Bryan Stinocher

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Murfreesboro, TN 37128

Phone: 716-***-****

e-mail: acvp9e@r.postjobfree.com

Website: http://bryanstinocher.yolasite.com

PERSONAL

Organizational Background: Supply Chain, Sales Account, Project, and Materials Management in Tier One Automotive, Industrial manufacturing, and Aerospace companies.

Transferable Skills: Negotiation, Project Management; Cost Cutting; Sourcing; Problem Solving; Team building; Bilingual (English and Japanese); Quick learner; Strategic thinking; Inventory reduction; Vendor/Customer relations; International experience; Leadership. Twenty years of Purchasing experience from Buyer to General Manager, and 10 years of Sales experience from Account Manager to General Manager.

EXPERIENCE

Calsonic Kansei North America, Shelbyville TN 2012-Present

(Tier One Supplier of Cockpit Modules, Electronics and Exhaust System parts to Nissan. $2.5 Billion in sales worldwide, with over $1Billion in purchased components. Commodities sourced are carbon steel stampings, welded assemblies, and stamping dies and weld fixtures.)

Buyer (Sept 2012 to Present)

Oversee strategic sourcing and supplier development for roughly $33MM in stampings and welded assemblies used in all US-produced Nissan vehicles .

Implemented strategic initiative to source tooling and components internally and impose supply base on assembly vendors. One commodity alone will result in a yearly cost savings of over $5MM

Subject matter expert in new company-wide ERP system. Part of team that determined needs for purchasing, learned new system, and trained 7 other team members over 6 four-hour periods on the intricacies of the software.

Thru extensive analysis of tooling spend, and lengthy negotiations with Nissan Vendor Tooling, was able to increase tooling budget by $1MM on one program and $1.5MM on another.

Carter Aerospace Development, Wichita Falls, TX 2011-2012

(Aerospace Research and Development company developing a cutting-edge fixed-wing vehicle that has properties of both a helicopter and an airplane. Possible military as well as commercial applications, with current customers being AAI (Textron) and the US Army. Commodities sourced include machined parts, composite materials and resins, fasteners, gears, all MRO items and services.)

Purchasing Manager (Dec 2011 to Aug 2012)

Implemented and documented standard supply chain processes for supplier selection, non-purchase order procurement, purchase order requisitioning, inventory control and cycle counts, warehouse set up and location management, requests-for-quote, and planning internal work schedules.

Acted as project manager for all testing procedures, including spin tests, fuselage strength tests, seat destruct tests and landing gear drop tests, in order to ensure that all necessary testing was completed in a timely manner. Ran daily meetings with appropriate departments to track progress, understand changes in direction, and ensure that the necessary labor was allocated to the job at hand.

Implemented VMI system for both fasteners and composite material floor stock to ensure that necessary materials are in stock and available at minimal cost to company.

Compiled a list of all assets for Carter Aerospace Development with value and locations in order to provide a complete understanding of all possible collateral for procuring a loan.

Moog Inc, East Aurora, NY 2006-2011

(Aerospace, Defense and Industrial supplier of actuation systems to such entities as Boeing, Lockheed, and NASA. Over $2B in sales, with roughly $750MM in spend. Commodities sourced: machined parts, resolvers, castings, gears, and IT hardware, software, and services.)

Senior Strategic Supply Chain Specialist (Jun 2008 thru Dec 2012)

As head of IT Vendor Management Office, negotiated all contracts and pricing for Moog US and some International sites.

Reduced $13MM annual IT spend by $1.7MM in 2010, with an additional cost avoidance total of $4.5MM thru negotiations and leveraging opportunities.

Slashed tooling and fixture spend by $600K (from $1.4MM to $800K) in 2010 by consolidating vendor base and aggressively negotiating cost.

Materials and Supply Chain Manager (Aug 2006 thru Jun 2008)

Created a new department and mentored 16 buyer/planners, master schedulers, strategic buyers, and PO administrators. Clarified and implemented purchasing procedures that met company needs based upon new department organization and alignment.

