Benn Blackmore

Experience

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  Koch Ag & Energy Solutions, LLC

  Jan 2006 - Sept 2010

  • Managed rail fleet composed of 250+ leased hopper railcars and 1200+ leased tank railcars• Negotiated freight contracts and tariffs with class I railroads and miscellaneous short line railroads• Created and monitored mandated compliance testing program for railcar fleet• Coordinated repairs with mobile units and repair facilities as mandated per government regulations • Monitored, diverted, and created new billing with railroads for Koch Fertilizer leased and subleased railcars• Created, maintained, analyzed, and communicated railcar and fleet measures data • Problem solved railcar service issues with railroads and customers• Submitted government proposals for railcar movement exception permits Mostrar menos

  • Rail Fleet Manager

    Mar 2009 - Sept 2010

  • Logistics Coordinator

    Jan 2006 - Mar 2009
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  Hawker Beechcraft

  Sept 2010 - Jul 2012

  Senior Supply Chain Specialist

  • Supervised and managed product flow of suppliers totaling $10.5M in yearly purchases• Implemented cross functional team to launch and manage Hawker 4000 range improvement project• Facilitated supplier engineering change requests for product obsolescence through redesign and certification• Coordinated with Federal Aviation Administration designated engineering representatives• Created, communicated, analyzed, and managed supplier request for quotes • Streamlined reliability improvement projects including identification of root cause failures• Negotiated terms and conditions for supplier pricing and commercial agreements• Researched, coordinated, and issued supplier product non-conformance claims to recover financial damages • Expedited critical need parts from supplier to production line • Led eradication of supplier quality and delivery issues• Conducted interviews of potential future hire candidates • Reported critical product delivery information to senior leadership• Facilitated engineering services agreements with suppliers• Coordinated creation of supplemental type certificates with suppliers to increase aftermarket sales• Organized supplier meetings/demonstrations of future potential products and services• Launched new vendor activation requests Mostrar menos

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  AGCO Corporation

  Jul 2012 - now

  • NPI Purchasing Manager

    Jan 2017 - now

  • NPI Purchasing Supervisor

    Sept 2015 - Jan 2017

  • New Product Development Purchasing - Technical Buyer

    Jul 2012 - Jan 2015