Robert Coppola

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Purchasing Supplier Manager @ Woodward, Inc.
Loveland, CO, US
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Loveland, Colorado, United States, United States
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About Robert Coppola

Drawing from diverse experience in buying, material planning, and procurement management, I offer a track record of success. Whether negotiating with suppliers or navigating supply chain operations through periods of accelerated growth and change. In each of my roles, I learned the importance of building relationships, whether with staff, vendors, partner, managers, or other stakeholders. If you want to drive change and integrate new strategies, you must strengthen ties with the people involved in every part of the process. I believe that’s why I’ve been successful. A few accomplishments I'm proud of include: • Reduced negative supply inventory 50% in 2019 and 2020 by planning a line of balance schedule at Woodward. • Increased quality and supply by developing supplier scorecard, KPI's, and processes for procurement at SKF. • Positioned the organization to meet the 3000% growth rate in demand by identifying new supply at Otter Products. • Decreased costs $300K for retail and eliminated inaccuracy in forecasting by securing volume discounts and standardized sizes at Otter Products. • Saved $4.5M in costs in one year by implementing Ariba across four manufacturing locations and training 400+ employees on utilizing the technology at Medtronic. • Appointed to serve on Purchasing Magazine’s MRO All-Star Team. Expertise: Lean | Kanban | Kaizen | ISO 9001 | Agile | ERP | MRP I welcome making new professional acquaintances. Please reach out if you want to talk, give advice, or ask for advice.

Robert Coppola's Current Company Details
Woodward, Inc.

Woodward, Inc.

