● Oversee a diverse portfolio of 100+ suppliers across various commodities, including Contract Manufacturers, Custom Design Manufacturing,OEM/JDM, services, IT, and SaaS, and Technology Sourcing for BrightDrop.● Spearhead the transformation of the organization into a strategic procurement model by establishing a collaborative framework, formalizedprocesses, and tools to drive diligent sourcing and supplier management decisions.● Provide coaching and support to commodity team leaders, leveraging an in-depth knowledge of commodities, channels, cost drivers, and emergingglobal services to drive impactful change and propose alternative solutions.● Establish and reinforce accountability for procurement operations, encompassing services, aftermarket, and affiliates, including business units likeEV trucks (Zevo) and E-Pallets.● Create an all-encompassing resource planning model in conjunction with project management practices to effectively deliver stakeholder value.● Implement a robust, innovative supplier scorecard system, incorporating performance metrics and measurement rules across all commodities,directly impacting the company's bottom line.● Lead regular meetings with the Executive Steering Team, Operations Management, and Procurement Leadership Team to track and reportprogress on the overall sourcing programs, individual spend categories, and special projects.● Play a key role in team strategy, organizational growth, strategic planning, mentorship, cultural development, and executive visibility within theBrightDrop organization.

● Implemented a robust supplier relationship & and supply base management program focusing on improving execution of RFQs, supplier selection,business model negotiations, quarterly business reviews, supplier scorecards, and corrective actions.● Responsible for complete category management of infrastructure and IoT Hardware and software categories.● Cultivated strong relationships with internal stakeholders, including Alliances, Product Management, and Services teams, to proactively engage inthe procurement process, support product/solution strategies, and provide procurement guidance.● Collaborated with legal teams to negotiate contracts, including hardware and software, and business terms and conditions related to paymentterms, delivery terms, lead times, and strategic issues with key suppliers.● Conducted cost negotiations, including benchmarking and should-cost analysis, for key products and commodities, continuously identifying andimplementing cost-saving opportunities.● Achieved significant cost reductions of 3%+ quarter over quarter on hard drives, controllers, and chassis.● Conducted industry benchmarking and competitive landscape analysis for key technologies and commodities; provided insights to the leadershipteam on pricing trends and supply/demand situations.● Facilitated quarterly technology and product roadmaps with key suppliers.● Led and supported the implementation of best-in-class practices, and continuous improvement of systems and processes.

● Led end-to-end manufacturing and sourcing of vehicle autonomous compute (server) modules, by collaborating cross-functionally with theengineering team from proof of concept to production.● Conducted Side-by-Side ED&T proposal analysis and spearheaded supplier negotiations, encompassing part pricing, tooling expenditures,engineering and development expenses, Long-Term Agreements, and scope definition, resulting in an $11 million cost reduction.● Collaborated with various silicon providers (CPU, GPU, PCIe, FPGA) and executed three-way agreements, achieving aggressive unit costs andsecuring favorable software support terms.● Organized quarterly review meetings with key silicon suppliers to review product roadmaps, FuSa guidelines, product qualification timelines, costs,and features.● Engaged with Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers to understand the differentiation between automotive-qualified products (ASL-D, ISO26262) andcommercial-grade options, negotiated optimal pricing, and established robust contracts.● Established effective collaborations with leading silicon suppliers such as Intel, Nvidia, Broadcom, and Micron, ensuring material allocation andnegotiating the best possible costs.● Proficient in automotive processes (PPAP) and experienced in data center Tier 1, OEM, and CM environments, demonstrating expertise in overallexecution strategies.● Led complex and customized PCBA build-outs, ensuring timely procurement of materials according to the bill of materials (BOM) and buildschedule, while actively involving cross-functional stakeholders.● CM Management and proto-builds

● Orchestrated vendor selection, contract negotiation process and ongoing cost management that resulted in annual cost savings of 20% plus.● Document, negotiate and execute legal contracts, agreements including SOW, WO,ISA and MSA & MPA. ● Extensive knowledge in infrastructure deployment materials and industry. ● Develop and track vendor performance using scorecards and benchmarking boosting efficiencies● Monitoring quality of procured material through regular meetings and interacting with suppliers for timely supply & services at competitive cost; negotiating complex commercial agreements with vendors.● Working with Engineering team and their contractors to make sure milestone has been delivered.● Part of innovation team and working with engineering team to find solution to build faster and easier with lowest possible cost. ● Create strategy around commodities, Supply Continuity, flexibility & securing raw materials. ● Engaged with x-functional teams and ran end-to-end fleet management, processes and planning. ● Developed vehicle specifications according to operational requirements. ● Maintained an operational fleet and ensured implementation of business strategy and recommended cost effective vehicle vendors for process.● Monitored management system and tracked all movements of fleet. ● Analyzed lifecycle of fleet and recommended replacements to fleet according to costs. ● Managed maintenance and fuel programs and ensured absence of all discrepancies.

