Kristen Stanko
Sr Buyer at Lear Corporation Thermal Comfort Solutions
- Role
- Sr Buyer at Lear Corporation
- Location
- Fort Myers, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kristen Stanko
Global Senior Buyer with more than 10 years experience in various leadership positions within the Automotive Industry. Responsible for introducing and driving cost reduction initiatives, supplier localization strategies, departmental setups, and managing communications within projects. History of managing positive supplier negotiations to prevent price increase while maintaining LTA\'s, term updates and other KPI targets. Strong leadership driving VAVE activities to localize material, detailed PPV analysis to support cost and target optimization processes. Worked with and responsible for global supplier negotiations in Asia, Europe, NA, and Mexico giving me knowledge of global markets and supplier bases. Skilled trainer, coach, and self motivator within a team oriented environment. Specialties: Project Purchasing, Red Sheet Negotiation Cert, Cost and Target Optimization, SAP, Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams and Power Point, market analysis, 8D Process, contract management, management skills, and coaching.
Experience
Sr Buyer
Mar 2022 — Present · Southfield, MI, US
Education
Livonia Franklin High School
GED
1980 — 1985
Madonna University
Bachelor of Science, Business Management
1989 — 1991
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