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Purchasing Supplier Manager
Loveland, CO, US
Robert Coppola Work Experience Details
  • Woodward, Inc.
    Purchasing Supplier Manager
    Woodward, Inc.
    Loveland, Co, Us
  • Lexitas Pharma Services
    Procurement Manager
    Lexitas Pharma Services Apr 2023 - Oct 2024
    Durham, North Carolina, Us
    Developed and implemented strategic sourcing strategy by conducting market research to identify new suppliers and leveraging existing supplier relationships to reduce costs for ophthalmology clinical research operations (CRO). Published and put in place Procurement Policy to help standardize work for best practices and provided streamlined process for qualifying new suppliers and maintaining supplier qualifications. Negotiated contracts and leveraged existing supplier relationships to help increase company cashflow and provide revenue generating solutions. Oversaw daily purchasing functions and helped provide guidance and support to procurement personnel. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on global procurement objectives and goals.Developed milestones and drove qualification process, increasing Approved Vendor List (AVL) compliance by 96%.Increased payment terms from an average of Net 30 days to Net 50 days payable for $2.5 million of spend.Negotiated a reduced rate on IT systems and software by $148K per year.
  • Lightning Emotors
    Commodity Lead
    Lightning Emotors Feb 2022 - Feb 2023
    Loveland, Co, Us
    Drove efficiency, quality, and cost initiatives by managing/planning the annual $3M budget for strategically sourcing heating and cooling solutions for electric vehicle manufacturer. Oversaw supplier relationships, spend, agreements/negotiations, development, and implementation of sourcing plans using short and long-term planning strategies. Scope required close collaboration with departments (Engineering, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, and Logistics) and tracking of risk, quality, and performance metrics to mitigate deviations from targets. Presented strategic sourcing decisions to upper management.• Amplified efficiency by establishing a Procurement Policy to help standardize work for Purchasing team and provide process documentation for audits.• Improved KPIs including cost, delivery, and quality by working with suppliers on opportunities and solutions while also vetting and qualifying new suppliers with self-audit and RFQ process, assessing supplier capabilities.
  • Woodward, Inc.
    Senior Buyer
    Woodward, Inc. Oct 2018 - Jan 2022
    Fort Collins, Co, Us
    Accomplished objectives while managing supply for commodities such as custom fabricated machined parts, Capital Equipment, and electronic components for multiple Woodward global sites. Scope included leading weekly cross functional meetings with Suppliers to remedy Engineering, Scheduling and Quality conflicts. Communicated potential component delays to Master Scheduling and Sales, providing solutions, feedback, and mitigated Customer line down issues. Reported to Value Stream leadership and Senior Management.• Increased on time delivery to 95% in 2019 and reduced inventory by nearly 15% in 2020.• Resolved weekly roadblocks and supply chain constraints for multiple Boeing productions lines.
  • Megger
    Material Planner Ii
    Megger Jul 2016 - Dec 2017
    Dover, Kent, Gb
    Led daily cross-functional production meetings with Engineering and Procurement teams to maintain customer promises. Transitioned all of manufacturing to Contract Manufacturer while simultaneously project managing transition for all materials from non-RoHS to RoHS compliance. Covered tasks usually performed by Purchasing, Project Management and Materials Planning.• Enhanced forecasting efforts by designing an MRP for cost analysis (ROI) of Commodities such as electronic components, relays, mechanical components, packaging and PCBA's.• Improved transparency into material needs by implementing a Supplier Forecasting tool for Material Planning Purposes based on historical data and Sales team degree of confidence.• Achieved an On Time Delivery of greater than 95% for 2016 and 2017.• Value-added Supplier Selection and Performance processes to allow for objectively grading on time delivery performance and Parts Per Million (PPM) metrics for all Suppliers.
  • Tecomet, Inc
    Planner/Buyer
    Tecomet, Inc Mar 2015 - Jul 2016
    Wilmington, Ma, Us
    Led daily production meetings, developed, and implemented master schedule and issued work orders for complex medical products and sub-assemblies. Reviewed procurement of raw materials and communicated with suppliers' delivery expectations while interfacing with customers to meet their demands. Purchased all indirect (MRO), Capital Equipment and Production materials as needed per MRP for entire organization.• Exceeded planned revenue goals by playing a key role in adding monthly customers.
  • Otterbox
    Buyer
    Otterbox Jan 2010 - Feb 2015
    Fort Collins, Co, Us
    Strengthened resourcing by driving initiatives to boost quality while making on-time gains, diversifying resources, and prioritizing lines. Performed project management tasks, New Product Introduction (NPI), R&D, replenishment, and negotiations for $48M per year in spend for the following Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM): Apple, RIM, Samsung, HTC, and Motorola. Procured components, resin, tooling, capital equipment and finished goods. Provided on-time delivery, Price Per Variance (PPV), and back-order metrics to executive team. Served as liaison between Supply Chain, Planning, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Support teams.• Maximized supply chain by sourcing new global suppliers in Mexico, China, and the U.S., shifting from 1 supplier to 20 global suppliers, which became best performers.• Amplified on-time rate from 60% to upper 90% by setting up and auditing new suppliers that prompted revenue, efficiency, and capacity (80%) gains.• Decreased lead time and time to market two months by developing a forecasting tool for all raw material, packaging, tier 2, and turnkey suppliers.• Slashed quality rejects 90% while managing Discrepant Material Return (DMR) and Purchase Order discrepancy issues.
  • Medtronic Minimally Invasive Therapies Group
    Buyer Ii
    Medtronic Minimally Invasive Therapies Group Aug 2007 - Sep 2009
    Fridley, Minnesota, Us
  • Hach
    Purchasing Agent
    Hach Sep 2000 - Aug 2006
    Loveland, Colorado, Us

Robert Coppola Skills

Supply Chain Management Purchasing Supply Chain Manufacturing Product Development Materials Management Procurement Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma Mrp Leadership Forecasting Continuous Improvement Process Improvement Inventory Management Microsoft Excel Contract Negotiation Pricing Logistics Customer Service Negotiation Inventory Control Project Planning Team Building Erp Microsoft Office Sales Kanban Supply Management Business Process Improvement Electronics Excel Teamwork Operations Management Material Requirements Planning Problem Solving Logistics Management E Commerce Strategic Sourcing Contract Management Cost Reduction Global Sourcing Powerpoint

Robert Coppola Education Details

  • University Of Phoenix
    University Of Phoenix
    Master Of Business Administration - Mba
  • University Of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School Of Business
    University Of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School Of Business
    Operations Management And Supervision
  • Front Range Community College
    Front Range Community College
    General

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