EMS Player Virtex Continues on Its Investment in Talent Drive
Austin-based Electronics Manufacturing Service Provider (EMS), VirTex, has grown significantly in the past two years by investing in key resources, whether that be people or cutting-edge technology.
The latest investment in talent comes in the form of Mr. Gary Heimlich, who was recently promoted to Materials Manager. Heimlich joined VirTex in April 2016 as a Program Manager. Management quickly identified that Heimlich displayed the right set of characteristics that they look for and moved Gary on to an escalated promotional initiative.
This promotion comes as Mr. Eric Wichmann, General Manager, VirTex, puts transformational plans into place to focus the business on supply chain management. Wichmann and the VirTex team are working with their current Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) clients to review their supply chain solution, with a view to continually improving operational effectiveness.
Mr. Wichmann commented; “Supply chains are developing in today’s world. Global forces such as product complexity, speed-to-market, and mass customization are putting an increased amount of focus and strain onto the traditional supply chain. Political, environmental, social and legal considerations must be given as we build the smart supply chain for our customers, some of whom have felt the pain of natural disasters, off-shoring, partner bankruptcy and unrest. These factors have increased the need for transparency and traceability throughout the entire production lifecycle from end-to-end. For VirTex, this means an investment in our people to bring them up-to-speed for the demands that are being placed on low volume/high mix manufacturing.”
On his promotion, Mr. Heimlich stated; “there is a new process to managing the VirTex supply chain. The traditional key performance indicators that were created on Excel spreadsheets, or other formats, are no longer dynamic or interactive enough to be as responsive as we require them. Our VirTex mantra is Vision. Value. VirTex. and in respect to this, our customers told us they wanted to ‘see more, to add value,’ this is where we knew we needed to prioritize our focus.”
