Partner President Partner Senior Vice President Assistant to the President Director Production Planning Inventory Control Manager
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Bruce Rubin, CPIM, MBABruce has over thirty years experience in industry for medium sized consumer products companies. Bruce’s experience and background provides him with the ability to analyze problems quickly and come up with solutions. The word NO is not part of his vocabulary when it comes to solving a problem. He brings a "can do" approach to all issues and provides solutions that work and are typically easy to implement. Bruce’s focus has been in the areas of:
Bruce’s global sourcing background began in 1989 with travel to At Keystone Franklin Inc., Bruce developed an international partnership with an Israeli company to produced a new line of showerheads. This was done at no cost for product development or tooling in exchange for the manufacturer's exclusive right to sell in Also while at Keystone Franklin, Bruce led an effort to develop a new product line with a Chinese manufacturer. This product led to the company securing Lowe’s as a customer thereby adding over 10% to the company’s sales. In addition to those countries and companies mentioned above, Bruce has worked with and developed relationships with companies in
International and Domestic Partnerships
Bruce led the product development effort at Ginsey Industries Inc and had major success with the development of an entire line of plastic toilet seats. He partnered with a one billion dollar international company looking to fill excess capacity at a US based plant. The product line, the development of the product and the tooling to produce the product were done at NO cost to Ginsey. Bruce developed new relationships and partnerships with companies in At Keystone Franklin Inc., Bruce developed relationships with domestic vendors and partners that led to an annual cost saving in excess of one million dollars for a $35 million dollar company. In most cases, there were product quality and productivity enhancements in addition to cost savings. While at Knoll International Inc., Bruce was instrumental in the development of an automated production scheduling system that improved customer on time performance. His team defined and disposed of over $10 million in excess inventory. Bruce wrote the first comprehensive physical inventory procedure that improved the accuracy of the process by over 80%. While at Keystone Franklin, he was instrumental in developing the first computer based planning system for the company, moving away from a manual entry process. Later he was the project team leader for the implementation of MAPICS (Manufacturing, Accounting and Production Information Control System) software. He also led the effort to set-up a national network of 3PL Systems warehouses to support the expansion of the company and improve customer service through local distribution. Bruce led the effort to interface with major retailers - Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Kmart, Do-It Best and others - to insure that Keystone met or exceeded their requirements. Bruce continued to work with these companies after joining Ginsey Industries in 1992. While there, he developed the first planning system for the company that led to an improved inventory turnover as well as better customer service. At Keystone Franklin Inc, he led the development of new product lines that added over 30% to the top line of the company. One line of shower products were aimed at bathrooms without a shower and sold to Sears and J.C. Penney. At Ginsey, Bruce led the product development of exclusive product lines from Israel and Germany that added over 25% to the sales of the company. At BHR Global, Bruce and his team have helped companies source products worldwide including everything from a doorbell button to a dental irrigator. BHR Global has also assisted companies in selling products to QVC as well as other major retailers. System Implementation and Development Bruce has developed and implemented forecasting programs and models that improved customer service and inventory turns especially in the area of new products. Professional Organizations Bruce holds a certification as a Certified Production Inventory Manager, CPIM. He has held various positions in the Australasian Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) from Chapter President to Assistant Regional Vice President. He has taught classes for APICS chapters in the |
