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Responsible for the overall management of the Purchasing department and three direct reports.• Purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies or services necessary for the operation at the highest quality, lowest price and in the correct amounts.• Purchase raw or semi-finished materials for manufacturing while driving reduction in material costs.• Negotiate and administer contracts with suppliers, vendors and other representatives.• Develop and improve purchasing processes and procedures.• Utilize VMI, Kanban and consignment tools to improve supply chain efficiency.• Evaluate and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine need for changes.• Maintain and review computerized or manual records of items purchased, costs, delivery, product performance and inventories.• Supervise purchasing, receiving and traffic functions and staff.

Responsible for the management of the Purchasing, Stockroom, Shipping, Receiving and Logistics departments.• Overall timely placement of material requirements in a manufacturing environment• Ensuring staff realignment to maximize that the manufacturing kits are released to three factories timely• Responsible for attaining monthly sales targets by shipping finished products according to contractual agreements• Make certain all incoming hardware from the supply base is received within 24 window • Worked with customers on their scheduled pick-ups of end item goods• Implemented the successful transition from JD Edwards to the SAP software system• Built successful relationships with Contracts, Engineering, Quality and Factory Managers in an effort to best support our customers’ needs

Responsible for the management of all SCM activities in support of the Global Navigation Systems business unit. Programs supported are Joint Strike Fighter, Tactical Tomahawk, and Standard Missile-3. SCM Integrated Program Team Lead for these programs and responsible to: • Ensure timely resolution of SCM issues • Provide single point of contact for: o Material Strategies / Material Program Plan (MPP) o Responsible for SCM Proposal support o Material planning for the life of program o Communication of SCM activities and processes o Supply Chain risk mitigation plans o Responsible for SCM Estimate at Completion performanceo Responsible for the SCM Earned Value Measurement System performance o Supports business unit sales forecasting

Bachelor Of Science - Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science - Business Management