Automotive filtration manufacturer scaling operations and supply chain automation
Premium Guard Inc. manufactures filtration products for automotive, diesel, and power-sports markets, serving the aftermarket through private-label and direct-import channels. The company is mid-scale with 201–500 employees and headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Its tech footprint—Databricks, SQL Server, Python, AWS, Azure, and Epicor ERP—reflects a manufacturing operation in motion: active pilots in predictive analytics and Epicor automation are layered atop inventory and pipeline challenges, while hiring velocity is accelerating across operations and logistics roles, signaling growth infrastructure strain.
Notable leadership hires: Production Lead
Premium Guard Inc. has designed, manufactured, and distributed filtration solutions since 1996. The product range covers oil, air, cabin, fuel, and transmission filters for automobiles, trucks, and specialty vehicles. The business model centers on private-label manufacturing for retailers, buying groups, and warehouse distributors, bundled with reverse engineering, packaging design, quality control, logistics, and marketing support. A hybrid supply chain—combining direct import with domestic inventory—underpins their value proposition. Current operational focus spans new product launches, site expansion, ERP modernization (Epicor Prophet 21), and quality/compliance frameworks.
Databricks, SQL Server, Python, AWS, Azure, Epicor ERP (Prophet 21), Power BI, and SQL Server Reporting Services. The stack emphasizes data integration and analytics (Databricks, Python) paired with enterprise manufacturing systems (Epicor).
New product launches, site expansion, Epicor ERP automation, predictive analytics pilots, data pipelines, inventory accuracy, quality compliance (FTZ recordkeeping), and structured manufacturing practices (5S, SFM).
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