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Cleveland, Oh, Us

Medina, Ohio, Us

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Hydraulic Valve DivisionStrategically managed $115M of direct and indirect annual spend for division’s 3 locations Developed high performing team of sourcing managers/specialist & supplier development specialist Managed high potential team members & annually hosted leadership development participantsDrove division deflating plan of $3M of savings and improved payment terms by 7 daysIntroduced Price Refusal Tool, Gold Link Award and Supplier Scorecard (adopted by group)Developed suppliers in Asia, Latin America, and Europe, and implemented development tracking processImplemented and increased commodity sourcing strategies from 3 to 8 covering 70% of spend casting, milling, manifolds, solenoids, simple machined parts, spools, RV, and indirect

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Hose Products DivisionManaged $175M of annual spend over 11 locations. Commodities include rubber compound, textiles, steel and brass bar, tubing, and machined components. Negotiated deflationary cost savings with supply base for 5% direct 10% indirect spend reduction. Lead multi divisional resourcing initiatives.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Polyflex Division EuropeDevelop and manage planning / scheduling activities of the Division (all inventory categories and VAS) with focus on customer service, inventory levels, organization, processes and information technology.Implement and improve standardized planning tools and processes across the Division integrating reports of both Locations Hüttenfeld, Germany and Wissembourg, France

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Hose Products DivisionResponsible for sourcing of procured machined metal at 4 locations and over $80M in annual spendReach into the supply base through supplier development initiatives and continues improvement efforts that drive piece part cost savings, lead time reductions and quality improvementsDrive improvement in dollars and days late backlog as well as Line Item Ship CompleteForecast procured metal matrix for weekly Sales and Operations Planning

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Strategically managed world class supply base driving to 95% service level & 10 inventory turns per yearCreated road-map for Automotive Diagnostic and Test Equipment market share growth, sourcing strategy and continuityFocused on the critical few and prioritize the strategic management of the supplier that had the most impact on the business including 50% improvement on diagnostic customer service response time Worked in partnership with 2nd largest supplier to improve service level from 70% to 90% in 6 monthsNegotiated long term supplier contracts for improved pricing, payment terms, and promotional supportResourced Globally produced product for a $100K of savings on $1M of spend in first 9 months

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

Power Quality DivisionLed Supply Chain activities, including sourcing strategy and material planning, for new product introduction of a flagship product driving global sourcing for both Raleigh and Finland based operations Defined and initiated product Late Point Definition; a new process and culture change for the organizationReduced material cost by nearly 10% for multiple product lines within a 9 month time frameDrove electro-mechanical commodity based cost-out for over a million dollars of annual savingsNegotiated contracts with suppliers for capital equipment and direct materialsImplemented and beta tested procedures in the Product Lifecycle Management system that released 10,000 new part numbers in 1/8th of the original timeManaged a phase-gate transition project from inception to completion for a $20M product lineMember of 3 integration teams for acquisitions based in Asia, Europe and California

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

Implemented lean tools for a highly mixed production line including; developed new interactive standard work charts, assembly method sheets and product line present and future state Process Maps allowing tracking and implementation of action items resulting in 25% Medium Voltage cycle time improvementLed numerous Kaizen events and redesigned the Low Voltage manufacturing layout to improve the lean process allowing point of use inventory storage, one piece flow and a first-in-first-out Kanban systemManaged product line safety, equipment TPM schedule, assembly procedures and manufacturing lay out

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

Validated and created new vendors in supplier management application (WISPER); trained suppliers on application features and performed supplier quality assessments for existing vendorsLed Enterprise Quality System (EQS) deployments that resulted in Horseheads' initial certificationImplemented production Potential Failure Mode Effect Analyses (PFMEA) for the facility, trained engineers on PFMEA procedure and was responsible for the successful EQS certification on this toolWrote and introduced APQP tools including PPAP, MSA and Control Plan procedures for the facilityIncreased field failure reporting and warranty claims analysis output by over 400%

Boston, Ma, Us

Worked in a product management role with a globally sourced productNew Product Implementation, product validation tests and FRACAS studies

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

Gas Turbine Fuel Systems Division Designed new products, tooling and implemented new assembly procedures New product design and tolerance drawing

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Wto, International Trade And Development

Executive Supply Chain Certification