Leah Holzenkamp
Summary
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to create effective teams that drive for results and promote organizational excellence. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Experienced in purchasing and supply chain management, program management and cost management.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
VA/VE Program Manager
BorgWarner ETTS
11.2021 - Current
- Responsible for facilitating and leading the organization's value improvement initiative to identify and execute projects that focus on reducing costs or improving the supply chain to mitigate risk
- Led cross-functional teams in defining project plans that include creation of timing plans, defining key milestones, create and facilitate action plans that support project execution
- Developed a project prioritization matrix to help keep the organization focused on the right projects to execute, while identifying resource constraint areas
- Regular leadership report outs on project status and overall cost savings metrics
- Identified program obstacles and communicated possible impacts to team
- Facilitated workshops to identify cost savings ideas
- Responsible for ensuring accuracy tied to our component price variance reports and alignment with finance for monthly budgeting
- Buying responsibility over the plastic commodity
Sr. Sales Account Manager
BorgWarner ETTS
10.2019 - 11.2021
- Responsible for multiple CV off-hwy customer accounts – Annual Sales Revenue of $25M
- Defined and developed customer strategy and profitable growth plans locally and globally
- Cross-functional leadership and support across supply chain, logistics and finance teams to enhance and maintain customer relationship
- Contract negotiation and implementation across multiple business units
- Coordination of RFQs with functional teams to meet customer due dates and bring in new business
- Overall customer portfolio maintenance (i.e. quoting, forecasting, price maintenance, logistics)
- Facilitate process improvement initiatives within the sales organization (i.e. forecasting, account reviews, sales tools)
Sr. Buyer
BorgWarner ETTS
09.2015 - 10.2019
- Responsible for production commodities VTG, Precision Parts, Electronics, Actuators, Wastegate, Stampings and Small Parts
- Negotiated pricing agreements and actively quoted and performed market studies
- Worked closely with local and global supply chain teams to ensure strategic alignment
- Managed multiple resourcing projects for savings and risk mitigation to ensure no missed customer shipments. Including timeline tracking, internal alignment, risk/reward analysis, management report outs, etc
- Provided logistical support by performing capacity audits at the supplier as well as internal inventory reduction plans
- Supported department cost savings goal by contributing ~ $1-2M in annual savings
- Supported customer driven projects/programs to implement new designs or modifications to products
- Skilled in change management - tracking from initial release to production shipments
Purchasing Manager
MTU America Inc.
01.2013 - 08.2015
- Managed a team of buyers with total annual spend of ~$100M – Commodities included: electronics, wiring harnesses, starters/alternators, coolers, reman, pumps, pistons, & clamps
- Buying responsibilities over fuel system commodity – ~$26M
- Led and participated in supplier negotiations resulting in annual savings of ~$2-3M
- Managed USD sourcing initiatives
- Worked with suppliers to solve material issues such as delivery, quality, and capacity constraints
- Member of Internal Control System project to identify risks within our processes and procedures
- Participated in and implemented global projects to better steam-line purchasing, accounting and logistical process through SAP and external online sources
- Successfully completed internal leadership assessment
Senior Buyer
MTU America Inc
04.2012 - 01.2013
- Commodity manager for pumps – Strategized and worked with global buyers to put together long-term commodity strategies
- Responsibility for fuel system commodity
- Actively performed market study analyses resulting in resourcing material for cost savings
- Worked with Planning/Logistics departments to ensure on-time delivery and inventory accuracy
- Created departmental process flows, LWIs and trained all departmental employees
- Acted at liaison between Purchasing and IT department for SAP related issues
Buyer
MTU America Inc.
12.2010 - 04.2012
- Responsible for fuel system and pump commodities
- Part time buying responsibility for MRO - Kicked off project to set up supplier managed MRO crib
- Preformed quotation and cost savings analysis
- Managed component resourcing projects to drive cost savings and supply chain improvement
- Negotiated pricing and contracts within budgetary limitations to achieve savings goals of ~$4.7M
- Responsible for SAP training for Purchasing team
- Purchasing lead for for internal and external audits
- Worked on part design improvements with supplier, quality and engineering departments
- Systems expert in online spend portal (Softconcis)
Sr. Purchasing Coordinator
MTU America Inc.
04.2010 - 12.2010
- Maintained procurement records in SAP
- Led project to develop web-based/SAP solution to handle submission and approvals of supplier price changes and new part sourcing
- Standard purchasing reporting, i.e, spend reports, general SAP reports, commodity and surcharge reports
- Part time buying responsibility for electronics, wiring harnesses, pumps, starters & alternator components
Buyer
Engineered Machined Products
04.2009 - 04.2010
- Buying responsibility for sealing solutions, fasteners, rubber components & springs
- Negotiated with suppliers for cost savings
- Obtained and reviewed supplier PPAPs
- Managed subcontracting supplier accounts & supplier scrap
Purchasing Administrator
Engineered Machined Products Inc.
01.2006 - 04.2009
- Supplier spend reporting
- Maintained supplier ISO and TS certifications,
- Scrap and NAFTA database management
- Updated supplier price changes in MRP system (QAD)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration/Management
LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY
Sault Saint Marie, MI05.2009
Skills
- Procurement / Customer Management
- Program Management
- Strategic Planning
- Relationship Management
- Negotiation
- Team Leadership
- Employee Training
- Problem Solving
- Presentation Expertise
- SAP Key User
- MRP Expertise
- Microsoft Office Proficient
Certification
2019 - Boost Your Growth - BorgWarner
2013 - Leadership Academy - MBC Training & Development
Timeline
VA/VE Program Manager
BorgWarner ETTS
11.2021 - Current
Sr. Sales Account Manager
BorgWarner ETTS
10.2019 - 11.2021
Sr. Buyer
BorgWarner ETTS
09.2015 - 10.2019
Purchasing Manager
MTU America Inc.
01.2013 - 08.2015
Senior Buyer
MTU America Inc
04.2012 - 01.2013
Buyer
MTU America Inc.
12.2010 - 04.2012
Sr. Purchasing Coordinator
MTU America Inc.
04.2010 - 12.2010
Buyer
Engineered Machined Products
04.2009 - 04.2010
Purchasing Administrator
Engineered Machined Products Inc.
01.2006 - 04.2009
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration/Management
LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY
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