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Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Developed and maintained sourcing strategies, managing commercial relationships with external service providers. Provided regular performance feedback and implemented corrective action plans to ensure supplier compliance. Maintained supplier capacity data, offering tactical guidance to foundry schedulers. Oversaw the order fulfillment process for machined cast iron assemblies, ensuring timely delivery to interfactory customers across the Americas. Led a team of MRP controllers and warehouse… Show more Developed and maintained sourcing strategies, managing commercial relationships with external service providers. Provided regular performance feedback and implemented corrective action plans to ensure supplier compliance. Maintained supplier capacity data, offering tactical guidance to foundry schedulers. Oversaw the order fulfillment process for machined cast iron assemblies, ensuring timely delivery to interfactory customers across the Americas. Led a team of MRP controllers and warehouse shipping personnel, achieving key performance indicators (KPIs) for customer deliveries. Developed sourcing strategies for external value-added services, negotiated pricing, and collaborated with business analyst to respond to customer RFQs. Show less

Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Oversaw the sourcing and procurement of iron castings and undercarriage assemblies throughout all phases of concurrent new product programs, ensuring the successful market introduction of new OEM machine forms. Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Design, and Accounting, to develop comprehensive program financials for Board of Directors AFE proposals. Formulated program-specific sourcing strategies in alignment with the enterprise commodity strategy. Co-developed… Show more Oversaw the sourcing and procurement of iron castings and undercarriage assemblies throughout all phases of concurrent new product programs, ensuring the successful market introduction of new OEM machine forms. Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Design, and Accounting, to develop comprehensive program financials for Board of Directors AFE proposals. Formulated program-specific sourcing strategies in alignment with the enterprise commodity strategy. Co-developed supplier statements of work and negotiated development agreements. Utilized cost modeling tools to validate supplier quotations. Created detailed project plans for part release, tooling, quality documentation, and timely delivery to meet build phase readiness. Show less

Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Oversaw global purchase of direct materials for North American large tractor production, managing a portfolio of electronic components and electromechanical assemblies. Led a team of MRP controllers to ensure optimal inventory levels at the factory, spearheading initiatives to address supplier performance issues. Facilitated defect containment efforts in collaboration with suppliers and factory quality teams. Quoted and validated business cases for multiple concurrent continuous improvement… Show more Oversaw global purchase of direct materials for North American large tractor production, managing a portfolio of electronic components and electromechanical assemblies. Led a team of MRP controllers to ensure optimal inventory levels at the factory, spearheading initiatives to address supplier performance issues. Facilitated defect containment efforts in collaboration with suppliers and factory quality teams. Quoted and validated business cases for multiple concurrent continuous improvement projects, focusing on product cost and reliability enhancements. Transitioned new tractor models into serial production and integrated new suppliers into the order fulfillment process. Collaborated with global peers to develop enterprise commodity strategies and conducted semi-annual supplier reviews. Show less

Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Conducted analysis of enterprise and factory delivery metrics to pinpoint suitable suppliers for delivery enhancement initiatives. Crafted charters that outlined the project deliverables, schedules, and key performance indicators. Confirmed the accuracy of the suppliers' documented root cause analyses and their process enhancements. Performance was tracked diligently until the criteria for charter closure were satisfied.

Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Monitored supplier delivery performance, scrutinized delinquent orders, and escalated critical shortage issues to the commodity buyer and operations team. In collaboration with third-party logistics providers, coordinated multimodal deliveries to factory and offsite receiving locations in alignment with production needs. Analyzed MRP recommendations and worked with suppliers to adjust delivery schedules, addressing both production shortages and excess inventory scenarios.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba