Nick Rumage Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, OH, US

Balanced Workforce Group Inc. is an multi-industry bilingual (English/Japanese) firm offering permanent and interim staffing (temporary and work-to-hire) needs ranging from sales, finance, purchasing and program management to highly quality engineering staff and skilled line workers.

Portland, Oregon, US

• Accretech SBS Inc. (Formally Tosei America, Inc.)
• Collaborates with upper management to develop sales strategies to improve market share.
• Train and aid in the further development of colleagues in areas related to sales, customer relations, and interpersonal communication skills
• Establish business relationship with new and potential customers.
• Managed a team in the preparation and execution of trade show events
• Establishing plans, budgets and results measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress; making mid-course corrections.

Portland, Oregon, US

• Formally Tosei America, Inc.
• Collaborates with upper management to develop sales strategies to improve market share.
• Train and aid in the further development of colleagues in areas related to sales, customer relations, and interpersonal communication skills
• Establish business relationship with new and potential customers.
• Managed a team in the preparation and execution of trade show events
• Establishing plans, budgets and results measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress; making mid-course corrections.

Farmington Hills, Michigan, US

• Increase Sales amount and profit, as well as improve customer satisfaction.
• Lead activities such as New Vehicles Sourcing, New Vehicles Launch ROS, APR, Value-up Activity
• Organize and maintain detailed records of account and program information including program schedules, cost/price files, part design levels, market share, and production forecasts.
• Gathering of competitive intelligence about customers and the automotive glass market.
• Ensure customer satisfaction by coordinating responses to customer in all areas including commercial, quality, delivery and development.
• Process quotation requests from customer.

• Maintain and improve relations between customers and manufacturing company
• Actively pursue new business opportunities in the automotive seating industry
• Work closely with purchasing agent and program manager to accurately quote prototype and production items for new and existing programs.
• Preparing program profitability summaries for all current and future programs with information gathered from purchasing, manufacturing, and accounting.
• Reviewing and negotiating legal documents.
• Work with external sources such as Autofutures, and Markline to estimate and forecast future production, communicating this information with production control.

• Multi-sourced items through both local and international vendors to ensure the lowest cost and quickest delivery lead time while ensuring the best quality.
• Coordinated repeat and project orders for the automotive industry and its suppliers to achieve Just in Time (JIT) delivery status.
• Engaged in cost reduction projects and other purchasing related improvements.
• Arranged sales and logistics of import/export material, specifically to the East Asian market.
• Frequently adjust and maintain optimal level of inventory to increase proficiency and reduce dead stock based on current and projected production levels.
• Able to quickly develop rapport and maintain an excellent working relationship with both consumers and vendors.

JP

• Taught English curriculum, including oral communication, pronunciation, and creative writing, to over 300 students at one of the highest level high schools in Osaka Prefecture.
• Harvested communication and idea sharing between cultures and languages.

Georgetown, KY, US

• Revised existing procedures to increase efficiency (Kaizen).
• Created and updated entries for the ISO14001 certification.
• Developed new business connections and maintained current business relationships.

Frankfort, Kentucky, US

• Assisted in event coordination for members of the Japan/America Society of Kentucky.
• Maintained administrative tasks during the absence of the Executive Director and Assistant Director.
• Helped build relationships and bridges between Japanese owned entities and American owned entities.

Bachelor, History, Japanese Studies

Associate Of Arts (A.A.)

High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates