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                                    Listing of Industrial, Manufacturing and Distribution Candidates
                                           From the Fastener, Electronic Components, Assemblies and Tooling Industries


FALL 2009                                                                                                                                                                         Vol 65-1
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LAS VEGAS EDITION

 Sales / Sales Management / Operations

 1.  BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / REGIONAL SALES MANAGER  - AVAILABLE TO RELOCATE

 Persuasive, passionate sales management professional with 20 years in industrial sales and supply chain management. Leader in driving top-line growth and a profitable bottom line.  Expertise centered on large, national account sales, Sales and Branch Management, Vendor Managed Inventory / Systems Selling, Just In Time, and Project implementation Management and leading business teams. Proven sales process and methodology. ability to train and develop account managers.  Keen ability to clearly define, differentiate, and sell the 5 point VMI system.  This candidate offers a sales portfolio and an existing customer following.  P&L responsibility. Proven track record of success in developing new business. Graduate degree.  Salary dependant upon opportunity.  SGS-23530JS

 2.  APPLICATIONS ENGINEER –  MIDWEST

 This degreed applications engineer has twenty one years in fastener applications. Qualification include applications engineering, sales and marketing, P&L, new product development engineering and product management, program and program management including DFSS Blackbelt. Other responsibilities include sourcing, sales and engineering for all engineered fastener assemblies in North America, global development for sourcing production off-shore as needed, training entire sales force on understanding and selling of engineered fastener assemblies.  Salary requirement $85,000.  Available to relocate.  EAE-161282BS

 3.  SALES / BRANCH / OPERATIONS MANAGER– AVAILABLE TO RELOCATE

 This self motivated, well accomplished professional has more than 20 years of extensive experience in Sales and Management with global distribution companies.  He is seeking a challenging opportunity in Sales and or Operations. Skilled at handling P&L and budgeting. Significant experience managing and directing a sales team with a track record of increased profits.  Successfully maintained and developed major OEM customers. Superior negotiating skills.  Strong technical abilities.  Responsible for sales volumes between $40 and $100 million.  This articulate communicator is available to relocate.  Currently Midwest based. Salary requirement dependent upon position.  SGS-24495JS

 4.  SALES ENGINEER –  SOUTHEAST

 Works closely with design engineers to find solutions for specific applications. Excellent communication skills with attention to detail.  Experienced selling to both OEM's and Distributors.  Excellent interpersonal, leadership, organizational, negotiating, and problem solving abilities. Works closely with design engineers to find solutions for specific applications. Pursue  VMI   programs  with  key accounts.   Ability to maintain and increase customer base by building loyalty and trust with key accounts. Looking for minimum base salary of $55,000.  SGS-117551PU

 5.  CUSTOMER SERVICE – CHICAGO

This candidate's strong points are  customer service and computer skills. Proficient in Excel, Lotus, Access and PowerPoint. Excellent communication / interpersonal skills.  Advised account managers of specific customer requirements and customer concerns. Process customer orders and handled all customer inquiries received by phone, fax or email.   Researched and obtained resolution to a variety of customer complaints, and issues. Suggested additional and/or alternative products or services to meet customer   needs. Fluent in English and Spanish. Looking for a package of $35,000. SIS-167593PU

 6.   BUSINESS MANAGER - AVAILABLE TO RELOCATE

 Over eighteen years experience in operations, sales, and purchasing. Sourced and procured products for major VMI programs. Reduced excess inventory and found additional cost savings. Suggested new products that increased earnings by 10% Trained staff on the operations side of current computer system. Handed all inventory control and purchasing functions for this facility. Managed a $9 million dollar fastener distribution branch. Single and available to relocate. Salary requirement:  $55,000. OBM-135024BS

 7.  TERRITORY SALES MANAGER / BRANCH MANAGER – CHICAGO AREA

 Almost twenty years of Fastener Sales and Management experience with both manufacturers and national distributors. This professional sales candidate was able to increase branch sales by 40% while decreasing branch monthly operating expenses by over 40%.  Successful track record in outside sales to major OEMs. Broad product knowledge. Independent, self starter with an outstanding work ethic. Salary requirement dependent upon opportunity.  SOS-18751JS

 8.  AEROSPACE SALES – WEST COAST

 This west-coast based candidate has 12 years experience in sales, CRM, account and program management.  Skilled in inventory planning, production logistics, sales forecasting, engineering liaison, product application, blueprint reading, and structural airframe mechanics. Experience with the leaders in Aerospace fasteners and components.  Grew third largest customer to company's number one client in bookings and sales.  Outstanding rapport with his customers.  Proficient is multiple MRP and Windows based software programs.  B.A. degree.  Strong work ethic.  Salary requirement negotiable for the right opportunity.  SOS-167894JS

