Dave Wiese

About Dave Wiese

Sourcing, Procurement, and Quality executive with deep expertise in global category management, procurement, and product development. Consistently delivers strategic business results, optimizes costs, and enhances supplier performance across multiple OEM industries. Skilled in global sourcing, contract negotiation, cost reduction, and innovation to enhance business performance and customer satisfaction. Leads with integrity and trust to build relationships and grow talent across the team: d••••••••@gmail.com 51••••••32I create exceptional value by solving problems in sourcing and procurement, product development, and operations from suppliers to customers. My proven track record boasts of leading significant improvements across multiple global products in complex organizations. In addition, my broad experience in quality, product development, and operations equips me to identify risks and problems quickly and engage the right experts to address them immediately. As a strategic leader, I see the “Big picture” and inspire teams to build a shared vision and creative solutions. I developed a team to create a new electronics category strategy that improved cost by 7%, quality, and lead time by 25%. The team significantly increased supplier competition and diversification in a critical category across the company.As a transformational change leader, I championed a new sourcing and supply chain strategy to achieve exceptional customer delivery performance with improved supplier flexibility and lower inventory. In concert, I guided my team to create and realize a clear strategy of supplier flexibility with suppliers that shared risk and defined smart flexibility levers to support changes in customer demand.As a people leader, I build relationships and teamwork that fosters the best ideas and talent to address business challenges. I created a team of global executives to crystalize core manufacturing and supplier category strategies and corporate investment intensity by implementing the Enterprise make vs buy process. This process incorporates corporate finance requirements into cross-functional governance for sustainable critical investment decisions.Let’s discuss how your organization can leverage my leadership to solve problems.Key Competencies: Sourcing & Procurement Director | New Product Development Expert | Supply Chain Strategy | Supplier Quality Director | Strategic Business Architect | Relationship Catalyst | Talent Advocate | Customer Quality Champion

Experience

1. Group Quality Leader

   INNIO Group

   Jun 2025 — Present · Waukesha, WI, US

Education

• University of North Dakota

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering

• University of Northern Iowa

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

Skills

• Supplier Quality
• Root Cause Analysis
• 5s
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Ppap
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Fmea
• Spc
• Manufacturing
• Apqp
• Six Sigma
• Kanban
• Dmaic
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Value Stream Mapping
• Toyota Production System
• Production Part Approval Process (Ppap)
• Kaizen