Automotive Purchasing, Material Planning & Logistics and Purchasing

Scott L. Krueger

***** ********* *****, ********** *****, MI 48331 • 734-***-**** • ***********@*****.*** A position that will offer challenging assignments with opportunity for growth and development.

Faurecia Interior Systems - Auburn Hills, Michigan Purchasing Commodity Director – 8/13 to 12/15

• Lead for Commodity Purchasing for 16 buyers and 5 managers to define the objectives of the purchasing team, follow-up and help guarentee the deployment of best practices.

• Manage supplier panel of 500 suppliers/1 billion spend, define and implement a supplier reduction plan consistant with business group orientations.

•Deliver year-over-year results of 6% P&L ratio with free spend management.

•Track supplier performance, and improve purchasing productivity through negotiation and value analysis. Faurecia Interior Systems - Southfield, Michigan

Purchasing Transition Director – 4/12 to 8/13

• Purchasing lead for transition of former Ford/ACH Saline Plant of 1 billion supplier spend between Saline and the DMS JV.

• Managed 250 suppliers between Saline and DMS JV in transferring of 700M spend to DMS JV.

•Managed financial results of 8.4 million in P&L savings with a 13.1% P&L ratio since acquisition. Faurecia Interior Systems - Fraser, Michigan

Plant Purchasing Manager – 9/07 to 4/12

• Managed all plant supplier issues in line with Group Purchasing policy to improve Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD) performance.

• Managed financial results from 2007 - 2011 resulting in 23M in P&L savings.

• Consistently delivered cost reductions to support product margins using negotiations, long term agreements, vertical integration, and material substitutions resulting in reducing material consumption in 2007 of 86% to 2011 to 60%.

• Involved in program phase Gate 3, to ensure proper transition from program to series phase. Results included the launch of GMT172/177 which was awarded “Launch of the Year” in 2009.

• Defined opportunities for cost reduction and validation which resulted in winning a Global Achievement Award for Best Improvement Idea in June 2009. Automotive Components Holdings – World Headquarters, Dearborn, Michigan Commodity Buyer – Commodity Purchasing Department – 10/05 to 9/07

• Responsible for negotiating price reductions, issuing quotes, population of RFQ's and ultimate sourcing decision for new business. Manage supply base for Castings, Fasteners, and Bearing Commodities with 100 million in annual spend.

• Achieved 3.5million in cost reductions in 2006 from suppliers utilizing Ariba, Low Cost Country sourcing and Six Sigma resourcing.

• Support program timing requirements and insure proper documented sourcing.

• Planned and executed purchasing decisions for the Bearing Commodity by positioning turn-over to China for a 37% increase in Low Cost Country sourcing, projected savings of 5 million for 2007.

• Negotiated cost avoidance in 2006 for surcharge, volume decreases and supplier bankruptcies in the amount of 2 million in 2007.

Visteon Corporation, Sheldon Road Plant – Climate Division, Plymouth Michigan Senior Distribution Analyst/Materials Management – 11/02 to 10/5

• Managed over 1 billion of shipping and production to fulfill requirements for more than fifty body and assembly facilities.

• Involved with line re-arranges, build aheads, production constraints, planning forecasts, labor issues and supplier issues.

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Visteon Corporation, Sheldon Road Plant – Climate Division, Plymouth Michigan Production Scheduler – 04/02 –11/02

• Responsible for scheduling production lines to achieve 100% customer delivery performance rating through daily communication with our customer base.

• Implemented Kanban Systems with our process improvement team resulting in 25% inventory reductions.

Ford Motor Company/Visteon Corporation, Sheldon Road Plant Climate Division, Plymouth Michigan

Production Control Specialist – 1/00 – 04/02

• Responsible for daily plant production to ensure fulfillment of customer requirements.

• Reviewed and managed all Milkruns and Truckloads on a weekly basis with Ryder Logistics resulting in a savings of over 2M in transportation costs.

• Responsible for all Material, Planning and Logistics translations and functions for our Mexican and South American Suppliers.

Lear Corporation, Manufacturing Operations Division, Rochester Hills Michigan Project Engineer – 10/99 – 01/00

• Liaison information between the Platform, Mexican Trim Operations and suppliers. Lear Corporation, Lear Trim L.P., Melvindale Michigan Distribution Analyst – 05/98 – 10/99

• Responsible to direct the “Just in Time” manufacturing and delivery of goods between the Lear manufacturing facilities and the assigned Ford and General Motors production plants. Eastern Michigan University – Bachelor of Arts, December 1996 Major: International trade and Language

• International Business curriculum with Spanish concentration Major fields of study included International economics, Logistics, Trade and Culture. Fluent in both written and verbal Spanish with experience in the translation of business documents. Lived and attended school in Monterrey, Mexico, 1980-1984. efficient in SAP

efficient in CMMS and WIPS - (Ford Management and Finance System) Knowledgeable in Lean Manufacturing/Kanban System

efficient in Microsoft excel/Access/Word

efficient in Data Mart and Mobius

Visited multiple body and assembly Plants

Traveled extensively through United States, Mexico, europe and China for sourcing Knowledgeable in foreign cultures and customs

Karrass Negotiation Training

Lean Manufacturing Training

ethics Training

Diversity Training

Safety Training

Risk and Opportunity Training

Negotiation and Tactic Training

FeS Training

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Scott L. Krueger

37885 Glengrove Drive, Farmington Hills, MI 48331 • 734-***-**** • ***********@*****.***

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