 9.  OUTSIDE SALES – EAST COAST – AVAILABLE TO RELOCATE

This dedicated sales professional is  seeking a sales position in the fastener industry.  Qualifications include new market development in aerospace, industrial and automotive for Michigan, Illinois, East Coast, and Eastern Canada. Responsible for launching new product range of specialty engineered fasteners into highly technical markets. Direct sales to engineers, project managers and purchasing managers to OEMs and distributors. Ability to communicate technical capabilities to the customer and negotiate opportunities with engineering in order to capture new business. Willing to travel. Salary requirement:  $55,000 plus.  Degreed and has good references. SOS-166405BS

 10.  SALES / NATIONAL / REGIONAL - MIDWEST

A self-directed individual committed to organizational structure and goals. Effectively communicates at all levels. Creates, executes and accomplishes the goal.  Responsible for growing fastener business across North America focusing on creating strong relations with end users.  Generated over a million dollars of new business each year.  Current customer base consists of Distributors and OEM’s.  Responsible for maintaining customer relations with existing customers including quality, delivery and general customer service issues.  Negotiating pricing, LTA’s.  Responsible for annual budget. Managed an annual sales volume over $45 million dollars. Involved with sourcing and procuring product.  Directly involved with acquiring new business while reducing the number of suppliers for end-users. Salary: base plus commission.  SOS -24633LH

 11.  GENERAL MANAGER – CALIFORNIA

Results oriented executive with a track record of success in managing both manufacturing and distribution business.  Keen understanding of all P&L components with a background that includes direct management of sales and entire supply chain (international, multi-slide operations, logistics-distribution, material, off-shore, contract management, information systems, and purchasing). Demonstrated experience in building high performance manufacturing, ware-housing, sales, and purchasing teams.  Six Sigma green belt with focus on continuous improvement, lean methods and clearly defined objects.     Willing to relocate for the right opportunity. Looking for minimum base of $150,000.  SGS-167759PU

 12.  OUTSIDE SALES - NW INDIANA BASED

Truly outstanding salesperson with a significant track record of growing sales and profits.  Twenty years of fastener industry experience working for prestigious global distribution organizations.  Tremendous technical abilities that allow him to interface with all levels of engineering.  Adept at technical presentations at the OEM level. Very organized with strong strategic planning and analytical skills.  Outstanding people skills.  Astute businessman that knows how to sell value, not price.  This is a "guy who gets it!"  Base salary requirement:  $75,000.  SOS-8273JS

13.  BRANCH MANAGER / REGIONAL  MANAGER – DALLAS, TX

This top performing candidate with a business degree is consistently successful in cultivating and securing new business. Expert in developing strong business relationships and surpassing sales quotas. Has full P&L responsibility for sales and warehouse teams.  Implemented new training and sales techniques used by sales people. Responsible for new business development and customer relationship management.  Territory responsible for  includes: TX, OK, MS, AR, and LA. Considering positions with $55,000 base and above.  OBM-166699PU

14.  SALES / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT  DALLAS,  TX

This Degreed Candidate is a Road Warrior who has doubled profits, increased sales and expanded market share for international companies serving aerospace, military and industrial markets.  Key skills include building high performing sales teams. Restructuring operations, improving profitability and maximizing resource utilization.  Conducting sales analysis, prepare forecasts, budgets, and strategies.  Provides personalized customer service ensuring contract compliance and renewal.  Able to expand client base and market share.  Salary: $85,000.  SGS 146556LH

15.  SALES ENGINEER / NEW  BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT –  MICHIGAN

This new business sales development manager has extensive experience in the fastener industry. Accomplishments include: Designing and specifying fastener products, assisting product line manager for metal products.  Responsible for growing select Tier One Accounts,  generating $1,100,000 in new bookings.  Constantly prospecting and hunting for new business. Responsible for mentoring, coaching and motivating 2-4 direct reports. Management responsibility for automotive tier accounts as well as New Domestic / Transplant accounts. Account responsibility for automotive, commercial and distributors in Ohio, Eastern Indiana, Eastern Michigan, and Ontario. Salary: Base plus commission. SOS-13370LH

16.  SALES ENGINEER /  REGIONAL SALES  MANAGER  – SOUTHEAST 

Sales professional with nearly 20 years experience selling for manufacturers of a variety of metal and plastic components, including fasteners, stamped metal parts, hardware and fabricating equipment and tooling.  Managed both OEM and distribution accounts in the Southeast U.S. Called on design and engineering level to assist in the design of their application.  Provide expertise to the customer and offer a solution to their design by way of standard or custom metal or plastic injected components or assemblies. B.S. in Business Administration.  Salary requirement:  $60,000.  SSE-160932BS

