James Campbell

Experienced product manager, buyer and problem solver.

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

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Experience

  • Corporate Buyer at Champion Home Builders, Inc.
    Feb 2025 - Apr 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Coordinate purchasing through planning and budget control. Justify selection of services through competitive pricing guidelines. Prepare and issue all purchase orders and change notices based on requirements. Responsible for establishing and maintaining all vendor relationships. Work with controller to ensure Finance Policy 2100 is followed. Interface with corporate purchasing on supplier problems and provide feedback on quality. Update corporate purchasing on all new products used and specification changes. Negotiate with suppliers to obtain best cost and quality. Assist with long term planning, strategy, development, and continuous improvement of spend categories. Research and qualify new vendors. Identity competitive sources, seeking pricing and delivery schedules, selecting suppliers and placing orders. Develop and implement sourcing, negotiating and contracting strategies to achieve the desired outcomes aligned with department and corporate metrics. Responsible for developing procurement processes and systems to achieve the desired outcomes aligned with department and corporate metrics. Develop procurement processes and systems to achieve corporate, business unit and plant procurement objectives and metrics. Responsible for maintaining ERP master data. Responsible for supplier performance ratings. Facilitate vendor activities required to qualify raw materials; ensuring adherence to internal and external compliance requirements. Implement raw material and WIP inventory strategies.

  • Supply Chain Specialist at Kopp Glass
    Jun 2023 - Apr 2024 · 11 mos

    Responsible for procuring all raw materials including metal, chemicals, sand. Negotiate with vendors to obtain best pricing possible. Issue blanket orders for high moving materials. Develop new vendors to ensure multiple sources for critical materials. Create and issue weekly open order reports and monthly spending reports. Develop ISO procedures and associated documentation for Purchasing Department.

  • Hy-Tech Machine, Inc ()
    • Manufacturing Sourcing Specialist
      Aug 2022 - Mar 2023 · 8 mos

      (Power Transmission Group - Division of HY-TECH) Outsourcing raw material to be turned at outside vendors and negotiating pricing. Book tradeshows and develop associated marketing collateral. Creating/maintaining website content and search engine optimization. Troubleshoot business system router/bill of material issues. Develop and maintain Google Ad campaigns.

    • Product Manager
      Jan 2018 - Aug 2022 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      Responsible for product development, troubleshooting customer product issues & working with engineering to optimize air tools and associated replacement parts. Sourcing product from vendors (domestic & foreign) and negotiating pricing. Creating & maintaining website content, development/integration with business system and search engine optimization. Collaborate with production on process improvements. Book tradeshows & develop product literature. Develop e-mail marketing campaigns using Constant Contact.

  • Fluid Power Specialist at BDI
    Jul 2017 - Oct 2017 · 4 mos

    Responsible for traveling to six branch locations and work with sales staff to develop fluid power sales to all customers. Responsible for arranging supplier/vendor visits to branches and customers to provide training. Personally provide training to branches/sales staff and customers on hydraulic and pneumatic systems/products. Troubleshoot customer hydraulic and pneumatic systems and equipment/specify and quote replacement parts.

  • Schroeder Industries LLC ()
    • Fluid Filtration/Conditioning Hydraulic Filter Systems Product Specialist
      Sep 2012 - May 2017 · 4 yrs 9 mos

      Specify standard and custom hydraulic filter systems/test benches/particle counters according to application; Responsible for sourcing/purchasing/rebuilding and reselling of used hydraulic test benches. Lead and implement all new product development introductions; Troubleshoot customer hydraulic systems and equipment/specify and quote replacement parts; Manage distributor network; Train sales staff, customer service and distributors on all products; Develop product specific training videos for internal and external use. Responsible for all field demonstration equipment and customer demonstrations; provide marketing support to internal and external customers; compile reports, plans, spreadsheets and presentation material; interact with distributors, customers and Schroeder personnel to identify, troubleshoot and solve problems; identify improvements in policies, product designs and procedures; conduct market studies; support pricing and sales efforts; responsible for multiple product line marketing campaigns; assist in literature development; assist with trade shows; assist with distributor evaluations and contracts; develop product user manuals; prepare webcast material for new product launches and applications; source/negotiate with vendors; responsible for custom system specifications and quotations.

    • Fuels & Process Filtration Product Specialist
      Dec 2010 - Sep 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Specify standard and custom fuel and process filter systems according to application; Lead and implement all new product development introductions; Troubleshoot customer fuel and process filtration systems and equipment; Manage distributor network; Train sales staff, customer service and distributors on all products; Responsible for all demonstration equipment and customer demonstrations; provide marketing support to internal and external customers; compile reports, plans, spreadsheets and presentation material; interact with distributors, customers and Schroeder personnel to identify, troubleshoot and solve problems; identify improvements in policies, product designs and procedures; conduct market studies; train personnel on product lines; support pricing and sales efforts; responsible for multiple product line marketing campaigns; assist in literature development; assist with trade shows; assist with distributor evaluations and contracts; develop product user manuals; prepare webcast material; source/negotiate with vendors; responsible for custom system specifications and quotations.