Ronald Hayes

Develop strategic supplier strategies for foam materials, rubber used in automotive HVAC and Engine Cooling modules.

Reinventing corporate Purchasing into Strategic Sourcing. Lead procurement of steel (bar, tube, roll, forging, ball bearing), MRO, services, with significant outsourcing in the US and China.

Reality-based Consulting based on successful strategic and tactical Purchasing : Sourcing : Procurement : Supply Chain : Supplier Diversity career experiences in global manufacturing. Cost effective, responsive, confidential. Want PROJECT work. Have Purchasing projects and not enough resources (time, people, salaries)? .

- sourcing of component parts for Nissan Leaf battery module and inverter (copper busbar, pbt molded parts, resistor) - coordination of global strategy and Americas regional goals with Nissan Japan, Nissan UK, Renault France. - this was a project specific contract position.

I help companies REDUCE COST using quality parts, components, and materials sourced in China by CS Industries, Inc.. CS Industries/ChinaSouth provides China sourcing, engineering, quality management, program management, logistic, warehousing, etc., responsible for the total costs, ship to our customers JIT and EDI to meet our customers’ total requirement. Our offices in Chongqing and Nanjing in China, and offices and warehouses in L.A. and Detroit to support our customers’ needs.

Expand direct accounts and franchises with electronic component manufacturers and global distributors, as an 8(a) disadvantaged minority-owned distributor specializing in the mobility markets - Expand personal and professional relationships with OEM and Tier1 companies in the Mobility Industries. - Develop US Midwest/Breat Lakes customer base for AREA51-ESG

Global Commodity Manager for Semiconductors - Lead negotiator during annual global price negotiation

Team Leader for Electrical/Electronics - Advanced design-in with suppliers and vehicle designers in Cypress CA. - Sunroof, alternator, starter, engine control, radio, speaker system, keyless entry, wiring harness, electrical cables, antenna, battery, Infinity system, interior lighting, exterior

Elizabethtown, Kentucky - Purchasing and Inventory Control Manager for associates in Purchasing, Receiving, Factory Stores, Inventory Control in non-union factory running 24/7 on 12hr shifts. 1500+ days no reportable injury - Construction contracts and facilities purchasing during 3 plant expans

Keokuk, Iowa and Morganfield, Kentucky Industrial Engineer responsible for production process design and installation, plant layout, time studies and work analysis in union, incentive shop. Production Buyer for packaging, chemicals, paint, coatings, equipment, molded plastics, stamped metal, fas