● Extensive knowledge of FTTH network, process and operations. ● Negotiated and executed legal contracts, agreements including SOW, WO,ISA and MSA & MPA. ● Ensured that contractor is meeting specified milestones in SOW in timely manner. ● Created various different processes and status updates through out the project and once project is done, we make sure that we receive associated documents before final closeout.● Ensure to track spend, measure, report and evaluate vendor performance quarterly.● Working with Engineering team and contractors on change orders approval.● Audited contractor managed inventory monthly and made sure that they are reporting material consumption accurately.● Engaged with x-functional team on day-to-day activities and resolution. ● Worked with engineering and supply chain team for accurate forecast and made sure we have supply continuity all the time. ● Held quarterly QBR for all contractors and vendors.

• Work with the existing suppliers for the improvement of the performance and identify the other alternative suppliers to maintain the requirements of the company.• Responsible for the analysis of the requisition, specifications, pricing, delivery and reports for quality.• Done arrangement for the pricing like vendor stocking, contracts and blanket orders to obtain optimum pricing and facilitates the downstream purchasing.• Arrange meetings with the supplier management to understand and discuss the aspects of business and to develop effective relationships.• Follow up on open purchase orders with vendors to ensure schedule delivery and communicate with internal customers to resolve receive and AP discrepancies.• Closely working with planners to close gap and accurate forecast, and coordinate plans which was based on the schedule and BOM• Working with supplier to shorten the lead time and improving ship dates.• Create ASL & Quote set up in Oracle 11i.• Working with warehousing team to minimize errors and accurate inventory.• Contributed in improvement of Net Deploy project with majoring data matrix by creating various different pivots.• Placed PO’s to suppliers and keep updated Net Deploy Tracker with most recent data.

• Contact suppliers and maintain continuity of materials through Supply Chain.• Manage shortage escalations in different regions with suppliers and operational teams.• Ensuring product volumes and orders flow are optimized in order to achieve target sales objectives.• Identified new opportunities and negotiated timescales with suppliers and meeting strict deadlines.• Managing ~$100 M amount inventory and keeping data accurately visible on excel spreadsheet.• Providing cost information to operation team and working closely with them to close any gaps. • Helping operations team to implement new project processes. • Worked closely with logistics team to cut the extra shipping cost and save company money.• Train new hire team members making the on-boarding process smooth.• Provide weekly reports to management of how much inventory being used vs. received and how much dollar has been spent vs. revenue.• Working closely with accounting team on invoices and discrepancies. • Get new suppliers setup from front-to-end within our system

• Responsible for all aspects of order management including Purchasing order processing, data entry and receiving of all goods and services in the semiconductor industry. • Interact regularly with Finance and accounting team regarding customer payments.• Responsible for biweekly updates of inventory and monthly Purchasing Metrics and backlog report.• VMI user experience and check daily logs of inventory and update.• Assisting Finance with monthly closings including updating biweekly reports.• Weekly / Monthly meetings and negotiations with main suppliers to reduce company costs. Review of contracts for overall terms and invoicing policies.• Managed both US and overseas customer shipments & Supplier/Vendor relationship.

• Managed five distribution warehouses in the US on a daily/weekly basis for inventory levels/accuracy • Import new sales orders, release sales orders, book orders, check availability of parts, create shipping authorizations, examine lead time, and schedule part delivery to customers. • Create Blue print of the project and implement the process.• Managed/supervised closing of 100,000 sq. ft warehouses in the US• Manage Global distribution by handling lead time, availability of parts and order status. • Managed/shortened overall lead time with vendors.• Create discrete job and BOM for determine material requirements for a project and Create WIP transactions for a job.• Request quotes, RFQ, RFP from various suppliers.• Apply price structures to create markup prices for customers. • Create RMA for parts that were returned for repair and follow up.• Run monthly financial reports such as AR/AP to calculate revenue.• Follow up on orders, verify deliveries, maintain necessary records, and maintain delivery at planned levels.• Place purchase orders, minimize excess and zero demand inventory, expedite shortages to meet customer need dates.• Forecast of needing material, MRO & MRP for various projects• Provide cost quotes to customers and engineers. • Manage projects for purchasing; as required, monitors the cost, schedule, and scope of assigned projects.

• Manage customer personal finance matters such as mortgage, 401K management, stock account management, and retirement plans. • Manage services relationships and customer portfolios.• Sell various retail banking products and provide a broad base of financial and credit services.• Provide general services to customers and prospects.