Implemented Supply Chain and Procurement best practices for VCE, as the company grew to over $2B annual sales. Managed up to 12 direct reports with multiple functional responsibilities.Collaborated with Sales, Engineering, Finance, and Product Management to ensure Supply Chain and Manufacturing capabilities scaled to support the business.Managed Purchasing team directly, with over $1B annual spend. Partnered with Sales to create Planning processes, eventually establishing VMI hub strategies as well as direct fulfillment.Worked extensively with Sales Operations, Pricing, and Finance teams to simplify "back office" processes for Sales, Partners, Engineering, and Product Management teams.Leadership sponsor for Process Automation efforts within organization, achieved significant reduction in manual tasks and elimination of thousands of hours of reporting tasks annually.Supported presentations at Executive Briefing Center, directly interfacing with customer C-level contacts in person and on escalation calls for major customer projects.VCE Lifeline Award - VCE Sales recognition for dedication in cross functional support and problem solving.VCE Unsung Hero Award - Sales and Operations award for contribution to overall business.

Collaborated with Engineering and Product Team leadership to identify schedule risk due to accelerated timelines, developed a plan to reduce risk on lead times up to 8 months.Supported cross functional team responsible for Make/Buy decisions, resolving issues on obsolete components, vendor capability gaps, and manufacturing capacity.Responsible for Change Notice approval for materials and supply chain activity, ensuring cost impacts were fully eliminated or minimized to improve master schedules.

Ensured Supply and schedules for PCBA and components.Utilized Six Sigma methodologies to realize cost savings during NPI process.Accelerated schedules for multi-vendor qualifications, avoiding need for steady-state changes after product release.