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Brian J. Blagg

Chagrin Falls

Summary

Detail-oriented professional seeking a challenging position in a high-paced team. Experienced in driving category-specific strategic initiatives, commercial execution, and financial/process improvement. Skilled in collaborating with multi-functional partners to develop comprehensive solutions benefiting all departments.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Raw Material Planner

Sherwin Williams
03.2022 - Current
  • Support internal teams on raw material shortages by analyzing a variety of data through Business Objects reporting
  • Work with site buyers to provide an outlet for excess materials at other Sherwin facilities
  • Develop reports through Business Objects or Excel to improve day to day efficiency
  • Strong commitment to CI and finding cost saving solutions for items on the reserve list
  • 2024 hard savings over $700,000
  • Support internally produced latex plans with the Sourcing team, providing analysis for site buyers and their monthly needs
  • Provide internal TiO2 and filler procurement teams with analysis and support

Regional Sales and Technical Account Manager

Patcham USA
01.2020 - 03.2022
  • Sales territory responsibility for the Mid-West United States, as well as manage a distribution sales team
  • Develop 20% growth in 2020 and 80% in 2021 for regional accounts
  • Provide technical and sales support to the team, supplying customers with product knowledge of a diverse portfolio of materials
  • Design lab projects for a variety of coatings applications and chemistries
  • Collaborate with global sales, technical, and customer teams to secure project and sales goals
  • Complete process improvement techniques through digital relationships
  • Responsible for developing, maintaining, and reporting production and financial information to improve customer productivity and efficiency
  • Make comparative cost analyses to settle most effective and efficient options for scheduling, inventory, production, distribution, and transportation
  • Collaborate with customer manufacturing, engineering, and technical representatives to ensure requirements are met

Technical Account Manager

Borchers
02.2018 - 11.2019
  • Sales territory responsibility for the northern United States and Canada, as well as management of a distribution team with twelve members
  • Negotiate high value deals for key customers
  • Multinational account responsibilities
  • Provide technical and sales support international distribution teams, supplying customers with product knowledge of the Borchers additive and carboxylates lines
  • Design lab projects for a variety of coatings applications and chemistries
  • Collaborate with internal and customer technical and purchasing teams to secure project goals
  • Complete process improvement techniques in the lab environment
  • Maintain lab productivity by setting up routine equipment maintenance scheduling, lab supply stock, and 5S protocols

Field Chemist

FlackTek Speedmixers
10.2017 - 02.2018
  • Responsible for developing processing techniques for vastly different chemistries
  • Support incoming project development for the national sales team
  • Design and organize up to twenty customer visits for a week, which may include: equipment demonstrations, process development projects, and new equipment set ups
  • Design, equip, and set up a new mixing laboratory
  • Continuously maintaining, beautifying, and translating equipment manuals and appendices as new technology is developed
  • Select the viability and cost effectiveness of industry trade shows
  • Accountability for leadership of trade show teams: interact with current and potential customers providing new technology presentations and field demonstrations

Development Assistant II, Global Dispersion Science Lab

PPG Industries
04.2011 - 10.2017
  • Company Overview: Automotive Coatings
  • Train and familiarize with old and new equipment
  • Responsible for diagnostically inspecting incoming tint pastes, approving intermediate materials, analyzing developmental samples, assessing customer line issues, and securing the expiration date of materials
  • Continuously improve work quality by learning new technologies, creating and updating QWI’s, and training other team members to operate and understand such technologies
  • Support global production and technical inquiries, often involving impromptu experimental design and problem-solving
  • Prepare shipments from suppliers and customers by interpreting, recording, filing, and verifying certificates of analysis; a highly detailed process containing specification changes and out of spec approvals
  • Involved in developing new work processes involving Rapid Improvement Workshops, direct customer participation, process mapping, engineering current and future design plans, and concept development using LEAN and Sigma Logic principles
  • Complete and file lab testing to ensure that materials and equipment used within DSL follow global specifications
  • Automotive Coatings

Education

B.S. - Geology, Chemistry Minor

Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio
08.2008

Skills

  • Strategic sales and business analysis
  • QAD and BO technologies
  • ERP systems proficiency
  • Scheduling expertise
  • Critical Thinking
  • Detail Oriented
  • Troubleshooting
  • Risk Assessment
  • Process Improvement
  • Analytical Reasoning
  • Problem-solving abilities

References

Upon request

Activities

  • 5S Floor Leader
  • Ergonomics Awareness Team
  • Laboratory Hazardous Chemical Management Team Leader
  • DSL Color Specialist

Timeline

Raw Material Planner

Sherwin Williams
03.2022 - Current

Regional Sales and Technical Account Manager

Patcham USA
01.2020 - 03.2022

Technical Account Manager

Borchers
02.2018 - 11.2019

Field Chemist

FlackTek Speedmixers
10.2017 - 02.2018

Development Assistant II, Global Dispersion Science Lab

PPG Industries
04.2011 - 10.2017

B.S. - Geology, Chemistry Minor

Cleveland State University

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