17.  TECHNICAL SALES –  MIDWEST

Results driven sales professional with over 8 years of sales experience in the fastener industry. Responsible for developing and managing a major sales territory in Northern and Central Illinois. Developed and managed major accounts for engineered fasteners, cold- formed components, stampings, blind fastening and tools. Program management including price/contract negotiations, forecasting, budgeting, quote follow up, trade shows, VA/VE, new account development, product presentations and quality issues. Proven ability to interface with purchasing and engineering to ensure product solutions meet customer requirements. Exceptional communicator with demonstrated success building customer relationships. Track record for consistently exceeding multi-million dollar sales goals. Consistently ranked in the top 10% of the sales organization.  Salary: Base plus commission.  SOS-130373LH

18.  SALES / APPLICATIONS ENGINEER - SOUTHEAST

Has proven ability to grow regional  markets to technical products. Won over three distributor accounts from competitors, by expanding coverage and capturing OEM business.  Qualified leads, created new accounts, and generated and closed on opportunities. Enhance product hardware and software capabilities, created sales proposals. Expanded and trained the distribution channel, coordinated product launch, demonstration, and performance analysis activities. Looking at positions with a base salary of $60,000.  SSE-167361PU

19.  BI-LINGUAL INSIDE / OUTSIDE SALES – DALLAS

Fourteen years of sales experience in fastener distribution. Fastener sales for the DFW area and South Texas border town areas. Inside sales territory consisting of the Western States, Mexico and South America. Assisted with training of new employees. Interacted with all levels of staff and warehouse personnel. Strong negotiating and networking skills. Proven ability to gain account loyalty. Excellent closing skills. Salary: Base plus commission SIS/SOS- 163599LH

20.  SE REGIONAL MANAGER – AVAILABLE TO RELOCATE

This candidate has twenty five years of experience in the fastener industry in both distribution and manufacturing.  Developed key relationships with new and existing customers to help ensure optimum customer satisfaction and continued growth. Prospect potential customers in region for new business opportunities. Motivated and led personnel in sales, operations, materials, quality, and accounting. Managed all aspects of business with profit and loss responsibility. Designs, presents, and implements inventory management programs for customers. Analyzed processes and created more efficient and effective methods. Good working knowledge of Microsoft word, spreadsheets, and power point.   Salary requirement $65,000 plus.  SGS-20779BS

21.  OUTSIDE SALES –TEXAS

This candidate has over twenty years selling fasteners and electronics to OEM accounts.  Outstanding selling and negotiating skills with a proven ability to develop new business and exceed sales and revenue goals. Experience in developing a rapport with all types of business professionals and clientele to successfully build a strong referral list. Expertise in supervising, training, developing and motivating a professional staff. Ability to oversee and coordinate creative marketing and promotional programs. Experience includes inventory control and purchasing as well as budgeting, cost containment and facilities maintenance. High volume inventory management experience with proven ability to negotiate with vendors to minimize costs while ensuring the timely delivery of inventory replenishment. Outstanding problem solving, communication and inter-personal skills.  Salary requirement: $60,000.  SOS-160355BS

22.  SALES / BRANCH MANAGEMENT - IOWA

This candidate’s expertise is VMI programs. Has over twelve years in fastener distribution. Qualifications include managing team members within inside sales, purchasing, and warehouse. Responsible for annual sales budget and forecasting, maintaining and growing existing accounts and implementing new accounts.  Willing to travel and available to relocate. Salary requirement: $45,000. OBM-24048BS

23.  ACCOUNT MANAGER – MICHIGAN

Over twenty years sales and account management experience in the automotive supplier industry focusing on specialized products and logistics solutions. Demonstrated career growth and repeated quota attainment through personal drive, seasonal sales, technical and project management skills and, leadership and integrity. Experienced in designing solutions based on customer's objectives, growth plans and budget.    Strong presentation, negotiation and closing skills. Successful at achieving multi-million dollar quotas from large, medium and small automotive companies.  Looking for base of $60,000. SOS-167878PU

