Experience

TG Missouri Corporation

• General Manager Purchasing, Planning & Receiving

  • Oct 2009 - Present

  Work with Corporate Purchasing to negotiate pricing of raw materials and components.Review, approve and develop new suppliers in order to localize components and raw materials or change suppliers in order to improve quality or reduce cost. Manage 2 Purchasing and Planning Divisions at TGMO: 1 manager, 3 supervisors, 8 production planners, 1 logistics & customs specialist and 10+ hourly warehouse employees.Department responsible for planning and ordering materials for 8 Toyoda Gosei production plants in the USA and 1 Plant in Mexico. Department also responsible for receiving and distribution of quality raw materials and components to production line in 5 plants in Missouri.Department responsible for sourcing, managing and controlling inbound raw material logistics from Vietnam, China, Japan, Thailand, Mexico and USA. Report directly to President of TG Missouri.

• Assistant General Manager Purchasing, Planning & Supplier Quality - IE Division

  • Jan 2007 - Oct 2009

  Work with Coporate Purchasing to negotiate pricing of raw materials and components.Review, approve and develop new suppliers in order to localize components and raw materials or change suppliers in order to improve quality or reduce cost. Manage Interior Purchasing and Planning Divisions at TGMO: 1 manager, 5 production planners, 1 logistics & customs specialist and 5 hourly warehouse employees.Department responsible for planning and ordering materials for 3 TGMO production plants in 2 states. Department also responsible for receiving and distribution of quality raw materials and components to production line.Reported directly to Division Vice President

• Assistant General Manager Quality Control - IE Division

  • Sep 2006 - Dec 2006

• Assistant General Manager Quality Assurance

  • Jan 2002 - Aug 2006

• Assistant General Manager Quality Safety Systems Division

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2001



Toyoda Gosei

• Plastics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• General Manager Purchasing, Planning & Receiving IE Division

  • Apr 2009 - Oct 2009

  Work with Coporate Purchasing to negotiate pricing of raw materials and components. Review, approve and develop new suppliers in order to localize components and raw materials or change suppliers in order to improve quality or reduce cost. Manage Interior Division Purchasing and Planning Divisions at TGMO: 1 manager, 5 production planners, 1 logistics & customs specialist and 5 hourly warehouse employees. Department responsible for planning and ordering materials for 3 TGMO production plants in 2 states. Department also responsible for receiving and distribution of quality raw materials and components to production line. Reported directly to Division Vice President


TG Missouri Coproration
• Assitant General Manager Quality Assurance

  • Apr 1999 - Dec 1999
• Manger Quality Assurance

  • Sep 1996 - Mar 1999

• Assistant Manager Inspection & Supplier Quality

  • Jan 1995 - Aug 1996



TG Missouri Coporation

• Quality Engineer

  • Aug 1993 - Dec 1994

  Customer contact for quality or delivery problems that made it to the customer. Researched and investigate the root cause of the problem, worked with production and engineering to implement irreversable corrective actions. Audits those corrective actions to verify effectiveness and implemented then on similar parts and or processes. Traveled to customer for quality meetings, in person corrective action, boundary sample reviews, etc. Customer contact for quality or delivery problems that made it to the customer. Researched and investigate the root cause of the problem, worked with production and engineering to implement irreversable corrective actions. Audits those corrective actions to verify effectiveness and implemented then on similar parts and or processes. Traveled to customer for quality meetings, in person corrective action, boundary sample reviews, etc.

• Supplier Development Specialist

  • Jan 1992 - Jul 1993

  Worked with the current and potential supply base to improve quality and delivery of products supplied to TGMO. Researched and located suppliers in USA to move raw materials purchased from Japan to USA. After locating new potential sources, worked with and developed them to be able to meet requirements in order to become a supplier. Worked with the current and potential supply base to improve quality and delivery of products supplied to TGMO. Researched and located suppliers in USA to move raw materials purchased from Japan to USA. After locating new potential sources, worked with and developed them to be able to meet requirements in order to become a supplier.