Gregory Fox Email & Phone Number

Carlisle, Ma, Us

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May '16 - Nov '16: Program Manager, Supply Chain ProcessNov '16 - June '17: New Product Program Manager June '17 - Nov '18: Program Manager, Acquisitions and DivestituresNov '18 - present: Sourcing Manager, Logistics and Transportation

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• Participated in development of acquisition integration plan of record and socialized intent to Global Supplier Management organization. Published key discoveries, issues and risks. Aligned with cross-functional operation teams on project tasks, deliverables and timelines. Took ownership of commitments and submitted progress reports to executive management. Assigned most complex integrations with purchase value in billions of dollars.• Co-authored supply base integration Playbook – a comprehensive manual detailing standardized tasks and deliverables commonly deployed for hardware and software integrations.• Co-authored Due Diligence Discovery Questionnaire necessary to comprehend acquired companies management structure and operational practices.• Baselined acquired companies’ supply chain management methods, processes and tools to reveal alignment gaps. Analyzed supply base portfolio – suppliers, parts, spend – and compiled data to report on incremental business [spend]. Published to senior management cost savings opportunities. • Prepared change management assessment capturing risk to end-to-end supply chain enablement; organized training curriculum for on-boarded employees and the status of Global Supply capability index for functional transition to run the business.• Reviewed supplier contracts with legal and determined adequacy for assignment or requirement for re-write.• For assigned integrations, exceeded multi-million dollar cost reduction targets owing to diligent analysis, crisp communication and cross-functional teamwork.• Group Subject Matter Expert: representative at Process Improvement work-shops. Clarified integration requirements of managed suppliers with results captured in cross-functional playbooks.OEM / ODM Supplier Commodity Manager • Fostered relationships and focused performance management on cost, quality and delivery for Intel, IBM, HP, Sun, Super Micro, Bell Micro, Radvision, Quanta, and Kontron - average annual spend ~ $450m.

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Project / Program Manager• Consultant to product engineers, Gdansk Poland. Advised on supply chain requirements for ratified rack-based product development launches. • Implemented product ‘should cost’ model for Media and Compute Business Units.• Reorganized and integrated acquired company NPI staff to function within established Intel methods, processes and tools.• Trained NPI staff in Product Life Cycle milestones and deliverables and accelerated their application to steer multiple complex projects from launch to discontinuance.BU Revenue Manager• Managed team of 10 in CTO supply/demand management. Responsible for outsource management, purchasing, inventory, product quality, repair/rework, export compliance and operational financial health.• Drafted and implemented factory consolidation and exit plans - scope, cost, schedules, readiness, execution.• Retained as site closing manager. Performed multiple operational divestiture tasks to conclusion.Post-Launch Manufacturing Manager• Directed an operational engineering team comprised of TE, ME, QA, CM, PM and Documentation Control. Defined team performance and analytics charter for new product transitions to sustaining production.

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Corporate Purchasing Manager• Controlled worldwide hardware procurement activities to sustain annual revenue of ~ $140m. Demonstrated risk management skills by managing supplier relationships through adverse cash flow conditions.• Consolidated core supply base by 25% to contain procurement spend and to secure acceptable services as corporate business conditions deteriorated – 30% revenue shrinkage.• Orchestrated product acquisition transfer project: successfully relocated VPN appliance supply chain from Canadian OEM to US based CM ahead of POR. Cost reduced appliance by 35%.Corporate Commodity Manager• Prepared procurement strategies in context of volatile forecasts. Collaborated with supply base to fashion flexible delivery schedules, enforce cost protections, and install a dedicated customer program manager. Terms achieved record product cost reductions of 4%-25% and to record days-of-inventory – 7 weeks.• Cross-functional member of supplier selection team. Introduced supplier scorecard and quarterly program reviews to capture performance achievement.

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LTX Corporation, MaSupervisor of Revenue Planning• Managed and developed staff in disciplines of Supply / Demand Management and Systems Integration to enable manufacture of highly complex Integrated Circuit Test Equipment generating $150m revenue.