Our Story
The manufacturing industry drives innovation in America. It’s the birthplace of products and processes that make the world a better place. It’s also a massive engine of economic growth. ManufacturingPower cuts waste around your industrial supply spend with market transparency data. At the end of the day, the more profitable companies can be, the bigger a difference they can make for their customers, employees and communities. ManufacturingPower was founded after realizing that the manufacturing industry currently has no way of objectively comparing prices for industrial supplies. That means that manufacturers may be spending far more than they need to on tooling, fasteners, clean room supplies, packaging and much more. It started as a software tool that allows manufacturers to anonymously share data and compare pricing. Through a network of data, this proprietary method can save companies on their total industrial supply spend. Since the company was founded, it has grown to include a team that collectively has more than 100 years of manufacturing and industrial supplies experience, and more than 60 years of supply chain experience. This powerful group is committed to helping manufacturers cut wasteful spending so that businesses and their teams can get back to what matters most: driving economic growth, innovation and success.
The Team
Mike Franz - Founder & CEO
As ManufacturingPower’s top leader Mike
has spent his career building expertise in
manufacturing and business success. He created
a new-to-market manufacturing industry
transparency data tool and founded
ManufacturingPower in 2017.
Scott Heilman - COO
Scott Heilman is a leader and change agent. He
brings to ManufacturingPower more than 20
years of experience in supply chain and operations,
with a special ability to transform
organizations through reducing waste,
cutting inventory and improving all
aspects of a business.
Matt Schumann - CRO
With nearly two decades of sales, business and marketing experience, Matt Schumann is a
powerhouse. His expertise is in driving significant revenue growth, eliminating waste and
inefficiencies and building lasting client relationships.
Keith Anderson - Advisory Board
Keith is a leader who gets results. He has
spent more than 35 years building
expertise in business development,
operations management, lean enterprise, supply chain
management, product and manufacturing
engineering, and more.
Peggy Sowdnen - Advisory Board
Peggy Sowden is ManufacturingPower’s expert in purchasing. She brings more than 20 years of
experience in indirect sourcing, inventory
management and business. She has worked for both
large corporations and small companies,
utilizing her strengths in RFP creation and
management, relationship building, change management and training.
Peter Day - Advisory Board & BDM
Peter is an expert in helping businesses
thrive through building relationships and
leveraging technology. That’s why he joined ManufacturingPower, bringing more than 25 years of
account management and business
experience to the company.
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