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Birmingham, West Midlands, Gb

Leadership and development of cost effective and operationally efficient AMS sites SCM functions. Implementation of cost reduction projects and overall supply chain delivery performance.

Development and Leadership of a Global Supplier Assessment Program.Leadership of a business operational performance recovery program within the supply chain of a Tier one Aerospace OEM. Incorporating: • Organizational team development• Industrialization, Mfg Capability and capacity analysis• Continuous Improvement Project Management • Operational process development • Supplier performance recovery programs• Supplier program management

Wichita, Us

Framework development of a SCM function. Incorporating: • Executive level strategic business planning • Supply chain analysis• ERP system utilization • Organizational / team development• Process re-engineering • Operational Performance goals and metricsEstablishing Contract Terms and Conditions.

Responsible for the general management of Impresa Aerospace’s Wichita facility. Focused on schedule on-time delivery of quality parts to Aerospace customer companies. Providing direction and leadership to all manufacturing operations and enabling functions. Incorporating; Strategic business planning, P&L responsibility, Annual budget development, Business development, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process support, Operational performance reporting to the ownership board, Continuous process improvement, Management team development, Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Sandpoint, Id, Us

Executive Leadership team member, responsible for company strategic business planning and business unit operations. Leadership development of Best Practice Strategic Supply Chain Management, focus on BOM cost reduction, total acquisition cost, effective Inventory Control and Business Risk Mitigation.Operationally responsible for Internal sub assembly, detail part Machine shop, Production Planning, Inventory Control, Materials Management and Strategic Procurement inclusive of a make or buy / outsourcing process. Implementation of Business Process Engineering program along with operational system alignment, formulating operational performance goals with full supporting metrics based upon balance scorecard measurement.

Colwich, Ks, Us

Senior leadership team member.Development and leadership of a professional Supply Chain Management team. Implementation of a cohesive Supply Chain Strategy to support equipment sourcing needs. Focus on total acquisition cost and business risk mitigation through negotiation of strategic supply agreements. Annual spend circa $500M. Operational responsibilities; team leadership, cross functional management, Business process development, operational goal setting with deliverable results performance measurement.

Development and implementation of a Global Sourcing Strategy for aircraft aero structure assemblies, incorporating outsourcing project leadership, commodity rationalization, supply base consolidation. Strategic supply relations, contract negotiation / management, budget controls.

Continuous improvement change agent / business analyst. Responsible for identifying and leading business improvement projects and mentoring of Six Sigma specialists, incorporating leadership of cross functional teams utilizing a full suite of Six Sigma tools.

International sourcing of major aircraft sub- assemblies, leadership of a multi discipline European based team. Senior level contract negotiations, sub-contract management. Program Management.

Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship advancing to Engineering Buyer via Engineering Technician, Procurement Engineer. A progressive career development gaining experience in a broad range of Engineering and commercial operations.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

B.S., Procurement And Logistics

Associates, Business And Finance

Technical Apprenticeship, Mechanical Engineering