Thomas Schmitzer Email & Phone Number

Delavan, Wi

Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

Madison, Wisconsin Area

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

Chilton, Wisconsin, United States

Auto Service and Repair

Chilton, Wisconsin, United States

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States

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

Houston, Texas Area

-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

Greater Chicago Area

-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

Greater Chicago Area

-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

Greater Chicago Area

-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

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Madison, Wisconsin Area

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

Wisconsin

-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

Mba, International Business/Project Management

Activities and Societies: APICS, Young Entrepreneurs Society

Bachelor Of Science, Operations Management

Activities and Societies: APICS-UW Oshkosh Chapter-Director of Membership, APICS-Scholarship Winner 2001, 3rd place presenter at 2001.

Education record