Allison Taylor Email & Phone Number

Scottsdale, Az, Us

Ottawa, Ontario, Ca

• Responsible for providing guidance and leadership to contract manufacturing (CM) partners in China / Mexico and North America • Accountable for managing the business relationship and overall performance of the CM in the key areas of supply chain (product delivery, quality, cost, liability management, component supply, custom localization) • Responsible to ensure OTD of product is greater than 95%• Assisted in monthly S&OP (sales and operations planning) process to translate the demand forecast into a monthly build plan and 12 month rolling forecast• Communicated and monitored the March supply plan to the CMs• Assisted in development and negotiation of supply chain strategies with all tiers of suppliers to support March Product requirements, from NPI thru EOL cycle• Held CM accountable for implementing and adhering to March supply chain strategy and pricing catalog• Managed Asian sourcing activities• Defined and assessed risk of supply and associated liabilities (PPV, MOQ analysis and signoff)• Responsible to ensure raw material inventory at the CM is maintained at acceptable levels, analysis and resolution of excess and obsolete inventory.• Escalation resource to CM for supply issues, ensured all technical and commercial solutions were explored• Prepared and presented CM supply performance metrics at Operation and CM Business Reviews • Built and maintained successful supplier relations to ensure support for March• Focal point to CM from internal groups• Analyzed product quotes for accuracy in raw material and labor costs, negotiated product cost models with CM to ensure project budgets and product margins were met, conducted Quarterly price book reviews with CMs• Guided the R&D engineering design team to ensure maximization of supply chain flexibility and minimizing cost when selecting technology• Responsible for the sourcing, price negotiation and delivery of raw materials to support final product configuration orders

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Global responsibility of assigned commodities in North America & Asia• Led the development, documentation and implementation of the procurement strategy for assigned commodities for all customers• Managed RFQs from sales & CFT (Customer Focus Teams)• Developed and monitored new suppliers for assigned commodities in cooperation with CFT requirements • Managed supplier approval, negotiation and supplier rating & development processes• Supported global suppliers• Ensured commodity cost reduction and supported availability, flexibility and quality• PPV improvement/ enhancement

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Responsible to architect and manage customer’s supply chain • Developed supply chain strategies to support Customer and BreconRidge requirements, from NPI thru EOL cycle• Negotiated with suppliers, best technology, price, terms and flexibility• Defined and assessed risk of supply, to customer, and provided strategic plan for risk parts• Monitoring of supply chain execution• Responsible to ensure inventory was maintained at acceptable levels• Analyzed and approved customer engineering change notices• Served as customer’s primary escalation point for materials and supply issues, ensuring all technical and commercial solutions were explored• Contributed material pricing and component supply chain analysis for customer bids and proposals with a short turnaround. • Prepared and presented supply chain performance metrics at customer quarterly business reviews • Built and maintained supplier relations to ensure support for BreconRidge and end customer• Represented the supply chain team at weekly operations management meetings and business process improvement initiatives.

• Worked closely with Manufacturing, Product Development and Operations Planning to co-ordinate material requirements fulfillment• Responsible for the procurement of optical, electrical and mechanical components in an NPI and pre-production manufacturing environment • Developed and issued RFQs, analyze submissions and negotiate and finalize price and delivery requirements• Established and maintained supplier relationships• Drove resolution of issues specific to incoming supply• Monitored inflow of ordered goods, tracked inventory and managed RMA returns• Developed and provided a wide range of program status reports for use by internal customers• Represented procurement in a variety of regular multi-departmental meetings• Managed multi-level BoM structures and executed engineering change orders• Directly involved in the development of strategic procurement processes• Assisted in design of in-house developed manufacturing/supply/distribution information system

Centennial, Colorado, Us

• Responsible for fostering and developing a strategic partnership with large contract manufacturer• Supported customer’s supply chain management requirements through effective planning of materials as determined by the customer’s MRP system for all commodities• Located and expedited components in order to meet aggressive timelines associated with time to market constraints• Engaged in material lead-time reduction activities and negotiated process and delivery terms with suppliers• Analyzed customer buying patterns against MRP forecasts and adjusted inventory pipeline• Provided customer with weekly exception reports to communicate potential supply problems and to suggest alternate sources to ensure production requirements are met• Worked with marketing, corporate product managers and vendors to expedite orders to ensure on time delivery and accurate pricing while minimizing inventory liability to Arrow

• Administered all of Global Wholesale’s commercial arrangements and managed the calculation and application of rebates and other accounting or settlement adjustments• Conducted timely and accurate financial rebate adjustments for inter-carrier/operator business contracts• Extracted financial and traffic information from respective accounting systems and regional management information systems• Communicated with Account Managers and Regional General Managers in regard to contract details and to obtain clearance for settlement of rebate adjustments

Ca

• Compiled, maintained, and reported information used in developing plans and strategies for corporate contract negotiations• Analyzed bills of material to determine annual demand for purchased components• Created request for quotes, issued to suppliers, followed up and analyzed data upon submission• Created and maintained the contract/supplier schedule database on the company business system• Interfaced on a daily basis with production, R&D, engineers and vendors to ensure components were supplied through the most beneficial channel to the company• Maintained status reporting including purchase price variance, on time delivery, consumption, market share and financial reporting packages in order to aid in developing negotiation strategies• Maintained electronics knowledge in order to assist in supplier performance reviews and the latest trends and developments in assigned portfolio