Mat Tanner Email & Phone Number

Irving, Texas, US

• Responsible for Remanufacturing Division Global Operations located in Fargo, ND, Franklin, IN, Brazil, Shanghai and Indonesia

Irving, Texas, US

• Responsible for the judicious global spend for all GET and Undercarriage Track Shoe Long Bar for the company
• Aggressively manage a global team (USA, Mexico, India, China) of Procurement Managers, Purchasing Analysts and Supplier Development Engineers in ensuring high productivity and growth
• Championed the highest division supplier shipping performance of over 95% for supply base with superior PPM results in collaboration with the team
• Developed effective mitigation plans that helped in the successful flow of materials from one location to another
• Worked with a team in achieving successful fact-based supplier negotiations to reduce costs by over 12%

Irving, Texas, US

• Managed all factory activities and successfully started up all foundry and machining operations within an existing Caterpillar site
• Hired over 250 hourly employees and 40 management employees while managing all activities and operations in the factory with annual budget of $65M
• Coordinated all facility Operations, Supply Chain, Safety, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering by working with key team members
• Ramped up new facility to all-time high record capacity levels within a year of startup, running 24 hours per day and 7 days per week

Irving, Texas, US

• Advanced operational efficiencies to all-time best for the facility and consistently improved shipping performance from a 69% baseline to over 99% for 2 years straight
• Successfully led all foundry and machining operations with responsibility for Operations, Supply Chain, Safety and Maintenance with an annual budget of $65M of ‘no recordable injury’ for over 3 years in Franklin, NC.
• Closed both facilities in 2016 per strategic footprint study and relocated the business to Mapleton, IL

Irving, Texas, US

• Supply Chain Performance Manager for Undercarriage Components

Irving, Texas, US

• Accountable for providing proper assembly processes, tooling, layouts and equipment for NPI to meet Tier 4 requirements
• Responsible for Tractor Assembly Manufacturing Engineering and New Product Introduction (NPI) Team for all D6-D11tractor builds
• Team successfully converted campus from legacy MRP system to SAP which required re-processing of all tractors fromlegacy system to Virtual Process Planning for Assembly (VPPA)
• Ensure all necessary processes are in place to meet and surpass operational goals in safety, quality, throughput, and cost

Irving, Texas, US

• Effective and proper management of a total of eight sections and over 375 employees with an annual budget of $35M
• In charge of East Peoria Large Structures manufacturing facility with three shift responsibility for Track Roller Frame fabrication, machining, and assembly along with Clutch Plate and Heat Treat

Irving, Texas, US

• Strategically assembled an effective Manufacturing Engineering Team that provides assembly processes, tooling, layouts and equipment
• Supervised technical staff including 18 management, 3 hourly, and 30 contract employees in achieving daily, monthly and yearly goals
• Played an important role in the supervision of two NPI Product Introduction Team leaders and 5 NPI assemblers
• Judiciously managed and annual budget of $3.125 M and capital over $1.8 M in the running of all processes, activities and projects in that division

Irving, Texas, US

• Lower Powertrain Products Concurrent Product & Process Development (CPPD) Team Leader and technical representative for all gear customers
• Coordinated all gear NPI programs assuring smooth transition through planning, implementation, and operations

Irving, Texas, US

• Three year rotational program at Caterpillar
• Year one: Materials Engineer in Global Purchasing
• Year two: Facilities Engineer in Mapleton Foundry
• Year three: Operations Supervisor in Lower Powertrain Gear Facility.