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Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Oversaw supply chain initiatives for new seating business unit. Directed Procurement team in establishing metrics for supplier performance resulting in a reduction of past due backlog by 25%. Transformed Supply Chain sourcing strategy for seating from project based to commodity based resulting in immediate 10% cost reduction on annual spend of 25 million. Championed interplant effort to utilize MRP system effectively to ensure information to drive business was accurate.

Redmond, Wa

Directed product development project performance for both R&D and Customer-driven product developments across multiple Triumph sites with budgets ranging from $500k to $10 M. Negotiated multi-million dollar military contracts for major airframe Customers; Sikorsky and Airbus.

Clemmons, Nc

Responsible for all aspects of machining, assembly, test, production control, scheduling, maintenance and supply chain activities. Led 7 direct reports as well as 120 hourly employees. Introduced a new metric-driven operating approach resulting in improved On-Time delivery performance from 45% to 94% over two years. Developed a strategic sourcing approach along with implementing a Supplier Optimization Program to pro-activiely manage the supply base resulting in an improved on time Supplier delivery rating from 84% to 96% and Supplier Quality to 99%. Led successful implementations of new MRP system, Epicor 9, with no disruption to Customer deliveries.

Clemmons, Nc

Managed all customer relations with Boeing including contract negotiations, product development, new business proposals and any daily delivery issues with internal suppliers. Led first Triumph multi-company team for the hydraulic system on the Boeing Dreamliner large cargo door , a program worth $300 million dollars.

Grover, Nc