Responsible for leading a cross-functional Hardware Management Team directly accountable for ensuring overall supplier performance, including compliance to the Supplier Statement of Work, on-time and under cost material deliverables.• Responsible for building and maturing strong relationships with business partners and suppliers.• Primary executive point of contact from program management and engineering to supplier base.• Prepare and present quarterly return on net asset report to… Show more Responsible for leading a cross-functional Hardware Management Team directly accountable for ensuring overall supplier performance, including compliance to the Supplier Statement of Work, on-time and under cost material deliverables.• Responsible for building and maturing strong relationships with business partners and suppliers.• Primary executive point of contact from program management and engineering to supplier base.• Prepare and present quarterly return on net asset report to track supplier financial performance to forecast.• Identify Risks and Opportunities through financial and performance analysis. Implement strategies to mitigate risks and realize opportunities.• Develop and implement plans and schedules at suppliers to improve financial and delivery performance. Show less

Partner with senior leadership to facilitate the request for proposal, data analysis, down select and ultimate purchase of all key materials, parts and services for both production and administrative operations pertaining to relocation to a new 200,000+ square ft. facility. -Lead and coordinate strategic face to face negotiations of pricing, contract terms and conditions.-Identify sources of supply, conduct vendor surveys, review request for proposals and negotiate pricing for… Show more Partner with senior leadership to facilitate the request for proposal, data analysis, down select and ultimate purchase of all key materials, parts and services for both production and administrative operations pertaining to relocation to a new 200,000+ square ft. facility. -Lead and coordinate strategic face to face negotiations of pricing, contract terms and conditions.-Identify sources of supply, conduct vendor surveys, review request for proposals and negotiate pricing for potential purchased items.-Streamlining policies and procedures to alleviate non-value added steps which will reduce required lead time expediting purchasing process.-Research industry trends that potentially could affect pricing and availability for key products and make recommendation to senior leadership-Initiates and executes supplier improvement activities and integrates results into contracting strategies. Show less