ChemicoMays' Leon Richardson (center) received the company's seventh consecutive Supplier of the Year award from General Motors executives Kurt Wiese (left) and Dave Drouillard (right).
It is a true privilege and honor to be recognized by General Motors for the seventh consecutive time -- a strong testament to our commitment of service, quality and excellence - Leon C. Richardson, President and CEO, Chemico
Southfield, Mich. (PRWEB) March 14, 2016
Michigan-based chemical management company ChemicoMays was named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during its 24th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held Thursday, March 10 at Cobo Center in Detroit, Mich.
GM recognized 110 of its best suppliers from 17 countries who have consistently exceeded GM’s expectations, created outstanding value, or brought new innovations to the company. The announcement represented the most suppliers GM has recognized since debuting the Supplier of the Year event in 1992. This is the seventh consecutive time ChemicoMays has received the award.
“We are focused on building positive supplier relationships, bringing new, customer-centric innovations to GM, and being the OEM of choice among suppliers,” said Steve Kiefer, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “The companies we recognize tonight not only have brought innovation, they delivered it with the quality our customers deserve.”
GM’s 2015 supplier recognition represents a nearly 40 percent increase in the number of suppliers honored compared to 79 recipients in 2014. More than half of the suppliers are repeat winners from 2014.
Winning suppliers were chosen by a global team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing, and logistics executives and selected based on performance criteria in Product Purchasing, Indirect Purchasing, Customer Care and Aftersales, and Logistics.
“I started this company more than 26 years ago with one mission in mind -- to add value to our customers supply chain. It’s customers like General Motors who have for the last seven years given us the opportunity to add value to their global product and performance achievements,” said Leon C. Richardson, president and CEO, Chemico. "At Chemico, we are constantly improving our services and processes across our organization to continue to align with the needs of our customers. It is a true privilege and honor to be recognized by General Motors, and a strong testament to our commitment of service, quality and excellence. We are grateful for this award and look forward to continuing to serve General Motors this year and in years to come.”
About ChemicoMays: ChemicoMays specializes in providing an integrated solution for the chemical lifecycle – from sourcing and procurement, to lean hands-on management, through environmentally conscious disposal. Founded in 1989, the organization has continued to experience positive growth year over year since its inception. ChemicoMays serves customers across a variety of industries including automotive, aerospace, biotech and pharmaceuticals. ChemicoMays is a part of the Chemico Group, which operates more than 50 sites throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Chemico customers include General Motors, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford, Toyota, Amgen, Delphi, Honeywell CR Bard and Maxion Wheels Mexico. For more information, visit http://www.chemicomays.com.
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