Drew Sheffield
Drew Sheffield
Drew Sheffield
Principal Consultant
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Location
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States
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* 27+ years in corporate procurement
* 15+ years as Buyer up to Purchasing Director at Ford Motor Company
* 12 years Global Director+ at major tier one automotive suppliers ZF Group and TI Fluid Systems  
* Led teams to achieve cumulative price savings of $1.65+ billion, significant improvements in supplier quality, program management,
and technology agreements
* Former Board of Governors and Chair of Original Equipment Supplier Association's (OESA) Chief Purchasing Officer Council
* Experienced as a purchasing lead in private, P/E-owned, and public companies
* Current Member of Wayne State University's Global Supply Chain Management Advisory Board
* Lehigh University B.S. in Business & Economics (Finance & Management) & Indiana University MBA (Marketing)
* September 2020 - Present Principal Consultant at DS Group Advisors LLC helping manufacturers accelerate procurement strategy and strategic sourcing for a significant value and a competitive advantage and to be a customer of choice for key suppliers.
https://www.dsgroupadvisors.com/

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DS Group Advisors LLC
DS Group Advisors LLC
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States

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DS Group Advisors LLC markets and sells a variety of consulting engagements to manufacturing clients, including a focus on several procurement topics (Co Procurement Guide Assessment, Mexico Supplier ID & Verification, Global Commodity Teams & Strategies, Supplier Relationship enhancements (ex. Supplier Scorecards)) and one Sales topic (helping foreign companies with sales approaches, introductions, and winning business with NA customers). We have developed a high level marketing and sales approach however have not yet refined it to best reach and close new business. We would like to collaborate with students to review and post content promoting our company and our 4-5 main consulting engagements.This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Familiarizing themselves with our mission, target market, customer problems we solve, and consulting services.Familiarizing themselves with our marketing/sales messaging (Following Business Made Simple Storybrand framework)Reviewing marketing content in the form of posts, emails, website, webinars, etc.Deploying content according to a new social media calendar you help develop, to increase website and LinkedIn Company page traffic.Overseeing our channels and keeping them up-to-date with new, creative, effective posts, emails, and Linked In Company and Principal page and website updates.Bonus steps in the process would also include:Recommending search engine optimization (SEO) strategies so our company, materials/consulting services are easily accessible.

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Principal Consultant
DS Group Advisors LLC
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States
September 1 - Current

DS Group Advisors helps manufacturers unleash the power of procurement to create a competitive advantage in financials and supply chain performance!