Michael Johnston

Michael Johnston has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Michael is currently serving as the Vice President of Supply Chain Management at Gehr Industries, where they have successfully implemented strategic cost initiatives, resulting in a 2.9% reduction in the cost of sales. Michael has also negotiated with key suppliers to double capacity and improve delivery recovery, reducing backlog from 28% to 16% of sales.

Prior to their current role, Michael worked at Precision Castparts as the Director of Global Supply Chain, managing cost reduction pipelines across multiple sites and successfully negotiating a $9M inventory push-out with suppliers to improve working capital. Michael also served as the Director of Dynamic Planning, where they implemented an S&OP process that increased on-time delivery by 20% and forecasted sales by $6M.

Before joining Precision Castparts, Michael held various roles at Rolls-Royce, including Supply Chain Executive - Naval Marine, Program Executive for PMO and Planning & Control - Naval Marine, Supply Chain Planning & Control Executive - Brazil, Supply Chain Program Manager - New Product Introductions, Global Sourcing & Parts Transfers, and Buyer. During their tenure at Rolls-Royce, they achieved significant successes in procurement and planning functions, on-time delivery, total cost reduction, and program management.

Michael'searlier work experience includes serving as the Purchasing Manager and Inventory Planner at Rejuvenation, and as a Commodities Trader at North Pacific Trading.

Overall, Michael Johnston has demonstrated strong leadership, strategic planning, negotiation, and program management skills throughout their career in the supply chain field.

Michael Johnston completed their Bachelor of Arts degree at Indiana University Bloomington with a double major in Psychology and Criminal Justice, along with a minor in Biology. Michael later pursued a Master of International Management degree in International Business at Portland State University - School of Business. In addition, they obtained a certification in CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) from ISM - St. Louis, Inc. (Institute for Supply Management) in November 2010. The specific start and end years for each education experience are not provided.