Wesley Pierce
Roseville, MI ****6 586-***-**** Email:
abnsca@r.postjobfree.com
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