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Pageland, South Carolina, United States

Hilversum, North Holland, Nl

Strategic and tactical purchasing for 3 manufacturing sites and resale items

Woodbridge, Ontario , Ca

Responsible for Demand Planning, Inventory Management, Production Planning and the S&OP Processfor 16 manufacturing plants in the US and Mexico.Implementing advanced planning tools to create rolling forecast and integrated business planning capabilities. Driving the adaption of SAP capabilities to increase process efficiency.Coordinating all IT project activities between the division and central IT support.

Herzogenaurach, De

Responsibilities included customer service, demand planning, purchase order management for the Americas region Industrial, incl. $60M+finished goods inventory and 5 regional warehouses.• Reduced finished goods inventory by over 10% while increasing fill-rate and reducing backlog.• Initiated efficiency improvement projects for customer-order management and escalations.• Introduced monthly comprehensive KPI tracking and scorecards.• Implemented a system for capacity planning for long lead-time products.

Mcconnellsburg, Pa, Us

Responsibilities included strategic sourcing and inventory control for all service parts for the Oshkosh Access segment.Major projects resulted in 20% inventory reduction, implementing inventory strategies to service customers from 2 distribution locations and the selection / implementation of inventory optimization software.

Re-focused purchasing department and reorganized operations to address and resolve specific technical, quality and commercial aspects. Responsibilities included strategic purchasing, operational material planning and procurement for 2 production facilities, supplier quality and supplier development.• Saved over $300k/a through Re-negotiated Global and domestic Logistics, introduced 3PL and freight bill auditing• Saved over $400k/a through developing new suppliers for key critical commodities, aluminum castings, fabrication• Developed MRP process and planning tools to effectively manage long-lead global raw material supply chains.• Optimized inventory levels and increased inventory turn-rate

Wexford, Pennsylvania, Us

Owner / CEO Supply Chain, PurchasingWe are specialized in Service Parts Management and possess the required tools and process knowledge.We optimize your processes and take over all or individual functions for an optimized spare parts supply: Inventory Management, Order Processing, Warehousing and shipping and support processes like pricing, parts cataloging, Standardization and much more.

Provided executive leadership for a new $30M , 230k square foot CSP Solar Reflector manufacturing facility.Secured $10M in government grants, appropriations and tax credits that supported the initial project development.Maintained direct responsibility for all project planning, management, execution and initial production set-up activities.Conceived and executed strategic business plans and operating programs that expanded employees from 2 to 190 over an 18 month period.

Resposible for all direct and indirect purchases ($90M+) and supplier quality management.Reorganized procurement operations to address and resolve specific technical, quality and commercial aspects.Implemented a Just in Time Delivery Process for pre-assembled Chinese manufactured components and managed raw material surcharge costs with major OEM customers.Established a global supply base for an economy turn-key product line to supported multi-brand marketing strategic growth functions.Initiated multiple cost reduction programs that consistently exceeded all target cost objectives.

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Directed comprehensive quality control, purchasing and technical documentation activities with a focus on major German and Austrian accounts.Developed multiple major commodity group cost containment strategies that reduced PCB costs by 20% and wiring costs by 30%.Identified multiple sourcing avenues, established competitive bidding processes and negotiated corporate pricing agreements for major electronic components.Managed product improvement programs that strengthened customer loyalty and confidence across all product lines.

Supervised assembly plant operations in Arizona, Austria, Russia and Australia, directed quality assurance functions and maintained responsibility for global purchasing activities.Increased global production from 500 to 2,000 units per month while reducing product lead time by 40% without an associated increase in production cost.Established a new assembly plant with distribution operations in St. Petersburg, Russia that allowed for reduced inventory levels with improved parts availability.

Farmington Hills, Mi, Us

FVA 1 - Responsible for Assembly, Industrial Engineering and Materials for Power Tools Plant in Leinfelden.Maintained direct responsibility for four assembly lines with 250 FTE and assumed accountability for automation, standard times, output and efficiency.Managed production planning, material disposition and raw material/WIP inventory and successfully reduce unplanned downtime by 90%.

Düsseldorf, De

Consulting various clients in Germany, France and UK in manufacturing industries.Created a business turnaround concept that produced $30M in annual cost savings.Utilized value analysis to determine driver costs, managed a COG Reduction Program and reengineered the Order and Custom Design Process for a French subsidiary.

Dipl.-Ing. Univ. / Master Of Engineering, Maschinenbau / Mechanical Engineering

Vordiplom, Wirtschaftsingenieur / Business Administration