David Williams Email & Phone Number

Mountain View, California, US

Hauppauge, NY, US

• I have three direct reports and am responsible for on time customer delivery, supplier management, all planning and purchasing for direct and indirect material. I am also responsible for managing our global logistics.
• 98% + on time delivery for all customer orders four quarters in a row.
• Implemented a S&OP build plan process.
• Re-structured the NPI process to help increase margin and launch on time 19 total projects.
• Implemented new cost savings/supplier strategy process.

Fremont, California, US

• Responsibility for strategic and operational management of Supply Chain from planning through sourcing, including distribution from inventory to manufacturing and test.
• Partner with executive management and functional heads in driving Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process while accepting 70% growth.
• Responsibility for management, development and mentoring of direct reports in Supply Chain Management Organization
• Represent SCM in launch projects and business development projectsNotable Contributions
• Four consecutive quarters of 100% on time shipments to external customers (70% Growth).

US

• Leading the company’s evolution in best practice procurement capabilities and organizational development. Procurement activities are driven from a global perspective to continue to maximize leverage and overall.
• Established a strategic supply chain of PCBA and electronic components in the U.S. for a new customer that allowed them to leave their current EMS supplier in China.
• Quoted 69 new PCBA assemblies beating cost on 68 and eliminating risk in each PCBA assembly.

Birmingham, West Midlands, GB

• GKN Aerospace – St Louis, Mo 2017 - 2018Supply Chain Manager Responsible for strategic sourcing & material flow through 1.3 million square feet manufacturing location, production planning, logistics planning and.
• Established a 12–18-month supply chain for titanium with Russian supplier that generated 5% cost savings.
• Successfully executed “spares” expedite process for grounded fleet in Kuwait per Department of Defense urgent request – improving delivery by 60-90 days from previous commit.

St Louis, Missouri, US

• Leading and managing fifteen direct reports in North America, thirteen dotted line reports in Manila, Philippines for all mechanical commodities totaling just under $500m in annual spend across eleven different.
• Established strategic cost saving strategies resulting in $22m cost savings exceeding our original business plan target of $20m
• Successful integration of North American procurement for Leroy Somer and Control techniques acquisition.
• My team generated $400k in cost savings negotiations face to face during first annual supplier conference for North America based on cost reduction strategies.

Montreal, Quebec, CA

• I was hired as a lead Senior Buyer for the purchasing organization. I was responsible for training in all phases of strategic supply chain management and sourcing consisting of five total buyers. Product Lines were.
• Consolidated three global contract manufactures shipping from five different locations for Grass Valley down to two global contract manufactures shipping from three different locations. Resulted in significant cost.
• Tasked with mitigating the end of life PCBA spend across all product lines, strategically worked with engineering and external suppliers to update current bills of materials with a focus on risk analysis. Resulted in.
• Directly tasked along with VP of Operations to salvage $80m router product line for Q4 FY13 at turnkey supplier location, successfully satisfied 200 shortages in two weeks prompting a letter of appreciation and a spot.