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Source selection & procurement functions associated with electronics materials & services, fixed electronics assets & tooling, & electronics production materials & services to meet the precise electronics needs; conduct timely planning, scheduling of receipt & inventory control of electronics products & services; manage all aspects of the electronics supplier relationship for assigned commodities, following MRP (Material Requirements Planning) reports; manage lead times on components, electronics supplier contracts, & negotiation of pricing; maintain business relationship with key electronics suppliers, & connectivity with marketconditions & new electronics suppliers, technologies & purchasing practices; resolve electronics material problems; aid in prototype builds utilizing principals of concurrent electrical engineering; help resolve electrical product issues on cross-functional teams, & confer with others on electrical engineering projects or products; prepare electrical engineering specifications for purchases of materials or equipment, & confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand & create supply plans that ensure availability of electrical materials; monitor forecasts & quotas to identify changes & determine their effect on supply chain activities; design or implement supply chains that support business strategies; analyze electronics inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, & optimize customer service; manage activities related to strategic or tactical electronics purchasing, material requirements planning, electronic inventory control, warehousing, & receiving. Do electric module manufacturing process and metering market conditions.

- Led many aspects of Supply Chain including Procurement, Fulfillment Planning, Forecasting, Production Planning/Scheduling, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Development. - Responsible to manage two contract manufacturers with more than 50 different module assemblies and option board assemblies. - Responsible for Year-to-Year cost savings negotiation and implementation, Engineering change implementation, Inventory control and Safety Stock/Kan-Ban programs implementation on site as well as with suppliers.- Participated in the ERP implementation from MAPICS to SAP.- Improved linkages and cooperation between sales, engineering, planning and manufacturing.- Developed reporting for requirements on a daily/weekly/monthly basis providing excellent visibility to suppliers and achieving OTD and customer serviceability to 95%.- Cost savings negotiation and implementation goals met year over year.

Supply Management MRP weekly review for correct material procurement. Manufacturing Order report weekly review for material shortages and expedite needs. Reschedule-priority changes review and updates. Tactical buying decision for placement and management of PO's to meet scheduled demand. Align correct quantity of parts with scheduled due dates. NCNR components negotiations, procurement and reporting. Negotiate Lead-Time constraints with suppliers to meet due dates.Review delivery issues to determine appropriate corrective actions to avoid schedule impact.Active participation on escalation process at Site/Corporate level to meet schedule with minimum or no impact.Active participation with service departments (Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance) to resolve issues to minimize schedule impact.Driving growth, customer satisfaction and profitability goals.P&L ownership in conjunction with the Financial Analyst.Full autonomy and empowerment to undertake whatever course of action to enhance the business with proven results through innovation and operational execution.Comprehensive NPI approach covering operational and financial aspects. From launch to sustain.Direct contact for US customers regarding project initiations, launches and transfers between sites and countries, creating and maintaining learning documents reaching out all phases and disciplines involved.Developing and nurturing the relationship with key individuals to ensure we keep our lead position.Maintain a basic understanding of and ensure adherence to customer contracts and/or materials agreements.Monitor the daily shipping schedule to ensure customer demand is being met.Obtain and analyze monthly and 12 month (long range) rolling forecast information from the customer.Insure that purchasing is working on the resolution of any part issues.