Kevin Smith

About Kevin Smith

Purchasing professional with over 25 years of experience working in the global automotive industry for Tier I and OEM companies. Experience with both Direct and Indirect Purchasing having held multiple leadership roles in both. Results oriented with a track record of delivering total system cost savings (Quality, Delivery, Service and Price), exceeding corporate objectives, enhancing revenue opportunities and successfully driving change in an organization. Strong leadership skills with a focus on people development, mentoring, coaching and communication. Specialties: Purchasing -Direct Material (Metallic/Electronics) and Indirect Material & Services, Strategy Development, Price Negotation, Project Management/Implementation and People Development

Experience

1. Executive Director Powertrain Purchasing Americas

   Tenneco

   Jun 2024 — Present · US

   o Responsibility for Direct and Indirect spend of ~$650M and direct management of 5-person team located in US, MX and Brazil, with functional management of 23 Purchasing Managers and Commodity Buyers positioned at the 23 plant locations within the Americas.o Lead and support team in defining the commodity and supplier strategy with stakeholders and cross-functional team based on an understanding of supplier market dynamics/intelligence, including technology roadmap from suppliers to meet the business and procurement organization goals. o Assess feasibility of current supplier agreements and drive change management effectively to sites and other stakeholders, capitalizing on cost optimization and synergy opportunities.o Strengthen the team via mentoring to build capabilities and foster a performance-oriented culture to become a world-class procurement organization.o Support and guild team to achieve cost improvement goals along with other corporate KPI for cash flow improvement, supplier consolidation, and VA/VE actions.

Education

• Michigan State University

  Bachelor Social Science, Political Science

• Walsh College

  MSF, Finance - Business

  1999 — 2002

Skills

• Purchasing
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Management
• Fmea
• Kaizen
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Ppap
• Contract Negotiation
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Toyota Production System
• Global Sourcing
• 5s
• Product Development
• Sourcing
• Ts16949
• Parts
• Materials
• Production Planning
• Materials Management
• Supplier Evaluation
• Kanban
• Spc
• Sap
• Quality Management
• Pricing
• Stamping
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership
• Logistics
• Supply Management
• Strategy
• Supplier Negotiation
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Apqp
• Root Cause Analysis
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Supply Chain