OESA Chrysler Town Hall Meeting
March 7, 2012
 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Registration and Networking •  2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Program
Somerset Inn • 2601 West Big Beaver Road • Troy, Mich.

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OESA will host a town hall meeting for OESA members and Chrysler suppliers with Dan Knott, senior vice president, purchasing and supplier quality, Chrysler Group LLC, on March 7, 2012, at the Somerset Inn, Troy, Mich.  The town hall offers OESA members a unique opportunity to have an open question and answer session with members of the Chrysler purchasing team.  In addition, there will be ample time to meet Chrysler executives informally before and after the meeting.  This meeting is open to OESA members and all Chrysler suppliers.

This meeting is particularly important as Chrysler and Fiat SpA move toward a single, integrated organization.  The integration has significant implications for suppliers: it will impact purchasing department structure and leadership, product and manufacturing footprint strategy and ultimately component sourcing decisions. Currently, the combined spend of the two companies with suppliers is $88 billion. Knott has publicly noted that by 2015 two-thirds of all suppliers supporting Fiat and Chrysler will be common. 

In addition to the ongoing organizational alignment, Chrysler is working with its supply base to collaboratively manage a number of issues including:

• Capacity requirements for production and service parts
• Cost management and innovation
• Performance in all aspects of business
• A focused approach to strategic supplier engagement

These topics are the foundation to achieving Chrysler’s stated goal of managing customer-supplier relations in a manner that delivers a fair and predictable ROI for both parties.

Registration and networking will take place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. with Chrysler purchasing executives available during this time.  The town hall program runs from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and includes approximately 20 minutes for Knott’s prepared remarks and a 60-minute question and answer session.  Further networking is available following the meeting from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

OESA members may register in the events section of http://www.oesa.org.  For registration assistance, contact Felece Hickman at 248.952.6401 ext. 237 or fhickman@oesa.org.  For program information, contact Dave Andrea at 248.952.6401 ext. 228 or dandrea@oesa.org.

Registration Fees

Notes:  Refunds cannot be given after Feb. 29, 2012.  Substitutions are always welcome.  Registrants that agree to pay at the door will be held to the same cancellation policy as prepaid registrants and will be invoiced if cancellation is not received by Feb. 29, 2012.Register online with credit card payment at http://www.oesa.org or fax the completed registration form to 248.952.6404.

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