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P&L responsibility for 800+ Field Service Fleet. Direct daily shipping of parts to Field Service technicians and returns to both Burroughs HQ and other suppliers. Also manage daily Indirect Purchasing organization and complete supply chain projects. Lead and mentor a team of 24 management and support personnel.- Re-negotiated vendor contracts and processes.

Provided management consulting to clients including Burroughs, Inc., Private Equity firms, turnaround firms CRA Associates and O’Keefe & Associates, and an automotive seat manufacturer.- Provided subject matter expertise to Private Equity firms in Vehicle Remarketing and Emissions Management. Team member for two turnaround firms.- Analyzed Burrough’s.

Detroit, Michigan, US

Directed cross-functional program to optimize capacity management of components, demand planning, and integrated business planning capabilities.- Designed organization, program governance structure, and business case / benefit analysis.- Delivered more than $6M in annual cost savings, leading 15 capacity process and technology improvement projects..

Detroit, Michigan, US

Managed vehicle scheduling and sequencing activities for 6M vehicles and 8M powertrains; led regional and business unit sales, operations planning processes, regional component constraint resolution process; created regional production schedule.- Designed and built GM’s first-ever Order Fulfillment Organization in Asia-Pacific Supply Chain Operations.

Detroit, Michigan, US

Restructured and managed the sale of previously used rental vehicles from major European rental car companies. P&L responsibility.- Turned around operation from loss of €100M+ to profit of €160M in first full year.- Improved inventory turns, cut costs with 80%+ and trimmed inventory from 120 to 20 days.- Drove additional 100K vehicle sales annually with.

Detroit, Michigan, US

Managed short-cycle sales relationship with major European rental car companies including Avis, Hertz, Enterprise, and Europcar.- Sold 250K+ units annually representing nearly 2% of GM Europe’s total market share.- Generated 25% increase in sales to Avis.- Added $50M in revenue by negotiating corporate rental agreements.

Detroit, Michigan, US

Promoted to define another newly created role and implement order fulfillment capabilities at GM National Sales Companies in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Influenced actions and initiatives of ~50 personnel.* Reduced vehicle inventory by more than 15%, representing $35M savings.

Detroit, Michigan, US

Promoted through field distribution and sales positions to define new role and develop go-to-market strategy for Internet-based vehicle order placement. Built and led six-person team to evaluate vehicle configuration strategy of every GM North America brand vehicle.* Reduced complexity by ~10% through development and implementation of strategy that.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Mba