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Warren, Michigan, United States

Working cross-functionally with Purchasing, Engineering, Supplier Quality, Containerization, Logistics and GM assembly / manufacturing plants to facilitate critical supply issues and business transfers. Our group handles short term capacity issues caused by broken tools or equipment, fires, floods, and any other related supplier shortage issues. We also play a critical role in the successful Business Transfer process for supplier changeover. Lead conference calls with business transfers and critical supply issuesLiaison between purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, logistics and suppliers to resolve issues and to provide technical supportDetermine the cause of supplier delivery problems and coordinate/implement effective and timely resolutionsAssess and assist in the development and implementation of corrective actions for critical supplier operational issuesImprove delivery performance of suppliers by identifying process improvements and lead time reduction opportunitiesMember or resource to product development teamsRegularly exchange information with others inside and outside the work group including GM and supplier facilitiesWork with Supplier Risk Management team with Troubled SuppliersKeep management updated frequently, consistent with the issue’s urgencyProvide Executive Reports as Required

Warren, Michigan, United States

Cradle to grave responsibility of new and existing vehicle programs comprising of various tasks across the Global Vehicle Development cycle focused on the Demand Supply organization:Manage and track project status, sufficiency plans, issue closure, and metrics with reporting as requiredCalculate, review, approve, and maintain Global Tooling Letter for assigned program/sCalculate, review, and approve vehicle Lean Capacity Rates and part Lean Capacity Rate at various program milestonesWork cross functionally in resolving identified disconnects between market demand and component supplyRepresent Supply Planning Management / Supply Organization in cross functional meetings ex; PET, ECE, Launch/Vertical Order Fulfillment meetingsWork with Purchasing, Scheduling, Program Execution Teams, Program Purchasing Managers and Suppliers to develop constraint resolution plans for current and future productionSupport flawless product launches through proactive identification and resolution of capacity issues for new vehicle programs including working with Program Teams to drive transparency of issuesUtilize all data/tools available to proactively and strategically identify future capacity gaps 1+ years in the futureSupport strategic crisis managementSupport Global Capacity Management process improvements by providing root cause feedback to key stakeholders.

Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States

Novi, Michigan, United States

Responsible for target costing for new projects.Act as the Program Manager for SCM – Timing, APQP & Cost Management until SOPDrives concurrent engineering activities and early prototype supplier involvement.Coordinates technical reviews (with Supplier Development, Commodity Buyer, Eng, & Mfg)Works with Commodity Buyer (CB) for estimates/RFQ/source recommendation formObtain consensus with program team on source selections.Coordinate all Change Management requirements affecting suppliers.Capture SCM lessons learned and provide to program team.

Novi, Michigan, United States

Overall support of regional PMOFacilitate the continuation of Business Excellence in Program (BEP) functions and deliverablesMonitor, report, and drive improvement to the regional program management key performance indicatorsManage and lead monthly report-out (MPR) meetingsCoordinate Gate reviews with responsible Program ManagersAttend monthly Global PMO meetingsDrive development and improvement of Program Management methods and toolsConduct training to PM and core teams on PMO methodologiesMaintain department Sharepoint site

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

Responsible for the development of the 5-year business plan for all segments and regions, by way of analysis through internal sales metrics and external volume forecastsManage supplier diversity spend data on behalf of the sales organization

Auburn Hills, Michigan

Supported Program Management team in the planning of project development activities (Cost Analysis, Budget Tracking, Program Launch Reviews, and Gate Readiness)Facilitated Global Functional Program Reviews for four global commodity segments across the organization, maintaining management visibility on critical issues and their associated next steps and closure plansMaintained Gate review schedule for the PM Organization, in addition to coordinating Gate reviewsCompiled and distributed weekly KPI reports for the PM OrganizationManaged reporting and analytics for Global Tooling and ED&D Recoveries, in addition to hosting weekly meetings and coaching new hires on how to use the Tooling and ED&D databasesCoordinated Program Expenditure Requests through the approval process, aligning between Program Finance, Program Management, up through and including CFO for approvalsPrepared and assembled weekly Program Health Charts, Tooling Recovery and Forecasting Data, and critical open tasks for presentation to Operations Management

Dearborn, Michigan

• Administer expert analytical leadership to drive quality and efficiency for programs on Platform Product Development.• Manage change control processes in order to guide engineering concerns through to approval.• Utilize thorough knowledge of multiple Ford databases. • Define, improve, maintain and manage objectives for multiple projects and programs.• Point person for Prototype Build Management.• Issue, organize, track and deliver Tooling and Part orders for Prototype builds. • Support Purchasing and Engineering to coordinate and negotiate the purchases of materials for builds. • Synchronize communication throughout the cross functional teams to drive effective and efficient issue resolution throughout each Milestone and Engineering Gateway.

Dearborn, Michigan

• Employed organizational, communicative, and analytical capabilities in order to design effective resolutions that corrected part procurement and logistics issues for Prototype Builds. • Ensured parts were on time and available on or before the defined Material Required Date (MRD). • Monitored multiple Ford databases and tracking systems. • Met defined deadlines while liaising with multidisciplinary teams to resolve issues that posed threats of delay to MRD. • Central point of contact for holding suppliers accountable for timing and technical issues with Prototype tooling and parts. • Supported Purchasing to resolve parts in suspense. Reported out on program and commodity status to multiple levels of upper management to ensure awareness of key issues to vehicle builds.

Auburn Hills, Mi

• Combined leadership, project management, and process improvement skills to increase efficiency and drive positive organizational change in the Business Application and Development Services Department. • Tracked and reported on forecasted and actual project hours for over 100 IT Consultants. • Utilized advanced Excel skills to present metrics with Pivot Charts, Graphs and Tables to upper management for 6 different supervisors at once. • Onboarded and offboarded IT employees to ensure a smooth transfer and compliance with organizational requirements.

Auburn Hills, Michigan

Executing food quality and guest service through the training and development of restaurant staff. Focusing on building sales and controlling costs of the business. Promoted through multiple levels of management within the company.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Master Certificate, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba