• Design and conduct market and company research, perform competitive benchmarking, identify market trends, analyze customer segmentation, and assess the Company’s market position.• Coordinates with Business Development for sales efforts of core and supply chain application to customers.• Facilitate a corporate-level strategic planning process for ongoing development of the Company’s corporate strategy.• Develop monthly executive dashboards to report on key metrics to measure performance and progress of commodities against projected demand.• Provide subject matter expertise in the negotiation of contract terms and conditions, including quantities, delivery dates and pricing.• Maintain effective business relationships with supply chain by conducting regular performance meetings and on-site visits.• Manage additional team members and leverage available resources to ensure the completion of tasks in the most efficient way possible in order to complete analyses that will effect change in the Company.• Read and interpret engineering drawings and documents, communicate effectively and work under minimal supervision.• Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.• Support a work environment that promotes client service, teamwork, performance feedback individual recognition, mutual respect, and Executive satisfaction.• Develop strategies to improve workforce supporting growth and direction of business.

Conducts and manages processes and directs personnel in obtaining goods and services for AIS International and its customers. Acts as an agent of AIS with responsibility for oversight and/or management of all supply chain related activities.Serves as Operations representative on Integrated Project Team (IPT) during nonrecurring phase of program to understand program requirements and objectives. Serves as an active participant on Program Change Board.Provides contract advice and counsel to senior management. Provides oversight in the management of inventory levels, purchase orders, and delivery schedules.Provides subject matter expertise in the negotiation of contract terms and conditions, including quantities, delivery dates, and pricing.Evaluates and reports supplier performance according to established performance criteria.Maintains effective business relationships with supply chain by conducting regular performance meetings and on-site visits.

Negotiate supplier contract terms and conditions, schedules, and pricing. Collaborated with engineering, suppliers, and technical operations resulting in engineering changes that drove 20% annual cost savings.Successfully lead effort to suspend major winglet program with Japanese supplier saving approximately $1.5 million in termination fees.Developed key strategic partnerships with suppliers that enabled efficiencies required to support fastest program startup lifecycle in company’s history.Managed $45 million annual spend which was in target with forecast.Acted as focal for major RFP activity across multiple programs.

Managed 24/7 worldwide procurement and supply effort in support of emergency situations related to grounded aircraft.Negotiated parts pricing and contract with Austrian manufacturer.Participated in launch of Oracle JD Edwards ERP/MRP system; conducted user acceptance testing; wrote procedures; and led project team responsible for Operations/Purchasing functions within the system.

“Relationship expert” for over 30 metal fabrication suppliers with a team annual buy of $550 million.Monitored RFQ’s from beginning (generation) to end (contract award).Managed shortage, quality, and cost “crisis” situations to completion.Administered raw material price adjustments per terms of Long Term Agreements with quarterly impact of $2 million or more.Worked with Materials Management and Engineering on redesign and cost reduction efforts.Acted as SAP ERP Purchasing System “Super User”; conducted user acceptance testing, training, and served as liaison between users and system managers.