Techmer PM Adds Erika Mitchell in New VP-Supply Chain Post

CLINTON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Techmer PM LLC, a leading designer and producer of engineered compounds and color and additive concentrates for the plastics and fiber industries, has hired Erika Mitchell to serve as the firm’s vice president of supply chain

The move comes just months after Techmer PM announced it had hired Michael McHenry as chief operating officer. CEO John Manuck said at the time that he is taking steps to enable the company he founded “to expand its footprint to allow it to better serve customers no matter where they are in the world.”

“These global growth plans only increase the need for the company to have a strong, efficient supply chain to meet the market’s ever-evolving challenges,” noted McHenry, “and Erika is ideally suited to fill this key role.”

After earning her MBA in supply chain management from Michigan State University in 2004, Mitchell held senior positions with both specialty adhesives maker H.B. Fuller Co. and polymer supplier PolyOne Corp. (now Avient Corp.). Her most recent post was as VP of global supply chain for the Performance, Alloys & Composites unit of specialty metals maker Materion Corp.

Mitchell says her goal is “to create a robust sales inventory and operations planning process, create a truly integrated supply chain that is customer-focused, and make sure we have the right materials in the right places at the right time.” Techmer already has many of the right people and pieces in place, as well as a very customer-focused culture, she says.

Mitchell, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Michigan in 1998, currently lives in Avon, Ohio, near Cleveland. She and her family plan to relocate to Knoxville, Tenn., in June 2021.

“I know I can add value here,” she says. “This will be a challenging but exciting journey for me, so I am confident that this is the right move.”

About Techmer PM

Founded in 1981, Techmer PM LLC is a materials design company that specializes in modifying and fine-tuning the properties of technical polymers. The company thrives on partnering and collaborating with plastics processors, fabricators, designers, specifiers, and brand owners. Drawing on a broad portfolio of resins –– from polyolefins to PEEK –– Techmer PM helps manufacturers enhance product function and appearance in scores of end-use markets. The award-winning firm operates seven North American plants and has extensive expertise in virtually every plastics- and fiber-related process, from additive manufacturing and blown film to nonwovens, injection molding, and sheet extrusion. Techmer PM has been recognized by Plastics News on its “Best Places to Work” list in five times since 2014. Learn more by visiting www.techmerpm.com.