• Managed purchasing of 4,000+ skus.• Led procurement activities with 500+ suppliers.• Guided MRO planning/purchasing.• Directed capital purchasing activities.• Developed job descriptions for Procurement team.• Designed policies and procedures for Purchasing department.• Facilitated purchasing of $100m plus in direct and indirect spend.• Implemented improvements resulting from consulting activities.• Developed and rolled out structure for purchasing department.• Facilitated purchasing of $100m plus in direct and indirect spend.•Led procurement team through reorganization of the business.

• Led team of 2 senior managers, 3 managers, 2 supervisors, 21 individual contributors and 35 hourly.• Guided scheduling department for machining and assembly areas.• Executed planning for 3,000 components.• Directed purchasing department for 170+ suppliers.• Oversaw receiving, store room and shipping department.• Responsible logistics functions including carrier and external warehouses.• Managed MRO planning/purchasing.• Championed implementation of WMS.•Communicate delivery plans to OEM customers including Cirrus, Cessna, Piper and Embrer.

• Manage team of 16 buyers and tactical procurement managers.• Navigated complex supply chain with tier 1, 2 and 3 suppliers.• Member of leadership team for division.• Oversee 70 suppliers, $100m spend across 600 SKUs• Facilitate MRP settings in Oracle.• Execution of $2m capital budget.• Led projects to increase percentage of suppliers under long term agreement.• Championed initiatives to improve on time delivery and lead time adherence.• Supported implementation of ASCP module in Oracle.

• Managed scheduling team for 24x7 production facility for over 1,000 skus.• Led shipping operations to OEM and aftermarket customers as well as internal transfers.• Retained operational oversight of inbound receiving raw materials and components• Managed indirect purchasing including MRO, packaging, energy, and services.• Supported plant expansion in automotive industry sector.• Managed $35 million in raw materials and $7 million in finished goods inventory.• Developed and expanded 5S program.• Contributed to transition from 3pl to internal logistics operations to achieve $5m/yr. cost reduction.• Facilitated private fleet milk run from supplier, sub-supplier, factory and 3pl facility.• Supported gaining/lauching Tier 1 production for Tesla, Rivian, BMW, Porsche and Rolls Royce

• Directed raw material procurement for manufacturing operations for 2 factories.• Managed two 3pl providers including warehousing and two freight payment services (US and Canada).• Merged 14 warehouses to 7 for $700k cost reduction.• Integrated 2 freight payment companies and LTL contract management for $300k cost savings.• Led operation of assembly and kitting operations in 2 facilities and mobile service operations in 5 sites.• Managed annual transportation budget of $25 million outbound including domestic and international freight.• Control annual operational budget of $10 million. • Strategic and tactical management of 7 distribution centers located in US, Canada, and Mexico.• Led project to build company warehouse, reduce size of 3PL and change routing of product to achieve $1m savings.• Implemented both WMS (Infor) and TMS (Infor) to maximize warehouse and transportation cost and efficiency.• Oversaw company drivers and equipment including procurement, recruiting, training, safety, and maintenance.• Provided communication to OEM customers including Yale, CAT, John Deere, CNH and Toyota on delivery dates.

• Guided inventory planning and purchasing for $60 million inventory value across 1,500 SKUs. • Strategic management of suppliers throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.• Developed North American distribution infrastructure to support shift of production to overseas.• Implemented new ERP (M3), electronic order transmission and DRP systems (Logility).• Managed $300 million in sales with proper redistribution of inventory for North America.• Oversaw relocation of 1 North American factory within North America and relocation to Asia of another factory.

•Guided sales and operational forecasting process.•Established and successfully managed monthly budget purchasing budget of $4 million.•Launched dedicated transportation program in conjunction with major supplier across multiple warehouses.•Facilitated fill rate of OEM tires to car dealerships nationwide at 95%.•Participated in documentation for rollout of ISO 9000 initiative.•Championed development of Electronic Dashboard for Supply Chain Management group.•Tactical leadership of sub assembly operations for OEM manufacturers at multiple Distribution Centers.•Initiated return of obsolete and slow turning items to improve turns from 4.5 to 6.

Planning finished goods for Sears, Kmart, Target and Best BuyVMI for Wal-Mart, Sams Club and AAFESScheduling production for 2 plants in Ohio, 1 in Texas and 1 in MexicoS&OP coordination between customers and manufacturing

Oversee on site multiple implementations of Penske LMS system at customers in automotive industryDBA for new users on LMS systemTrain new project managersSupport launch of new customers from technology and physical aspectTrouble shooting RF scanning and training usersTrouble shooting desk top applicaiton and training users

manage multiple customer inbound freight routing including dispatchnegotiate freight rates for full truckloadprovide analysis of freight cost by customer, mode and locationfreight payment oversightclaims management

enter customer ordersdispatch equipment