Bryan Travis Email & Phone Number

Spartanburg, Sc

• Leadership oversight for all direct/ indirect material purchasing and capital expenditure projects • ERP implementation/ refinement for materials replenishment system, eliminating manual process and reducing NVA process time• Develop Supplier Scorecard system to measure and improve quality, delivery, cost management, and supplier responsiveness• Annual cost savings goal exceeded year over year beginning in 2013, with savings level equivalent to 6.3% of total raw material spend in first year • Establish commodity based pricing reviews to target cost reduction, optimize family grouping, and drive synergy throughout supply chain• Lead Supply Chain and market Risk Mitigation analysis of critical supply sources/ processes to manage risk; analytical depth expands into third level material contributors • Develop Annual Commodity Forecast for budget planning cycle with focus on pricing/ supply trends, SWOT analysis, and projected spend at proposed business level• Lead SIOP process, with focus on aligning top to bottom resources across organization • Assess "make vs. buy" strategy with operations and finance group to evaluate product lines that present opportunity for improvement through outsourcing or improvement in internalizing manufacturing process • Develop joint ventures between suppliers to share processes which ultimately allow for manufacture of complex parts with lower cost and shortened lead times averaging 20+% reduction in lead time combined with cost efficiencies• Publish Quarterly Risk Review for commodities and materials markets to provide Executive leadership, directors, and key stakeholders on supply risk, market trends, and mitigation strategies to effectively manage market environment

Spartanburg, Sc

Spartanburg, Sc

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Black Mountain, Nc

• Championed CI and Kaizen events which reduced Aerospace Generator Production cycle time by 23% and reduced departmental travel time by 18% on key product line; this improvement to replenishment allowed for product line growth with key customer • Reduced overall past due backlog by approximately 20% by re-aligning work teams, reducing material lot sizes, and balancing work flow throughout the department • Developed safety recognition program which integrated safety goals into 5-S initiatives of plant cleanliness and organization• Empowered team members to update and manage SQDC board and speak to their areas during Gemba walks; this increased engagement, manufacturing cell knowledge, and individual ownership for their areas• Collaborate with engineering, quality, and contracts administration team to align materials sourcing objectives to meet and exceed customer requirements for quality and delivery performance

Marion, Nc

• Established a New Product Set-Up process to streamline new order processing cycle time with a net time savings of 58% vs. traditional product review method- vital for custom production response time• Member of kaizen team tasked with relocation of flexible products manufacturing cell to new clean room environment in effort to enter high-purity customer markets • Manage purchasing, scheduling and customer communication for MRO product line with an on-time delivery improvement from 82% to 96% • Led transactional kaizen to review customer quote process and identify pricing errors- costing accuracy improved by 31% • Work with LCC partner to identify alternate castings/ machine steps to consolidate castings and drive 35% cost reduction

Forest City, Nc

• Reduced raw material inventory days on hand by 21.7% during a twelve month period• Developed raw material cost reductions which created average 7.8% in material savings over three year period vs. profit planning spend figures. • Led Forest City Plant to “Best in Fluid Power Division” in working capital management through improvements in DPO, DOH, and inventory turn averages • Incorporate 8-D Problem Solving Methodologies into supplier corrective action processes to allow for more comprehensive problem resolution• Strong role in annual Profit Planning/ Budgeting process in areas of cost reduction planning, materials spend forecast analysis, and development of expense materials budget