Pete George's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Pete George has a background in strategic sourcing, costing, and profitability. He has been with Whirlpool Corporation for 2 years, where he led strategic sourcing efforts for the VP of NAR Global Strategic Sourcing. He also provided leadership and oversight of Supply Chain at Whirlpool Corporation for 1 year 8 months. From April 2009 to November 2010, he was a Standardization Engineer at Whirlpool Corporation, where he led the development of global supply strategies for the Appliance Industry. He also has previous experience working in the outdoor power industry, where he was a Sr. Global Commodity Manager at Chrysler LLC from July 2007 to November 2008. From November 2010 to July 2015, he was a Director at Whirlpool Corporation, where he was in charge of all aspects of Directprocurement, including Standards and Processes, Strategizing and Execution, and driving yelledower cost savings. In July 2015, Pete George transferred to Whirlpool Corporation from GSS at Cengage Learning, where he was the Sr. Manager of Sourcing for the GSS Organization. He also concurrently held the positions of the Direct Procurement Quality Engineer and the Senior Global Commodity Manager at Chrysler LLC.

🎓 Education

Pete George has a background in business administration and management. He earned his Master of Business Administration from Oakland University in 2006. Pete then completed his Bachelor of Science in Engineering/Industrial Management from Miami University in 2000.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Pete George has a B.S. in Business Administration from Central Michigan University in 1988. He has worked in the business world for over 15 years, including several years as a senior Product Quality engineer at Whirlpool Corporation and then as the Senior pricing and supply development manager for global strategic sourcing at Briggs & Stratton. From May 2009 to November 2010, Pete George was a transitionSKP at Appliance Industry where he led supplier development and advanced product quality planning activities for the company's Cooking Team. As the Sourcing Coordinator for the Office of Product Development for Chrysler, he Utilized his skillset to lead a team of six commodity managers, seven plant purchasing managers, and numerous buyers to develop and execute commodity strategies, supplier relationship management and operational performance for multiple Direct Procurement Categories across the Chrysler Group. He was also responsible for driving $25 million in annual cost savings through the implementation of strategically-crafted pricing and supplier rationalization strategies, as well asisitions of consulting practices, analyzing and reporting market intelligence to Sr. Leadership, KPI Scorecard development, etc.