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Woking, England, United Kingdom

Woking, England, United Kingdom

Bedford, England, United Kingdom

Durham, North Carolina

Responsible for supplier development and purchasing activities for automatic transmissions. Led staff of between 3 and 7 buyers plus administrative assistant in finding and selecting new suppliers, managing project launch, and negotiation of prototype and production costs for parts and tooling.• Management Activitieso Developed and maintained department goals and strategy Quality – 30% improvement in supplier corrective action frequency Cost - $1M annual price review savings Logistics / Cost - $14.4M localization savings on 126 parts in 3 year span Management – Training and skill map, 20 procedures, 57 formso Reported department progress to all levels of company management, including Presidento Performed reviews and timekeeping duties for all staffo Interviewed candidates and collaborated on hiring decisionso Responsible for major project launch for new rear wheel drive automatic transmission 62 suppliers in 5 countries, 206 part numbers, 5 prototype phases, 7 production trials Gathered and maintained all project data for managing and reporting Created status reports and supplier scorecards Led supplier conference in Japan with 42 parent companies of US facilities Coordinated procurement and delivery of all piece parts• Purchasing Activitieso Audited suppliers in North America and Japan for process control and production readinesso Negotiated prototype and production costs via detailed breakdown and process benchmarkingo Reviewed supplier plans and data for suitability to execute smooth launch• Supplier Development Activitieso Located potential new suppliers in critical commoditieso Evaluated suppliers via web research, meetings, and on-site auditso Made recommendations to program leaders for sourcingo Worked with new and existing suppliers to improve processes

Sanford, North Carolina

Responsible for supplier development activities across several categories, including fasteners, and formed tubing. Covered up to 55 suppliers at one time, $125M in spend, and 3000 part numbers.• Quality Engineer Site Activitieso Established 100% PPAP for all current product, including legacy itemso Implemented revitalized 8D, based on machine warranty and failure datao Participated in kaizen events to improve assembly issues, supplier delivery performance, and internal warehouse and packaging processes

Cary, North Carolina

Responsible for supplier development activities across several categories, including hydraulics, fasteners, and non-metallics. Covered up to 55 suppliers at one time, $125M in spend, and 3000 part numbers.• Quality Engineer Strategic Activitieso Audited suppliers across North America and China for process controlo Improved PPM performance from suppliers by an average of 60% at each of 3 locationso Implemented supplier certification with suppliers representing $160M in spend over 2 year spano Successfully led the changeover of a major supplier’s facility, including the development of a supplier capability matrix to quantify the level of improvement from old facility to newo Served as site administrator for PPAP and corrective action web tools, establishing routing logic, answering PCE questions, and working with corporate team for improvements to toolso Implemented Family PPAP process for corporation, and cascaded to strategic teamo Performed product design and manufacturability reviews with supplier and design engineers to ensure APQP performance and smooth product launch

Clayton, North Carolina

Responsible for supplier development activities in hydraulic category, and non-metallics. Covered up to 55 suppliers at one time, $125M in spend, and 3000 part numbers.• Quality Engineer Site Activitieso Established 100% PPAP for all current product, including legacy itemso Implemented revitalized 8D, based on machine warranty and failure datao As a Green Belt, led 6 Sigma team for employee engagement, establishing new processes for purchasing department, and housing them on central database

Joliet, Illinois

Responsible for supplier development and purchasing activities for a major hydraulic valve project.• Buyer Activitieso Procured 200+ part numbers in a 10 week period for prototype buildo Developed multi-generational sourcing plano Ensured all prototype parts for valve project were accompanied by first article inspectiono As a Green Belt, led 6 Sigma team for cylinder paint at H&HS facility in Sumter, SC which resulted in a cost model and $450K annual savings

Joliet, Illinois

Responsible for supplier quality and development in fabrications and cylinders, covering 2 buyers, 250 suppliers, and 2000+ part numbers• Decreased rejection rate of incoming material by over 60% through coaching and development of supplier base, along with recommendations for supplier reduction• Improved efficiency of disposition of supplier material for form, fit, or function by over 80%• Established and maintained metrics for departmental performance and continuous improvement• Initiated, evaluated, and implemented QCLDM monitoring system with top 20 suppliers• Assisted in 6 Sigma continuous improvement projects to reduce scrap, make sourcing decisions, and eliminate waste or cost from specific products• Resolved daily quality issues, approved deviations, and approved and implemented corrective and preventive actions• Developed stand-alone MS Access databases to support job functions and organize daily workloads

Sumter, South Carolina

Responsible for quality and inspection functions for linkage pin and planet shaft lines• Inspected and evaluated incoming material, and established sampling plans for inspection frequency.• Repaired and calibrated gages to ensure ISO 9002:1994 and ISO 17025 compliance, and guarantee the ability of machinists to accurately perform quality checks• Implemented SPC program and performed machine and process capability studies to verify processes.• Used CMM and other tools to perform first article inspections and provide customers with PPAP documentation• Drafted and gained approvals for several procedures and hundreds of work instructions to prepare documentation for compliance with ISO 9002:1994 quality management systems• Assisted in the development of ISO 9002:1994 quality management system and audited the system to ensure compliance with the standard. Attained facility certification in 2000

Sumter, South Carolina

Responsible for working within a team environment to produce high quality steel parts from a just-in-time schedule• Eliminated inefficiencies from set-up and tool change processes to ensure machine optimization at better than 95%• Scheduled and led team meetings to analyze team performance on safety, quality, and production issues• Operated bar fed lathes to make planet shafts for transmission planetary gears.• Operated saws, robots, machining centers, lathes on centers, induction heat treat, infeed centerless grinder, and auxiliary equipment to make linkage pins.