Steven Murff Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Billerica, Ma, Us

▪ Supply Chain management - OTS ownership, inventory management, MRP analysis▪ Contract negotiation - cost savings, risk reduction▪ Outsourcing - insource/outsource analysis, execution▪ Supplier Management program

Billerica, Ma, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin , Texas, Us

Responsible for the transition of all Austin-manufactured hardware new products from R&D design phase to Released status in Manufacturing. Manage ramp-up - from forecasting and initial Bill of Material set-up, to component sourcing, to prioritization and scheduling of Prototype and MVR jobs, to MVR sign-off, to inventory levels at Release of product, and initial on-time delivery to customers. Interface regularly with all levels of R&D.

Austin , Texas, Us

Responsible for the production planning, scheduling, forecasting, inventory levels, ECO management, on-time delivery and backlog management for NI’s most complex and highest revenue products.

Austin , Texas, Us

Selected to lead Lean Manufacturing initiatives across the NI Austin facility, while continuing in role as Supply Chain / New Product Introduction Planner. Led three successful Kaizens as moderator: (1) SMT Area Scheduling Kaizen, 2011, (2) Final Assembly Area Press-Fit Connector Kaizen, 2011, and (3) Manufacturing Issue Kaizen, 2012. Participated in seven Kaizens total as moderator or team member.

Austin , Texas, Us

Successfully transitioned 80% of revenue of two acquired companies (approx $18M and $12M revenue) from local contract manufacturing facilities to NI facility in Debrecen, Hungary.Created and implemented key metrics to track Backlog, Past-Due, Stock outs and On-Time Delivery.

Austin , Texas, Us

Product Transfer Role: Managed the transition of products from manufacture at NI Austin to production at NI Hungary. Responsible for product transfer timeline.Producton Planning Role: Managed the production of multiple product lines in Austin, TX and Debrecen, Hungary. Represented Planning Group in i2 Factory Planner Implementation.

Richardson, Texas, Us

Operations Planner: Managed on-time delivery, inventory levels, and past-due for FLM2400 and FLM150 product lines. Led effort to create and implement forecast accuracy tool for Richardson manufacturing facility.Buyer/Planner: Managed a portfolio consisting of microprocessors, microcontrollers, crystals and oscillators with annual purchases of $20M. Managed delivery of components to support production schedule at efficient inventory levels.