Manager Sales
Resume:
Charles Edward Kolb III (Chuck)
New Bern, NC 28562
Objective
To secure a position in Purchasing where my skills, talents, and outgoing personality can be used to help save money
for the organization through negotiated price reductions, establishing long term agreements, and implementing cost
saving ideas. This role should also allow me to grow personally and professionally.
Education
1983 – 1987
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
BS in Industrial Management with an emphasis in Industrial Engineering
Additional Skill Set
Karrass Negotiating Skills Training SAP Experience Global Sourcing Specialist
Team Oriented Multiple Task Efficient Total Cost Evaluation
German Language Tier 2 Automotive
Work Experience
Carolina Technical Plastics New Bern, NC 2010 - 2013
Carolina Technical Plastics is a division of Wirthwein GmbH in Creglingin, Germany.
Sales and Project Manager:
From 2010 to 2013 increased sales from 17M to 32M. This was achieved through cultivating new customers
and organic growth with current customers.
Added 5 new customers in the Automotive, Home Appliance, and Railroad industries.
Increased production requirements from 5 days/week to a 24/7 operation.
Purchased 2 additional molding machines.
Provided $500,000 in cost saving projects to customers.
New Standard Corporation Rocky Mount, NC 2009 - 2010
New Standard Corporation is a metal stamping and fabrication company that supplies components to the
automotive, appliance, HVAC, and lawn and garden industries.
Account Manager:
Provided customer care for 4 major accounts generating $25M of sales for NSC.
Awarded $200,000 of new sales
Worked with customers to reduce PPM levels and improve customer scorecards.
BSH Home Appliances New Bern, NC 1996 - 2009
BSH is the third largest home appliance manufacturer in the world. In New Bern, NC BSH produces
dishwashers and cooking products.
Senior Buyer and Corporate Resin Buyer 2003 - 2009
Annually secured $15M of dishwasher parts
Coordinated with corporate headquarters in Munich, Germany to secure over 10 million pounds of
resin annually.
Issued PO's and maintained pricing in SAP
Negotiated 3 - 5 year contracts with US and foreign suppliers
With our Quality Dept, performed supplier audits, and new vendor evaluations.
Project Buyer 2000 - 2003
For the BSH expansion into the US Laundry Market, a team of associates from Berlin, Germany and New
Bern, NC were assembled to launch a washer and dryer assembly operation.
Coordinated supplier selections with colleagues in Germany and the US.
Purchase components included Metal, Plastic, Glass, Rubber, and Concrete parts.
Spent 3 months in Berlin Germany for this product launch.
Dishwasher Assembly Shift Supervisor
Myself and 8 associates traveled to Dillingen, Germany where we learned the details of how to assemble
Bosch dishwashers. Upon our return we completed the installation of the assembly line, hired additional
staffing and implemented the assembly process. During my tenure we introduced 60 variant and assembly
rates grew to over 400 units per shift.
Wildwood Lamp Company Rocky Mount, NC 1996
Plant Manager - Wildwood Lamp Company is an importer of fine china and artifacts from all over the world.
Many of these items were converted to high end lamps. I was the Plant Manager for their lamp shade
division. These shades were used for Wildwood lamps and also sold as end products.
1995 – 1996
Wellington Sears Tarboro, NC
Plant Superintendent - We produced mattress ticking and vertical blinds. Four months after being hired, the
owners announced the plant was closing and moving the operations to Mexico. None of the 275 associates
were retained for the move.
1987 – 1995
National Spinning Corporation Washington, NC
National Spinning is a long staple acrylic fiber company that produces yarns for the sweater and men’s
hosiery markets. During my tenure at National Spinning my responsibilities grew from a night shift
supervisor to I.E. to Training/Safety Coordinator and finally a Production Manager responsible for 60
associates, 2 Supervisors, and 1 Process Engineer. During this time we reduced changeover times and
improved our daily production from 7,000lbs to 12,000lbs per day of pre-dyed yarn.
Other Activities
I enjoy spending time with my children, playing golf and coaching basketball
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