Nick Valueff Email & Phone Number

Hudson NH

Drive and analyze costing activities at the product and component level with all assigned suppliersInterface with Product Management & Engineering regarding pricing and availability for NPI programs top cost itemsProactively investigate new market trends, supplier roadmaps and present to Mercury engineering the best path to take from a technology; cost.

Hampstead NH

• Collaborate with engineering on design of new products to ensure manufacturability and quality while reducing overall cost by 12%
• Manage all aspects of new projects within supply chain and effectively work with planning, manufacturing engineers, program managers, and supplier quality engineers.
• Formed close relationships with machine suppliers to collaborate on reducing part costs, improving manufacturing process (set-up, tooling) to reduce cycle time and overall lead-time. Managed overall supplier.
• Developed cost models for key parts that strengthened Company position during commercial price negotiations
• Responsible for project management of all supplier initiatives, including cost reduction project resulting in average 40% reduction.
• Rationalization reduction of suppliers by 70% to utilize spend leverage

• Manage new clients, accounts, and products. Key account person for new customers. Managed all aspects of the relationship including pricing, delivery commitments, and technical review of drawings. Ensured organization.
• Reviewed quotes of machined items and assemblies to ensure accuracy of cost and manufacturability prior to submission to Customers
• Qualified potential suppliers and audited current suppliers to ensure capabilities were in place to meet Company requirements as well as our Customer requirements
• Responsible for all aspects of assembly, clean room operations and hand detail operations; 5 direct reports

• Hired as a manufacturing engineer to review customer prints, specs, and standards, ensured manufacturability of product. Working with production, increased OTD to 98% by implementing bar coding system for job routing..
• Account manager for largest Customer (annual $12M). Improved customer quality from 75% OTD to 98% during ramp and merger of CDS & KLN
• Managed specialized outside processes, working closely with engineering and suppliers
• Developed and managed the installation of the company’s first clean room, which resulted in increased annual revenue of $1.2M
• Assisted in development of 2nd barrier door for Boeing Aircrafts currently used by United Airlines

• Produced operational method sheets for clean room assemblies
• Led quality organization on all research and development / new product
• Implemented a 24hr on call customer service to provide chemically refinishing aluminum surfaces on final system assembly. Personally performed this service.

• Draftsman for research and development projects for Semiconductor industry, aerospace, medical industries
• Responsible for tool and fixture design
• Designed overhead compartment latch for Boeing aircraft 777 currently in use today