Mike Eichler

Experience

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  Engel Canada

  Sept 1995 - Mar 2002

  Buyer

  • Buyer of steel raw materials and components for Injection Moulding Machine Manufacturer. All machine components including raw steel and flame cut pieces, long lead time castings, hoses, couplings and fittings.

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  NCR Corporation

  Mar 2002 - Jun 2004

  Senior Buyer

  • Raw material buyer for ATM machines. • Promoted to self-serve checkouts and purchased all components after 1 year • Worked with Demand Planning team for weekly requirements on both short and long lead time items. • Developed systems to ensure components in stock with local suppliers for expedited build requirements

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  CGL Manufacturing

  Jun 2004 - Oct 2007

  Senior Buyer

  • Raw Material, steel buyer from mills and distribution centers. • Responsible for raw material planning for both CGL’s main plant and Flame Cutting facility in Cambridge.• Daily production meetings with all departments • Supplier visits and reviews done on quarterly basis• Consolidated supply of all metal bar stock to achieve 8% in yearly savings

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  Magnussen Home Furnishings

  Nov 2007 - May 2019

  Supply Chain Manager

  • Supply Chain & Demand Planning for company• $20-$30MM Inventory managed closely with collaboration of these departments to ensure optimum amounts of inventory for our customer base in multiple warehouses • Customer Collaboration on required forecasts done with major customers to ensure accurate information for forecasts of $200MM• Reduced Supplier list from 48 to 9 in order to be achieve more clout with existing factories• Travelled throughout United States visiting customers, meeting with Demand Planning Teams. • Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) managed and presented to Senior Management monthly through Power Point presentations. Show less

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  Guelph Manufacturing Group Inc.

  Jun 2019 - now

  -Supply Chain Planning for all plants producing Tier 1 and 2 automotive components specializing in seat frames and headrests- Negotiations on all commodities including steel coil, tube, wire, fasteners, for new and existing product- Yearly planning for $80 Million in Product- Team atmosphere understanding with Engineering, Accounting, and Production

  • Purchasing Manager

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Senior Buyer

    Jun 2019 - Feb 2022