Jerry Carver, Lss Bb Email & Phone Number

Sachse, TX, US

Goleta, California, US

• Lead a team of commodity managers, buyers, and logistics professionals responsible for Inogen’s domestic and European contract manufacturer. Directly responsible for improving PPV, freight costs, delivery, supplier.
• Developed and implemented a preferred supplier strategy that improved supply assurance, business continuity, raw material quality, delivery, and cost, while meeting the needs of product development &compliance (ROHS.
• Improved material standard cost through cost reduction initiatives and raw material inventory turns through the deployment of supplier stocking programs, lead-time reduction and vendor-managed inventory (VMI).
• Effectively managed Europe contract manufacturing, ensuring on-time shipment to customers, while achieving cost and quality objectives.
• Ensured that suppliers and the sourcing team adhered to regulatory requirements of the FDA, SOX and government trade regulations.

Hillsboro, Oregon, US

• Role reports directly to the CFO with responsibility for leading a global team of commodity mangers while defining global sourcing strategies that align with both New Product Introduction (NPI) and existing product.
• Define short- and long-term vision and execute strategies to meet both customer and business needs.
• Ensure all supply chain processes are aligned to add value by addressing security of supply, pricing direction, contract negotiations, and supplier roadmap selection and enhancements.
• Establish a supplier base that delivers quality, pricing and delivery on time and in full.

Akron, Pennsylvania, US

• Reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer with P&L responsibilities for a multi-million dollar state of the art Fiber Optics and Copper manufacturing business. Develops and manages a staff of over 200 employees.
• Lead a $2.5M plant modernization project including a Gap Analyses to highlight best practices across aglobal organization.
• Set the record for the second highest revenue in the history of the company with EBIT greater than 10%.
• Introduced RAO performance metrics for the first time in company history including merit raises for allemployees.
• Successfully negotiated cost reduction of employees benefits and temporary workforce labor rates by greaterthan 10%.
• Implemented strategic negotiation strategy exceeding global cost reduction targets of 7% year over year.

Akron, Pennsylvania, US

Drives operational efficiency across multiple sites to leverage and implement best practices and shared knowledge among the various corporate sites. Confers with management to review and establish production standards, budgets and cost controls. Identifies and implements methods and practices to achieve operational improvements in efficiency, quality.

Hanover, Maryland, US

• Managed $70M FPGA, ASIC, and control plane processing portfolio for Ciena, focusing on cost reduction and business unit alignment.
• Conducted annual negotiations to drive cost reduction and ensure security of supply for critical components.
• Oversaw contracting, EMS/CM management, and ensured alignment with business unit goals.

CA

• Led executive negotiations team to establish competitive advantage using "Fact Based" strategy.
• Implemented "Should Cost and Linear Price Performance (LPP) Models" for negotiations process.
• Piloted dual role combining business and engineering functions for global operations team.

Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Electrical And Electronics Engineering

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