Chad Studebaker Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Oh, Us

Leading procurement of Raw Materials, Direct & Indirect services used in Forging & Machining production.• Responsible for maintaining over $70M annual spend on commodities including: SBQ bar, Tool Steel, External services (Machining & Heat Treatment), contract services, & MRO.• Analyze and negotiated supplier quotations to obtain the most competitive component cost for New and current parts.• Revised current supply agreements with many current Service providers to reduce costs, time, and efficiencies.• Cross-Team Collaboration with suppliers, Quality department and R&D departments to improve overall quality and implement value added (VA/VE) ideas.• Executed a dual sourcing strategy for SBQ bar Steel to improve cost competitiveness over multiple parts.• Developed and maintained annual commodity strategies to improve the overall profitability of the company• Negotiated annual cost improvement contracts which contributed directly to the company’s bottom line profitability.• Trained new associates on board with department process on company’s products, procedures and day to day buyer activities

Senior commodity Manager with 27 years of Automotive experience in Strategic commodity management & Global supply chain to drive cost saving initiatives, efficiency, and quality.

Denklingen, Bayern, De

Leading procurement of Raw Materials, Direct & Indirect services used in Forging & Machining production.• Responsible for maintaining over $70M annual spend on commodities including: SBQ bar, Tool Steel, External services (Machining & Heat Treatment), contract services, & MRO.• Analyze and negotiated supplier quotations to obtain the most competitive component cost for New and current parts.• Revised current supply agreements with many current Service providers to reduce costs, time, and efficiencies.• Cross-Team Collaboration with suppliers, Quality department and R&D departments to improve overall quality and implement value added (VA/VE) ideas.• Executed a dual sourcing strategy for SBQ bar Steel to improve cost competitiveness over multiple parts.• Developed and maintained annual commodity strategies to improve the overall profitability of the company• Negotiated annual cost improvement contracts which contributed directly to the company’s bottom line profitability.• Trained new associates on board with department process on company’s products, procedures and day to day buyer activities

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

• Responsible for maintaining spend for 3 plants for multiple commodities including fasteners, raw bar, electronic controls raw materials totaling over $78 million annually• Analyze and negotiated supplier quotations to obtain the most competitive component cost for new models• Collaborated with suppliers, quality and R&D departments to improve overall quality and implement value added ideas• Executed a major supplier change to improve component quality, Stabilize Labor and save a total of over $200,000 annually over multiple vehicle models• Developed and maintained annual commodity strategies to improve the overall profitability of the company• Negotiated annual cost improvement contracts which contributed directly to the company’s bottom line profitability• Trained new associates on board with department process on company’s products, procedures and day to day buyer activities

Supply Chain Management at an International Trading Company within the Automotive Industry including both Export and Import

Bachelor’S Degree, Aviation/Airway Management And Operations

High School, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program