Eric Puhl Email & Phone Number

Wixom, Michigan, Us

Responsible for Supply Chain, Procurement, Customer Service, Business Analytics/Quality, and Warehouse teams

Livonia, Michigan, Us

Detroit, Mi, Us

• Maintained existing and developed necessary strategic relationships with manufacturers and suppliers accounting for $35 million in annual spend• Identified and implemented supply chain improvement opportunities after a two year period of acquisition growth, included TCO reduction, turn/earn and GMROI increases, and logistics optimization based on modifications to transfer and stocking strategies• Oversaw and managed buying group relationships as both a Delegate and Network member with Affiliated Distributors, Afflink, The United Group, and NetPlus Alliance• Supervised a third party managed transportation relationship with both Universal Traffic Service and C.H. Robinson• Led a cross functional team, involving both internal stakeholders and external software partners (Coupa, AutoCrib, Proactive Technologies) in the design, creation, and implementation of an indirect and OEM procure to pay application for use with integrated supply management

Detroit, Mi, Us

• Oversaw the procurement of $35 million in annual spend enterprise wide• Established and implemented Procurement and Sourcing strategies for seven distribution center locations (MI, TN, WI, IL, OH) after a period of strategic acquisition growth• Led both the centralized and satellite Procurement and Fulfillment teams while developing staff with exposure to ISM, industry specific events, and additional training• Identified TCO reduction opportunities within a new and developing set of categories and suppliers• Responsible for both supply chain and internal process training for newly acquired internal stakeholders involving both our ERP provider and existing supplier partners• Created and implemented a data clean -up and ongoing integrity strategy for our enterprise level catalog, numbering roughly 500,000 skus

Detroit, Mi, Us

• Responsible for the centralized management of all sourcing and procurement activities for two dozen indirect supply categories• Led the centralized Procurement and Supplier Relationship Management team• Maintained transfer allocation and inventory management over three national distribution centers (located in MI, TN, and WI)• Developed multiple TCO reduction strategies (cost down, cost avoidance, consolidation) across a wide set of strategic partner suppliers utilizing both internal and external stakeholder relationships• Collaborated with other internal stakeholders in a monthly Quality Assurance Team meeting designed to ensure continuous improvement at the enterprise level• Developed and maintained an overseas relationship for back office and clerical support

Mason, Oh, Us

• Responsible for procurement of all categories (First Aid, Safety, General Industrial, Material Handling) maintained at the Plymouth, MI distribution center• Oversaw creation, implementation, and execution of end user specific customized projects (logo apparel, custom kitting)• Managed warehouse and shipping/receiving staff at distribution center level• Led annual physical inventory counts and reported count results to the General Manager

• Worked with Field Sales Representatives to handle order replenishment and fulfillment for end users in Southeast Michigan, also solicited and closed add on sales at the end user level• Performed field testing of safety equipment and facilitated replacement when necessary• Consulted with end users to answer category or equipment related inquiries

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business: Global Supply Chain Management

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Business Administration

European History, Psychology

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