Manager Sales

ERIC ANGERMEIER

**** ****** **** ** • Westerville, OH 43082

Home: 614-***-**** • Cell: 614-***-****

***********@*****.*** • www.linkedin.com/pub/eric-angermeier/18/762/152

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

GENERAL MANAGEMENT • OPERATIONS • SALES / MARKETING • FINANCE

Highly accomplished visionary executive with a focus on operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and maximizing the bottom line. A lean leader with a strong background in single/multi-plant operations, sales, and finance providing a complete business picture for lean deployment, strategic planning, green site development, turnarounds, and operational improvement. A results oriented leader with a proven track record in increasing sales and market share, reducing costs, and driving performance improvement.

Certified Lean Manager and recent member of the Board of Directors for the Center of Excellence at the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• P&L / General Management • Six Sigma, Lean and TPM • Acquisitions

• Operations Management • Lean Process Implementation • Green Site Development

• Sales / Marketing Management • Cost Reduction • Labor Negotiations

• Financial Management • Strategic Planning • Change Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KAISER ALUMINUM – Newark, OH

General Manager (2006 – Nov 2011)

Full P&L responsibility for a $200 Million manufacturing plant with 300 employees. Spearheaded vision, strategy, and execution of all manufacturing activities, strategic plans, and product development and pricing. Established record profitability, safety, quality and customer satisfaction levels through lean leadership and development of a team-based environment.

Increased profitability and ROI 500% thru lean process deployment, employee involvement, leadership development, and product line management.

Increased market share by creating a more responsive and customer focused decision making process, establishing record level of customer satisfaction with +98% on time delivery, rapid response, and short lead-times.

Improved quality by reducing claims rate 50% thru standard work and six sigma problem solving.

Increased productivity 30% by establishing key metrics, 5S, visual workplace, and employee accountability.

Reduced injury rates 60% thru employee involvement, 5S, and behavior based safety.

Reduced controllable costs by $20 Million thru productivity (TPM), quality (Six Sigma), and flow (Lean) improvements.

Winner of numerous Kaiser “Circle of Excellence” awards for profitability, customer satisfaction, safety, and costs.

Hosted numerous Lean events in conjunctions with Productivity Inc. and the COE at Ohio State.

Director of Manufacturing – Richmond, VA (2004 – 2006)

Directed 2 manufacturing plants, including a turnaround opportunity, and a large distribution center. Established a management team, developed a strategic plan, and designed and developed key metrics and reporting.

Increased profitability and established business viability thru product line rationalization, development of shop floor reporting, and upgrading equipment condition.

Generated record level of customer satisfaction with a re-focus on quality and on-time delivery.

Increased productivity 20% thru shop floor control, 5S, and employee involvement.

General Manager (2000 – 2004)

Plant Manager (1998 – 2000)

Full P&L responsibility including sales, marketing, and operations.

Created a prospering business from a "harvest" thru product line rationalization and operational efficiencies including the development and implementation of the Kaiser Production System.

Delivered improved results in all key metrics while managing thru a 2 year labor strike and 4 years of bankruptcy.

Generated record level of customer satisfaction, quality, and productivity by developing and strengthening leadership, creating objectives, defining key metrics, and establishing accountability.

o Delivery performance improved from 73% to 95%.

o Claim/complaint rate dropped by 40%.

o Injury rates decreased 60%.

o Reduced costs by $10 Million.

Operations Manager (1997)

Directing all manufacturing activities including maintenance.

Created management philosophy and strategic manufacturing plan

Re-organized and developed leadership team.

Established shop floor control including key metrics

1985 – 1996: Previous experience included positions as Business Manager, Multi-plant Inside Sales Manager and Plant Controller at multiple plant locations in the United States.

EDUCATION

Certified Lean Manager, Lean Management • The Max M. Fisher College of Business, Center of Excellence/Productivity, Inc., The Ohio State University – Columbus, OH

BS in Business Administration - Accounting • Central Michigan Univ. – Mount Pleasant, MI.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Kaiser representative as a Member of the Board of Directors • The Max M. Fisher College of Business Center of Operational Excellence – Columbus, OH

Licking County, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Developed and member of Manufacturers Lean Council in Licking County

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