Commodity Manager, Power Supplies, Hard Disk Drives, And Enclosure Commodity
Austin, Texas Area
• Directed worldwide strategic and operational activities for Power Supplies, Hard Disk Drives, and Personal Computer enclosures. • Responsible for source selection, Supply Chain Management including the development of integrated strategic business and operational plans to support multi-dimensional and operational facilities, including Internet Negotiations (reverse auction), TAM development and compliance, transitions schedules, supply ramp, capacity implications and EOL financial risk management/mitigation. • Developed cost models, cost reduction plans, negotiated supply contracts, and implemented local (Revolver) warehousing and inventory programs.• Initiated, directed, and led mechanical quality team effort to reduce supplier defects from an annualized 7000 DPPM to sub 1000 DPPM level.• Designed the "Customer Satisfaction Index" for the QBR (Quarterly Business Report) and weekly quality meetings.