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San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego

San Diego, California, United States

Manage end to end supply chain, including purchasing, planning, warehousing & material movement, logistics, shipping and receiving.

Responsible for business relationships and performance management of Strategic and Core suppliers• Conduct business reviews; publish score cards; manage costs and continuous improvement efforts• Conduct supplier audits: focus on supply continuity risks and develop risk mitigation plans• Negotiate contracts: supply agreements, confidentiality agreements and pricing agreements• ERP procurement subject matter expert: o Test new software functionality and support implementationo Compose work instructions and conduct training for buyers

Supply Chain Core Team member: managed suppliers and raw materials for new product launches. Focused on a complex and innovative technologies.• Supported R&D and advanced research teams from concept phase through product launch• Managed supplier contracts and deliverables for concurrent projects, under tight timelines• Managed costs through process improvements, make/buy decisions and supplier negotiations • Onboarded new suppliers and transitioned them from development to sustaining production • Specialized in setting up new production lines: designed material flows and inventory management processes• Highly technical focus on change management: approved and managed component and BOM changes

Greater San Diego Area

Managed procurement for more than 100 global suppliers ranging from $5K transactional accounts to $20M strategic partnerships• Negotiated and managed commercial and pricing agreements • Completed Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Manufacturing trainingo Lead a continuous improvement project resulting in 75% reduction of field failures o Supported a supplier’s six sigma project resulting in 70% lead time reductiono Trained co-workers in supplier relationship/risk management concepts such as IP protection, confidentiality and conflicts of interest

Built a supply chain department in a start-up environment enabling growth from $0.5 to $8M in four years• Created purchasing, planning, warehousing and logistics functions and managed a team of four• Established relationships and terms with approximately 30 new suppliers• Managed sourcing and tooling: metals, plastics, circuit boards, electronics, packaging• Evaluated and selected contract manufacturers; oversaw five production line transfers• Created Engineering Change Review Board with CTO and Director of Quality • Created Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process with product line managers

Planned and purchased multiple product lines with $3M annual spend, • Reduced total inventory by 35% and slow-moving inventory by 45% over two years• Oversaw activities of a Product Assistant who provided administrative support

Mba, Management

Ba, Economics; Political Science

Certificate Program, Operations Resource Management