Reduced inventory by $3MM (10%), increased inventory turns by 21% and improved on-time delivery to customers by 20 points over a 9 month period.

Unisia of Georgia, Monroe, GA 2000-2006

(Tier One Supplier of powertrain and engine parts to Nissan, Ford, GM and Subaru. $100MM in sales, $45MM in purchased components. Commodities sourced include machined parts, castings (both gravity and injection molded), forgings, sintered metal parts, gears, tubing, capital equipment, and MRO items)

General Manager/Director (Oct 2003 thru Jan 2006)

Main customer and supplier contact for UGC.

Created and directed Cross Functional Team program, which attacked and resolved customer and supplier quality issues within Unisia of Georgia.

Implemented MMOG (Material Management Operations Guidelines) system, which controls and tracks material flow from purchase order to receipt to shipment to customer.

Revised warehouse layout and duties, streamlining material flow within the facility.

Implemented inventory control system to ensure a lean inventory and eliminate shortages.

Focused on purchasing and sales, but was also involved in all departments at Unisia, including quality assurance, material control, warehouse, and manufacturing.

Collaborated closely with Japanese parent company in determining policy and procedures.

Administered NAFTA documentation.

Purchasing Manager (Oct 2000 thru Oct 2003)

Successfully launched a major product line for Unisia of Georgia with GM. Through aggressive sourcing strategies and negotiations, slashed costs by $12.58 per part, or 33%.

Produced a Supplier Manual and Supplier Supply Contract to meet Unisia of Georgia needs.

Mentored the department to better meet automotive industry requirements.

Unipres, Inc, Portland TN 1999-2000

(Tier One Supplier of stamped structural components and assemblies to Nissan and Subaru. Annual sales of $65MM, average spend of $50MM. Commodities sourced include stamping dies, steel coil, stamped components and assemblies)

Purchasing Manager

Instituted first organized cost reduction program within the purchasing department, reducing costs in the US Supplier base by 5%, or roughly $2.1MM in FY 2000.

Developed and led Unipres Survival Plan, coordinating cost reduction activities across all functions of the company. Company-wide cost reduction was $6.5MM.

Headed up tooling sourcing for new product line, both for external and internal usage.

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Bowling Green, KY 1997-1999

(Tier One Supplier of wire harnesses to Honda, Toyota and GM. Annual Sales of $400MM, with annual spend of $200MM. Components sourced include plastic resins, wire, plastic injection molding dies, rubber components)

Manager, Component Purchasing

Implemented annual 3% cost reduction and VE/VA submission program.

Sourced plastic injection molding tooling both in US and in Japan.

Wrote and implemented a purchasing procedures manual that standardized forms and practices within the component purchasing department.

HiSan Inc, Findlay, OH 1993-1997

(Tier One Supplier of fuel and brake lines to Honda, Nissan and Toyota. Annual sales of $55MM. Components sold include fuel and brake line bundles, individual brake lines, power steering lines, etc).

Sales Account Manager

Oversaw $40MM Honda of America and Honda of Canada account (1997 sales).

Lead sales person and main liaison with Honda for 1996 Civic and 1998 Accord launches.

Calculated all pricing, schedules and lead times with Honda for new programs.

Organized and coordinated the annual HiSAN-Honda Golf Tournament.

Gits Manufacturing, Creston, IA 1990-1993

International Sales Manager

Automotive Sales Account manager, overseeing $2MM in sales in $8MM company.

Instituted program to expand sales of lubrication products overseas.

Working closely with executive management, headed the switchover of the MRP computer software and hardware to one that best fit Gits’ needs

Garrett Turbo, Inc, Tokyo, Japan 1987-1990

North American Purchasing Agent

Main responsibilities were ordering from North American suppliers, inventory control, scheduling, and expediting. Annual spend was $12MM.

Participated in re-sourcing program from largest North American supplier to other suppliers, including some domestic Japanese suppliers

EDUCATION

University of Findlay, Findlay, OH

MBA, August 1995

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

BA in Japanese, December 1985

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