Wesley Pierce

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Roseville, MI ****6 586-***-**** Email:

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Professional Profile

Worked in the automotive industry for 10 plus years in all areas of purchasing including:

commodity, production, advanced program and tooling. Had leadership roles in setting

budgets, continuous improvement (CI) programs, initial sourcing, transplant, in-sourcing and

cost reduction initiatives. Helped launch a number of global programs out of Germany, Japan

and Mexico across multiple platforms.

WORK EXPERIENCE

International Automotive Components (IAC)

Senior Resin Commodity Manager, August

2007– Present

•Responsible for sourcing and delivery of 380 million pounds of resin to our 26 hard trim plants

throughout North America

•Responsible for the chemicals, additive and filler to our 14 soft trim, carpet and acoustic

facilities

•In charge of replacing virgin raw materials with recycled materials for a potential 30% savings

where applicable

•Participated in a Vendor Council (supplier risk management) every week, where we rated our

supply base financially and had business cases developed in order to resource at a moments

notice

•Tracking raw material prices using the Chemical Data Inc (CDI) Index, and forecasting future

pricing based on industry trends

•Follow trends of oil and oil derivatives such as Polyolefins, TPO's, ABS + PC, Nylons, PVC's,

PU's, EVA's and filled resins, to better understand the direction our company should head for

advanced programs quotes and research

•In addition to resin I am the lead buyer for paint, adhesives, films, tapes and chrome

•Resourcing and cost save negotiations of over 18 Million for 2009

Faurecia Interior Systems

Senior Buyer - Advanced Programs GM Unit, October 2005– August

2007

•Responsible for sourcing the prototype, tooling and production business for the 2008 Chevy

Malibu and Saturn Aura IP's and Cadillac CTS Doors

•Used our Program Management System (PMS) or “Gates” to follow all stages of the launch

from prototype, pre-production, PPAP, launch and production

•Focused on interior injection plastics, two shot and insert moldings, foam in place skin, chrome

and interior steel components

•Assemblies included glove box, upper bin, knee bolster, cluster bezel, center finish panel,

steering columns, valance panel and accent strips

•Experience with female vac-form, two-shot rotary, gas -assist and injection molds

•Resourced business during development due to bankruptcies and cost savings initiatives

Collins & Aikman

Senior Buyer - Advanced Programs Ford Unit, October 2004 – October

2005

•Launch of the Ford Fusion CD338/378 IP’s, Doors and Consoles IP in our Hermosillo, MX.

•Sourced components including tooling, ordered parts for prototype builds and tracked delivery

•Commodities include: cross car beams, real wood appliqués, fabrics, center finish panel, steering

column, clocks, receivers, climate controls, insulator pads, felt & foam tapes and fasteners

•Resourced business during launch due to hostile situations – trim rings and cluster bezels

General Motors – GTech

Production Buyer - Contract, April 2002 – August

2004

•Procured belts, hoses and tubes as well as misc. plastics for all under hood applications on all

GM vehicles.

•Creativity Team Leader for Accessory Drive Belts – presented to the Global Sourcing Board a

package that brought in $1.4 million in saving for 2004 and $2.7 million for saving in 2005/

•Responsible for the management and implementation of engineering changes.

•Tracked supplier capacity issues, source new commodities for future programs, facilitate

technical reviews issue and maintain RFQ’s, participate in TA’s and SOR’s.

PICKSMARTS.COM

Venture Capitalist, June 2000 – April

2002

•Started own web-based business with a newsletter that explained our investments and strategies

for mini-cap companies.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY: Auto Alliance International

Program Buyer, August 1998 – May

2000

•Acting as liaison between engineering and supplier for engineering changes and price changes

•Global Sourcing - worked on Target Agreements for the J71 (Mazda 626) and S197 (Mustang)

•Facilitated Cost Reductions for the J94A (Mazda 626) and the SW164 (Cougar) for the Fuel and

Vapor Lines saving $360,000 annually

EDUCATION

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48825

Bachelor of Science, School of Engineering

Major: Engineering Arts/ Business, 1998, GPA: 3.1

SIGNIFICANT COURSEWORK AND SKILLS

PPTS, PDM & SAP E-Squared Microsoft Office

TCM (Total Cost Management) Microsoft Word/Excel AS400

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