Eric Borseth Email & Phone Number

Madison, WI, US

Columbus, Wisconsin, United States

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Responsible for leading the strategic and NPD sourcing team (5) and support staff (2-3) spend ($75M/year).
• Lead the Sourcing team to improve the organizational metrics (Safety, Quality and Delivery) while realizing $450K in PPV in FY15, $898K in FY16, $828K in PPV during FY17 and $295K in FY18 (mitigated over $500K in price.
• Mentoring the sourcing team with their supplier negotiations of achieving the lowest TCO for products (direct and indirect) and services (VMI and vending solutions) from European, Asian and US suppliers, while also.
• Developed and implemented Supplier scorecards and metric reporting on department goals, which communicate the status at the supplier, sourcing manager and summary level to executive leadership on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Develop and maintain cross functional relationships with the Operations, Quality, overseas sourcing teams, Engineering and Product Management departments to ensure clear communication and effective support for.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Supervised the new product development, low cost country and strategic sourcing teams (six co-workers) while managing current procurement responsibilities ($40 Million/year).
• Lead my co-workers to achieve the organization goals (PPV, on-time delivery, PPM metrics) while ensuring each team member is held accountable to their internal customers’ goals (operational, engineering and quality).

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Procured, sourced, negotiated direct material for the Columbus location for Hydraulics, springs, finished goods from both third party and worldwide affiliate sources ($52 Million/year).
• Managed $38 Million overseas and $14 Million domestically, while improving positive Purchase Price Variance (PPV) to $480K verses negative PPV results for the previous four years.
• Became a key player in the organization for system uploads/maintenance Lean Activities and supplier rationalization while improving the key metrics from our suppliers (Safety, Quality, Delivery and Price)

Responsible for source selection, quoting and procurement activities for Hydraulic components (Cranes, Winches, Cylinders, Hoses and Fittings), Wheel/Tire assemblies, Snow Equipment and Packaging

Source selection, quoted and procured direct material for the Defense Division. Responsible for Hydraulics, Wheel/Tire assemblies, Fasteners and Packaging

Sourced, quoted and purchased third-party material and services using a multitude of purchasing systems, acting as the single point of contact for the national customer base, both internal and external.

Purchased and planned all Family Radio Service radios and accessories from Asia including new product launch activities for the Consumer Products Division.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Purchasing Intern
• Selected as member of supplier performance and reduction team, which identified suppliers to cultivate or eliminate, resulting in an improved supply chain.
• Developed relationships with suppliers, issued RFQ’s, ECN letters and confirmed work orders resulting in reduced workload for buyers and planners.

Bba, Majors: Production And Operations Management, Real Estate. Minors: Economics, Psychology,

Activities and Societies: APICS - President

Economics

Activities and Societies: Two semesters of business school with an emphasis in EconomicsCoursework: Economics and Business Traveled around.

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