Erik Robinson Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

- Directly responsible for buying all rail and intermodal transportation for both Stellantis and Mopar.- Annual buy of $1.2 billion.- Handle entire bid process including specification creation, RFI, RFQ, network design analysis, cost analysis, pricing negotiations, contractual negotiations, bid awards, and carrier onboarding.- Scope includes all seven U.S./Canada class I railroads which provide inbound and outbound parts deliveries into 25 plants and 21 cross-docks, and outbound vehicle shipments to 88 rail ramps and 2,650 dealerships.

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

- Directly responsible for buying truckload parts transportation and 3PL services for Fiat Chrysler and Mopar.- Annual buy of $399 million.- Scope covered inbound truckload for 52,843 parts coming from 1,961 suppliers into 25 plants and 9 cross-docks, and 3PL services consisting of 66 external employees supporting 9 FCA logistics teams.- Handled bid creation, RFQ, cost analysis, pricing negotiations, and bid award.

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

- Acted as the logistics representative for the cross-functional launch team for Chrysler 200.- Led the analysis, creation, and implementation of an optimal inbound logistics network for this vehicle assembly plant.- Performed ongoing analyses to determine the logistics impact of part changes, packaging changes, and supplier resources.

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

- Responsible for minimizing inbound and outbound routing costs across all 9 of Chrysler’s regional integrated logistics center (RILC) cross-docks.- Tracked cost and performance metrics on a weekly basis to ensure the most cost effective routes were being utilized while maintaining a high level of operational performance.

Novi, Michigan, United States

- Managed and led a 13-person team responsible for ongoing inbound route design for all Chrysler U.S/Canada plants.- Performed optimal inbound analysis for every part/supplier/plant combination. This included mode selection, pickup frequency, window times, and communication of information with all other partners in the supply chain. - Responsible for analysis and design of $948 Million in annual transportation spend.

Novi, Michigan, United States

-Managed and led a 5-person team responsible for optimal weekly inbound milk-run and outbound consolidated shuttle route design and operations for Chrysler’s largest regional integrated logistics center (RILC) cross-dock in Detroit, MI.

Novi, Michigan, United States

-Managed and led a 4-person team responsible for ensuring all supplier sourcing decisions were based on total landed cost and included the logistics cost and service impacts as part of the overall business case.