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Columbus, In, Us

Columbus, Indiana

Corporate Representative of Toyota Material Handling

Columbus, Indiana

Management of the Toyota National Customer Center at the Toyota Industrial Equipment facility in Columbus, Indiana. Support of all Dealer, National Account, Supplier, Community, Educational visits. Management of Toyota Dealership Training team which includes Sales, Parts, CSSR, Technical, TPS/Toyota Production System Training.

Seymour, Indiana

Automotive Parts Supplier serving Toyota, Honda and Chrysler

Supervisor Sales (1991)Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg. INC-(TIEM). Initial Role as liaison between Manufacturing operations and the Sales Organization (Toyota Material Handing USA - TMHU) Established a relationship of information sharing between the two companies to provide improved product production and planning information. Joint Production and Sales meetings initiated to share customer demands and production capabilities. Assumed Corporate Services and Security responsibilities in… Show more Supervisor Sales (1991)Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg. INC-(TIEM). Initial Role as liaison between Manufacturing operations and the Sales Organization (Toyota Material Handing USA - TMHU) Established a relationship of information sharing between the two companies to provide improved product production and planning information. Joint Production and Sales meetings initiated to share customer demands and production capabilities. Assumed Corporate Services and Security responsibilities in 1993.Assistant Manager (1994) - Established Toyota Special Designs Program and Launched to the Dealership Network. Offered Toyota "Designed" special options. Standardized special options for National Accounts previously serviced by individual dealers. (Business has now grown to 50% of TIEM production). Special options are now integrated into standard production processes and not just modified off-line or following product completion. Established a growing list of special design items to improve visibility of manufacturing capabilities and to gather data to develop future model options.Assistant Manager - Production Control and Material Handling (Customer Driven Production and Distribution Initiative) 1996-2000Cultural change from "Manufacturing driven" to "Customer driven." Reduction of lead-time from 120+ days to <60 days. Increased spec change flexibility up to 6 days prior to line-on and coordinated launch of several new models.Manager - Production Control, Sales Administration (Liaison for Manufacturing/Sales Planning) (2000-2003)Senior Manager - (2004-2007) Production Control, Logistics, Sales Administration (Logistics Improvement – milk run routes, reusable packaging, internal material handling) (2008) Purchasing (Localization, Consolidation Initiative), Tool crib (Inventory Accuracy Improvement), Sales Special Design Program (Administrative Improvement) (2009) Kaizen Project Management (Focusing on Indirect Labor Workforce) Show less

Responsible for Special Market Sales - Premium Incentive Sales for the Southern 1/2 U.S marketCaribbean Export BusinessDeveloped special programs to utilize COSCO INC products as gifts, awards, special promotions in non-traditional retail settings.examples - COSCO is a leading manufacturer of Child Car Seats. - I worked with several Insurance Companies (GEICO, Farm Bureau, etc.), Hospitals (Humana, etc.)and other businesses to offer car seats at no or low-cost to… Show more Responsible for Special Market Sales - Premium Incentive Sales for the Southern 1/2 U.S marketCaribbean Export BusinessDeveloped special programs to utilize COSCO INC products as gifts, awards, special promotions in non-traditional retail settings.examples - COSCO is a leading manufacturer of Child Car Seats. - I worked with several Insurance Companies (GEICO, Farm Bureau, etc.), Hospitals (Humana, etc.)and other businesses to offer car seats at no or low-cost to promote safety for their associates, clients, etc.. This helped reduce risk/claims as well as providing positive public relations for these organizations.COSCO was a leading manufacturer of Card Tables and Chairs, Step Stools, Carts. - Used these product with various companies as tie-ins with their products. (i.e - Card Tables and Chairs with Playing Card Companies, Stools with Paint Companies, Specialty Logo stools for Service Parts Counters, etc.) Developed special gifts as incentives for direct selling companies such as Tupperware's Hostess Gift items.Export - Established Distributor for Puerto Rico with a strong Caribbean presence. Worked to develop a sales group to promote COSCO products throughout the market. Supported training, trade shows, etc. Show less