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Detroit, Mi, Us

Ann Arbor, Michigan , Us

Recently acquired by the private equity firm L Catterton , Truck Hero is the industry-leading innovator, manufacturer, and marketer of branded functional truck and Jeep accessories that enhance the experience for consumers' daily activities and enthusiast lifestyles. Through superior engineering and innovation, established customer relationships, and strategic acquisitions, Truck Hero has grown rapidly and today is the undisputed leader in its core products and channels. The Company is recognized as a trusted partner to the dealer community for which it provides category-defining products and service, and it has established a leading online presence selling directly to consumers through RealTruck.com

Novi, Michigan, Us

* Implemented Global Sourcing Board process to include key stakeholders in the strategic sourcing process for new product development* Created Procurement Product Line Management to focus on product line profitability and supplier timing for new product launches* Revamped commodity strategy for future looking insights and driving supplier innovation* On track to reduce the total number of direct material suppliers by 50%* Initiated Supplier Crisis and Supplier Risk Management for troubled suppliers* 53% reduction in supplier PPMs, 28% reduction in plant disruptions caused by suppliers, 83% reduction in supplier cost of poor quality and 4% improvement in supplier on time PPAP

Novi, Michigan, Us

* Reporting to the President and CEO* Standardized global processes, procedures, and principles to create a functional center of excellence and evolve into best practice procurement enterprise capabilities and team development, transforming and restructuring the Procurement organization from one that is divisionally-driven to one that has a center-led, global construct. * Turned over 41% of global staff and 18% were promoted/given increased responsibilities* Launched Procurement Competency Model for global team development * Introduced trade and customs compliance, advanced procurement, eProcurement, should be cost modeling and global VAVE* Key Executive team member contributing to 3-year: gross margin improvement from 27.4% to 30.6%, EBITDA from 7.6% to 12.0% and adjusted EPS CAGR 37.1%* Consolidated the direct material supply base by 10% and indirect by 50%* Achieved at least 3% YOY direct material cost reductions and brought stability to historically inconsistent results* Removed roughly $480k in functional cost, while increasing performance to improve Procurement ROI by 44%

* P&L responsibility for this premier axle shaft joint venture* Combining well established local presence with technology and manufacturing excellence* Servicing domestic sales in India as well as export for the light truck and commercial vehicle markets

Louisville, Kentucky, Us

* Reporting to the President and CEO* Focused on Strategic Planning* Collaborating with Supply Chain Management to consolidate, negotiate and administer master purchasing agreements to reduce costs.* Key member of the Business Development team to identify (both organic and inorganic), negotiate and expand business in the U.S., Mexico and Brazil.* Locate and execute mergers and acquisitions.* Participating with the senior executive team in the negotiation of key strategic relationships with Tier 1 and OEM customers.* Leading efforts to identify and develop joint venture opportunities in Brazil, China, Eastern Europe and India.

Troy, Michigan, Us

* Head of Purchasing for a $3B global business* Responsible for an annual spend/purchases of $2B* Total staff: 100 employees worldwide (North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific)* 600 suppliers* Converted purchasing team with regional silos into cohesive group enabling global cost reductions.* Hired over 80% of the North American staff.

Troy, Michigan, Us

* Managed over $1.2 billion in annual spend during poor economic conditions for 20 commodities and 800 suppliers. Managed staff of 35+ employees in buying and program management.* Defined new global purchasing structure, acting as Global Vice President of Procurement, to improve alignment to business units while maintaining functional excellence.* Recruited and trained new management thereby driving efficiencies, improving product line profitability and enhancing supplier readiness for new program launches.* Mentored key staff members to create bench strength and promoted multiple individuals to management and director levels.* Achieved 4.9% savings for North America.* Converted all NA suppliers to new standard payment terms improving cash flow by $15 million.* Removed 25% from bill of material cost on critical industrial (off-highway) program, using a newly created DMO (direct material optimization) process.* Created an Advanced Purchasing and Purchasing Program Management teams to handle the sourcing for extensive quantity of new products being introduced into market place.* Defined/ implemented supply base strategy to support growing industrial business.* Sourced and launched over 2,000 new parts in less than a year and successfully supported multiple “go fast” military and off-highway programs.

Troy, Michigan, Us

* Responsible for $800 million in annual spend and led purchasing for the largest single business unit.* Created supplier readiness (purchasing program management) team, formally prototype buying.* Defined a low volume supply base strategy for industrial business unit.* Achieved 5% savings which was more than twice the performance in last 10 years.* Organized the purchasing team to achieve $18.2M in steel economics recovery, beyond agreed upon index pricing.* Led team to become further connected with Product Line Profitability to achieve desired margin results and determine product growth strategies.* Supported closure of two manufacturing sites by outsourcing operations thereby driving $2.9M in savings, with no customer disruptions.* Converted half of suppliers to pay on consumption program, driving increased inventory turnsand improving working capital.* Extended payment terms by 10 days, improving working capital by over $10million

Troy, Michigan, Us

* Supervised 20 global reports (Western and Eastern Europe, U.S., Mexico, South America, India andChina) with global direct material spend of $525 million saving $16.3 and $15.5 million.* Led initiative to formulate commodity strategies working with cross commodity global team to implement standardized way to track, communicate and adhere to current and future states of the supply chain, for any given commodity.* Optimized worldwide supply chain and support of global manufacturing footprint and strategies.* Supported product line profitability and determination of product strategies.

Troy, Michigan, Us

Detroit, Michigan, Us

Detroit, Mi, Us

Mba, International Business

Ba, Supply Chain Management