Chris Hanson Email & Phone Number

Fremont, Ca, Us

Responsible for leading global strategic procurement initiatives on over $200M in indirect MRO spend. Develop and implement best practices to significant leverage spend across all global locations and reduce supplier base. Responsible for developing and leading a team that identified and executed on $1.75M in project cost savings in 2018.

Responsible for the global procurement of over $85M in metals for locations in China, North America, Europe and Brazil. Responsible for developing and executing global steel sourcing strategies that leverage global partnerships and industry best practices, Credited with negotiating long-term locked steel global steel agreements significantly below market pricing as well as capturing over $2M in project savings in 2017-2018. Developed and executed material index agreements to drive cost savings and mitigate inflationary market conditions.

Bloomington, Mn, Us

 Steel Commodity Manager responsible for managing over 65 million dollar annualized spend on steel commodity. Responsible for leading all contract negotiations concerning Donaldson Company steel purchases. Responsible for locating, identifying, and sourcing domestic and international steel suppliers to all NAFTA plants. Responsible for continuity of supply to all NAFTA production facilities.  Spearheaded various cost reduction and continuous improvement projects with corporate and plant personnel. Proven track record in international sourcing specifically in Asian and Latin American markets. Co-leader of the Donaldson Buys Value Supplier Council strategic supplier forum

Wilmington, Massachusetts, Us

 Responsible for executing commodities purchases to support all production demand.  Responsible for supplier data management in assigned commodities including competitive quotations, quality and delivery performance. Responsible for locating, analyzing and evaluating sources per engineering, manufacturing and corporate objectives. Responsible for the development and establishment of agreements with suppliers based on quality, lead-time, delivery and cost

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

 Responsible for forecasting, planning and scheduling assigned products to meet the needs of internal and external customers. Responsible for creating and implementing planning improvements. Responsible for material coordination through entire manufacturing process using “Just-In-Time”, Kanban and other planning techniques.  Responsible for executing component and commodities purchases to support production demand, customer orders, and independent demand requirements for domestic and international customers. Responsible for capacity planning and sub-contract planning as required.  Control inventory levels and ensure that service levels are met and turnover targets are achieved in assigned products.

Eden Prairie, Mn, Us

 Responsible for executing commodities purchases to support production demand, customer orders and independent demand requirements from all field warehouses and affiliate operations. Control inventory levels and ensure that turnover targets are achieved in assigned ommodities. Responsible for identifying and negotiating with domestic and international sources for parts and materials. Control inbound freight routings to ensure cost-effective transportation for purchased materials. Manage supplier relations in assigned commodities with overall responsibility for supplier performance in the areas of quality, reliability, delivery and price.