Supply Chain Customer Service

JOHN R. HUBER

Residence: **** Canyon Oaks Trail, Milford, MI 48380 Mobile: 248-***-**** Home: 248-***-**** Email: acxen6@r.postjobfree.com As a business leader with over 20 years’ experience working for multi-national corporations, I have a rare and valuable international perspective. I have always been at the forefront of technology, new practices and have a balanced cultural viewpoint. I have results-driven proficiency leading operations, logistics, purchasing and project management initiatives. Core Competencies

Sales & Operations Planning / Project Management / Strategic Sourcing / Pull Replenishment / Operational Excellence / Systems Control / Digital Marketing / Lean Supply Chain / Key Account Management / Sales Forecasting / Engineering Change Management / Workshop Facilitation and Training / Value Stream Design / Inventory Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WASEN TECHNOLOGY (Hangzhou, China) 2014 - 2016

General Manager

Responsible for establishing localized manufacturing operations for Australian lighting company. Critical objectives after setting up WFOE include securing the supply chain, developing new lighting designs and expanding sales globally. Achievements

• Eco-friendly product design and patent helped company achieve prestigious 5213 program award for Hi-Technology

• Company certified by Xiaoshan Government as a Science and Technology leader BOSCH POWER TOOLS (Hangzhou, China) 2010 – 2014

Supply Chain Manager - Supply Chain Strategy, Excellence and Controlling: Asia-Pacific Responsible for developing and implementing material planning and supply chain management strategic initiatives for Bosch’s fastest growing and logistically challenging region, Asia-Pacific. Achievements

• Improved demand planning activities and implemented forecast accuracy measurements through the rollout of improved business system tools and sales forecasting software.

• Implemented Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) programs to aid in planning and replenishment; ultimately improving service levels and better managing supply chain costs.

• Instructor for Bosch Supply Chain Academy. Developed and facilitated training workshops in supply chain management, demand planning and inventory management.

• Develop and implemented regional postponement strategies to better manage complexity, decrease inventory, carrying costs and improve customer service levels.

• Implemented Customer Collaboration in Australia and Japan reducing supply chain costs and improve customer service level

• Responsible for Asia Pacific Vision and Focus Topics

• Stabilized and optimized India supply chain in parallel of new ERP implementation. CRANE PUMPS & SYSTEMS (Dayton, Ohio, USA) 2005 – 2009 Director – Operations & Logistics (Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China) Appointed director of joint venture operations in recognition of significant successes in strategic and international sourcing and established relationships with overseas team and Crane’s two largest customers. Achievements included performance improvements by implementing lean manufacturing techniques and reduction in product cost by leading an extremely aggressive and comprehensive inter-company pump transition to China. National Accounts Manager (Dayton, Ohio, USA)

Recruited by sales organization and given responsibility for national and OEM accounts. Objectives included the development of non-existent processes that better aligned the organization with customers’ stringent ordering and logistics requirements in conjunction with their supplier assessment measurements. Supply Chain Manager (Dayton, Ohio, USA)

Provided leadership to improve supply chain organization that had been adversely impacted by legacy product and a customized configuration offering whose high part number proliferation resulted in an inconsistent performance. Achievements

• Improved and sustained manufacturing on-time delivery from 55% to 98% and significantly reduced lead-time by eliminating communication barriers, introducing value stream mapping, and implementing standard work in operations and visual work instructions.

• Project Manager responsible for design and implementation of new low cost sump pump.

• Account Management responsibilities for largest customers to drive delivery and cost down improvements.

• Responsible for the manufacturing transition of 45 pump models to joint venture, including the manufacturing of newly machined parts and motors by following strict PPAP submission guidelines.

• Managed production launch of redesigned family of pumps resulting in warranty failure rate reduction in excess of 18%.

• Expanded sales by increasing product offerings and actively participating in cooperative engineering projects with existing and potential customers.

• Developed demand planning and logistics communication tools to improve raw material planning and achieve higher service-levels.

• Consolidated supply base by over 33%, which contributed to a supplier delivery performance gain of 15%. REXNORD INDUSTRIES (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) 2003 – 2005 Global Commodity Manager / Purchasing Finance Manager Developed a casting commodity strategy from the ground–up and drove formerly isolated site purchasing teams to collectively work together and leverage their purchasing power. Achievements

• Received, analyzed, tracked, and reported the results of corporate savings initiatives, spend detail and budgetary performance.

• Developed and maintained organizational website and published a monthly newsletter that updated leadership and purchasing personnel on strategic sourcing initiatives and external forces and trends impacting material availability and pricing.

• Developed and implemented the casting commodity for 25 facilities, leading Site Implementation Champions in leveraging their engineering resources and purchasing power to meet corporate savings objectives by consolidating the supply base and exploring LCC opportunities.

• Utilized e-procurement tools to conduct sourcing events and “reverse auctions” to maximize package exposure and savings.

GENERAL MOTORS (Detroit, Michigan, USA) 1996 – 2003 Senior Buyer and Global Commodity Team Leader (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Special Assignment: Daewoo Due Diligence (Seoul, South Korea) Production Supervisor - Moraine Assembly (Dayton, Ohio, USA) Career began as a summer-assembly-hire, which resulted in an internship and subsequent recruitment as a vehicle assembly supervisor. Upon acquiring solid manufacturing knowledge base I transitioned to Worldwide-Purchasing and soon afterwards given commodity team responsibility. In recognition of strategic sourcing performance selected for Daewoo Motors due diligence international assignment. Achievements

• Global Commodity Team Leader responsible for commodity strategy formulation and implementation, championing supplier quality performance, leveraging of total international spend to achieve annual savings objectives.

• Designated as Purchasing Modularity Leader and assigned to all projects that evaluated and sourced complete assemblies.

• Due diligence team leader responsible for the evaluation of Daewoo’s current supplier base and developed internal recommendations and strategies for future improvements and implementation

• Supervised hourly-unionized work teams, averaging 45 members, producing 560 vehicles per shift, and led Synchronous Action Teams in improving productivity. EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration

Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan, USA) 2002 Bachelor of Science in Finance

University of Dayton (Dayton, Ohio, USA) 1996

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Professional in Demand Forecasting (CPDF) Operational Excellence Tool Champion - Transactional Process Improvements & Standard Work (Crane Co.)

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