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Detroit, Mi, Us

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, De

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, De

• Responsible for global procurement of turned parts totaling $300 million in spend • Supporting 200+ reporting units, research and development centers generating more than $30+ billion in revenues• Businesses supported include Powertrains, Active and Passive Safety, Vehicle motion control, Commercial Vehicles Control Systems• Supports brands ZF, TRW, SACHS, LEMFÖRDER, WABCO• Lead a global team of 8 professionals with offices worldwide • Business scope includes approximately 100+ suppliers globally • Part of the team that created the vision and implemented design of global commodity purchasing organization structure by Part Family, o Alignment with business interface to maximize functional efficiencies • Implemented big data driven part family strategy analysis model • Guided teams that developed Analytics Dashboards to turn big data into action• Developed, staffed, and implemented Part Family based strategy for turned parts with focus on localization and dual sourcing. Expanded the effort to include climate neutrality and sustainability standards • Routinely support new product development for next generation as lead engineering and procurement professional

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, De

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, De

• Oversaw global parts and tooling cost engineering teams located in China, Europe, India, and North America. • Supervised the hiring of all team leads across the division.• Developed Green Field/Clean Sheet cost models for sourced parts, and provided gap analysis.• Led global costing activations for numerous parts, and conducted cost workshops with suppliers throughout the world.• Architected and implemented automated calculators for costing initiatives.• Coordinated with several subject matter experts (SME) to develop a cross-functional bridge for more accurate work.• Negotiated multimillion dollar savings across various commodities by establishing appropriate baseline pricing.• Overhauled an internal cost engineering work request system for increased efficiency.• Established improved relations with the purchasing team.• Met with staff weekly, in addition to one-on-one meetings with every individual monthly.• Provided leadership development opportunities for junior cost engineers.• Developed and conducted training classes with SMEs for internal staff.

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, De

• Developed cost models for several sourced parts, publishing a detailed cost model for Cold Heading process by collaborating with equipment manufacturers. • Assisted engineers in understanding costing processes, identifying gaps and errors and explaining the direct costing influence, improving “first time right” statistics. • Successfully identified cost reduction potential, resulting in multimillion dollar cost savings.• Mentored eight cost engineers globally throughout tenure.

Kerman, California, Us

• Oversaw the costing, design, and launch of programs with more than 1,000 part numbers, providing supervision on the design, costing, and eventual launch stage of each project.• Assisted with the launch of Volvo’s MY2010 tank.• Designed and managed the PACCAR Fuel Tank Assembly project.• Designed fuel and air tanks for the largest automotive companies, including an industry-first medium duty Aluminum fuel tank for the Ford E-Series.• Utilized PAM STAMP, PAM CRASH, and FE-SAFE in the design of the steel tanks.• Served as program manager for a multimillion dollar DTNA (Freightliner) air tank project from research and development (R&D) stage to final production.• Ensured deadlines, quality standards, and client expectations were met throughout projects.

Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Us