Derek Robb Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Manage a team of direct reports responsible for: - All commercial interactions with customers - Quoting new business - Quoting engineering changes - Commercial analysis for all programs within the company - Growing.
• Developed annual… Show more
• Developed annual business plan and seven year forecast
• Standardized tasks and workflow for all functions of the Commercial department
• Track open issue to ensure timely closure
• Reviewed all commercial work for accuracy and validity

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Lead project to source aluminum castings to overseas suppliers
• Researched and vetted multiple suppliers globally to assess financial stability, process capability, capacity, technical experience, and product expertise
• Conducted supplier selection
• Developed and executed project timeline to install capital, build tooling, develop product and process, and fill the pipeline
• Coordinated all aspects of the product delivery – purchasing, process/product development, change… Show more
• Coordinated all aspects of the product delivery – purchasing, process/product development, change management, quality control, and logistics.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Quoting
• Coordinate activity between internal and external engineering and sales groups to deliver competitive quote on time
• Developed internal quote model
• Read and analyze customer RFQ’s
• Develop manufacturing process for product
• Model costs for all aspects of a product for the life of the program

Toronto, Canada Area

• Supported quoting new business
• Worked closely with the customer to establish manufacturing processes for design changes and new products
• Specified, purchased, installed, and commissioned equipment and tooling required to achieve program objectives
• Quoted, planned, and implemented design changes, coordinating break points to suit internal and customer needs
• Organized bill of materials and material flow for internal processes and supplied components
• Managed and… Show more

• Authored system specifications for various pieces of equipment
• Managed capital acquisitions from specification through quoting, purchase, installation, and commissioning
• Established and managed multimillion dollar budgets, project timing, and manpower
• Determined areas where process improvements were required
• Designed, conducted, and analyzed experiments to drive process advancement
• Troubleshooting of process problems