David L. Foster, SPSM

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Knoxville, TN 37934

Home Telephone: 865-***-****

Work Telephone: 865-***-****

E-Mail: abl1pa@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Purchasing and supply chain executive with over 16 years of experience in

complex matrix organizations at both the corporate and operational level.

Eight years senior purchasing management experience and eight years in

strategic, tactical and new product introduction roles. Current president

of PBR Knoxville LLC and board member of PBR Columbia LLC.

WORK HISTORY

General Manager - Purchasing (2002 -

Present)

PBR - Division of Robert Bosch LLC, Knoxville, TN

Served as Global Purchasing Manager with direct reports in Australia and

the United States. Promoted to General Manager in 2007. Commodity

responsibilities (chassis systems) typically include:

Engineered Products Outside Services Contractor

Operations

Capital Equipment Logistics/3PL Integrated

Supply Management

Scrap Metal Management MRO/Critical Spares Utility Services

Representative Accomplishments:

> Directed staff responsible for average annual spend exceeding $200M

per annum (direct materials, MRO/indirect services, supplier

contracts, freight, warehousing and raw materials).

> Achieved total cost-savings of $6.4M or 3.2% of targeted expenditures

for 2009.

> Exceeded cost savings target for first half of 2010 (150% of goal).

> Instituted a common global reporting system for key supplier metrics

(KPI's).

> Established "approved" supplier/contractor processes (Red, Yellow,

Green) scorecards.

> Negotiated cost recoveries from suppliers in excess of $250K last

year.

> Implemented procedures using Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for

sourcing versus "lowest price."

> Increased spend in Low Cost Countries (LCC) by $1M in 2009.

Creativity Team Leader - Senior Buyer (1998 - 2002)

General Motors, Pontiac, MI

Member of the World Wide Purchasing organization and Global Commodity Team

Leader for the Brake Systems group. Annual purchase value exceeded US$2.4

Billion for North America. Product portfolio included anti-lock braking

systems (ECM), vacuum/booster actuation units and corner modules for car

and truck (light and medium duty) applications.

Representative Accomplishments:

> Lead activities resulting in over $50M in cost savings from suppliers

in a single year.

> Served as global commodity lead organizing cross-functional efforts

involving Supplier Quality, Engineering, and Purchasing in North

America, South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

> Facilitated efforts in 2002, coordinating procurement activities in

North America, South America, & Europe for GM's largest global

platform allowing GM to source product by more than 10% under platform

target costs.

Senior Buyer (1996 - 1998)

Continental Teves, Auburn Hills, MI (formerly ITT Automotive

Lead complex procurement efforts as a commodity specialist for braking

system products.

Representative Accomplishments:

> Purchased in excess of $50M per year across a range of commodities

that included ferrous castings, large stampings, rubber, and corner

module components for safety critical systems.

> Conducted extensive global benchmarking activities for stamping

purchases that increased cost savings an average of 10% with key

suppliers.

> Aided in multiple global initiatives with regional colleagues in

Germany that created improved metrics for stamping commodity team

efforts.

Buyer (1994 - 1996)

TRW Automotive, Farmington Hills, MI

Served as New Product Development Buyer integrating purchasing directly

into the product development. Purchasing specialist role involving

multiple commodities for electronic modules. This included all prototypes,

production tooling and new business award functions covering a range of

materials to include printed circuit boards, miscellaneous electronic

components, stampings, rubber, plastics and specialty insert molded

products.

Representative Accomplishments:

> Conducted new product introduction (NPI) activities covering 7 vehicle

launch platforms.

> Developed centralized regional purchasing systems reducing structural

costs.

> Facilitated introduction of cross-functional commodity team concept to

division.

Contract Specialist (1972 - 1994)

US Air Force/Michigan Air National Guard, Mt. Clemens, MI

Acquisition, purchasing, and contract administration functions for the base

procurement office. Held prior roles in Telecommunications and Personnel

before transferring to Contracting and Procurement.

Representative Accomplishments:

> Responsible for base wide services contracts.

> Procurement of base radio telecommunications and electronics

equipment.

> Developed an office equipment database for base assets.

> Contingency planning and operations representative for deployment.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Administration (MSA) - Concentration in International

Business

Central Michigan University, 1999

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Northwood University, 1985

Associate Degree in Business Management

Northwood University - 1985

CERTIFICATION

Senior Professional in Supply Management Certification - SPSM[pic]

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