Collaboration is the Name of the Game

Chuck Kinnebrew, CPSM

Chuck Kinnebrew is the Sr. Director of Indirect Procurement at The Home Depot Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for leading a team of Sourcing professionals to develop and execute strategic sourcing plans to procure $6.5B of goods and services for internal consumption. This span of control includes professional services, marketing, advertising, store supplies and services, store maintenance/construction/fixtures, logistics, procurement operations, IT hardware, software and telecom and e-Sourcing and travel. Mr. Kinnebrew joined The Home Depot in 2004 and with increasing levels of responsibility has worked to create a procurement team focused on sourcing goods and services at the highest quality and lowest total cost for the enterprise.

Prior to joining The Home Depot, Mr. Kinnebrew worked for the DuPont Company where he acquired extensive experience in manufacturing, planning, marketing and supply chain. He has worked in supply chain for the last sixteen years and established an in-depth understanding of strategic sourcing while holding several domestic, regional and global leadership positions with a focus on Strategic Sourcing/Purchasing. Mr. Kinnebrew’s specialty is transforming tactical/transactional buying organizations to one that would be “World Class” with a “Strategic Focus”. During his 3 year tenure as Sr. Director, the Procurement team has delivered more than $900M in total value savings while instituting world class procurement and talent management processes.

He is a member of Clark Atlanta University’s Supply Chain Advisory Board and he received his CPSM certification this year. Mr. Kinnebrew received his Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Georgia. He is also an active member of the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) and when not spending time with his family, you’ll find Chuck on the tennis court playing ALTA or T2 tennis.  

Recognizing the Microeconomics of Counterfeit Electronic Mitigation Efforts

As companies continue to combat the danger of counterfeit electronics in the supply chain, the cost of those efforts is having a very real impact on market prices as a whole. The implementation of standards such as AS5553, AS6081, and IDEA-1010B can often have dramatic affects on the costs of goods sold that get passed along to the customer. This reasonable economic response raises the question of the validity of price competition between suppliers without realistic consideration of value added services.

In this presentation, you will explore the real world costs facing an electronics distributor as they make the transition from broker to counterfeit mitigation partner. You will also discuss the costs associated when ineffectually screened parts make it to the final assembly and require rework and replacement. This information is intended to help guide management and purchasing departments in selecting sourcing criteria to manage and control costs without compromising on quality.

Gary Beckstedt

Mr. Beckstedt serves as World Micro's global director of quality. As such, Gary heads the quality and inspection labs for the company, both in Atlanta, the company’s headquarters, and in Penang, Malaysia, its Asian sales and distribution hub. Gary's role requires him to institute and direct all quality programs and processes in Atlanta and Penang. Among his many challenges, Gary has the responsibily to ensure that World Micro’s ISO/ANSI standards and certification programs, ESD programs, inspection and counterfeit detection process, personnel training, and the U.S. Government's Qualified Suppliers List of Distributors (QSLD) process, are all in compliance with their respective requirements and procedures. In addtion, Becksted helps to identify and track industry changes that affect the suppply chain. He further raises World Micro’s bar on quality, directing continual improvements in the areas of quality and inspection equipment, methods, and training. He is the company’s principal spokesperson in matters related to quality, and as of late, methods of detection and abatement of counterfeit and suspect electronic parts.

Gary has been in the electronics industry since 1987. He joined World Micro in 2002 and has since held a number of quality-related positions including that of electrostatic discharge coordinator, IDEA-ICE-3000 certified professional inspector, and ISO management representative.

An armed forces veteran, Beckstedt received the majority of his formal training in the U.S. Air Force where he worked on RADAR systems to support the Desert Storm and Desert Shield campaigns. His extensive background also includes management roles in purchasing, sales, and engineering.

Gary was recently elected secretary for the Atlanta chapter of the Surface Mount Technology Association. He has received numerous technical awards and is a frequent speaker at technical seminars, tradeshows, and upon request for businesses around the world.

Gary lives with his wife in Acworth, GA, and has one daughter.