Mike Wiegand
About
Mike Wiegand is from Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Mike works in the following industries: "Automotive". Mike is currently Vice President Purchasing and New Business Development at Prime Automotive Warehouse. Mike also works as Vice President of Purchasing at Automotive Aftermarket Holding Company, a job Mike has held since Jan 2009. In Mike's previous role as a Executive VP Purchasing at Highline Aftermarket, Mike worked in until Jan 2016. Prior to joining Highline Aftermarket, Mike was a Executive VP Purchasing at Highline Aftermarket and held the position of Executive VP Purchasing. Prior to that, Mike was a President at JADEM Enterprises from Jan 2009 to Jun 2010. Mike started working as Director Alternative Sourcing and Sales at Advance Auto Parts in Dec 2003. From Jan 1999 to Dec 2002, Mike was Vice President Inventory Management at Advance Auto Parts. Prior to that, Mike was a Director Store Inventory at Dart Group/Trak Auto/Crown Books from Jan 1995 to Jan 1998. Mike started working as District Manager at Dart Group / Trak Auto / Crown Books/ Shoppers Food in Jan 1985.
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Mike Wiegand's current jobs
Responsible for overall bussiness growth through new customer development and product acquistion.
Mike Wiegand's past jobs
JADEM Enterprises is an expert in the OE and Aftermarket automotive distribution channels around the world. Our goal is to secure the most reliable and competitive sources in the automotive aftermarket. Our vast market knowledge and buying power allows us to offer nationally branded programs at very competitive prices. Our mission is to provide a competitive advantage for the small to mid-sized automotive distributors.
Responsible for three key departments: Outside Sales, Second Source, and Factory Direct Ordering, generating annual sales of $240 million and alternative source purchases of $70 million. Lead a group of three managers and 10 support staff. • Established a new business within Advance. Fully implemented the Outside Sales department which resulted in achieving sales in excess of $150 million over the past 4 years. • Established the business to business enterprise process to support buy and sell transactions outside traditional vendor relationships. Key success factors include development of an inventory flow-through process, accounting controls, integrated with effective team communication. • Provided vision and leadership for Store Factory Direct ordering and Store Second Source departments, supporting over 3,300 store locations. Sales exceeded $200 million annually. • Additional responsibilities include negotiating special purchases with suppliers, liquidation of obsolete inventory, and detailed product cost analysis across non-automotive retail outlets
• Responsible for the strategic management, planning, and budgeting of corporate inventories in excess of $1.0 billion across 18 distribution centers and 2,400 store locations. • Established replenishment policies consistent with overall corporate financial and customer satisfaction objectives. Provide leadership for a centralized staff of 3 departmental Directors and a support staff of 50 Replenishment Analysts. • Project Manager for the implementation of the E3 SLIM and TRIM forecasting and inventory management software. Established the overall implementation vision as well as the business process design. • Established a corporate steering committee as a supply chain re-engineering project. Identified key project objectives to review overall corporate organizational structure resulting in improved customer satisfaction through the integration of systems and business processes. • Selected to serve on an Executive Business Council responsible for establishing consistent and coordinated execution of marketing, merchandising, operations, visual presentation and inventory distribution. • Implemented a team member development program for professional career growth. Programs include advanced training on the E3 Trim/Slim software systems as well as an APICS instruction program.
• Responsible for sales, inventory turnover, budgeting and strategic planning inventory for 297 store locations with a base of 35 thousand SKUs and total store inventory of $100 million. Directed the activities of nine decentralized Inventory Analysts in Chicago, Los Angles and Mid Atlantic markets. • Established a Store Inventory Department designed to integrate supply chain management in accordance with corporate inventory strategies. Developed fiscal plans and replenishment goals, budgeted inventory levels, inventory accuracy, store-in-stock and sales goals. • Developed an Inventory Forecasting program and procedure along with a stock balancing process, which resulted in a $14 million reduction to store inventories while maintaining targeted in-stock position. • Created an inventory and merchandise review process, which improved overall store appearance while maximizing inventory profitability • Established a corporate seasonal inventory schedule, which resulted in $100 thousand in additional vendor trade incentives. Implementation included: communicating buying direction, negotiating with suppliers to leverage inventory, incorporating merchandising planned build-up and reduction of inventory to stores.
Managed retail operatioins of 15 Trak Auto store locations withing the Mid Atlantic Regioin