Franchise owner for 1-800-Radiator & A/C for Madison, and Fox Valley, WI

Auto Service and Repair

Schmitzer Industries is a family owned business consisting of:1. 1-800-Radiator & A/C- Schmitzer Industries purchased the Madison and Appleton, WI Locations of 1-800-Radiator & A/C in February of 2017. 1-800-Radiator & A/C is the largest wholesale distributor of auto and truck radiators and air conditioning parts in the US, providing the best total cost solution (quality+availability+acquisition cost) for heating, cooling, fuel delivery and exhaust2. Carquest Auto Parts of… Show more Schmitzer Industries is a family owned business consisting of:1. 1-800-Radiator & A/C- Schmitzer Industries purchased the Madison and Appleton, WI Locations of 1-800-Radiator & A/C in February of 2017. 1-800-Radiator & A/C is the largest wholesale distributor of auto and truck radiators and air conditioning parts in the US, providing the best total cost solution (quality+availability+acquisition cost) for heating, cooling, fuel delivery and exhaust2. Carquest Auto Parts of Chilton - Proud member of Carquest! The leading auto parts distributor in the USA.3. AutoSource Inc. - AutoSource is a family owned auto repair facility serving Calumet county, WI customers since 1987Schmitzer Industries is currently seeking acquisitions in truck parts distribution and manufacturing in Wisconsin and Illinois. Show less

-General Manager of $40M vertically integrated operation including complex electrical assembly, heavy CNC machining, metal fabrication and aluminum foundry-Shattered previous business sales record's by 33% in first year under management-Led team to achieve 1 year free of safety incidents and > 80% reduction in OSHA recordable rate-Reinvigorated continuous improvement and kaizen efforts, leading multiple projects that improved delivery responsiveness while reducing cost and… Show more -General Manager of $40M vertically integrated operation including complex electrical assembly, heavy CNC machining, metal fabrication and aluminum foundry-Shattered previous business sales record's by 33% in first year under management-Led team to achieve 1 year free of safety incidents and > 80% reduction in OSHA recordable rate-Reinvigorated continuous improvement and kaizen efforts, leading multiple projects that improved delivery responsiveness while reducing cost and inventory Show less

-Developed high performing, global supply chain planning organization-Responsible for the development and improvement of company's S&OP process-Actions directly led to 80% increase in ITO and >20% gains in on time to request and promise-Global best practice deployment to 13 facilities in 3 continents-Implementation of high functioning demand and supply planning processes

-Implemented multi-echelon (FG, WIP and RAW) statistical re-order points for 3 levels of supply chain, DC; high volume machining plant and foundry supply-Re-utilized and re-configured Legacy MRP to provide systematic planning solution for major plant operations-Implemented Oracle ASCP to replace Legacy MRP-Designed and implemented e-Kanban system for replenishment between supply/demand nodes

-Implemented missing fundamental Supply Chain processes including: Material Requirements Planning, Master Scheduling and Rough Cut Capacity Planning, Kanban/ROP and cycle counting.-Establish line run rates by collaborating with upstream and downstream supply chain partners and calculated required inventory buffers by production line-Revamped supplier performance reporting and implemented supplier corrective action plans; creating feedback loop which drove continuous supply… Show more -Implemented missing fundamental Supply Chain processes including: Material Requirements Planning, Master Scheduling and Rough Cut Capacity Planning, Kanban/ROP and cycle counting.-Establish line run rates by collaborating with upstream and downstream supply chain partners and calculated required inventory buffers by production line-Revamped supplier performance reporting and implemented supplier corrective action plans; creating feedback loop which drove continuous supply improvement-Utilized fact-based, quantitative negotiation methods to attain 10%+ cost reductions on several A inventory items-Created scheduling sharing program to enhance supplier coordination, and improve the availability of information for entire supply chain-Successfully launched and optimized MRP system (Macola ES) Show less

Lead the technical project management aspects of a major finance department re-organization.-Creation of GANTT Charts to track and monitor project-Develop PERT/CPM analysis to communicte project risks to senior management-Implement Earned Value Analysis to estimate and communicate progress of project tasks

-Manage outside sales for hard parts and PBE products-Led North Central Region in growth of PPG paint sales product line -Developed new markets including fleet/HD and manufacturing, penetrating large OEMs