EVERTON R. MENDES

Madison Heights, MI ● acs8r8@r.postjobfree.com ● 248-***-****

PROCUREMENT, MATERIALS AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ● INVENTORY MANAGEMENT ● ERP MANAGEMENT

AUTOMOTIVE OE/TIER & AFTERMARKET ● GENERAL INDUSTRY

Leverage broad business experience, technical knowledge and analytical skills to bring value to organizations and help realize their strategic objectives and articulate a vision for the future. Track record of successful management that created lean, efficient, well trained and cost effective departments and also turning around faltering projects, delivering them on schedule and within budget. Consistently able to solve problems defying resolution by predecessors.

Motivational leader, who inspires confidence, leads by example, cultivates a positive work environment, and promotes a spirit of teamwork & idea-sharing to maximize both individual and team contributions.

Drives the implementation of Lean Processes, Continuous Improvement and Cost Conscious Practices.

Fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish

Citizen of both USA and Brazil.

Supply Chain Management Business Strategy

Commodity Management

Cost Analysis and Cost Savings

MP&L Management Performance Improvement

ERP Systems Development Stakeholder/Client Presentations

Sales and Production Forecast

Procurement Management Employee/Labor Relations

Project Management

Scheduling and Planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CHASSIX, INC. (acquired Diversified Machine in 2009) 2009 to 2015

Howell, MI

The industry’s largest single integrated resource for high-quality precision chassis casting and machining solutions.

A $1 billion international supplier of precision automotive chassis castings and machined parts with 25 plants in 5 countries.

MANAGER, MATERIALS & LOGISTICS

Managed Materials and Logistics Department, including $50M annual spend, $4M inventory, 500 SKUs, 3K Components, and over 200 suppliers. managed 8 direct associates and 12 indirect with accountability for inventory results, on-time delivery, supplier performance, warehouse and logistics’ efficiency, price variances and product launches.

Decreased total raw inventory by 60% and total inventory by 50%, improved inventory turns from 8 to 22.

Created custom management tools that Improved efficiency of Inventory Tracking and Forecasting, Production Schedule and Sales Forecast

Consistently exceeded cost reduction goals year over year by an average of 25%. Implemented over $6,000,000 in accumulated savings over a 5 year period in freight, services, equipment, rentals and supplies.

Led implementation of a perpetual inventory system that improved inventory accuracy from 50% to over 99%

Restructured Materials Department and focused on employee development to create a LEAN and efficient Team capable of handling high volume and complex work with accuracy and speed.

DIVERSIFIED MACHINE, INC. (acquired by Chassix in 2009)

2007 to 2009

Corporate Office, Wixom, MI

A global automotive supplier of powertrain components and safety-critical autoframes with 10 manufacturing locations.

MANAGER, PROCUREMENT

Managed Corporate Purchasing Department and all procurement activities

Optimized costs by an average of 6% by strategically consolidating supply base, leveraging high volume purchases and introducing Corporate Purchasing Agreements.

Restored supplier confidence and Improved cash flow by 40% by negotiating and extending payment terms from Net 15 to Net 60 days on average

Introduced Scrap Agreements for cost recovery resulting from poor supplier quality, which prevented material losses of about 7% on assembly programs.

Successfully settled price disputes and lowered average standard costs year over year by about 3%.

GDX AUTOMOTIVE, INC 2005 to 2007

Farmington Hills, MI

A global automotive supplier, specializing in isolation of vehicle interior systems from the outside environment

COMMODITY MANAGER

Managed $100,000,000 annual buy of rubber chemicals (EPDM, carbon black, fillers & oils)

Successfully managed costs and kept them constant despite significant crude oil market increases

Won a $1,200,000 recovery for the company by pursuing a class action lawsuit related to EPDM purchases, collecting and handling all supporting evidence for GDX

Reduced prices of 123 components, negotiating $800,000 in price reductions in 2007

Created the Purchasing Department for the new GDX Guadalajara Manufacturing Location and established the Mexico -USA transportation/logistics chain

UNITED COMPONENTS, INC. 2004 to 2005

Evansville, IN

PROCUREMENT ANALYST

Supported Vice President of Global procurement with budget and performance planning activities.

Supported centralization of Purchasing by creating systems to capture, analyze and report consolidated information related to commodity spend, supply base, terms and conditions and price variances

Support Oracle implementation as a Procurement representative, and served as the vendor maintenance

administrator for United Components

COLLINS & AIKMAN, INC./TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE (acquired by Collins & Aikman) 1998 to 2004

Troy, MI

PROCUREMENT ANALYST/COORDINATOR

Created Centralized Price Variance Database to measure, track and forecast price increases and decreases company wide

Was Purchasing Card administrator, audited monthly statements and prepared consolidated purchasing statement for payment

Buyer for cell phones and responsible for provider contracts

Handled Diversity Spend tracking and reporting for GM, Ford, Chrysler and Toyota

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE (1994 to 1998)

Promotion Center Coordinator at Alcone Marketing Group in Irvine, CA from 1997 to 1998

Financial Representative at Comerica bank in Auburn Hills, MI - from 1995 to 1997

Lease Consultant at Visual Services Inc., in Bloomfield Hills, MI – From 1994 – 1995

EDUCATION

Bachelor Business Administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

(April, 2016)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Value Analysis/ Value Engineering, Time Management and Project Management Workshops

CChrysler SMART / FCA Certification

Ford Covisint / DDL Certification

GM Covisint / CLIPS / PPPS Certification

Lean Production Systems - Executive Overview

Administration, Sales, Purchasing, Time Management, Project Management

STTAS Customs and Trade Guidelines and Product Classification

Experience with SAP, MAPICS, XA and other ERP Systems

Excellent MS Office Skills (Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint)

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