Purchasing Professioanl

Robert C. Cyrus, C.P.M.

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Executive Summary

Proven Leader in Purchasing/Supplier Quality within Top Global Organizations

Repeated proven success as a leader within complex and dynamic purchasing roles.

Exceptional Leadership, Strategic Development, and Negotiation Skills.

Annual Spends of over $4 Billion USD.

Proven record of accomplishment with success in supply chain strategies, international sourcing and executive leadership within world class manufacturing environments.

Exceptional interpersonal skills, commitment to integrity and teamwork.

Outstanding problem solver with a logical yet creative outlook.

Hands on knowledge of “Toyota Production System”

Employment History

Robert Bosch - (Formerly ZF Steering Systems) Florence, KY 12/2011 - 1/2017

North American Director of Purchasing

Bosch Automotive Steering is a key Tier One production supplier of OEM Steering Systems.

Responsible for all Purchasing and Supplier Quality functions for all North American Operations.

Annual spend of $850M. Direct reports – 7 Managers

Led Purchasing Team and realized over $12M in cost reduction for past 4 consecutive years.

Developed and implemented Annual Commodity Strategies for key commodity buys.

Strong improvement in supplier quality performance – took PPM levels from 300 to less than 25 over last three years. Reduction in occurrences of 20% YOY.

Akebono Brake Corporation - Elizabethtown, KY (North American HQ) 2008 – 2011

General Manager of Purchasing and Supplier Quality

Akebono is a key Tier One production supplier of OEM brake components. (>50% of US market share).

Responsible for all Purchasing and Supplier Quality functions for all North American Operations. (Four separate Plant locations)

Extensive Lean and TPS knowledge and actual experience.

Established North American Purchasing Operation – Annual spend exceeding One Billion (USD). Currently directing and managing 35+ team members within Purchasing and Supplier Quality.

Consistently exceeding Cost Reduction Targets. (2008, 2009, 2010).

EISENMANN Corporation - Crystal Lake, IL (Chicago) 2006 – 2007

General Manager of Purchasing

Eisenmann is a key German based “Tier One” equipment supplier to most all Automotive OEMs within North America, Asia, and Europe.

Responsible for all of Supply Chain Management and overall Purchasing functions for Eisenmann North American Operations.

Lead Purchasing Team of 15 with an annual spend of $500+ million.

Concentrations on Steel and other metals strategies, Contract Labor, International work-flow between EISENMANN Chicago and Stuttgart, Germany.

HYUNDAI Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC - Montgomery, AL 2002 - 2005

(Hyundai’s first US Automotive Production Plant)

Director of Purchasing (Top American)

Recruited, hired, and developed entire Direct Purchasing department staff (50+).

Developed international purchasing sourcing strategy for new vehicles being brought to the US. Sonata and Santa Fe models (300,000 / year) plus V6 Lambda Engine Plant (200,000 / year).

Evaluated, Selected and developed HMMA’s supply base with annual buy in excess of $4.5 Billion (USD).

Achieved world class material costs 12% below target, with continuing emphasis on lean manufacturing.

Worked as a team with 15+ Greenfield suppliers to establish manufacturing in Alabama.

Full responsibility for Supplier Development Group (Engineering and Supplier Quality)

Industry leading Minority Content achieved from” Job 1”. (Excess of 8%)

Featured in Automotive News June of 2005. Toyota’s Talent – where are they now? “Some managers come from outside, some are snatched” …Lindsay Chappell.

MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. International Inc. - Tuscaloosa, AL 1994 – 2002

(Mercedes-Benz’s first US Automotive Production Plant)

Project Manager

Purchasing Lead responsible for Supply Base establishment for two next generation vehicles. M-Class SUV and the R-Class Cross Over Utility vehicle.

Assigned to head-up and be “Project Lead” for the construction of Mercedes-Benz’s 2nd Manufacturing Plant. Also, responsible for all equipment procurement (Body Shop, Paint Shop, Assembly Shop and Test). Project cost over One Billion (USD).

Assigned as Project Manager for M-Class CKD manufacturing in Graz, Austria. Successfully launched production of M-Class in Austria on time and under budget with 30,000 units annually.

Assistant Manager of Purchasing

Supervised staff of six, including buyers in Stuttgart, Germany.

Responsible for buys in excess of $750 million annually. (Chassis, Brakes, Electrical, Steel, Paint and all other Raw Materials)

Lead department with by bringing commodity spend in under budget. (-14%)

Leader for Globalization and “Parts Sharing Studies” of Chassis, Electrical and Raw Materials.

Leader of “SMG”-Supplier Management Group for all Vehicle Electrical systems.

Buyer

First production Buyer hired (Recruited from Toyota, Georgetown, KY).

Responsible for procurement of all Chassis, Electrical, Fuel, Audio Systems, and all Raw Materials.

Developed Mercedes-Benz’s Chemical Handling Operating System. (MSDS)

Consistently exceeded aggressive cost target levels.

TOYOTA Motor Manufacturing USA - Georgetown, KY (HQ’s until 1995) 1989 – 1994

Purchasing Specialist - Buyer

Responsible for procurement of production raw materials with annual expenditure exceeding $75 million.

Buyer responsible for all for Steel (CPS), Plastics, Paint, Lubricants, Adhesives and MRO commodities.

Achieved cost reductions of more than 5% annually.

Extensive knowledge and application of the Toyota Production System.

Developed / implemented “CPS” Centralized Purchasing System” for Tier One steel buys, generating over $15M in savings annually.

BANK ONE (First Security Bank) - Lexington, KY 1988-1989

Financial Analyst

Responsible for financial analysis and auditing of unsecured lines of credit.

Customer Account Representative for delinquencies.

Achieved highest performance scorecard for collections among 15 peers.

GKN Automotive, Inc. - Lexington, KY 1986-1987

Account Representative

Responsible for account development and sales coverage over a three-state area. (Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia).

Worked closely with buyers and purchasing agents to negotiate contracts and develop annual pricing strategies with distributor network.

Education

BA, Bachelor of Business Administration

Marshall University, Huntington, WV 1985

Dean’s List - Treasurer Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity

Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Office Suite (XL Expert Level)

Extensive knowledge and practice with ISO and TS16949 requirements

Professional Certifications

-Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M. 2000) - Institute of Supply Management, Tempe, AZ

-Certified VDA Auditor - Developed by the German Automotive industry, VDA defines a process based audit standard for evaluating and improving controls in a manufacturing organization’s processes.

Activities and Honors

-Board Member Alabama Automobile Manufacturers Association (AAMA).

-Featured on the cover of Automotive Logistics magazine, 9/05.

-Featured in Automotive News (1999, 2001, 2005)

-Member of Institute of Supply Management - Cincinnati

-Member of the International Chamber of Commerce.

-Member of the Birmingham and Montgomery Chambers of Commerce

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