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Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Lead and execute top-priority initiatives at multiple facilities that drive and improve key operational metrics, such as throughput and material flows. Responsible for resolving critical supply chain challenges.• Analyze all aspects of the integrated supply chain, identifying and quantifying risks and opportunities while working across functions to provide guidance to senior leadership.• Perform gap analyses to determine recovery needs, priorities, timelines, and budgets.• Accountable for all program justification, planning, design, change management, execution, and delivery.

• Provided program management and new product development consulting services. • Led cross-functional teams to execute sourced new product roadmaps.

Medina, Minnesota, Us

Directed global strategic sourcing strategy and 3 cross-functional transformation teams of 8-18 people that were contractually awarded $500M in annual spending.• Led negotiations to identify and select best partners for long-term strategic relationships and developed supporting legal agreements to fully document and clarify partnership expectations, reducing annual spending by 16% and supplier count by 50%.• Executed complex new supplier approval process through multiple cross-functional stakeholders (managers to CEO), captured input, presented business cases, and built consensus. Leveraged negotiation ability, data-driven decision-making, and communications strength to achieve organizational buy-in. • Analyzed global supply base through quantitative and qualitative data, created a system for assessing supplier manufacturing sites and business operations, and led on-site teams to verify capabilities.• Established an approved supplier list to ensure that 4K+ parts were aligned with the correct suppliers, which improved costs, quality, and delivery performance. • Led activities to determine the appropriate level of rigor for new part testing and approval for production release. •Devised supplier transition plan methodology to offboard existing and onboard new supply partners.

Medina, Minnesota, Us

Led new product programs for full-size Ranger off-road vehicles. Additionally, drove quality improvements across all off-road vehicle categories, including an enterprise-wide process improvement initiative that enhanced design review, resulting in shifting the company from reactionary problem-solving to a more strategic, efficient approach.• Oversaw the successful launch of a new 2016 vehicle called, General, which allowed the company to enter a new product category. • Tapped to lead critical model year 2017 revalidation to reduce thermal incident risk. Assessed risks for key systems and identified countermeasures. Managed timelines and launch approval through executive leadership.• Led 2018 model year quality improvement activities, analyzing warranty data and defining plans by product line to ensure safety after previous thermal deficiency. • Resolved future problems by leading a cross-functional, executive-sponsored team to update the design review process, deploy standard work, and train all product engineering employees.

Medina, Minnesota, Us

Supported Chief Technical Officer in essential budget planning, capital request management, and long-range planning. Led a team of 5 project leaders in key product development and technical services areas. • Aligned internal, domestic, and offshore contract engineering resources for development teams, establishing support and services for all product groups, sites, and engineering roles. • Grew engineering contract partnership to ~ 20% of total product development resources to ensure engineering teams had the necessary specialized engineering expertise.• Implemented an engineering project and portfolio management system to align budgets, resources, and schedules for new product programs. • Re-engineered new part release approval process and reduced approval time by 40%. Introduced a method and tool to track and streamline the signature and routing for each approval.

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• Drove new product development for cooling and enclosure categories representing $860M in annual revenue.• Integrated a team of 78 from 6 distinct sites into a single cohesive global team.• Implemented global PLM system.• Established engineering support services in India.

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• Led 6 teams, including product development, design, manufacturing engineering, PLM systems, product testing, and compliance.• Functional leader responsible for technology roadmap and strategic planning.• Led a team of 6 direct reports and 42 indirect reports. • Managed annual R&D budget of $5M. • Instituted talent management and upgraded the performance of the team.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Manufacturing Systems And Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration, Management And Operations