Kasai North America Leadership

I am a result’s driven, strategic global operations and supply chain leader with extensive experience in continuous improvement, lean supply chain and manufacturing, and EBITA improvement. I’m also an innovative problem solver that builds and develops high performance teams. Additionally, I collaborate well across the organization and I really enjoy playing an active role in helping a company improve both their operations and bottom line.

CORE COMPETENCIES

* Continuous Improvement * Global Supply Chain Network Operations

* Strategic and Tactical Supply Chain Management * Big 4 Consulting Experience

* Lean Manufacturing/Toyota Production Systems * Supplier Management

* Complex Business Change and Turnarounds * ERP Implementation

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

* Achieved 90% improvements in supply chain operations

* Delivered more than $100 million savings per year

* 30% reduction in inventory

* Produced a process to achieve 60% reduction in lead-time

* Accomplished 50% Improvement in quality of management validated by company-wide Hay survey

Bobby Locke is an Executive Vice President & CMO at KASAI NORTH AMERICA INC and is based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He has worked as SGT at 82nd Airborne Division U.S. Army, Director Body & Stamping at NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD, and General Manager at Martinrea Fabco Inc.. Bobby studied at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) between 1988 and 1992.