Bill Walsh
About
Bill Walsh is from Edison, New Jersey, United States. Bill works in the following industries: "Automotive". Bill is currently Director Of Purchasing at Vertex Distribution. In Bill's previous role as a Head of Sales Operations at Wurth USA at Wurth USA, Bill worked in until Dec 2019. Prior to joining Wurth USA, Bill was a Pricing and Contracts Manager at Heads & Threads International and held the position of Pricing and Contracts Manager. Prior to that, Bill was a Purchasing Manager at Tanner Bolt & Nut Corp. from Nov 2006 to Jun 2008. Bill started working as Director of East Coast Operations at Titan Fastener Products in Nov 2004. From Nov 2000 to Nov 2004, Bill was General Manager - Operations at Heads & Threads International. Prior to that, Bill was a Branch Manager at Pawtucket Fasteners from Aug 1996 to Nov 2000.
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Managed the pricing function for a global importer and national distributor of commercial fasteners. Applied velocity analytics to continuously review and reclassify 14k SKUs. Segmented customers based on industry served, sales volume, price sensitivity, and sales potential. Optimized profit and market share using SAP and BW reporting to analyze sales performance and adjust selling prices monthly. Created two to six month pricing agreements with key accounts to maximize profitability. Provided quoting expertise to entire organization.
Managed purchasing function for large, industrial distributor. Negotiated extended contracts with top suppliers for more than 50% of inventory spend, reducing cost by 15% - 30%. Automated purchasing, expediting and transfer process decreasing purchasing time by 25% and hired and trained buyer to perform these tasks.
Created import division by developing relationships with overseas vendors and freight forwarders. Negotiated a 30% cost savings on standard items by importing them already packaged versus traditional practice of domestic procurement and packaging
Lead cross-functional team using strong project management skills to gain ISO 9001-2000 registration in 9 months. Key member of two cross-functional teams responsible for two computer conversions from concept to completion. Directed consolidation of three branch facilities into one main distribution center following company acquisition
Directed daily branch operations of nationwide fastener distributor