Daniel Reibscheid
Director of Sales Non-Auto @ FONTANA GRUPPO
About
PROVEN SALES LEADER with 25 years’ global experience in Off-Highway, Defense, Automotive and Industrial markets. Consistent record of generating market-beating growth across a range of industries. Leader of dynamic teams, driving excellence to exceed corporate objectives. Strategic, analytical, demanding and customer-focused with a proven track record of turning-around initiatives, launches and business relationships.
United States
Detroit Metropolitan Area
Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
Automotive, Vehicles, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Strategic Planning, Value Stream Mapping, Six Sigma, Program Management, Product Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Engineering, Business Development, Business Process Improvement, Project Management, Management, Root Cause Analysis, Forecasting
Experience

Sales and Marketing Manager - Torsion Control Products
Rochester Hills, MI
Responsible for global sales, marketing and customer service of driveline components to off-highway and industrial markets, including construction, agriculture, oil & gas and military. Led team of six sales engineers and customer service representatives in the US, Europe and Asia. • Grew sales by 26% to $23M in first two years • Developed global growth strategy, establishing sales presence and winning new business worth over $1M in both China and Europe • Developed pipeline of new business worth over $12M that will launch from 2020 onwards • As Export Compliance Officer developed and executed plan to bring company into compliance with government Export Administration Regulations • Completed Timken corporate Managing for Success program in 2020

Sales Manager - Industrial
Auburn Hills, MI
Led team of three sales engineers to grow GKN sales in North American industrial markets, including lift trucks, oil & gas, marine, pumps and wind turbines, reporting to VP Sales and Business Development. • Grew sales by 43% between 2013 and 2016 to $19M • Developed strategic plan to identify key market focus and actions needed to accelerate growth, and sales management tools to drive performance and accountability in team • Won 2014 global GKN corporate Excellence Award for Customer Service • Runner-up in 2015 global GKN Land Systems Excellence Award for Customer Service • Received special acknowledgement from CEO for developing best in class sales management tools and processes • Completed Sandler Sales Management training in 2016

Account Manager / Business Development Manager
Auburn Hills, MI
Originally selected to manage GKN’s current military vehicle customers. Strong performance turning around relationship with key customer led to role changing to business development with responsibility for growing GKN corporate-wide sales in US military vehicle market. • Lead for $7M military driveline business, with commercial, logistics and program management responsibilities • Turned around key account from red supplier rating to green within six-month period, resulting in award of $5M incremental business • Successfully negotiated full payment of $200k in disputed air-freights and accounts receivables with key account • Business development activities resulted in $1M of new prototype orders over two-year period • Developed strategic relationships at DoD and all vehicle primes, resulting in strong position on every major tactical vehicle program • Completed GKN corporate Advanced Leadership Development Program in 2012

Platform Engineering Manager
Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Global engineering manager for $51M driveline business with Honda in the US, Brazil, UK, China and India. Promoted to salvage customer launch that was failing test requirements after first round of design validation testing. • Led pursuit of new business opportunities, resulting in award of $6M incremental business in the US and India • Spearheaded successful resolution of eight separate test non-conformances during launch of small car in Brazil and India by leading cross-functional problem-solving team • Won July 2009 spot award for innovative application of advanced analysis tool to optimize design of crossover rear sideshafts, resulting in successful business retention

Application Engineer
Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Regional engineering lead for $27M driveline business with GM in North America, including six-month term as resident engineer at GM Technical Center. • Led cross-functional quality improvement team, which reduced defect rate by 73% in one and a half years, changing GKN’s quality rating from yellow to green • Facilitated validation and customer approval to implement $165k in annual cost saving initiatives

Product Development Engineer
Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Transferred to the US to work on new product development for automotive drivelines. • Led successful development and launch of new constant velocity joint for GKN’s first propshaft business with Toyota, coordinating activities in the US, Europe and Asia • Won 2001 global GKN Driveline Award for Innovation and had patent granted for development of a new propshaft crash feature • Won July 2002 Employee of the Month award for support of new account team business launches
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