Commodity Manager, PCBA & Cables • Commodity Manager for PCBAs, Electrical Components, Software and integrated assemblies from contract manufacturers with responsibility to source, negotiate and procure materials for Manufacturing and in support of R&D on New Product Introductions • Partnered with strategic suppliers to put 90-100% of their materials on consignment thereby improving cash flow and reducing on-hand inventory • Served as a team member on a kaizen blitz to address inefficiencies in the ECO creation and approval process which ultimately led to a process lead time reduction of 87% [from 15 days down to 2 days]• Partnered with Engineering, Supplier Quality and Manufacturing on Engineering Changes as captured in ECOs by working with suppliers to understand implementation cost and lead time and ascertaining the proper disposition of material and cut-in date to limit E&O exposure • Conducted an extensive ERP data clean-up exercise to correct supplier information, pricing, lead time and procurement strategy to drive improvement in line down shortages and ensure sufficient material supply for manufacturing

• Owned client relationships for the company’s top three customers and oversaw creation of costed BOMs and material procurement• Secured 20% in savings for clients managed by sourcing material to preferred partners and negotiating better rates• Established bonding programs from 10 parts to over 100 parts for customers to keep delivery lead times from 16 weeks down to 4 weeks from receipt of order • Managed all obsolete and excess inventory in order to capture cost on programs ending or excess material required during buy in order to have the customer advise on if they would rather have excess or higher purchase price with no excess.

Contract Manufacturing doing business in, Gaming, Consumer Goods, Semiconductor, and Security. Program MangerUtilizing my program management skills I was able to repair relationships, increase customer satisfaction and increased revenue within my customer base by 35%.Responsible for reducing inventory liability by 22%. Improved on time delivery from 80% to 98% by managing the manufacturing floor, following through on promises made to the customer, and holding people accountable. Interacted with Purchasing, Planning, Engineering, Manufacturing and Stock Room to make sure product is delivered on time.Worked with shipping personnel to make sure the product being pushed through the shop met the shipping deadlines.Worked as Program Manager in the Electronics Division and Sheet Metal Division.

Improved on time delivery from 70% to 98%.Wrote ISO procedures for Purchasing Department Negotiated better pricing and free freight with Key Suppliers. Responsible for MRP, Open Order and WIP Reports, RMA's.Managed the product flow and stock levels for stockroom and production floor. Trained Junior Buyer.

OEM manufacturer of gaming printers and medical devices.; Coordinates production and purchasing needs between production and sales.Reduced project inventory by 25% while maintaining production requirements.Increases inventory turns by 30%. Managed the product flow and stock levels for stockroom and production floor. Reduced vendor cost and improved supplier quality/delivery.Hired part time 20 hrs a week for 1 month, increased to 40 hrs a week for 1 year Implemented, trained, and wrote ISO procedures for the Navision Microsoft ERP system.

Contract Manufacturing, New product introduction, quick-turn facility. Supervised six Program Managers and two Data Entry persons, with the task of maintaining and growing a $21 million yearly backlog.Managed all top accounts for company sales department. Created, trained and implemented Standard Operating Procedures (ISO) for Program Management and Data Entry assisting the company in becoming ISO certified. Interfaced with all cross functional teams which included Sales, Marketing, Purchasing, Manufacturing and Owners.Increase productivity by 20%, met and in most cases exceed the Customers requirements for time delivery, productivity, quality and customer satisfaction. Key role in revenue growth from $13 million to $21 million in annual sales.

Maintained over 30 active accountsWas given the task of developing better relationship with 2 very high profile accounts and was able to increase the revenue of both of this account along with negotiate for the customer to take $473,000 in excess inventoryWeekly meetings with all customers to discuss on-time delivery, RMA's , ECO's, NPIInterfaced with all facets of manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing, Planning, Document Control and Accounting to make sure Customers were satisfied.