In my current role, I spearhead end-to-end, development, architecture, and launch of customer-specific supply chains in order to support overarching organizational initiatives. I deliver and present on company capabilities, valued propositions to new customers to generate new business and secure new customer buy in. I am also a point of contact for supply chain strategy, development, sourcing, costing, and analysis information, as well as escalation for customer design and supplier related issues. As well, I facilitate new commodity development for conceptual and experimental projects, supplier identification, qualification, and contract negotiations.• Established rolled-out Commodity Strategy and Business plan in alignment with business sectors, BU, and corporation supply chain architecture across unique customers and projects.• Curated sourcing strategies across sheet metal fabrication, hardware, metal and plastic machining, plastic injection molding packaging, labels, cables, harnesses, and die cut.• Forged partnerships with Business Unit Management to integrate Supply Chain teams in new business opportunities.• Constructed complete and detailed product BOMs for complex products.• Outlined customer-specific supply chain models in accordance with individual needs, driving goal achievement, satisfaction, retention, and the development of a robust referral pipeline.Partnered with Design and Engineering team members on customer products to eliminate costs using DFM or VAVE activities with suppliers, customer and internal engineering/production team.• Leveraged data analysis to monitor operations and innovate process improvements, ensuring achievement of KPIs.• Negotiated payment terms, pricing, contract terms, conditions, supply chain model, tooling, and quality expectations.• Innovated sourcing strategy to meet specify customer needs while maintaining continuity of supply.

In this role, I maintained full accountability for Custom Mechanical Supply Base, facilitating launch of new products within strategic development division through effective resource allocation.• Collaborated with Business Unit Manager and Design Engineering Teams to ensure new designs were integrated into strategic supply base.• Identified new suppliers to ensure achievement of new customer's unique design requirements.• Negotiated payment terms, Inco terms, quality, and warranty terms with new local and international suppliers.• Conducted site-visits to inspect manufacturing operations and maintain quality controls.• Slashed costs through research of market intelligence, historic usage, and pricing comparisons.• Facilitated First Article Inspections in support of the PPAP process.