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London, Ohio

Stanley Electric a Tier one supplier to Honda of America in USA since 1982. Building state of art Exterior lighting for Honda and Accura automobiles. Stanley electric was the one of the first Japanese suppliers to move to United States with Honda. The london ohio facility has over 1000 employees.SUPPLIER DEVEOPMENT STAFF APRIL 2012 to Current Managed new model projects from engineering drawings developing suppliers and components to mass production launch.• Create action plans for new model using Excel spread sheets and gnat charts by setting goals and tracking actual results from drawing release to mass production.• Write Design Change Request and communicate to suppliers and departments dependent on information for change.• Supplier selection from existing suppliers and processing new suppliers using engineering specifications and determine best fit for supplier layout.• Track purchases for new model events using Access programs and Excel spreadsheets tracking requirements from all departments.• Excellent communication skills proficient in Excel, power point, Access, JD Edwards, • Detail oriented and uses time efficiently to meet deadlines and objectives, customer oriented.• Monitored supplier performance by on time delivery, quality, and variations invoices.

Columbus, Ohio

Skilled at negotiating, planning, schedulining and vendor management. Proven results managing highly critical overseas and domestic suppliers. Supported many successful new product launches. Successful in supporting direct and indirect suppliers.• Managed 40 to 60 vendors successfully negotiating materials, equipment procuring items at the lowest cost meeting due dates.• Negotiated RFQ’s with existing and new suppliers and evaluated quotes for form, fit, function as well as lead time and costs creating long term strategies.• Familiar with a variety of fields and concepts sourced wide variety of products plastics, hardware, wood products, laminates, electronics, and etc.

Professionally purchased materials and planned resources for engineered product for Cascade, a world class manufacturer of fork lift attachments, known worldwide as an innovator of quality products. Processed MRP, MPS and planned capacity requirements for the production line.• 12 years experience supply chain purchasing raw materials, hydraulic parts, electrical parts, plastics, machined parts, hardware, services and other components.• Created planning schedules for each production cell by using Microsoft Excel, Access and forecast planning by J.D. Edwards.• Self- motivated to work on continuous improvement eliminating waste, negotiating cost savings, creating pull systems, implementing lean manufacturing.• Managed 3 long term projects- model changes that required maintaining current net requirements and sourcing new parts from suppliers and controlling cost.• Professional oral and written communications working with all levels of team such as engineering on prints, production on supply, and executive management on quotas and goals.• Cost analysis of product model to eliminate cost fluctuations from supply chain to insure the product remained competitive.• 12 hours of class room instruction on blueprint reading creating ability to analyze materials to determine best sources to reduce cost and eliminate waste.• Global purchasing experience sourcing supplies from Europe, Asia, and South America creating strong long lasting supplier relations that profit both parties.

Certificate, Materials Management

Bachalor, Management