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Farmington Hills, Mi, Us

Farmington Hills, Mi, Us

Purchasing Management

Cinisello Balsamo, Milan, It

- Manage execution of programs and projects against allotted budgets.- Measure, Cost to Budget.- Craft and Develop US Sourcing Strategies.- Conduct and oversee analysis.- Identify and analyze opportunities to competitively bid to achieve the lowest TCO.- Review Supplier Capacities- Scout New Suppliers for Projects.- Drive Material Delivery Plan to Support Project Timelines.- Responsible for Contract Negotiations- Measure, Track & Report Supplier Performance KPI’s.- Track Quality and Engineering Changes.- Manage and Resolve Invoice Issues. - Develop and Manage Department Budget- Drive Supplier Continuous Improvement and Delivery Problem Solving.- Manage Corporate Supplier Diversity.- supplier selection and relationship management, RFQ/RFP development, bid analysis.

Grugliasco, Torino, It

- Manage and Mentor Purchasing Team of 3 to 8 professional buyers.- Responsible for Purchasing Commercial Components, Raw Materials, Fabrications, Machining, and Cap-Ex.- Conduct and oversee supplier selection and relationship management, RFQ/RFP development, bid analysis.- Identify and analyze opportunities to competitively bid to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership.- Oversee SAP Item Data Master.- Oversee Manufacturing Floor VMI Programs.- Drive Material Delivery Plans to Support Programs.- Measure, Track & Report Supplier Performance KPI’s.- Negotiation & Implementation of Long Term Agreements with “Top 20” Suppliers, Representing 3 to 5% Cost Savings.- Measure Cost Savings to Budget.- Review Supplier Capacity Planning and Reporting.- Continuous Improvement Mind Set. - Supplier Agreement Development.- Manage Contingent Labor MSP With A Yearly Spend Of 80+ Million (USD).- Supplier Diversity Manager – Won GM Supplier of The Year; 3 consecutive years.- Global Process Lead for SAP Development.- Interim Purchasing Manager For 4 Months In COMAU, MEXICO.

Grugliasco, Torino, It

- Review Blueprints and Drive Supplier Quote Line-Ups.- Create Bid Packages and Write Purchase Orders.- Drive Supplier On-Time-Delivery.- Track Quality and Engineering Changes.- Scout & Identify Suppliers That Add Corporate Value.- Measure, Report and Track All Aspects of Supplier Performance.- Work with Supply Base on Continuous Improvement and Problem Solving.- Negotiate Pricing and Supplier Agreements.- Supplier Diversity Manager.- MMSDC Project ONE Leader.

Grugliasco, Torino, It

- Quoted and purchased all commercial and manufactured items for site build- Assessed supplier capabilities to deliver quality while driving planning timelines- Supported production planning by calibrating material deliveries to support manufacturing and overall program timing- Liaison between in-house manufacturing and outside suppliers- Helped identify process solutions for manufacturing problems- Negotiated pricing and supplier agreements- