Melissa Markevics
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Melissa Markevics is from Rochester, Michigan, United States. Melissa works in the following industries: "Motor Vehicle Manufacturing". Melissa is currently Director, Carlex Glass Project Management Office at Carlex Glass America, LLC, located in Troy, Michigan, United States. Melissa also works as Director Corporate Procurement at Carlex Glass America, LLC, a job Melissa has held since Feb 2023. In Melissa's previous role as a Director, Carlex Glass Project Management Office at Carlex Glass America, LLC, Melissa worked in Rochester Hills, MI until Aug 2018. Prior to joining Carlex Glass America, LLC, Melissa was a Purchasing Director, Indirect Materials & Services and New Business Pursuits at Shiloh Industries and held the position of Purchasing Director, Indirect Materials & Services and New Business Pursuits at Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States. Prior to that, Melissa was a Bankruptcy Administration Consultant at Capstone Advisory Group, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan from Jan 2007 to Jan 2011. Melissa started working as Purchasing Director, Indirect Materials & Services at FEDERAL MOGUL in Southfield, Michigan, United States in Jan 2002. From Jan 2000 to Jan 2002, Melissa was Purchasing Director, Direct Materials at Textron, based in Troy, MI. Prior to that, Melissa was a VA/VE Manager & Purchasing Manager at LDM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. from Jan 1993 to Jan 2000. Melissa started working as Manufacturing Engineer at GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States in Jan 1989.
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Operational responsibilities for two restaurants with an emphasis on development and procurement for the Craft Beer program, the first of its kind in Rochester, MI. Executed full good menu development based on market feedback and industry trends. Responsible for full social media presence, capitalizing on community involvement, local government initiatives and locally sourced ingredients.
Utilized previous corporate bankruptcy experience to gain a consultation position as a bankruptcy claims advisor/negotiator for the Collins & Aikman and Chrysler Corporation bankruptcy restructuring teams.
- Responsible for $1.1 billion in global indirect material and services spend across 130 worldwide manufacturing locations. - Commodity responsibilities included all professional services, MRO, facilities, energy, packaging and perishable tooling. - Achieved 2004 objective of $17.3MM in measurable PPV savings. - Helped lead the team to implement a rigorous and comprehensive global strategic sourcing process, along with detailed implementation tracking and reporting processes and corresponding metrics. - Purchasing lead for key contract negotiations to outsource corporate shared services (accounts payable & payroll) to India. - Developed and implemented Supplier Diversity, regional sourcing, and e-Procurement strategies. - Corporate purchasing lead for internal Chapter 11 steering committee; driving the review, categorization and negotiation of executory contracts. - Achieved $18MM annual savings in quick-hit contract re-negotiations on leases, IS services & hardware and waste management. - Utilized review process results to support the centralization of Indirect commodity teams; recruiting & hiring commodity managers for a corporate-led commodity management structure.
- Managed a team directing the sourcing and purchasing strategies to support the direct materials spend for 18 manufacturing sites; total spend of $1.2 billion. - Executed initiatives to achieve 5% annual cost reduction while strengthening supplier partnerships and further consolidating the supply base. - Coordinated the development of Roles and Responsibilities matrix for overall purchasing organization. - Worked closely with Supplier Quality to continuously improve upon supplier delivery and PPM performance. - Developed action plans to cultivate minority business spend with roadmaps for sourcing future business.
Various leadership positions to help develop and implement VA/VE disciplines, APQP for Program Management and LDM's first centralized Purchasing Team.
Successfully completed (4) six-month job rotations in GE's Manufacturing Management Training Program: 1) Process Engineer, Rotating Parts; 2) Value Engineer, Controls & Accessories; 3) 2nd Shift Production Supervisor, Rotating Parts; 4) Quality Engineer, Large Engine Casings.