Brent A. Bechtol
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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
References available upon request