John Gilkes
Supply Chain Collaboration Engineer @Hbt Americas, Llc
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WORK HISTORY
Supply Chain Collaboration Engineer @Hbt Americas, Llc
Bridgeville, PA, US
Buyer for commodities ranging from hardware to bearings and fabrications from North American based suppliers. Increased domestic supplier base resulting in an average lead time of 36 days - a decrease from 114 days - and a net cost savings of 36%.Under US and German Supply Chain leadership, Collaborate with German and Australian teams to procure and source chain and rotating products, which reduced average lead-time to 45 days for those products and increased net cost savings to 52%Action tactical buys while working with other members of the US Supply Chain to become more strategic by strengthening the US supply base. Manage and coordinate indirect purchases to support HBT Americas production and service activities. Buys vary from MRO materials for the electrical shop, tools for field service, and services including machining, weld repairs, and testing for gearbox and sprocket repair shop. Collaborate with different members across the value chain to help establish processes relating to planning, service and warehousing. This is on going and I am one piece of a greater team.
EDUCATION
Duquesne University
MS, Supply Chain, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
Washington & Jefferson College
Bachelor's degree, History
ABOUT JOHN GILKES
Doing the work that drives goods, services and information from your supplier’s supplier to your customer’s customer. With 15 years supporting the mining and heavy equipment industry, I am an experienced and customer focused supply chain professional, with background in procurement, planning, shipping, warehousing and customer service.
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