Results-driven Commodity Manager overseeing an annual spend exceeding 1 billion USD, leading a high-performing team of over 10 professionals. Expertise in market analysis, risk management, and supplier negotiation drives high productivity and efficiency in operations. Strong communication and decision-making skills facilitate problem-solving in complex environments, ensuring optimal outcomes.
Hi, I’m
Mark Sheehan
Procurement
Ooltewah,TN
Summary
Overview
22
years of professional experience
Work History
VolkswagenChattanooga
Commodity Manager Metals
11.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Managing and developing a team of 10 or more buyers.
- Responsible for the purchase of more than $1 billion of parts each year from 47 different global suppliers.
- Successfully led the sourcing of Volkswagen's new Battery Electric ID.4 under program targets and on time to secure SOP.
- We kept our supply chain open during COVID-19 and the 2021/2022 supply chain crisis.
- Worked collaboratively with stakeholders to discuss new projects, supplies, and initiatives for determining the impact on purchasing and production activities.
- Overall, team cost savings are annual cost savings of 3.2% to 5.3%.
- Managed North American Steel Pool (USA/Mexico) $630M USD.
- Developed alternative sources of supply for critical materials in order to mitigate risk associated with single source suppliers.
- Enforced organizational policies regarding vendor selection criteria, contract terms and conditions, payment terms.
VolkswagenChattanooga
Commodity Manager Powertrain
09.2016 - 10.2020
Job overview
- Managed a team of five buyers.
- Responsible for $320 Million in Annual Spend
- Successfully led the localization activities for the Transmission and Differentials to comply with USMCA.
- This included monthly presentations to our CEO and Executive Team.
- The final result was a savings of $400 million USD over the next 10 years.
- Developed the strategy to increase the overall powertrain localization from 14% to 83%.
- This included establishing a business case, part by part, to release the funds to a separate development and coordinating activities with Engineering, Quality, and Production.
- Successful launch of the Atlas/Atlas Coupe SOP.
- Lead a task force on 'American Standards' to identify cost-saving potentials based on local standards.
- Worked collaboratively with stakeholders to discuss new projects, supplies, and initiatives for determining the impact on purchasing and production activities.
- Responsible for HR operations for the department; hiring, promotion, succession planning.
VolkswagenChattanooga
Senior Buyer Exterior
04.2014 - 08.2016
Job overview
- Led Atlas sourcing projects to maintain on-time delivery of purchased materials for tires and fuel tank systems.
- I represented the VW Group of America in Germany for 90 days to exchange information with VW China.
- I ran a combined sourcing on the fuel tank with my colleagues from VW China.
- We successfully nominated a common supplier, which reduced the cost to develop the Fuel Tank by $9 million euros.
- Completed Volkswagen's LBQ, which is 12 days of leadership training, followed by an Assessment Center.
- Successfully completed the three-day Management Assessment evaluation.
VolkswagenChattanooga
Buyer Metals
07.2008 - 03.2014
Job overview
- I was one of the first buyers for VW Chattanooga and had to endure the learning curve of having a new car, a new plant, and a new team.
- Negotiated product prices, discounts and shipping incentives with vendors.
- Researched competitors and sourced new vendors.
- Responsible for sourcing the stampings of the original Passat produced in Chattanooga, 100+ parts.
- Developed a sourcing strategy with local stampers to create bundles, which increased my ability to negotiate.
Nissan North America, Inc.Farmington Hills
Buyer
08.2003 - 06.2008
Job overview
- Through mentorship, I learned the basic principles of purchasing.
- This included an understanding of the bottom-up cost calculation, preparing, and executing a negotiation.
- Earned increased responsibility and eventually took over 300 stampings, which included the annual savings negotiations, and ensuring part supply.
- During the 2007-2008 financial crisis, I had several suppliers go into bankruptcy.
- I had to move over 40 die sets between suppliers, and negotiate premium payments.
- Coordinated sourcing activities with Nissan headquarters in Japan.
Education
Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI
Bachelor of Science from Supply Chain Management
University Overview
The University of Tennessee - ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN
MBA
University Overview
Skills
- Personnel management
- Negotiation expert
- Systems implementation
- Efficiency Enhancements
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Conflict Resolution Expertise
- Concise Information Delivery
- Risk management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supply Chain Optimization
Timeline
Commodity Manager Metals
Volkswagen
11.2020 - Current
Commodity Manager Powertrain
Volkswagen
09.2016 - 10.2020
Senior Buyer Exterior
Volkswagen
04.2014 - 08.2016
Buyer Metals
Volkswagen
07.2008 - 03.2014
Buyer
Nissan North America, Inc.
08.2003 - 06.2008
Western Michigan University
Bachelor of Science from Supply Chain Management
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
MBA
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