Over the past 16 years, I have held key leadership roles at Precision Planting, overseeing global supply chain operations, R&D Operations, and quality assurance across multiple teams. My responsibilities have included:Strategic Sourcing & Procurement: Led the Procurement Team in strategic sourcing for New Product Introduction (NPI), including piece price negotiations, capital tooling outlay, lead-time management, and contract execution.Project & Process Management: Managed engineering gate reviews, BOM creation, cost modeling, commercialization strategies, and the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) process. Coordinated engineering changes, inventory management, and part expediting.Quality Assurance & Control: Directed supplier quality management, auditing, incoming inspections, and nonconforming stock reporting. Managed the Return Material Authorization (RMA) process and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for OEM customers.R&D Operations Leadership: Led the R&D Operations Team, overseeing task coordination, equipment/resource planning, and budget management. Managed the field testing team, including scheduling and logistics.Strategic Planning & Data Analytics: Contributed to the Precision Planting Leadership Team, driving strategic planning around people, product, process, and performance. Spearheaded the implementation of cloud tools and Tableau reports for data analytics and global forecasting.M&A and Business Integration: Played a role in M&A due diligence and business integration during Precision Planting's acquisitions and transitions, leading efforts in data collection, analysis, and business integration.