Eric Scherer Email & Phone Number

Lincoln, NE, US

David City, Nebraska, United States

David City, Nebraska, United States

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States

Manufacturing process analysis and work sequencing review.

Snyder, NE

• Manages information/work flow process improvements and continuous improvement efforts for metals fabrication and 14 employeesWorked to understand the team dynamics and workflow processes to establish credibility and.
• Reduced quality defects passed on to production from 1.27% to.3% and reduced internal defects by 50% per truck.
• Implemented “No Incomplete Kits” quality assurance initiative, lowering rework across the plant by 17.6% in less than 30 days.
• Set the standard for cross-training skills matrix, planning, and implementation for the Spartan ER division.
• Provide guidance and direction towards problem-solving on daily management boardwalks across the value stream
• Extended leadership role across Operations through Interim Plant Manager during Q2 2019 (selected by site General Manager and ER division President)

Snyder, NE

• Responsible for over $10 million in inventory and 24 employees and part of Smeal Leadership TeamBrought together Smeal Purchasing, Inventory, Logistics, and Production Planning teams under one department with an.
• Decreased stock inventory $700k = 11% in 8 months, launching initiatives through inventory team with active and slow-moving materials.

Snyder, NY

• Oversaw internal Sales team and configurator responsible for supplying 800 unique bids and quotes annually for 26 North American Apparatus Dealerships Identified problem in Sales value stream that was hindering Sales.
• Reduced lead time from 12 days to 8 days for quote turnaround time
• Improved on-time delivery from 50% to 100%
• Improved sales closure rate from 20% to 35%
• Provided oversight of the project/team for Smeal proprietary custom apparatus configurator, Fyresoft 2

Administrator of proprietary 'Fyresoft' program, a rules-based configurator which makes selling fire apparatus easier and is tied directly to Microsoft CRM for customer relations. Designed user interface in the configurator, as well as created and maintained the thousands of rules in Cincom's Guru Modeler. Worked with dealerships, inside sales, engineering.

Worked as a Sales Administrator, specifically on the bids and quotes. Worked with the dealers in processing bids for pricing and specifications. Developed and implemented a new bid program for our dealer network, which made selling our fire apparatus easier, more efficient, and improved our in-house sales process. Managed photographing, digital video.

Snyder, Nebraska

Worked in digital record retention and with members of the sales staff to improve filing efficiency. Edited Engineering Assembly Manuals. Researched EMS compartments to set company standardization. Photographed and filed custom fire truck interiors and worked as part of Quote Writer Task Force