Michael Gardner Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, Us

As the Vice President of Global Operations, I direct manufacturing operations supporting 730 employees, $170M in revenue, 300+ active clients, and 700+ suppliers. A few of my key contributions include:★Built and developed a commodity management team supporting sites globally delivering a savings of $1M.★Navigated rapidly evolving and ambiguous environments through tariffs, NAFTA changes, and trade wars limiting impact to less than 0.5% of cost of goods sold (COGS) in 2018.★Managed strategic closing of MA site by creating detailed plans, delivering full-rate production with 100% of planned revenue within first month, 20% favorable budget, $2.8M cash sale of building, and closed ahead of schedule.★Established WI facility for consolidation efforts by negotiating a 10-year lease with a 60K sq. ft. planned expansion, managed $2.7M of capital expense investment, created 75 new jobs, and completed project within nine months.

Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, Us

As the Vice President of Industrial Products, I oversaw multisite operations with an $80M P&L, developed short/long-term financial plans, and deployed safety programs to foster a culture valuing safety-first initiatives. A few of my key contributions include:★Designed and improved processes resulting in a 41% decrease in onsite inventory and increased turns by 4X+.★Utilized countermeasures to improve visibility and standardization achieving 94% multisite on-time delivery and reduced customer escapes by 88%.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

As a General Manager, I led strategy across business development, operations, sales, engineering, and facilities supporting $65M P&L, presented divestiture information to the management team, supported buyer due diligence, reverse due diligence, and integrated divisions with zero impact to employee retention, customers, and financial planning. A few of my key achievements include:★Achieved YOY record-setting results for EBIT and sales, maintained return on sales (ROS) at 17% with offsetting 13% customer price reduction, and exceeded financial performance in EBIT by 40%+ and increasing ROS by 3%.★Introduced Lean tools and level-one mistake proofing increasing on-time delivery to 99% and client retention by 50%+.★Facilitated product and service low cost sourcing, contract negotiation, and non-product initiatives to reduce cost of sales (COS) by 8% within one-year.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

As a Manager of Programs, I spearheaded aerospace, aftermarket, and industrial programs in a lean manufacturing and product development environment. I developed, negotiated, and supported contracts valued at $80M+ including oversight of a portfolio of 17 total customers, five of them major. My key achievements in this role include:★Expanded product line from 40% on-time delivering (OTD) to maintaining 100% OTD for more than three years increasing profit margin by 12% and inventory turns by 71%.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

As a Program Manager, I led program operations including client relationship management, cross-functional team leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, sourcing, and implementation of JDEdwards to ensure data integrity and facilitate process mapping. A few of my key achievements include:★Implemented low-cost sourcing and labor reduction resulting in a gross margin increase from -6% to 24%. ★Leveraged competitive knowledge to negotiate contracts totaling $60M+ in sales over three years.★Guided generator development through to production and delivered the first unit ahead of schedule.

Mba, Global Operations And Supply Chain Management

Ba, International Business