- Responsible for establishing and administering all supply chain operations, procurement and sourcing strategies for a global, multi-site aerospace manufacturing organization.- Orchestrate continuous rationalization and consolidation of our worldwide supply chain in order to leverage total spend and achieve the most favorable material pricing and lowest total cost of ownership.- Develop, manage and maintain a global supplier base that is capable of producing and delivering all necessary components and sub-assemblies to manufacture our products.- Design, develop and implement best-in-class processes, procedures and metrics with which to drive supply chain operational excellence and accurately measure our performance.- Through proven recruitment, onboarding and retention practices create, nurture and grow a multi-site supply chain team capable of working autonomously while supporting the overall supply chain and procurement strategy. - Ensure that the Supply Chain organization is in 100% compliance with ISO9001 and AS9100 requirements.- Direct all Purchasing and Procurement operations to ensure and uninterrupted flow of raw material and sub-assemblies to support daily, weekly and monthly production demand.- Through continuous communication and regularly scheduled business reviews, establish strong, open and trusting relationships between Rockwell Collins and our critical, long-term supplier/partners. - Oversee Demand Planning, Master Scheduling and Detailed Planning of all products and programs to support customer backlog, forecast demand and new product requirements.- Administer scorecard and rate-readiness assessments used to evaluate our supply chain’s performance and provide feedback and direction to drive improvement.- Negotiate and execute all necessary contracts and agreements between Rockwell Collins and supplier/partners.- Achieve monthly and quarterly revenue targets through effective supply chain, planning and order fulfillment practices.

Responsible to identify, create, and maintain relationships with ODM, JDM, EMS and CM suppliers worldwide that can meet and exceed Motorola’s quality, delivery and pricing requirements.- Business authority for world-class supplier selection and product sourcing techniques.- Alignment of Motorola’s new product roadmap with suppliers that possess the capabilities, technical skills, infrastructure, and proven business processes to support the design, development, and mass production of new products being released to the market.- Ensure supply base conforms to all “green” supply chain requirements and practices Corporate Social Responsibility.- Direct and coordinate all supplier assessment activities with Motorola’s key stakeholders including Purchasing, Supply Chain Planning, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Manufacturing to ensure that the new supplier is capable of supporting our requirements as a long-term strategic partner.- Establish relationships with current and future suppliers to ensure a continuous flow of information and technology-sharing between both firms. - Set targets and negotiate specific levels of cost reduction throughout the entire product life-cycle. - Through advanced price negotiation procedures, ensure that NRE and all new product start-up costs are the lowest possible.- Drive and oversee the creation of all necessary contracts and agreements required to establish and maintain business relationship with current and prospective suppliers, including Master Agreements, SOW’s, and RFQ’s.

- Senior Project Lead in the design and implementation of SAP’s Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) supply chain planning module at Symbol Technologies.- Created project plans and coordinated all support activities throughout the entire program.- Chaired weekly updates with senior management to provide status of the program including timelines, budgets, and critical path. - Drove resolution to all critical path issues that jeopardized project timeline.- Revised and updated many of Symbol’s business practices to accommodate APO while simultaneously improving our overall processes and procedures across the entire organization.- Performed a comprehensive analysis which details Symbol’s business requirements to ensure that the final product would satisfy all of Symbol’s future business practices from sales order entry, to supply chain planning, through delivery of finished products to our customers.- Direct and coordinate the activities of Symbol business owners, technical team, and outside consultants to work in concert during blue-printing, configuration, testing, and go-live.- Managed budgets for Symbol’s internal resources and external consultants to control costs associated with the project.

- Responsible for managing a two-shift manufacturing facility consisting of over one hundred direct labor associates, and thirty-five indirect associates in which PCB’s, Radios, and Final Assemblies are produced.- Direct supervision of six manufacturing and maintenance managers who are responsible for plant and equipment maintenance, successful execution of production plans, and ensuring we remain within production costs and departmental budgets.- Implementation of Lean Manufacturing practices geared toward streamlining our manufacturing processes and eliminating waste. Symbol Technologies was one of several companies to win the “Shingo Award” in 2002 for “Excellence in Manufacturing”.- Management of human resources to ensure that we have employees with the necessary skill sets required to perform the tasks associated with their jobs. Effective recruitment of skilled associates required to fill openings in the department.- Develop and monitor headcount and capital equipment budgets to ensure that we acquire and maintain the necessary capacity and equipment for the upcoming year.- Direct the activities of our New Products Development Center consisting of thirty-five associates where we conduct alpha, beta, and pre-production builds prior to release to repetitive manufacturing. It is in this center that future products are developed and proven before being released for production and sale.

- Direct supervision of master schedulers, buyers, planners, and material facilitators to ensure that our departmental strategies are in alignment with our business plan, while simultaneously supporting customer demand and delivery dates.- Master scheduling and planning of various programs to support the corporate forecast and target inventory levels for our Bohemia, New York and Reynosa, Mexico manufacturing facilities.- Sanitize and coordinate requirements between corporate sales and marketing, operations planning, shop floor scheduling, and material acquisition. Concentrating not only on our external, but on our internal customers as well.- Management of departmental budgets and production costs to ensure that we remain at, or below projected levels. Continuous review of material and labor costs to identify opportunities for cost reduction and increased profitability. - Direct interface with Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Purchasing, to account for schedule and design changes and labor and equipment adjustments, that can affect current plans and schedules.- Ensured that the necessary infrastructure was in place to support the total supply chain from the procurement of raw materials to the shipment of finished product to our worldwide distribution facilities.