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Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Directed Supply Chain functions of Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Logistics, Sales & Operations Planning, Inventory Control, New Product Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Quality, and Material Engineering Change Order Management of X-Ray component manufacturer. Headed up global teams of direct and indirect individuals based in Utah, California, China, Managed supply base world-wide. Drove teams towards material cost reductions annually and achieved 6-7% year over year. Ensured highest compliance of materials and supply chain processes for continued audit readiness. Improved Sales Operations and Planning by active collaboration of implementation of Integrated Business Plan (IBP) tool used in conjunction with SAP utilization.

Led direct and indirect strategic sourcing, procurement, and materials management organizations for medical device manufacturer of Fluoroscopic C-Arms used in surgical procedures. Managed supply through repetitive manufacturing Oracle system. Achieved compliance sustainability to all regulatory and quality requirements. Partnered with development engineering for RoHS conversions and maintained on time new product releases. Reduced material inventory by $17M+ through increased rigor by restructuring ordering practices, eliminating buffer inventories to point of use fulfillment with 3rd party logistics company.

Us

Led supply chain, manufacturing engineering, quality management functions for start up operations of high performance supercomputer manufacturer. Build first sourcing models which supported engineered and manufacture to-order computer solutions. Drove implementation of quality management system and achieved ISO Certification in less than 2 years post launch of working system. Directed outsourcing efforts of high level assemblies which brought manufacturing/material/inventory costs down by 9% in first year.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nl

Managed supplier relations, sourcing, planning, negotiations, procurement, and materials management for $400M manufacturer of professional broadcasting equipment division . Led North American Sourcing team for Philips Global Supply Chain. Key member of international sourcing team in Eindhoven, NL. Material cost reductions met year over year and successfully drove full turnkey outsourcing for high level assemblies in less than 24 months reducing lead times by 32% through bonding inventory agreements.