Mike Gentile Email Address

Vice President, Product Management and Sourcing

Distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases as well as a product line of safety products, welding equipment, specialty tools, and MRO products.

Mike is a Senior Business, Supply Chain, and Logistics executive who leads and transforms organizations into high-performing teams. Mike's impact comes from his ability to conceive and implement new strategies, processes, and technologies to turn supply chains into competitive advantages. He has a relentless drive to reduce cost and improve productivity, customer service, and safety. His major strengths are conceving and implementing strategy, leading change, and driving growth. He combines these with an ability to build strong, motivated teams and a winning culture that delivers.Key Accomplishments:- Built full-blown Sales & Operations Planning process supply chain for large chemical company.- Achieved over $20M in cumulative annual cost savings in four years.- Established a competitive advantage in serving customers by improving performance 60%.- Developed and implemented mission-critical technology saving a combined $10M/year.- Turned-around poor safety record implementing core changes that improved performance and morale.Specialties: - Leadership: organizations up to 1,600 staff- Logistics and Supply Chain management- Distribution and Asset management- Customer Service- Union avoidance and decertification- Center Operations with Disaster Recovery- Six Sigma and Lean practices- Strategy, Technology, and Process- Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility- Marketing, Planning, Product Management, Investment Evaluation- JVs, Alliances, Distributors- Chemicals, Environmental, Pulp & Paper, Cold Process industries