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Lisle, Il, Us

Lisle, Il, Us

Lisle, Il, Us

Manage supply base for electronic components such as clusters, switches, gauges, radios required for Instrument Panel Assembly.Also manage supply base for Wiring Harnesses and Battery Cables ($160M+ annual spend) Areas of accountability: Truck, Engine and Aftermarket divisions Goals: • Launch new products to improve product performance (Quality & Reliability / Warranty) by developing new suppliers based on product development and manufacturing capabilities• Co-lead cross-functional team – creating a Business Unit (Category Management Team) – with Engineering, Quality, Warranty, Industrial Design, Aftermarket, Finance, Logistics, Sales and Marketing.• Define and Implement 5 year commodity strategy - 20-25% cost reduction • Use strategic levers like:o Cost modeling: Increasing cost transparency through a greater knowledge of a product’s material composition and manufacturing cost o Complexity reduction: Focusing on delivering the attributes customers value most in our products - 50-70% Options rationalization o Best-cost-country sourcing: Seeking suppliers in global locations that can meet Navistar’s quality requirements at lower costs o Supplier footprint optimization: Reducing transportation and logistics costs by aligning supplier locations with manufacturing plants

Lisle, Il, Us

Manage supply base for Mirrors, Glass, Windows, Lighting, Wiper Systems, Anti-Spray systems and Product Graphics commodities ($120+M annual spend) Areas of accountability: Truck and Aftermarket divisions Goals: • Implement 5 year commodity strategy - 20-25% cost reduction Key accomplishments:• Led cross-functional team to launch new pedestal mirror design - $1.0M savings• Successfully resourced school bus windows while improving 12%+ cost and Performance - $1.0M savings• Implement a Dual Source Strategy with Glass commodity (Footprint Optimization) - $0.8M Transportation savings• Achieved 11+% price reduction due to redesign, resource, negotiations • Developed 5 year strategy for Glass, Lighting – approved by Executive team

Lisle, Il, Us

Manage supply base for Mirrors and Product Graphics commodities ($40+M annual spend)Areas of accountability: Truck, Engine and Aftermarket divisionsGoal: Implement 5 year commodity strategy - 20-25% cost reductionLaunch new products to improve product performance (Quality & Reliability) Leverage tools like: Option rationalization, re-design, de-content, supplier relocation, warranty recovery

Lisle, Il, Us

Led various projects within the Procurement organizationProjects led: Tier II Spend Analysis, Should Cost, Premium Freigth Reduction, Option Rationalization, Warranty Recovery.

Lisle, Il, Us

Manage Transportation Network for Escobedo Assembly Plant ($60+M annual spend)Areas of accountability: 3PL (warehouse operations), Inbound & Outbound TransportationGoal: Manage material flow from supply base to Mexico plant, manage 3PL activities and CPU, Optimize Outbound transportation network for Intra-Mexico and Export - 20% cost reduction.

Lisle, Il, Us

Manage Transportation Network for Escobedo Assembly Plant ($40+M annual spend)Areas of accountability: 3PL (Warehouse operations) and Inbound TransportationGoal: Manage material flow from supply base to Mexico plant, manage 3PL activities and reduce CPULaunch Intermodal transportation, Implement contract extension with 3PL provider

Lisle, Il, Us

Define activities for 3PL and Logistic department for every new program.Define / Set up Lay Out of new part numbers for every new programDefine /Set up replenishment method for every new part number like:Kan Ban, Internal Sequence, LSR.Define /Set up Head Count for Logistics dept.Coordinate Material Handling Dept.EDI Implementations – plant levelImplement all new IT enhancements for Logistics Dept (BaaN).Responsible of Line Side receipts (external ship to sequence components)Manage all Logistics related expenses – plant level Personnel: 2 Engineers, 2 Interns

Lisle, Il, Us

Responsible of maintaining Inventory Accuracy up to 95%Coordinate all replenishment processes between Line Side-3PLAssure a minimum of 95% of material at Point of application for Production ScheduleManage two production shifts Personnel: 5 Junior Coordinators, 10 Team Leaders and 100+ hourly employees

Lisle, Il, Us

Responsible of maintaining Inventory accuracyResponsible of DRP implementationPersonnel: 5 Team leaders, 50 hourly employees

Lisle, Il, Us

Responsible of Cab Trim area for approximately 1000 different part numbersResponsible of Cab Trim during Third ShiftPersonnel: 10 Hourly

Lisle, Il, Us

Responsible for “Materials” Signal Code - setting all new part numbers in the ERP systemResponsible for setting up/maintaining EDI866 files for internal and external sequencing.Responsible for EDI implementations – plant level