Mike Eichler Email & Phone Number

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Guelph, ON

-Supply Chain Planning for all plants producing Tier 1 and 2 automotive components specializing in seat frames and headrests- Negotiations on all commodities including steel coil, tube, wire, fasteners, for new and existing product- Yearly planning for $80 Million in Product- Team atmosphere understanding with Engineering, Accounting, and Production

New Hamburg, ON

• Supply Chain & Demand Planning for company
• $20-$30MM Inventory managed closely with collaboration of these departments to ensure optimum amounts of inventory for our customer base in multiple warehouses
• Customer Collaboration on required forecasts done with major customers to ensure accurate information for forecasts of $200MM
• Reduced Supplier list from 48 to 9 in order to be achieve more clout with existing factories
• Travelled throughout United States visiting customers, meeting with Demand Planning Teams.
• Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) managed and presented to Senior Management monthly through Power Point presentations.

Guelph, ON

• Raw Material, steel buyer from mills and distribution centers.
• Responsible for raw material planning for both CGL’s main plant and Flame Cutting facility in Cambridge.
• Daily production meetings with all departments
• Supplier visits and reviews done on quarterly basis
• Consolidated supply of all metal bar stock to achieve 8% in yearly savings

Waterloo, ON

• Raw material buyer for ATM machines.
• Promoted to self-serve checkouts and purchased all components after 1 year
• Worked with Demand Planning team for weekly requirements on both short and long lead time items.
• Developed systems to ensure components in stock with local suppliers for expedited build requirements

Guelph, ON

• Buyer of steel raw materials and components for Injection Moulding Machine Manufacturer. All machine components including raw steel and flame cut pieces, long lead time castings, hoses, couplings and fittings.

Cpp/Scmp, Supply Chain Management

Materials Management, Business Administration, Management And Operations