Steve Ecklund Email & Phone Number

Pleasanton, Ca

Manage strategic contracts across commodities, suppliers, products and services. Cost analysis and contract negotiation for materials/services for production and engineering requirements. Review/ resolve planning exceptions and schedule conflicts with respect to purchase quantity, delivery and inventory levels. Participate in ECO implementation and acquisition of first articles. Analyze market conditions and trends to determine present/future material availability. Key contributor in MRB disposition, RTV, Purchase Price Variance (PPV), E & O (Excess & Obsolete), supplier surveys/performance evaluation, vendor selection and termination.Accomplishments:• Developed and implemented a Kan Ban program at a key supplier which improved lead time by 15% and on time performance by 25%.

Managed inventory levels and suppliers in support of quality, cost, and schedule requirements throughout the manufacturing process. Procured materials / services (approx. $50M annually) from both international and domestic suppliers. Reviewed planning exceptions and schedule conflicts with respect to purchase quantity, delivery date and inventory levels. Analyzed market conditions and trends to determine present / future material availability. Key contributor in supplier performance evaluation, vendor selection and termination.Accomplishments:• Achieved a 50% reduction on orders shipped after original promise date while managing the procurement of data storage systems.• Decreased annual operational inventory by 34% while maintaining on-time shipment performance.• Monitored purchase orders and contracts for conformance to company policy processes resulting in a 20% reduction in invoice discrepancies.• Developed and implemented changes to supply chain procedures, practices and production processes, which improved lead time by 15%. .

Developed build plans to ensure equipment / materials availability in support of the build schedule. Worked with cross-functional groups to monitor status on complex projects, improve schedule process flows, identify schedule variances and implement corrective actions.Accomplishments:• Developed test plan to verify test program improvements which reduced cycle time by 25% with 0% impact to inventory.• Improved “On Time Ship Performance” by 30%.