Bill Kozyra II
President
- Role
- President at Wilko Plastics Inc
- Location
- Romeo, Michigan, United States
Experience
President
Wilko Plastics Inc
Sep 2023 — Present · Romeo, Michigan, United States
President
Alco Plastics
Jul 2022 — Sep 2023 · Romeo, Michigan, United States
Purchasing Director - North America
TI Fluid Systems
Mar 2019 — Jul 2022 · Auburn Hills, MI
Commercial Manager - Quick Connectors & Tier Products
TI Automotive
Aug 2017 — Mar 2019 · New Haven, Michigan, United States
Commercial management responsibility for quick connectors and low volume/tube products for external tier customers. Responsibility was in addition to Plant Manager role.
Plant Manager
TI Automotive
Feb 2015 — Mar 2019 · New Haven, MI
Operations Manager
TI Automotive
Jul 2013 — Jan 2015 · New Haven, MI
Responsible for Manufacturing and Production Operations for fuel quick connectors at a site of 110+ employees with sales of approx. $50 Million annually.
Continuous Improvement Coordinator
TI Automotive
Sep 2011 — Jul 2013 · Marysville, MI and Bramalea, ONT
-Leader for continuous improvement, cost reduction initiatives, and process improvements at a large manufacturer of brake and fuel line systems in multiple production plant environments.
Commodity Manager
BorgWarner
May 2007 — Jul 2008 · Auburn Hills, MI
-Responsible for the supply base that provided metallic components to BorgWarner’s Torque Transfer division.
Purchasing Intern/Buyer
thyssenkrupp
May 2004 — May 2007 · Troy, MI
-Analyzed, developed, and managed current and potential suppliers of steel automotive structural components.
Education
Oakland University
Bachelor of Science (BS) · Business Administration, Management and Operations
2003 — 2007
University of Detroit Mercy
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · Business Administration, Management and Operations
2008 — 2011
Skills
- Cost Reduction Strategies
- JIT
- Supplier Development
- Supply Chain Management
- Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
- SAP
- Employee Training
- Downtime Reduction
- Operational Excellence
- SMED
- Kaizen
- Financial Analysis
- APQP
- Value Stream Mapping
- Process Improvement
- Kaizen Leadership
- ISO/TS 16949
- Supplier Evaluation
- Cost Reduction Implementation
- Metal Fabrication
- Inventory Management
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Quick Changeover
- JIT Production
- Quality Improvement Tools
- Automotive
- Commodity Risk Management
- 5S
- FMEA
- Purchasing
- Continuous Improvement
- Operations Management
- Manufacturing
- Lean Manufacturing
- Reducing Operating Costs
- PPAP
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