EMS and Electronic Components•Defined and executed a global strategic commodity strategy that oversaw $945M in direct spend, encompassing 532 aerospace electronics suppliers.•Led a team of 16 senior commodity managers which negotiated $24M in cross-the-dock savings (11%) on aerospace electronics commodities.•Co-developed strategic long-range plans for supplier development and overall cost savings strategies.

Machining/Raw Material, Castings & Forgings•Led a team of 13 commodity managers which negotiated $16M (on $800M in annual spend) in cross-the-dock savings with castings & forgings suppliers.•Negotiated 29 supplier contracts which resulted in 6% cross-the-dock savings.•Created and presented quarterly financial analyses which tracked the performance of our strategic initiatives against our annual operating plan (AOP) goals.•Developed Tools & Process training materials and delivered training to all our commodity managers worldwide, which dramatically improved contract completion times.•Built supply chain pipelines to support all active product transitions.•Delivered all projects on time, within budget and within scope, which led to our exceeding our yearly savings goals by 19% on average.

Electronics•Led and developed new product introductions for components within the supply chain for the electronics commodities.•Collaborated with suppliers for product costing, discounts & volume rebates to reduce overall cost of goods for new products.•Analyzed product demand and allocation, movement of goods from warehouse to supplier location, material incoming inspection & quality control, supplier routing instructions, and engineering change orders.•Maintained inventory control and disposition of returns and defective & obsolete parts.

Customer: Dish Network•Drove freight cost reduction initiative, involving shipments from Chihuahua to Michigan and Dallas, which reduced costs by 17%•Co-developed an Inventory Reduction Plan, along with engineering, which clarified lead times and planning cycles and resulted in an 11% reduction in chassis & bezel raw material inventory.•Created a Bi-Weekly Metrics Report for end customer, Dish, which strengthened our long-term relationship while giving them supply chain visibility.