Dan Dekker Email & Phone Number

Hudsonville, Mi, Us

Holland, Mi

Manage procurement activities for some direct component and subcontracted needs as the primary supply chain interface with two manufacturing sites, senior management, and operations groups. Annually purchase $3 million of tooling including transfer, progressive die and injection molding. Source and manage outsourced value added functions such as heat treatment, plating, machining and cleaning of metal stampings. Source direct materials such as stampings, springs, investment castings, bearings, cold headed, screw machine, plastic and rubber parts. Total annual spend of $17 million. Negotiate and purchase $400K per year in capital goods and $250K in logistics. Achieved annual cost reductions averaging $500K through negotiations, design changes, and supplier resourcing.

Responsible for business development for over 30 customers. Many of these customers were Japanese automotive transplants. Other responsibilities include:Contract reviewCost reduction managementInternational travel to Asia

Coordinated APQP and PPAPs of multiple stampings and assemblies for automotive customers.

Mba, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering, Math Minor

Activities and Societies: Served as President of student chapter of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991-1992.