Kevin Alexander

About Kevin Alexander

Inspires engaged best-in-class teams, competitive sourcing, innovation, and quality optimization to contain costs and maximize profitability.As a Supply Chain Executive, I lead supply chain management operations, strategy development and global teams that support the company in achieving sales and profit goals, while maintaining customer/market focus.Known as a proactive, transparent leader, my background includes strategic sourcing, complex negotiation closure, business process optimization and cross-functional collaboration.In addition, my strengths encompass bridging diverse cultures and languages to build productive, engaged and quality-focused global teams.Representative career highlights:• Vertiv Corporation: Led procurement for the Americas and supply chain business transformation. Galvanized highly engaged and diverse teams to drive functional excellence and value realization with above-plan productivity and cash flow results.• Toyota Industries North America: Served as a member of the senior leadership team that delivered record sales and profits FY 20••••18.• Honeywell International – ACS: Realized significant savings by optimizing the supply base for the Sensing & Control and Security Divisions.Active in professional organizations, I currently serve on the Executive Advisory Board for the Center for Advanced Procurement Studies (William P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University), the Conference Leadership Committee for the Institute of Supply Management, and the Korn Ferry CPO Center of Excellence for Supplier Diversity. Additional CompetenciesSupply Chain Management | Strategic & Global Sourcing | Technology Roadmap Development | Toyota Production System | S & OP Optimization | Contract Negotiation | Offshore Supply Management | Logistics Management | Financial Forecasting | Process Innovation | Digital Imperative – RPA, AI, IoT | Lean Manufacturing | M&A Due Diligence | Global Team Leadership | Supplier Relationship Management

Experience

1. Vice President, Supply Chain Marmon Manufacturing & Shop Repair Services

   Marmon Rail

   May 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Marmon Rail & Leasing owned by Marmon Holdings, Inc, a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. company specializes in providing a suite of rail-centric services. Our core business services include: railcar manufacturing, leasing, railcar repair, and maintenance; intermodal tank containers; in-plant rail switching and material handling services; track construction, maintenance and inspection services; rail and logistics technology services; steel tank head and cylinder manufacturing and distribution and much more.

Education

• University of Toronto

  BA (Hons), Economics & Commerce

Skills

• Procurement
• Mrp
• Materials Management
• Supply Management
• Indirect Spend
• Global Sourcing
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Automotive
• Strategic Sourcing
• Purchasing
• Manufacturing
• Apqp
• Quality Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Sap Erp
• Iso
• Continuous Improvement
• Kaizen
• Logistics
• Aerospace
• Supplier Quality Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Capital Equipment
• Six Sigma
• Operational Excellence