Eric Cooper Email & Phone Number

Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

Regularly review and validate strategies to ensure the evolution of spend within the category, supply base and customer needs are taken into account. Devise both short and long-term development strategies for categories under management. Monitor changes affecting supply and demand, tracking market conditions, price trends, or futures markets. Working with the preferred supply base and our customers, identify and package offerings which can provide additional value to our customers. These tools should be developed for both internal and external use. Frequently validate the chosen supply base and preferred brands through sourcing projects which include customer participation. Measure and monitor the success of each category and preferred suppliers through regular reviews of performance indicators, customer conversations

Manage Customer Onsite Data Identification and Cleansing effortsManage execution of updating DSSI item catalog contentAssess customer specification for Inventory Management OpportunitiesProvide guidance and support for implementation of Inventory Management principlesEstablish guidelines for Data Identification and Cleansing through continuous improvement

Greater Detroit Area

Providing process analysis and re-engineering to optimize operational efficiency. Problem solving with an emphasis on cost reduction and high customer satisfaction. Tactical interface with external and internal project teams to assure that assessments, projects and purchasing services engagements are launched on time and with quality. Coordinate in the development and execution of plans to develop identified opportunities into savings for the customer. The Subject Matter Expert (SME) on critical aspects of the customers’ expectations and culture in order to effectively represent their requirements internally.

Managed and coordinated outbound distribution operation covering 3 shifts shipping 3.5M gallons annuallyDeveloped and established KPI's for warehouse and individual personnel incentive program Recommended and implemented personnel actions, such as hiring, firing, and performance evaluations Explained and demonstrated work tasks and PIV instructions to new employees Responsible for the development and maintenance of Standard Operational Procedures for DC

Pontiac, Mi

Managed and facilitated site Kaizen program through Root Cause analysis initiations for 80 employees. Key point of contact from birth to implementation of all improvement projects Analyzed production procedures and material processing for continuous improvements and made recommendations based on results

Pontiac, Mi

Implemented 5S to various production filling and batch making operations resulting in improved change over and house keeping, Evaluated manufacturing team-leaders and technicians, and conducted annual performance appraisal reviews, Solved problems through Root Cause Analysis system

Mba, Strategic Management

Bs, Organizational Administration