KEVIN WINKLER

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EXPERIENCE

Purchasing Operations Manager

CNH Industrial America LLC – Fargo • July 2016-present

• Through its people and brands, CNH Industrial delivers power, technology and innovation to farmers, builders and drivers all around the world. Each of its brands, including Case IH, New Holland Agriculture, Case and New Holland Construction, FPT Industrial, Capital, and Parts & Service, is a major international force in its specific sector.

• The Purchasing Operations Manager acts as Purchasing representative within the plant to fully support commodity strategies and sourcing decisions, plan and facilitate timely execution of Sourcing and Resourcing plans to ensure plant supply needs are satisfied.

• Cost reduction sourcing initiatives: Coordinate Sourcing and Resourcing plans with Manufacturing groups and aggressively identify new potential projects and drive implementation to achieve Purchasing Department's Financial targets, both Direct and Indirect. Support the achievement of the material cost budget/official company forecasts.

• Support Product Development at all scheduled Plant/Platform meetings (CPM (Current Product Management), CRB (Change Review Board), CRT (Cost Reduction Team). Ensure all Purchasing activities achieve implementation dates.

• Meet the Manufacturing OKTS (OK to Ship) Plans: working with Manufacturing leadership, Purchasing and SQE, identify all supplier-related potential risks to this objective, develop solid mitigation plans to overcome risks, lead teams in implementation and monitoring for successful risk elimination to achieve month-end metrics and achieve production linearity. Support meeting the Manufacturing OKTS with no shortfalls due to supplier performance, both quality and delivery (within supplier lead times).

• Lead and manage Resourcing projects for cost savings and to achieve Supplier Rationalization Objectives. Meet or beat planned implementation dates for resourcing projects to achieve cost savings. Provide all necessary resources to lead and coordinate project activities between Purchasing and Manufacturing groups to achieve target implementation dates to deliver budgeted cost reductions and Supplier Rationalization Objectives.

• Utilizing a developed set of tools and processes, proactively identify any supplier whose key metrics on delivery performance indicates a deterioration in performance. Engage with other CNH resources and the supplier to address the deterioration and develop and implement a solid Recovery Plan.

Supply Management Specialist

Mid-States Technical (assignment at John Deere Seeding Group – Valley City) • December 2013-July 2016

• Utilized SAP & JD Supplier Network to surpass factory supply management metrics of inventory days on hand (IDOH), material at point of use (MAPOU), delivery parts per million (DPPM), quality parts per million (QPPM).

• Individually managed business partner supplier relationship to achieve highest level of delivery & quality performance.

• Strategically engaged steel, metal fabrication, and plastic suppliers to fully integrate capabilities, improve supply chain, and initiate cost reductions.

• Collaborated with Seeding Group factories to optimize inventory levels and reduce assets by over $20M in eighteen months. Individually contributed over $3M in asset reductions and cost savings.

• Supported order fulfillment process (OFP) by working closely with key functional areas of Operations, Engineering, Supply Management, Production Control, Inventory, and Material Replenishment.

• Executed improvement strategies through engineering change management (ECM) process to optimize order fulfillment & material replenishment, drive efficiencies in supply base, and align these to part revisions or factory process changes.

• Supported, improved, and maintained material replenishment and delivery processes: control cycles for tubes & tube kits, CI initiatives, container documentation, replenishment parameters, order parameter selection, Plan for Every Part (PFEP).

Buyer/Inventory Planner

Food Services of America • October 2008-October 2013

• Utilized enterprise resource planning (ERP) and demand planning and replenishment (DPR) systems to coordinate inventory management functions including: appropriate product forecasting, analysis of purchasing exceptions, creation of purchase orders, allocation & interbranch product transfers, and minimization of inventory days on hand.

• Anticipated market fluctuations with response to shifts in customer demand while maximizing customer satisfaction.

• Provided accurate and timely inventory reporting and product information to other departments, corporate office.

Analyst/Logistics Coordinator

Food Services of America • October 2005-October 2008

• Achieved profitability objectives in freight revenue through acquisition of new transportation lanes and backhaul opportunities.

• Implemented freight matrix in order to track, maintain, and improve upon new and existing lanes.

• Managed all inbound and backhaul shipments including carrier selection, negotiation of carrier rates, load specifications, dispatch, and approval/processing of carrier invoices.

Branch Operations Manager

Kinko’s, Inc. • November 2002-February 2004

• Increased branch operating profit through effective payroll management, loss prevention, asset management, and supply cost management.

• Achieved sales performance objectives using corporate marketing initiatives in conjunction with direct management of in-branch specialized sales position.

• Supervised and developed staff of ten employees, including retail center & commercial sales.

• Prepared and presented comprehensive financial reports including quarterly summaries, short-term objectives, and projected profits for review by District Manager and Area Vice Presidents.

Assistant Manager

Kinko’s, Inc. • October 1999-November 2002

Customer Business Representative

Kinko’s, Inc. • October 1999-October 2000

Team Leader/Production Manager

Kinko’s, Inc. • November 1994-October 1999

EDUCATION

North Dakota State University • Fargo, North Dakota • MBA, 2020

University of Phoenix • Phoenix, Arizona • BS Business Management, 2015

Sigma Beta Delta International Business Honor Society

North Dakota State University • Fargo, North Dakota • Science & Math/ Pre-Medicine, 1991-1996

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