ROBERT GERMAIN COPPENS

Atlanta, GA ***** / 404-***-**** / ad3lhx@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/robert-g-coppens-7251b913a/

SUMMARY AND SKILLS

Executive Officer

Solutions-driven, experienced leader with notable success identifying and delivering efficient business and organizational solutions in challenging environments.

Growth-focused professional with extensive experience controlling all operations and business management aspects to achieve bottom-line growth. Proven track record of identifying business opportunities, improving operational excellence, and supervising complex projects through employing leadership and planning expertise. Strong background in providing strategic consulting/advising services and driving success of a variety of business developments for multimillion-dollar clients in diverse industries. Demonstrated expertise in establishing, leading, and motivating high-performing teams committed to achieving collective goals and shared vision. Articulate communicator, skilled in building and strengthening relationships across functions to drive cohesive, strategic operations.

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Planning & Execution

Profit & Loss Management

Project Management

Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Resource Allocation & Mobilization

Revenue & Business Growth

Budgeting & Forecasting

Contracting & Negotiating

Operations Management

Staff Training & Development

Team Building & Leadership

Stakeholders Engagement

Career Accomplishments

Increased profitability by 200% through strategic pricing methods and targeting appropriate markets.

Completed profit turnaround of large US manufacturing and supply chain facilities within 6-18 months.

Promoted procedural and compliance demands while acting as a change agent in the reconfiguration of acquisition facilities.

Negotiated and revised $1 billion worth of supply chain alternatives and sales contracts with significant domestic automotive OEMs.

Decertified and reorganized a large Canadian automotive factory that had previously been unionized, effectively repairing labor relations in several businesses.

Accomplished transition of company's 11-year history's revenue and transactions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Marmon-Keystone, LLC (Berkshire Hathaway group) – Norcross, Georgia

Vice President & General Manager, Sales, Procurement, and Logistics

2022 – Present

Vice President, Commercial Sales

2021 – 2021

Identify organizational needs and capture business opportunities while consistently exceeding goals, building relationships, and supporting superior customer experiences. Oversee all US logistics and procurement executive operations for dynamic long metals product supply chain partner. Held accountability for developing and implementing new procurement strategies to optimize the global supply chain, reduce inventory and expand programs.

Key Contributions:

Revitalized and transformed sales and customer service groups while driving growth initiatives.

Increased profitability by 150% in one year by discovering and executing opportunities for commercial income and expansion.

"Rewired" the entire supply chain cycle, radically changing how the organization operated and establishing a scalable and activity-based sales staff.

Coilplus, Inc.

Chief Transformation Officer – Rosemont, Illinois

2021

Served as the corporation's executive officer and transformed all business procedures and operational excellence. Managed entire operations, quality, and safety of company.

President – Ramos Arizpe, Mexico/ Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada

2019 – 2021

Assumed full P/L accountability for Coilplus Mexicana (Ramos Arizpe, Mexico) reformed and restructured from a Coilplus asset that was a financial and operational failure (10 full years of negative results).

Key Contributions:

Restored P&L control of Canadian businesses in order to realign long-term Canadian strategies and labor relations with the corporate group.

Facilitated a metrics-driven company with best practice standardization and total corporate transformation.

Division became profitable in 2020 through reformation of corporation.

Earned promotion into the role following continued success in progressive roles from Divisional President (Canada) to Divisional President (Alabama) to Corporate General Manager (Illinois).

Corporate General Manager - Rosemont, Illinois

2017 - 2019

Served as a member of the executive operational excellence team and managed operational execution of corporate strategic partnerships with supply chain and supply chain integrations. Led programs for continuous improvement in North American divisions, such as scrap and waste reduction, opportunity cost evaluations, and human resources.

Divisional President, Coilplus Alabama - Athens, Alabama

2015 - 2017

Divisional President, Coilplus Canada, Inc. - Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada

2012 - 2017

Supervised businesses with annualized revenues of more than $250 million in Canada and $165 million in the US. Ensured that a company's resources were used to maximize shareholder profit. Provided leadership and general direction in administration and management of business, and oversaw corporation's strategic planning operations. Led with a definite idea of direction and goal of the company. Utilized a number of key strategic metrics to assess continuing progress. Maintained knowledge of the competitive environment, potential growth possibilities, clients, markets, new business trends, and standards.

Key Contributions:

Ensured that initiatives were in place to assist in the retention and motivation of the management team.

Created connections in the US and Canadian markets, advanced established business models, and expanded them.

Additional Experience

General Manager, Detroit OEM Automotive - Rosemont, Illinois

General Manager / Vice-President, Sales & Operations, Metal One Corporation (Mitsubishi/Sojitz) - Ontario, Canada

Operations and Quality Manager (Metal Closures Division), Crown Metal Packaging, Toronto - Ontario, Canada

Director/Manager of Human Resources, Rieter Automotive Systems, Tillsonburg - Ontario, Canada

Human Resources Manager / Plant Manager / General Manager, Manchester Tank and Equipment – Indiana, USA/Ontario, Canada

EDUCATION

Humber College, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

Graduate Human Resources Diploma

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Bachelor of Arts (Economics/Urban Development)

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