Brent A. Bechtol

*** ******* **** *********, ** *4907 419-***-**** acxpjn@r.postjobfree.com

Executive Management Professional with 25+ years of P&L management, purchasing, sales & marketing and executive leadership in a diversified highly competitive environment.

Professional Experience

Mansfield Castings – Current Employer

Director of New Product Development

1 Expand new business opportunities for the company

Sales & Marketing Manager

1Establish new markets and customers while expanding business with current client base within the aluminum casting industry

Jay Industries Incorporated –

Sales & Marketing Manager

1Added 8 new customers and increased sales by 200% in the tier 2 automotive lighting business

2Managed all aspects of customer relations including quotes, cost analysis, and program management

3Participated in 3 Six Sigma events with customers

4Managed all customer program part trials, from injection molding to painting and vacuum metalizing

5Resins used in molding manufacturing included PET, PBT, BMC, ABS, PC, and Acrylic

Division Manager

6Managed start up automotive steel fabricating company with 200+ employees

7Administered all aspects of the company including hiring, training, budgeting, capital spending, and day to day operations

8Initiated numerous Kaizen events to implement continuous improvement throughout the plant

9Utilized the Toyota Production System and 5S’s to run a lean, efficient manufacturing facility

10Emphasized visual aids as part of employee work instructions

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company

Vice President of Finance & Administration

1Introduced a five year budgeting process to executive managers.

2Implemented full service vending department generating $50,000 per year

3Launched monthly financial reviews for all executive managers

4Evaluated overall return on investments, margins and profit levels

5Lobbied for political action and congressional input at the state and national levels for the National Soft Drink Association

Production and Shipping Manager

6Reduced machine change over’s by 40% producing increased efficiencies and lower costs

7Executed Logistics Management Program reducing “out of stocks” by 30%

8Managed production and scheduling for 8 million cases

9Oversaw shipping to eight warehouses

Credit Manager

10Increased collection efficiency by 22% in less than two years while receivables expanded by 50%

11Maintained approximately 3, 900 accounts (1.2 – 1.3 million per month)

Education

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

1Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education

2Major: Political Science with a minor in English and Sociology

Computer Skills

3Proficient in Windows XP and Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook Express

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