Jeffrey Meade Email & Phone Number

Farmingdale, NY, US

Establish relationships with potential customers and clients. Determine needs vs. wants in order to assist in locating suitable properties for purchase or lease. Negotiate offers and leases, interface with inspectors, lawyers, mortgage officials, etc. in order to bring deals to closing. Solve problems and impediments to contract performance while working.

Establish relationships with potential customers and clients. Determine needs vs. wants in order to assist in locating suitable properties for purchase. Negotiate offers, interface with inspectors, lawyers, mortgage officials, etc. in order to bring deals to closing. Solve problems and impediments to contract performance while working in the interests of.

Direct and manage the materials, planning, and purchasing groups (15 people) in all phases of materials planning, inventory management, and sub-contract manufacturing.Managed the sourcing and procurement of made-to-print sheet metal and machined parts and sub-assemblies (aluminum, stainless steel, steel, etc.).Converted sub-contracted cable assembly work.

Direct the purchasing organization (3 people) in the sourcing and procurement of sub-contracted mechanical sub-assemblies, sub-contracted circuit board assemblies, sub-contracted cable assemblies, electronic components, indirect materials, and IT requirements.Managed the sourcing and negotiation of specifications, pricing, etc. for approximately 300 sheet.

Directed and managed the supply management organization (10 people) in all aspects of sourcing custom mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies, custom sheet metal and machined parts, OEM hardware, procurement of standard and custom software, and IT requirements in excess of $75 million annually.Cooperatively managed the outsourcing/sub-contract.

Directed the development and implementation of policies and systems for consolidation andleverage of corporate purchases (for services and materials) in excess of $110 million annually. Developed and implemented strategy and systems for consolidating global purchasing power while maintaining flexibility at the factory level to act as needed on short term.

Managed staff of eight and spending of $25 million annually. Provided purchasing and logistics support for European, Asian, and domestic factories.Managed the migration to J.D. Edwards AS/400 based purchasing system from paper based manual system. Contributed significantly to system design and user training activities. Successfully negotiated changes to.

Supported manufacturing locations in New York and Taiwan by planning raw material needs and sourcing capital equipment for factory automation projects.

Education record

Education record

B.S., Management

A.S., Business

Graduated Cum Laude.

A.S, Business

B.S. Degree; C.P.M, Management