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MICHELLE HURST

MICHELLE HURST

Madison Heights,MI

Summary

Versatile Buyer with over 20 years’ experience in Strategic Sourcing with the drive to lower costs and increase quality of goods with proactive approach to supplier management. Finely tuned to customer buying desires, rising trends and changes in supply chain. Seeking a career transition opportunity with Purchasing experience and skill set.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Global Remanufacturing Lead Buyer

BorgWarner Inc. Delphi
Troy, MI
12.2016 - 02.2022
  • Responsible for purchase of $22M (APV)in New and Re-manufactured Diesel Fuel Injection and Engine Components.
  • Delivered commodity targets and metrics on enterprise level including material cost reductions.
  • Responsible for supplier management enhancing relationship / partnership within regions and alignment with global functional teams
  • Negotiated policies and contracts with vendors to achieve optimal pricing and consistent availability
  • Executed commodity strategies that reduced supply base by 20% concentrating on bidding low volume APV suppliers to top 10 suppliers.
  • Resourced $3.5 million in APV from Intercompany supply to direct source manufacture with savings of $700k
  • Created Supply Agreements with 5 top spend suppliers ($12M APV) with twice yearly cost reduction review meetings.
  • Global recognition (Blue Chip) for creating employee activities to boost morale and lead community service events.

Buyer

FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES
Auburn Hills, MI
10.2010 - 07.2016
  • Responsible for purchase of automation spare parts, Office Supplies, Plumbing Pipe fitting and Hardware with annual buy of $80M with realized savings of 3%.
  • Developed and implemented new commodity strategies by working closely with internal customer and supply base.
  • Quoting, negotiating and sourcing of Capital Test Equipment.
  • Solved tactical issues daily involving invoicing, internal systems errors and supply base issues.
  • Facilitated logical and tactical support of daily plant operations.
  • Work directly with supply base and Chrysler DSD team to achieve diversity standards, to explore area of opportunity for minority owned businesses and to attain full participation through DSD workshop.
  • Lead 3 “One Voice” meetings to build stronger relationships with supply base, improve quality and assist in Diversity spend with strategic suppliers.
  • Identified several global synergies projects for test equipment with savings of $1.6M from all regions.

Buyer

TRW AUTOMOTIVE
Livonia, MI
06.2007 - 12.2008
  • Commodities Purchased: Aluminum High Pressure Die Casting, Extrusions, and Forgings.
  • Implemented global material hedging strategy for aluminum that tracks market fundamentals for purchase of 11M pounds of material annually.
  • Conducted global business by managing supply chain issues including product and process capability, logistics, and exchange rates.
  • Worked closely with Supplier Development Engineers to identify and evaluate new sources of supply with leading edge technology, global reach, and superior product reliability.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
  • Saved $165k through removal of perpetual tooling based on program life.
  • Executed commodity strategies that reduced supply base by 20%, concentrating 52% of spend in low-cost countries to support TRW’s manufacturing footprint

Buyer

PBR INTERNATIONAL USA
Auburn Hills, MI
08.2006 - 04.2007
  • Commodities Purchased: Rubber, Precision Stampings and Fasteners
  • Managed 13 suppliers within 3 Commodities (Rubber, Fasteners, Precision Stampings) worth $20 million in APV.
  • Researched and establish new suppliers that have potential for cost reduction and quality improvement opportunities.
  • Manage problem-solving resolutions at supply base where concerns exist, preventing any re-occurrences and down-time to PBR
  • Effective implementation of design changes of purchased parts, monitoring or reducing impact on unit costs and tooling costs
  • Created purchase requisition /order for facility services.
  • Negotiated 3 % productivity (year over year) on carryover business.
  • Implemented $220K in cost savings through benchmarking and current contract re-negotiations


Education

Bachelor's Degree BBA - Business Administration

Baker College
Auburn Hills, MI
2002

Skills

  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Purchasing Management
  • Documentation Skills
  • Supplier Consolidation
  • Logistics Knowledge
  • Pricing Structures
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Diversity Standards
  • Team Building
  • Culture Carrier
  • Vendor relationship Management
  • Training/Mentoring

Certification

Certification in Project Management 2010

Six Sigma Green Belt 2008

Timeline

Global Remanufacturing Lead Buyer

BorgWarner Inc. Delphi
12.2016 - 02.2022

Buyer

FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES
10.2010 - 07.2016

Buyer

TRW AUTOMOTIVE
06.2007 - 12.2008

Buyer

PBR INTERNATIONAL USA
08.2006 - 04.2007

Bachelor's Degree BBA - Business Administration

Baker College

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