Chris Harmon Email & Phone Number

Auburn Hills, Michigan, US

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, DE

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, DE

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, DE

• Calculate Operational Planning for Commodity, on overall level and by material price variance
• Analyze past spend to identify variances in plan vs. actual
• Project future spend to analyze trends and opportunities for future cost-down ratios
• Plan Tooling budget and order necessary Tooling at Suppliers
• Initiate/steer the Supplier Selection for New Programs through RFQs, Quotation Analysis, and Awarding Process
• Quote and analyze Engineering changes at Suppliers

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, DE

• Calculate Operational Planning for Commodity, on overall level and by material price variance
• Analyze past spend to identify variances in plan vs. actual
• Project future spend to analyze trends and opportunities for future cost-down ratios
• Plan Tooling budget and order necessary Tooling at Suppliers
• Initiate/steer the Supplier Selection for New Programs through RFQs, Quotation Analysis, and Awarding Process
• Quote and analyze Engineering changes at Suppliers

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, DE

• Used Minitab to analyze Production line failure mode history and seek conclusions through data analysis
• Participated in Shainin Red-X Problem Solving Project to gain Apprentice certification and eliminate highest failure mode on Final Assembly Line
• Presented analyses and studies to Engineering and Operations Management to discuss hindrances and obstacles to Target OEE (e.g. Yamazumi chart, cycle time studies)
• Standardized production reporting, downtime/countermeasure analysis, and team meeting structure plant-wide
• Implemented various Lean principles and strategies to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost in the Final Assembly and Final Test Lines (e.g. Line balancing, Standardized work, 5S)
• Held Kaizen workshops in various production areas engaging teams so that they perform more efficiently and improve their lean practices

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, DE

• Developed packaging concepts for production parts and finished goods to ensure sustainable packaging throughout the supply chain
• Maintained daily communication with many domestic and international Suppliers that they implement and sustain correct series packaging and visited Suppliers to conduct audits when necessary
• Met with various packaging vendors and discussed and explained needs of ZFTG ranging from our Suppliers’ to our Customers’ packaging and continued communication throughout the product deliveries
• Led project to eliminate Suppliers’ one-way packaging or create work instructions for effective repack of parts from Suppliers who must ship in one-way packaging due to location
• Communicated deviations to standardized packaging and initiated root cause analysis and action plans

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, DE

• Reviewed and evaluated packaging trials with Quality and Manufacturing colleagues to approve or implement changes to final packaging concepts
• Evaluated obstacles at Machining and Assembly lines related to Supplier Packaging by improving functionality and/or specifications
• Created packaging data sheets in SAP for purchased parts/part numbers in Axalant for necessary packaging units

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, DE

• Maintained communication and developed solutions with the Supplier and ZF Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Departments to finalize packaging concepts
• Created Plan for Every Part Logistics database to update and inform colleagues on Purchased Parts’ status with respect to Packaging and other Logistics Department needs
• Main point of contact at ZF Gray Court for ZF’s Corporate EDI Onboarding team in Germany
• Sent delivery schedules through SAP to suppliers and found best solutions for part availability to support ZF Gray Court’s Transmission Prototype Builds

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, DE

Compile proposal and data sheet for Suppliers according to ZFTG's Packaging GuidelinesAssist in the compilation of the BOM for the 8-and-9-speed transmissions.

Spent 6 weeks in Costa Rica serving as a Spanish translator for mission teams while increasing my knowledge of the Spanish language and culture.

Clemson, SC, US

Repaired and painted residential housing facilities

Served as liaison between alumni and chapter members. Kept alumni informed of chapter progress. Scheduled and organized monthly alumni meetings.

Provided customer service and interacted with club members and tournament playersMonitored carts, driving range, and handled member bags during regular and tournament play

Officiated soccer games and tournaments to ensure game rules were observedEnsured safety compliance regulations

Bs, International Management, Spanish

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Accounting

Bs, International Management, Spanish