 24.  BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER / APPLICATION ENGINEER - MIDWEST

This degreed engineer is looking to obtain a challenging lead position in business   management  which  utilizes his international experience and engineering
 skills to increase the companies profile and growth. Orchestrated new technologies and product invention, start up & growth in emergent international
markets, fueling revenues year over year and elevating corporate visibility within a highly competitive market. Provides training for clients and distributors,
on new complex  technologies and products, which lead to successful elevation of new products and new markets.  Invention of costing system to determine
 the cost of the fastener efficiently within a few mouse clicks.  Managed multilingual, multi-dimensional programs & projects across many  geographic
locations with world leading clients and distributors.  Propelled and closed sales in a highly competitive  market and struggling economy including leading
the latest revenue project for equipment and fasteners in the company history. Speaks four languages! Willing to relocate for the right opportunity.
Salary requirement: $80,000 plus.  SSE-163239PU 
25.  SENIOR SALES / OPERATIONS MANAGER –  AVAILABLE TO RELOCATE
 Extensive fastener distribution experience includes P&L, strategic planning, supply chain management, engineering, quality control and new customer
 start-up. Launched and expanded international operations. Grew companies through strategic acquisitions. Recruited and lead high-performance
mulit-national teams. Developed and executed plans to increase market presence. Reduced operating expense by 35% and increased productivity
by 20%. Developed excellent client rapport and customer satisfaction. Achieved ISO certification with A2LA accreditation. Established capability
to conduct all levels of PPAP inspections and a self-sufficient quality laboratory. Salary: Negotiable.  OOP- 166207LH
 

Purchasing Personnel

 26.   PURCHASING / OUTSIDE SALES – MIDWEST

 Twenty years of diverse experience in the fastener industry.  This candidate began his career as a Purchasing Agent for a fastener mfg/distributor. Continued for many years in Purchasing and then started his own Mfg rep firm.  Successfully built his business into a four state territory.  Went back as a Product / Purchasing Manager for a large industrial fastener distributor. Currently helps lead a team that is responsible for all domestic and overseas purchasing of fasteners and specialty items.  Serve as a link between many different departments in a fast paced environment where client satisfaction and cost savings are goals consistently exceeded. This well rounded candidate is looking for growth opportunity, focused leadership and a professional team environment.    Self-motivated, results oriented and highly committed team player. Willing to relocate.    OPR-11010JS

 27.  PRODUCT MANAGEMENT /  SENIOR BUYER - MIDWEST

Accomplished buyer with ten  years plus experience managing  a group of vendors with an annual budget in excess of $12 million.  Six sigma Green Belt trained.  Review customer prints and obtain quotes for new customer parts. Maintain vendor base-add and eliminate vendors as needed.  Use e-auctions to improve pricing from current vendors on current customer parts to create cost savings. Hold weekly meetings with Account Management Staff to maintain good customer relations. Implement long term agreements with key suppliers including consignment and rebate programs. Maintain the integrity of the pricing database. Has management experience. Willing to relocate for the right opportunity. Considering positions with $65,000 base and above.  OPR-163640PU

 28.  MATERIALS / PURCHASING MANAGER – TULSA, OK

Proven success in material management, program management, supply chain, international sourcing and lean manufacturing. Outstanding record of process improvements throughout all areas of business including engineering, manufacturing, inventory, supply chain and quality utilizing continuous improvement tools. Excellent communicator. Managed daily activities of buyers and planners. Worked closely with production to maintain inventory levels appropriate for manufacturing. Helped implement group- wide fastener management system. Maintained inventory turns of greater than 8.0 for 20 of 21 consecutive months. Managed physical relocation of facility, maintaining just in time inventory levels without overstocking. Worked daily with warehouse supervisor to improve performance and metrics. Developed supplier quality manual, and supplier quality survey. Salary: Negotiable. OPR- 167487LH

 29.  PURCHASING MANAGER - AVAILABLE TO RELOCATE

 Accomplished operations professional with a solid technical background. Results-driven manager with 22 years of successful account experience. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Strategic thinker with excellent market analysis and new product development experience. Challenged to oversee a $40 million  expenditure to support 11 distribution centers servicing branches in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Charged to purchase 14 key MRO product lines critical to the company’s daily fulfillment to its’ customer base. Maintained a 95% average fulfillment on more than 10,000 SKU’s. Reduced customer service time by developing JIT stock release programs, inventory management and lead-time analysis reporting. Collaborated with a team for the design, implementation and testing of new software developmental use. Performed supplier negotiations and performance reviews. Responsible for specialized sourcing for prospective national account bid proposals. Directed formal bid proposals, developed pricing and discount structures and administered contact negotiations. Conducted ISO audits. Salary: $65,000. OPR-150195LH

