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Supervise a team of Tactical Operations Coordinators which work cross-functionally with Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, Containerization, Logistics and GM assembly / manufacturing plants to facilitate critical supply issues and business transfers. Tactical Operations deals with short term capacity issues caused by broken tools or equipment, fires, floods, and any other related supplier shortage issues.

Working cross-functionally with Purchasing, Engineering, Containerization, Logistics, Suppliers, Customer assembly / manufacturing plants to facilitate critical supply issues, business transfers, natural disaster, machine down time, and capacity constraints. Resolve issues and provide technical support.Determine the cause of supplier delivery problems and coordinate/implement effective and timely resolutions.• Support / Lead conference calls with business transfers and critical supply issues • Function as liaison between purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, logistics and suppliers to resolve issues and to provide technical support • Determine the cause of supplier delivery problems and coordinate/implement effective and timely resolutions • Help assess and assist in the development and implementation of corrective actions for critical issues • Improve delivery performance of suppliers by identifying process improvements and lead time reduction opportunities • Participate as member or resource to product development teams • Regularly exchange information with others inside and outside the work group including GM and supplier facilities • Work with Supplier Risk Management team with Financially Troubled Suppliers

-Capacity analysis: evaluate supply chain ability to support manufacturing demand forecast-Run-at-Rate capacity validation with numerous suppliers for production launch-Export capacity validation-Supplier crisis managementAwards:-Grand Champion Monozukuri (highest Nissan Americas manufacturing award), 2012-Outstanding Leadership Award for the 2015 Murano Launch