Bruce C. Yeh, C.P.M. Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Cedar Park, Texas, US

Provide leadership to the Supply Management team, with strategic focus on meeting customer demand and sales forecasts; increase capacity and on time shipment; increase and expand supply base capabilities; increase profitability through inventory and working capital management

Cedar Park, Texas, US

• Develop supply management and inventory strategies that ensure alignment with corporate goals
• Design and execute business plans to ensure continuation of business, including in adverse conditions
• Member of a leadership group that manages continuous process improvement teams across all levels of organization
• Define and execute new department culture to focus on driving solutions and delivering results
• Design and implement a corporate wide key performance indicators (KPI) dashboard
• Provide guidance and training for ERP implementation team in China

Cedar Park, Texas, US

• Business process owner for the sales & operations planning (S&OP) process
• Guided improvements in planning processes for Europe operations
• Drove continuous process improvement projects and presented KPIs to the executives
• Set change management strategy, defined roles and responsibilities, and created processes and work instructions for staff mentorship, training, and development
• Retained responsibilities for Supply Chain Planning functions

Cedar Park, Texas, US

• Led the supply chain team consists of professionals in master scheduling and production planning functions
• Principal architect of forecasting and capacity planning models for the S&OP process
• Served on the ERP implementation team as a Business Process Expert to guide system design and setup
• Project lead of new product introduction, lead time improvement, and cost reduction teams
• Reduced work in process and late jobs by 64.5% and 78.7% respectively in the first year

Calgary, Alberta, CA

• Member of the executive leadership team that manages the division
• Primary responsible for leading the 3PS supply chain team, which includes purchasing, planning, scheduling, inventory control, shipping/receiving, and logistics
• Implemented ERP conversion project in less than 9 months while improved data quality and business processes
• Led Kaizen events to map and redefine S&OP process that resulted in increased on-time-delivery from 77% to 99% and reduced engineer-to-order lead time from 4 to 2 weeks
• Drove material cost down 31% with strategic sourcing and optimized procurement processes
• Managed annual spending of $6M in metal fabrication, PCBA, electronics, and cables/connectors commodities

• Responsible for developing & establishing global sourcing strategy; management of strategic supplier relationship
• Coordinate tactical procurement activities with focus on process standardization, simplification & continuous improvement
• Provide internal customers with status updates, impact analyses, and recommendations necessary to meet commitments
• Provide analytical support regarding procurement strategies, requirements planning, and revenue generation
• Develop and manage cross-functional and cross site business processes to support operational execution
• Accountable for new product commercialization projects from beginning to completion, ensure cost, schedules, and program requirements are met

• Assist clients with real-world strategy and execution plan.Most recent project included process improvements in:
• Procurement
• Inventory Control
• Quality and Delivery
• New Product Introduction

Houston, Texas, US

• Managed budget of $3.5M and a team of 40 professionals including supervisors, buyers, planners, master schedulers, shipping/receiving and warehouse personnel
• Achieved and maintained high on time delivery, inventory accuracy, and supplier quality
• Controlled annual spending of $61M and inventory of $25M
• Responsible for sourcing and procuring all material required for a high mix / low volume manufacturing facility, including electronics, raw material/sheet metal, PCBA, cables/connectors, and electro-mechanical assemblies
• Built healthy supply chain and grew strategic relationships through periodic business reviews and conferences
• Performed supply chain risks assessment and developed plans to mitigate risks

Waltham, MA, US

• This is a project based position before Thermo moved this division to Houston, TX.
• Analyzed production requirements and manage the Master Production Schedule
• Coordinated product transition from UK
• Sourced new suppliers to ensure adequate materials and services for new product lines from UK
• Interacted with engineering, marketing, and quality to update Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage obsolete parts

Round Rock, TX, US

• Directed all U.S. non-capital purchasing activities, including MRO, IS&T, travel, services, chemical and gas
• Developed and reviewed purchasing agreements and contracts
• Managed corporate travel programs, AMEX Entertainment & Travel card, and Procurement card.
• Negotiated pricing of annual purchases in excess of $24M
• Led a cost reduction initiative resulted in over $2M of savings in a year
• Maintained excellent relationship with vendors through effective supplier management

Round Rock, TX, US

• Analyzed production load and engaged appropriate resources to keep on schedule
• Increased Performance to Schedule by 290% and decreased cycle time by 48% during the first year
• Scheduled product flow per contracted capacity allocation
• Managed priorities from 4 partners of the joint venture: AMD, Dupont Photomasks, Micron, and Motorola
• Balanced demands from engineering, accounting, management, and sales
• Interacted with site management, engineering, quality, manufacturing

• A start-up company in the Austin Technology Incubator developing 3D imaging systems that harness the latest technology to increase the quality of manufactured products. We started this self-funded company while working.
• Assessed technologies for commercial viability
• Developed market strategy and business plan
• Gained admission to the Austin Technology Incubator
• Executed commercialization plan to bring idea to market

Santa Clara, CA, US

• Developed and implemented conversion to a buyer / planner system
• Managed the supply chain to reduce average lead-time by 23%
• Managed weekly MRP to meet production objectives
• Managed work orders and released material to production
• Eliminated spares backorders of more than $300K

Santa Clara, CA, US

• Assisted in development and implementation of lean manufacturing
• Profiled and reduced over $2M of inventory, including Excess & Obsolete (E&O) material
• Created procedures for material flow, Engineering Change Order (ECO) and E&O
• Administered biweekly E&O analysis
• Implemented ECOs affecting CVD Materials group
• Managed new product transition from Santa Clara, CA

Ms, Technology Commercialization

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

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