Chris Bish, Cpsm Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

Atsugi-Shi, Kanagawa, Jp

Manage Anritsu's tactical procurement team, facilitating the resolution of supply chain escalations as they relate to cost, demand management, supplier management and business process management. Lead remote BPO team located in India as well as domestic senior procurement staff.

Atsugi-Shi, Kanagawa, Jp

Manage Anritsu’s complex parts and strategic raw material suppliers to ensure continuity of supply (categories include plastic molding, sheet metal, enclosures, overlays, connectors, cable assemblies, cases/packaging, media documentation); drive strategic supplier performance to meet or exceed Anritsu quality, cost and delivery requirements via quarterly review/supplier scorecards.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Manage the commercial relationships for the Aurora Networks SBU strategic suppliers (categories include lasers, photodiodes, optical fiber, analog transmitters, transceivers, strategic ICs and die cast items); responsible for negotiating all pricing and terms for aggregate annual spend of $25M. Liaise with strategic sourcing base and key design engineers to ensure both parties are in sync regarding road maps, technology, etc.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Managed procurement team in all facets of purchasing and supply chain management including Contract Manufacturer (CM), Original Design Manufacturer (ODM), Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), direct spend raw material (components, printed circuit boards, mechanical items, etc.) and Maintenance/Repair Operations (MRO) procurement.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Management of component, printed circuit board (PCB), build to print mechanical items (die casting, sheet metal, machined items) and Maintenance/Repair Operations (MRO) procurement; $30M annually. Reduced direct materials spend 10% annually for two consecutive years by identifying higher volume parts and negotiating long-term strategic pricing agreements (blanket orders over 6 to 12 months). Enabled committing to higher volume and better pricing by consolidating supplier list.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Sourced electronic components (Integrated Circuits (IC’s), capacitors, resistors); identified and resolved component shortages for OEM telecommunications provider of Ethernet and wireless backhaul platforms. Coordinated NPI build requirements (sourcing, kit preparation, consignment build) and participated in production meetings to make certain build schedule and ship commitments were met.

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Analyzed and provided production and inventory control support for OEM provider of media and connectivity solutions to hospitality, healthcare, and other guest-based businesses. Planned and prepared weekly manufacturing build schedule, released work orders, loaded and updated Master Demand Schedule (MDS) and ran MRP.

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Procured U.S. hotel television (TV) orders and installation subcontract labor; totaling over $12M annually. Reduced television repair expenditures 15% annually — consolidated repair vendors, created an Access database used to track by model / serial number, and cost, which led to improved economic decisions.