Gene Bowker Email & Phone Number

Greer, Sc, Us

Mölndal, -, Se

As the Site Manager at FlexQube in Duncan, South Carolina, I lead operations to ensure top-notch manufacturing and delivery of modular carts and AGVs. By implementing lean principles and fostering collaboration, we optimized processes, improved quality, and met customer needs efficiently.

Mölndal, -, Se

Member of the local Duncan leadership team, responsible for Procurement and Warehouse Management including direct reports. Inventory Control and manage cycle counts. Manage capacity planning and manufacturing order accuracy and plan execution. Support Global Supply Chain initiatives and local direct and indirect procurement. Was a member of the Monitor G5 ERP upgrade core team member which went live in February and local superuser in G5

Alpharetta, Ga, Us

Managed purchasing team at Vericor- Sourcing, Cost Savings, New Vendor Onboarding, Product Introduction- Oversight of purchasing activities supporting production

Stone Mountain, Ga, Us

Division of Lennox Industries.Regionally responsible for a number of key commodities including Compressors, Controls, Copper, Steel and Aluminum. Led material cost reduction (MCR) projects in responsible commodities, coordinating activities with external and internal stakeholders on complex projects.Supported new product introduction efforts ensuring that externally purchased materials were available in a timely manner.Supported VAVE (Value-Add/Value Engineering) constantly improving the current product lines and worked with current and potential suppliers to improve component quality and delivery.

West Columbia, Sc, Us

Division of Lennox IndustriesSourcing/Purchasing for a number of commodities (Copper, Aluminum, Compressors, Motors), both divisionally and working with Lennox corporate commodity teams.Worked with internal and vendor teams to help identify and pursue cost reduction activities and develop a truly global supply chain.Began as Material Planner at the Blackville, SC location. Worked with SAP Kanban module and helped coordinate the material relocation of the Oil Furnace line from Bellevue, OH to Blackville in 2006. Promoted to Sr. Buyer in 2007SAP ERP- MM Purchasing INV

Pawtucket, Ri, Us

• Managed cost accounting functions for manufacturing location, including operations analysis, development of reporting methods, and monthly reporting of results• Developed and implemented a perpetual cycle counting plan and inventory analysis procedures for facility that dramatically improved inventory accuracy and reduced inventory levels• Provided detailed reporting of inventory levels to logistics, purchasing, and sales to drive optimization of supply chain and meeting of inventory investment goals• Developed product costing model for facility to allow accurate costing of items produced at our facility, leading to better profitability of future products• Owned PPV for plant, including reporting and analysis

St Petersburg, Florida, Us

Advanced training in SAP, WebPlan and in-house planning systems, additional training included Train-the-trainer, and on-line learning materials development.

Coordination of Engineering Change Notice process, insuring the timely rollout of new changes to products as required by engineering or sales balanced with the need to minimize obsolete inventory. This included coordination with our Japanese parent organization regarding model changes. Implementation and development of ISO9001 procedures for my workgroup. Lead and facilitated Kaizen manufacturing teams to progress towards continual improvement

Coordinated distribution of product from central location to final manufacturing facilities. Used the BPCS ERP system and developed and delivered a variety of training materials.

Ba, Political Science

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Aa, General Studies

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