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Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, De

Project management within purchasing for automotive video camera systems.

Southfield, Michigan, Us

Optimize and oversee supplier performance to ensure best in class pricing, quality, and timing is maintained through continued quoting, sourcing and awarding business within North American and Mexico. Coordinate continued benchmark analysis to ensure program financials remain competitive and supply chain remains optimized. Create and maintain commodity strategies to ensure best in class pricing and processes are maintained.

Manage new programs and associated personnel from business award to ninety day post production handoffPresent quarterly program status and financials to Executive ManagementMaintain BOMs (bills of material) for current cost and impact of any proposed/pending design changesLead cross functional team meetings and design reviews to ensure programs are delivered on time and within budgetLead/drive cross functional VAVE (value analysis value engineering) team cost down activitiesAdminister assembly and component RFQ (Request for Quotation) process for prototype and production components and assemblies in bearings, castings, coatings, electronics, extrusions, fasteners, forgings, plastics, powder metal/sintered, rubber, stampings, weldments, wire harness, and various service suppliersNegotiate best in class price and delivery timing with internal and external suppliersInterface and align with corporate officers in daily inventory and sales reports Manage NDA (Non-disclosure Agreement) database to ensure agreements exist and remain currentEstablish piece price and tooling budgets for pursuit business quotationsCreate, process, and reconcile purchase orders for goods and servicesEvaluate new potential prototype and production suppliers to include onsite visitMentor and train subordinates, junior buyers, and cross functional team members on systems and processesDevelop new synergies and increase team output through positive examples and “can do” attitude

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, De

Lead Buyer for North American Steering and Steering Electronics Product Line groupsMaintain program BOMs to include supplier sourcing impact to cost and timing related to engineering changes Establish and maintain new program supplier sourcing calendars to ensure on-time deliveriesGlobal Purchasing/Supply Chain department VC (value capture) representative for Steering Electronics at on-site business reviews focused in Europe and AsiaProvide cost for pursuit business quotationsPurchasing lead and interface on special projectsAssist in strategic supplier selection and evaluation through research, analysis, and supplier on-site visitsEstablish new program supplier sourcing calendars Ensure on-time and on-budget program launches Train and assist with integration of new employees

Aurora, Ontario, Ca

Purchase materials, supplies, and services while developing, soliciting, and analyzing supplier quotations. Coordinate activities with other internal departments to assure proper delivery, quality, reliability, and low cost consistency.Select and/or recommend suppliers for newly awarded programs. Coordinate with agents and customs brokers for overseas material purchases/orders. Coordinate program component sourcing. Negotiate and track cost savings. Including YOY (year over year) cost reductions of typically 3-5%. Competitively quote/negotiate initial pricing, and process sourcing documents.Track supplier performance and work with suppliers to continuously improve quality, delivery, cost, productivity and support.Create purchase orders and track high profile orders, as required.Establish new suppliers and coordinate order maintenance with existing.Develop and/or assists in developing strategies and solutions to continuously improve cost performance and levelsCoordinate/participate in VAVE (Value Analysis/ Value Engineering) activities.Track program timelines to ensure key events and deadlines are met.Follow applicable raw material market trends and technology improvements.Research and recommend new product developments.

Aurora, Ontario, Ca

Purchasing lead on pursuit business activities for $175M+ in new business opportunities.Respond/process 250+ component quotes on average per year.Obtain, review, submit, and track RFQ (Request For Quotation) files and documents.Locate new sources of supply as required.Establish/Develop direct component manufacturer relationships as required and increasing spend dictates.Maintain supplier RFI (Request for Information) database.Implement mutual NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) process and documentation, as required. Develop, populate, and maintain component quote database.Direct report to Director of Purchasing.

Maintain Visteon North American Printed Circuit Board (PWB) and Speaker commodities.Manage, maintain, develop $100M+ total North American spend. Coordinate sourcing, contract administration, and vendor commercial performance responsibilities for all new and resourced North American PWB and Speaker programs.Develop global commodity strategy for branded and unbranded loudspeaker systems. Successfully negotiated concurrent supplier raw material price increase agreements while preventing any related plant shutdowns.Conducted multiple on-line bidding events to ensure global competitive pricing including YOY (Year over Year) cost reductions.Participated in multiple cost save initiatives involving internal (Visteon) and external (Supplier) participants.Evaluate new potential supplier sites in North America and abroad (including China).Develop, maintain, and execute RFQ and RFI documents and processes.

Contribute cost estimates and related efforts, benchmarking/competitive analysis, and software/IT support, to multiple departments.Develop zero-based cost estimates on current and pursuit automotive mechanicals and electronics. Develop Costed Bill of Material reports in support of new business pursuits.Evaluate Buyer Request to ensure competitive cost, supplier charge accuracy, and overall consistency.Evaluate Tooling Orders to ensure overall consistency, competitive cost, and supplier charge accuracy.Maintain/Update primary cost estimating and competitive benchmarking databases.Create/Maintain, cost estimating tear-down benchmarking photographic database.System Developer/Administrator for various departmental cost estimating software packages.Design/Maintain Cost Estimating departmental webpage.Design Benchmarking departmental webpage.Design, test, troubleshoot, and implement excel based forms, macros, and logs for data integrity and accuracy.

ManufacturingContribute labor efforts in manufacturing various steel stamped automotive parts and components.

Washington, Dc, Us

Masters, Engineering Management

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science (Engineering), Minor: International Studies