Dennis Grant Email and Phone Number

Dennis Grant636-312-0715I am an effective executive with 40 years of experience as a strategic thinking can do implementer with the following experience: � Line and staff positions � Procurement and Materials organizational development � Responsibilities have included both direct charge and functional materials organizations: global sourcing and procurement, supplier quality, bid and proposal, planning, warehousing, logistics/distribution. � Lean supplier principles applied: supplier delivery point of use, supplier in-house managed inventory, pull/demand flow systems, Kan Ban, min-max, year on year cost downs, supplier management systems (VMI), commodity strategies, supplier reduction. � Subcontracts management � Multi-plant, US, Europe (UK), Taiwan and Mexico, procurement and materials support � Domestic and international global sourcing and procurement (US, Far East, Mexico, Europe.) � Hi-tech, procurement, subcontracts and manufacturing both DOD and commercial � Studied Japanese quality standards in Japan � ERP systems implementation using both actual and standard cost models � Developed and implemented procurement and materials policies and procedures � Familiar with latest Supply Chain techniques � High and low volume manufacturing � P&L responsibility � M&A and start-up experience, small and large organizations � ISO certification � Have managed large organizations (200+)� Experienced in the use of Microsoft Office suite of software