Steven Kolpas
President at Bentley Consulting Services Corporation / Bentley Safety Products
- Role
- President at Bentley Safety Products
- Location
- Highland Park, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Steven Kolpas
Dynamic, high-energy leader creating significant value by implementing worldwide sourcing strategies and country specific risk analyses resulting in optimal sourcing. Highly disciplined and effective coordinator of complex, multi-national and multi-million dollar sourcing initiatives achieving maximum pricing and supply chain efficiencies for clients.Key Qualifications: • 20 years of strategic global sourcing experience in consumer safety products and various commodities (direct materials) including: Nitrile, Vinyl(PVC), Latex(rubber) & Polyethylene. Fabrics (knit, woven & technical), industrial metals, and agricultural products (soybeans, soymeal and corn)• Developer of various initiatives involving country-specific risk management, quality control, tariff mitigation, and factory growth sustainability for short and long term outlooks resulting in supply chain stability• Business development leader in retail and consumer product sectors generating over $100 million in national and international sales to several Fortune 250 companies • Developed offices and established global supplier relationships in emerging countries: Asia, Central America, North America and Easter Europe, aligning each culture with the corporate strategic vision• Managed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), sourcing to delivery• Effective navigator of complex domestic and international regulatory environments including: supporting factory fulfillment of supplier code of conduct, corporate social responsibility, environmental code of conduct, ISO 13485, ISO 9001, FDA & EN requirements for medical devices• Expertise in influencing internal and external stakeholders to achieve important initiatives through cross-functional collaboration
Experience
President
Jan 2019 — Present · Highland Park, IL, US
Bentley has more than 25 years experience understanding our customers needs. We are at the forefront of technology and product advancements helping our customers find the best protective solutions to allow their employees to focus on the task at hand.Our Sure Hand Glove Brand encompasses many different safety adhere to the strictest standards of excellence and quality control ensuring that our products exceed expectations. Our vast knowledge of inventory control and supply chain methods have helped numerous Fortune 250 companies save time and money.
Education
University of Iowa
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management, General
1982 — 1986
West London College
International Business
1985 — 1985
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