a comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing, quality control, material planning, scheduling, and purchasing. First hand knowledge of "lean" principles, and “pull systems”. Thorough knowledge of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system concepts and functions. Extensive international and cross-cultural experience as Director of Operations/MP&L in Asia and Brazil. Especially effective leadership and communications skills. Outstanding work ethic and moral standards. Demonstrated results in training and mentoring. High energy level, motivated by challenge and goal achievement.Specialties: Operations - material planning, control, purchasing, capacity planning, and transportation.International experience, responsibilities for inventory reductions, lean manufacturing, and visual factory. Material Handling engineering, and packaging densities, Bill of material and engineering change control coupled with release, follow up centralization initiatives Transportation, lane management, and sourcing strategies and negotiations

Listed skills include Lean Manufacturing, Automotive, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and 7 others.

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  Central Michigan University

  Business