Kyle Cunningham Email & Phone Number

Grandville, Mi, Us

Norderstedt, De

Plan and direct the Materials Management, Purchasing and Quality departments at three-shift manufacturing site servicing the automotive, appliance, packaging and construction industries- Member of Executive Plant Leadership Team- Mentored and developed multiple members of team into higher-level positions within the company- Manage $50 million annual spend for direct and indirect materials supporting adhesive coating and converting operations- Reduced on-hand raw materials by over $1.5 million between 2023 and 2024 to achieve DIH target- Improved supplier development program; all vendors achieving “A” rating with on-time delivery of over 99%- Developed successful vendor risk management process with offset program for all critical raw materials- Led implementation of Ariba indirect software purchasing platform for managing indirect spend- Developed cost savings / continual improvement program; resulting in savings of $500K in 2023- Led plant through successful transition from TS16949 to IATF 16949 certification- Project lead for successful global process alignment in support of transition from Mapics to SAP- Led Plant Safety Team; no OSHA recordable accidents with a 25% increase in reported near misses- Member of Regional Hiring Committee responsible for the hiring and onboarding of multiple position throughout North America (Regional Quality Manager, Logistics Manager, Production Manager, Technical Manager, EHS Manager, Process Engineers, Buyers, Material Planners)

Responsible for day-to-day operation of a manufacturing plant supplying the furniture industry - Member of Plant Executive Leadership Team- Streamlined manufacturing processes to improve throughput by over 20%- Reduced raw material costs by 25% while partnering with vendors through monthly VAVE review- Developed forecasting tools to improve vendor lead-times by two weeks leading to shorter customer lead-times - Implemented operator cross-training program leading to improved ergonomics and decreased line downtime- Negotiated new payment terms with key vendors to improve company cash flow

Managed Supply Chain department at three-shift, Tier One Automotive manufacturing site - Stabilized a department that was experiencing high turnover in all areas- Adjusted inventory control system to improve overall material usage variance from over 15% to under 1% ($1 million impact)- Achieved customer on-time delivery performance of 100%

Hired to build and sustain the Inventory Management Team in support of a 110,000 square foot / 30,000 SKU warehouse servicing the consumer goods industry- Recruited, hired and trained all Inventory Control team members- Developed standardized processes for entire facility to instill a culture of discipline- Improved inventory accuracy from less than 60% to over 98%- Power user on implementation team to install new Microsoft Dynamics planning software- Implemented successful cycle counting program to ensure sustainable inventory accuracy levels- Improved warehouse layout and initiated 5-S program to enhance product flow and eliminate wasted movement

Planned and directed all activities of a non-union, tier three automotive supplier. Hired as the Supply Chain Manager and was promoted to Plant Manager - Successfully developed all production and quality processes for an automotive start-up division- Management Representative for Quality Management System- Developed quality processes and documentation to become QS-9000 & ISO9001 certified- Hired and developed all Operators, Team Leads and Managers- Achieved on-time delivery of over 99% - Successfully transitioned all production lines, while maintaining on-time delivery metrics, from Thierica to West Michigan Flocking after company was sold