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Santa Clara, California, Us

• Leading Arista’s Direct Fulfillment (DF) Operations team, a global team responsible for the last node in Arista’s forward supply chain, and order fulfillment to Arista end customers.• Drive Arista’s DF operations to execute the receipt of products from Arista contract manufacturers, transformation of such products to meet customer requirements, and on time shipment of such products to end customers.• Developed strategy and execution for Arista’s 4 DF partners in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.• Manage a global team consisting of direct reports - including Operations Managers, Inventory Control, Process Engineers, and NPI Program Managers - driving strategy for the function, overseeing team execution, and promoting employee development.• Drive cost models with DF partners, and own overall cost of operations for global DF.

San Jose, Ca, Us

•Responsible for NPI through EOL life cycle of Security Hardware/Software and highly configurable Data Center x86 rack server products. Component experience includes Electro Mechanical, PCBA, CPU, Memory, HDD/SSD.•Recruit and develop top talent for NPI and Sustaining program managers, technical team, plus developing a 2nd level manager responsibilities.•Accountable for NPI Cost, Quality, and Delivery KPI’s; COGS, Field and Factory Quality, Forecast Accuracy, Supply Continuity, On Time Delivery, MOQ’s, Value Engineering.•Deliver exec level communications via QBR’s and partner performance reviews•Leveraged Agile Methodology & Rally tool for workforce strategic planning, driving skill set development for 700+ FTE headcount.•Developed global team and processes for internal x86 server adoption across 22 business units, saving +$10m annually •Six Sigma Green Belt trained, leveraging DMAIC methodology and cross functional team to define the future product requirements and sustaining fulfillment models.

San Jose, Ca, Us

•Leveraged network optimization modeling to identify the most flexibly, cost effective global supply chain for x86 data center server products.• Developed and implemented Contract Manufacturer cost transparency project with Global Commodity Management team.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Directed the manufacturing purchasing process team of five program managers, accountable for developing 16 cross functional processes and tools across 17 manufacturing locations and 15 supply operations organizations. These processes were scoped to support Manufacturing Operations and Finance in areas of supply chain liability definition, excess-obsolete/scrap mgmt ($60m qrtly), brand protection, and attribute mgmt. Team delivered process excellence through documentations, metrics, and continuous improvement plans. Segment lead for Lean Manufacturing Implementation Team. Defined team mission statement and key objectives, in support of corporate vision and mission statements.

San Jose, Ca, Us

May 02 to April 04Responsible for Contract Manufacturer relationship with $800m annual spend.Developed quarterly Supplier Mgmt System: Quarterly and Monthly Performance Review processes.Led the development and implementation multiple GTM processes; CM Purchase Price Variance Process, Global CM Strategic Capacity Reporting Process, roles and responsibilities for managing External Access inside firewall.Responsible for Supplier Escalations, Contract Reviews

San Jose, Ca, Us

Responsible for $3b annual revenue product families across 5 global direct fulfillment locations. Managed procurement team of NPI (3), Sustaining (5), and Virtual Buyer/Planners(25+) to achieve manufacturing OTS (95%), lead time (<5 days), cost, and inventory turn goals. Provide supply ops leadership for multiple high volume, highly configurable product families; 8 platforms with 80+ network modules. Transferred manufacturing from U.S. to low cost region, resulting in 50% reduction in transformation costs. Developed and implemented global roles and responsibilities for Buyers and Authorized Users. NPI and Value Engineering engagement for cost reductions through out time in this

San Jose, Ca, Us

Responsible for low volume, high complexity product, via Acquisition. Managed regional Contract Manufacturer to support customer orders.

Purchasing manager responsibility for MRO and inventory purchases to support NEC North American laptop division.Responsible for bid development and business awards.Led team of NPI and sustaining buyers for eletromechanical and other critical components

Cupertino, California, Us

Mba, Global Management

Masters Certificate, Program And Project Mgmt

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Marketing