Martin Weiss

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Shop - Director Lean Material Strategy @ General Motors
Troy, MI, US
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Troy, Michigan, United States, United States
About Martin Weiss

As the Director Material Excellence Global at Kautex Textron, I lead the material management function for 32 plants worldwide, delivering strategic business planning, talent development, cost reduction, and customer satisfaction. With an MBA and over 20 years of international supply chain, procurement, and project management experience, I have a proven track record of establishing teams, systems, and new organizations and delivering results.I am passionate about continuous improvement, problem solving, and innovation in the automotive industry. I have successfully launched over 50 customer programs, integrated acquisitions, and implemented best practices and processes across regions and functions. I have also contributed to the industry knowledge by authoring a publication on logistics network integration. I value teamwork, lean production, and customer service, and I strive to empower and enable my colleagues and partners to achieve excellence.

Martin Weiss's Current Company Details
General Motors

General Motors

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Shop - Director Lean Material Strategy
Troy, MI, US
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gm.com
Employees:
102186
Martin Weiss Work Experience Details
  • General Motors
    Shop - Director Lean Material Strategy
    General Motors
    Troy, Mi, Us
  • Kautex Textron
    Director Material Excellence Global
    Kautex Textron Sep 2017 - Present
    Troy Michigan
    - Global Material Management Lead for 32 Kautex plants- Strategic Business planning and excecution- Talent development and retention in global Material Management function- Supply Chain Engineering for new customer project from acquisition to end of production- Material planning, Freight, Customs and Foreign Trade continuous improvement- Warehouse and Sequencing Strategy, sourcing of providers, Launch and performance monitoring- Packaging: Development, sourcing, implementation and monitoring- Inventory and Cost Reduction strategy and execution - Customer delivery concepts and On time delivery performance ( incl. Aftermarket business)- Supply Chain Materials processes and Continuous Improvement- Internal and External Material flow planning and implementation incl AMRs- Lead for Global MM _SAP and MasterData- Cost reductions lead for Global Integrated Supply Chain Management- Environment and Safety leader for Material Organization- Global Lead Material Management Industry 4. 0 and AMR implementation
  • Mahle
    Director And Head Of Corporate Logistics
    Mahle Jul 2015 - Aug 2017
    Troy Michigan
    - Supply Chain Engineering for new customer projects and production locations- Customs, Foreign Trade and Export Compliance ( incl Maquiladora/ IMMEX)- International and national freight strategy and management- Integration of Delphi Thermal into Mahle Material Management organization for North America - Logistic and packaging planning new customer program launches , acquistion to end of production- Processes, procedures and CIP for Mahle Behr NAFTA group- SAP Business Process Group- Supply Chain Crisis management- Inventory and consignment management- Values team and lean production - Manage Corporate Logistic Group incl Employees in Mexico, India and North American Plants
  • Mahle Behr Usa
    Manager Corporate Logistic
    Mahle Behr Usa May 2006 - Jun 2015
    Troy Michigan
    - Managing Americas Corporate Logistic department (BU3) with direct 17 employees.- Lead merger Delphi HVAC and Cooling & Mahle for America Material Management organization- Planning of new Sequencing Warehouse and Free Trade zones.- International and national 3PL freight resourcing- Inventory, warehousing & customs and Export compliance- Packaging development and optimization- Landed cost optimization and budgeting - Supply Chain Engineering for new programs from acquisition to start of production – (Successfully launched over 50 customer programs)- Strategy, systems, CIP and processes for NAFTA-Group (GTS , SAP BW , etc)- Group and cross-functional projects (lead on Export Compliance rollout NAFTA etc)- Supporting relocation of production plants and planning of material flow for new facilities.- Material Crisis Management for Americas region
  • Behr Brasil Ltda.
    Logistic Planning And Packaging Manager
    Behr Brasil Ltda. May 2004 - May 2006
    Troy Michigan
    - Launched new Strategic Logistic department for HVAC sector Behr Brasil - Logistic and packaging planning for new projects (successfully launched over 17 Customer Programs)-Lead Inventory optimization initiative Americas-Transportation setup and prototype coordination (expedites and freight coordination)-IT Key user (SAP R/3, SAP BW, WEB EDI , XPPS).-Lead department of 8 Empoyees
  • Behr
    Senior Purchasing Analyst
    Behr Jun 2002 - May 2004
    Troy Michigan
    - Team leader for SAP R/3 implementation for purchasing - Acquisition buyer for GM, Chrysler and Ford programs- Project Manager for B2B / E-Commerce solution- Purchase and savings reporting NAFTA- CIP, processes and procedures.
  • Behr Brasil  Ltda
    Supervisor Strategic Logistic Hvac + Purchase Controller/Buyer
    Behr Brasil Ltda Jul 2000 - Jun 2002
    Aruja , Sao Paulo Brazil
    - Packaging development and logistic planning for new customer VW, GM and Volvo Truck- Procedures and processes for newly established Logistic department- Engineering Change implementation lead for HVAC plant- Implementation supplier management and purchase controlling- Lead Buyer for Investment, IT, Tool store, Tube Mill Factory.- Key user for WEB EDI, XPPS
  • Behr
    Strategic Buyer And Project Manager
    Behr Oct 1995 - Jun 2000
    Stuttgart Area, Germany
    -Purchase controlling for Behr – Group -CIP, processes and procedures-Laws and contract management-Project Manager for IT – systems in Purchasing Dept. (SAP R/2, B2B, etc.)-Project Y2K-Global Risk Managment for Supply Chain Events-Responsible for students and trainees in Purchasing Dept.-Job Rotation to Behr Brazil (09/1999 to 11/1999)

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Martin Weiss's current role is Shop - Director Lean Material Strategy.

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Martin Weiss attended University Of Applied Science Stuttgart, Berufsakademie Stuttgart.

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