Lead team, managing all facets of the supply chain operations including, SIOP, purchasing, materials control, inventory management, logistics, planning, supplier development, budget creation and contract negotiations. Employ a systems-directed approach to empower the procurement and materials teams to act with data driven decisions. Create strategic agendas in direct alignment with departmental and corporate objectives. Highly involved leadership position with U.S manufacturing operations while also responsible for an offshore manufacturing facility located in Tangier, Morocco.• $10MM cumulative net PPV resulting in the manufacturing group achieving profitability.• Implemented Vendor Managed Inventory systems, consignment programs, and Kanban systems to drive inventory reduction and improve supplier on-time delivery.• Creative inventory management to increase turns, reduce sleeping inventory, and diminish obsolete stock.• Directly involved in corporate strategic planning and decisions as part of the CEO's senior staff.• Bi-annual presentation of supply chain strategies and accomplishments to the Board of Directors.• Developed high performance team supported by training and education incentives, direct planning involvement, and decision empowerment.• Instrumental in off shore manufacturing facility achieving yearly output growth, production efficiencies, and high product yield.• Represented the Powerex management team during negotiations with two unionized labor forces.• Frequent global traveler to build up supplier partnerships, audit suppliers financials and quality system, expand the supply base, and data mine to gather market intelligence.

Managed Buying Team to ensure material support of US manufacturing operations. Responsible for inventory accuracy, movement, and management. Directed the Shipping and Receiving operations. Domestic and international travel to gain insight to semiconductor supply chain, markets, and environment.• Responsible for supplier development and evaluation, driving the supply chain globally to leverage price and reduce risk.• Improved supplier on-time delivery and quality with frequent audited visit, PPaP material qualifications and monitoring with supplier scorecard.• Improved resource tools and systems for efficiency gains in all areas of responsibility• Reorganized and improved Materials Team to drive direct involvement and accountability to strategic KPI's.• Lead multiple projects that resulted in cost savings, inventory accuracy improvement, and budget attainment.

Lead final product assembly team of high-power semiconductor modules. Directly responsible for corporate output objectives while improving quality and lowering scrap rates. Handled all employee hiring and evaluations.• Maintained low employee turnover rate by creating a culture that strived for a challenging yet fun environment.• Implemented Lean Manufacturing techniques along with 5S program for cleanliness and organization.• Drove continuous and disruptive improvements by instituting Cellular Manufacturing, TPM, TQM, Drum-Buffer-Rope, and various other resources for performance enhancement, yield improvement, and scrap reduction..• Developed departmental metrics that aligned with the corporate objectives to monitor, drive, and achieve successful improvements.