 30.  GLOBAL SOURCING / SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT MIDWEST

This degreed candidate has had a 20 year history in the fastener industry in both manufacturing and distribution. Highly skilled in supplier selection and vendor development. Experienced in military, automotive, aerospace, and electronics industries.  Led Lean projects in a Taiwan based factory. Implemented contingency plan for steel availability through sourcing vendors in China. Familiar  with a wide range of manufacturing processes including powdered metal molding, cold forming, plastic injection molding, and electrical-mechanical assemblies. Has a strong background in quality control management as well as engineering. US based with residency in China.  Salary dependent upon opportunity.  MQC-159089PU

Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality Personnel

31.  DESIGN ENGINEER / COLD FORM LEADER

Eleven years of engineering experience in forming and manufacturing including project management, group leader, tool and process design, process improvements, APQP and quality engineering (PFMEA, DCP, PFD, 8-D and PPAP). In addition, twenty years set-up and operation of cold headers and multi station parts formers making specialty fasteners and operation of sheet metal stamping presses and four slides. Design tooling and processes for cold and warm metal forming on National multi station headers. Design holding fixtures and broach sections for continuous chain broaches. Design gages for metal-formed products. Troubleshoot plant floor manufacturing problems. Create quality documents using MPACT software. Facilitate PFMEA review meetings. Interprets the process for annealing and coating operations necessary to form complex metal shapes. Use CAD to design tooling, create press layouts and calculate material volumes. Created PFD’s, DCP’s, PFMEA’s and submitted PPAP’s. APQP, GD&T, with practical knowledge in S.P.C. and TS-16949. Has Set-up and operate high-speed cold headers and multi-station partsformers. Salary negotiable. EME-141789LH

32.  MANUFACTURING ENGINEER - MIDWEST                                    

This candidate has over 15 years engineering experience in the fastener industry..  Facilitated process changes throughout the operations, by creating and managing teams in multiple plants, and levels. Tool designing for many different types of cold heading machines from large multi-station part-formers to small 1 die 2 blow headers.. Debugging many tool design problems by working very closely with the operators and the leadman on the floor. Evaluating customer prints for manufacturing feasibility, cost estimating, production routing, and tool requirements. ETD-19410BS

 33.  OPERATIONS / PLANT MANAGER / INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE - MIDWEST

Highly motivated executive with a demonstrated ability to understand market expectations and devise plans that successfully meet them is seeking an opportunity to develop and grow a dynamic business with bottom-line impact. Twenty years experience in material, quality, manufacturing, and distribution.  Experienced in startup and management of facilities in the US and abroad. Skills include: New business development, business planning, team building, strategic planning, and negotiations.  Developed and implemented ERP / MRP system. TS-16949 lead auditor. P&L responsibility for $180 million. Successfully implemented startup of profit center on a global foundation to meet business plans and customer requirements.  Willing to relocate within the US or abroad.  Looking to grow a business and make an immediate impact to the bottom line. Salary dependent upon opportunity. OOP-161544PU

 34.  QUALITY MANAGER –  MIDWEST

 Expertise in effectively leading managers and employees in the creation and implementation of ISO / TS Quality Systems.  A proven track record of showing company executives how these implementations will produce improvements and profits.  Outstanding track record of working with vendors and suppliers to reduce rejected parts, effective corrective actions, verified customer complaints and improved quality.   Qualifications include developing a computerized document    system    for in process inspection and corrective action responses, answering customer questions and addressed 8D corrective actions which increased customer response time by 50% in addition to working with overseas suppliers to reduce rejected parts from them by 25%. Created the policy manual, organized, implemented and trained 4 employees on the implementation of  ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation by A2LA. Supported all audits for ISO 9001-2001 and ISO 17025 as well as making sure suppliers met ISO standards. Monitored the gauge calibration process and completed measurement uncertainty reports and calculations. Organized the inspection laboratory and reviewed PPAP (Product Part Approval Process) submissions. Available to relocate.  Salary requirement: $68,000 MQC-22744BS

 35.  QUALITY MANAGER – MICHIGAN  – AVAILABLE TO RELOCATE

Degreed Quality Manager has expertise as CQA, CQE from ASQ, Fastener Quality Act Lead Auditor. Experience as a lead auditor ISO 9001, TS16949, As9100b, and Internal Auditor for TS16949, ISO9001, MMOG/LE.   Certified   green  belt six sigma and Total Quality Management Techniques, DMAIC, APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, MSA, customer satisfaction, and writing SOP’s. Implemented plant wide automotive QMS program including design, construction and implementation of control charts and advanced SPC training for company personnel. Developed materials compliance for Ford. Strong supplier development, sourcing and evaluations for Ford, GM, Chrysler and Tier I and Tier II suppliers. Spearheaded DoD, OSHA, Ford, GM, and BAE compliance for all government, military, and various regulatory standards for subsequent fastener treatment. Salary: $65,000. MQC-167515LH


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