Bruce Bullard

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About Bruce Bullard

SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT PROFILE- Over 20 years of experience in semiconductor / capital equipment manufacturing and disc drives.- Track record of continuous process improvement, with measurable contributions to productivity and profitability. Commitment to cost-effective, high-quality, on-time product delivery.- Ability to extract data, process it in Access or Monarch and generate management-level reporting.- Effective team building, leadership and cross-functional communication skills.- ERP systems implementation / utilization experience: SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Syspro and ManMan.ACCOMPLISHMENT HIGHLIGHTS- Ramped from $10 to 64M in revenue per quarter over 2 years while increasing on time delivery. - Integrated and streamlined operations of three acquired companies (two offshore and one US)- Increased operational turns on core products from 1 to over 5 turns in two years- Productized a server (Nanogen) into a turnkey product resulting in the highest product margin.- Reduced World Wide Inventory by $43M, while maintaining bin fill rates of over 95%- Implemented processes increasing on-time bin replenishments from -9% to 86% in 5 months- Developed excess utilization process yielding a $1.5M increase in cash flow for first quarter. - Spearheaded an NSO process that decreased past-due lines from 600 to 13 within 6 months. Increased on-time delivery to 95% in that period and to 97% the next quarter. (Applied Materials)- Streamlined the internal customer order flow by re-engineering the order management and configuration engineering flow, which reduced labor while increasing accuracy. - Implemented and documented ISO 9001 and 9002 processes.- - Achieved greater than 95% on-time product delivery record.- Contributed to a $20 million inventory reduction by creating reports to identify excess inventory and interacting with IS and other departments to determine root causes.

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  • Nanometrics
    Director Of Supply Chain And Logistics
    Nanometrics Sep 2006 - Mar 2013
    Milpitas, Ca
    Areas of Management: Supply Chain and Subcontract Management, Master Scheduling, Production Control, Customer Service and Support, Warehousing and Logistics, Forecasting and Analytics-Managed the material spend of over $130M annually and all aspects of supply chain management including: cost reduction initiatives, supplier negotiations, contract negotiation, copy exact principles and management of subcontracted manufacturers throughout the world.-Increased delivery performance from 75 to over 90 percent on time to first commit.-Implemented processes and procedures to streamline and validate the build plan process.-Reorganized the customer service and customer support functions to be aligned with their processes.-Developed Inventory Forecasting, On Time Delivery Metrics, Worldwide Cycle Quarterly Cycle Count Processes and Reporting, Excess and Obsolete Analysis, Product Build Out and Valuation Analysis. -Shut down two offshore factories, integrating their builds and processes back to the US.
  • Novellus Systems, Inc.
    Sr. Manager, Global Logistics And Spares Planning
    Novellus Systems, Inc. Sep 2002 - Sep 2006
    San Jose, Ca
    Areas of Management: Worldwide Logistics and Spares Planning; Business Analysis.-Managed worldwide logistics and spares planning on an inventory of $120M.-Implemented SAP. Modified fulfillment processes and metrics for the new system structure.-Drove down unforecasted logistics demands from 25% to 6% in four months.-Implemented Logistics Inventory Optimizer (LIO) which enhanced the core planning algorithm.-Continuously improved the spares fulfillment process reducing the bin fill reaction time by 3-6 months.
  • Applied Materials, Inc., Cmp Division
    Production, Planning & Control Manager
    Applied Materials, Inc., Cmp Division Apr 2000 - Feb 2002
    Santa Clara, Ca
    Areas of Management: Master Scheduling; Configuration Engineering; Order Administration; NSO Fulfillment; Business Analysis; Supply Chain Management; Inventory Analysis.-Managed 30 employees performing master scheduling, configuration engineering, order management and non-system order (NSO) / spares fulfillment.-Defined the NSO process with a cross-functional team effort and completed ISO process registration.-Identified and corrected issues that drove approximately $23 million of excess material.
  • Headway Technology, Inc
    Planning & Logistics Manager
    Headway Technology, Inc Sep 1998 - Apr 2000
    Milpitas, Ca
    Areas of Management: Master Scheduling; Offshore Supply Chain Management; Order Administration; Traffic and Shipping; Stores; Business Analysis; Forecasting.-Master-scheduled and planned wafer fab and offshore supply chain activity covering 10 product lines in a fast-paced production environment, with an average program life cycle of 6 months.-Participated in selection of a corporate ERP system and implemented the PeopleSoft Order Entry module. Modified business processes to accommodate necessary order entry changes.-Generated a Manufacturing Response to Forecast, including master schedule and revenue forecasting.-Initiated materials planning for the onshore pilot line.
  • Electroglas, Inc.,
    Customer Service & Planning Manager
    Electroglas, Inc., Oct 1996 - Sep 1998
    Santa Clara, Ca
    Areas of Management: Master Scheduling; Order Administration; Business Analysis; Forecasting.-Managed customer service, worldwide forecasting, capacity and revenue planning. Initiated quarterly bookings and revenue forecasting by product line. -Reduced configuration errors, increased demand visibility and ensured that proper configurations were entered in the master schedule by streamlining and enhancing the Prober Scheduling process.-Reorganized the customer service function to improve processes and performance quality.-Teamed with IT staff to convert the corporate order entry system from P-Entry to Omar.-Established weekly spares reviews with Intel to address delivery issues and corrective actions.
  • Asyst Technologies, Inc
    Scheduling & Logistics Manager
    Asyst Technologies, Inc Feb 1995 - Sep 1996
    Fremont, Ca
    Areas of Management: Master Scheduling; Customer Service; Order Administration; Traffic and Shipping; Business Analysis; Inventory Control; Forecasting.-Managed scheduling and logistics responsibilities during growth from $12 million to $75 million.-Developed metrics for measuring department cycle times, order entry and invoice accuracy. -Created a monthly management-reporting package that included quarterly revenue tracking, revenue by region, and top ten booking and billings data.-Played a key role in an ERP system conversion and initiated other changes that turned around a late-delivery situation originally linked to strong customer dissatisfaction.-Established and documented compliance with ISO 9001 certification guidelines.
  • Paradigm Technology, Inc.
    Business Analyst/Customer Order Management Supervisor
    Paradigm Technology, Inc. May 1994 - Feb 1995
    San Jose, Ca
  • Lsi Logic, Inc
    Business Analyst/Customer Order Management Supervisor
    Lsi Logic, Inc Sep 1990 - May 1994
    Milpitas, Ca

Bruce Bullard Skills

Supply Chain Sap Semiconductor Industry Erp Logistics Product Development Product Marketing Operations Management Lean Manufacturing Purchasing Business Development Management Integration Testing Outsourcing Engineering Business Process R&d Forecasting Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Management Project Management Contract Negotiation Logistics Management Master Scheduling Production Managment Demand Planning Operating Budgets Business Process Re Engineering Production Planning Product Launch Customer Service Analysis Business Analysis Engineering Management Project Planning Offshore Contracting And Manufacturing Spares Planning And Network Optimization Erp Implementation Post Merger And Acquisition Activity Customer Support And Service Management Reverse Logistics Mergers And Acquisitions Busine Business Process Improvement Subcontracts Management Opera Sales Operations Strategic Planning Full P&l Responsibility

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Bruce Bullard attended San Jose State University, San Jose State University.

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