Direct strategic sourcing and supply/demand planning activities to meet cost reduction and margin realization targets.

Led, supported, and developed materials planners and expediters of external supplier materials to support service part requirements.● Developed a supply base of a thousand+ international/domestic suppliers and manage 50K active part numbers.● Drove efficiency in capturing historical demand, forecasting, and inventory planning (SAP SCM-APO-SPP Service Parts Planning module).● Monitored and analyzed sales data, fixed demand, and customer orders to deliver aggregate demand signals.● Facilitated order fulfillment in proper timeframes and quantities, optimizing inventory levels.● Optimized inventory planning inputs: historical sales data, forecast (and standard deviation), costs (fixed, procurement, and holding costs), target service level (TSL), material lead time, minimum days-of-supply to develop economic order quantities (EOQs) and safety stock values.

Provided analysis and leadership to materials planners to support fulfillment of service demand, phase-in and phase-out processes, supersession, and inventory dollar reduction.● Supervised a team responsible for business analytics, meeting customer-facing metrics, developing and executing strategic initiatives to accelerate cost reduction.● Performed forecast reviews and trend analyses to reduce errors through performance evaluation and AMS (automatic model selection) review to inform inventory planning.● Served as a subject matter expert for demand planning across functions for process design and system solutions.● Worked with demand planning competency models and led recruiting and talent development.● Developed and maintained key performance data, forecast accuracy tools, forecasting inputs, inventories and relevant performance data.

Planned raw materials, component parts, and assemblies required to support customer delivery, stayingconsistent with objectives of customer service, inventory investment, and manufacturing efficiency.● Developed suppliers and production teams through training in lean manufacturing principles.● Maintained planning and ordering parameters in MRP/SAP system.● Communicated daily with finished goods planners and manufacturing management to establish schedule priorities.● Contacted foreign and domestic suppliers to coordinate timely shipments of component parts.● Controlled component material shipments to meet aftermarket demands.● Worked with cross-functional team to reduce inventory dollars.● Partnered with the finance team to reconcile inventory discrepancies.

Managed operations in green machining and grinding/honing areas, processing electronic unit injector bodies and manufactured components.● Drove development of self-directed work teams.● Maintained TS 16949 certification.● Implemented elements of Bosch Production System (BPS).● Championed indirect material, material defect, zero km, and labor cost reduction efforts.● Recruited skilled/semi-skilled associates to meet asset transfer schedule and demand.● Launched replacement volume for transferred families of product.

Directed activities in hard and green machining areas, producing electronic unit pump and injector bodies at a union (UAW) facility.● Maintained standards of quality and efficiency.● Ensured the timely and accurate completion of production records.● Interfaced with Technical Services staff to correct mechanical problems.● Trained team members in production duties and safety standards.● Ensured compliance with quality operation procedures; maintained QS 9000 certification.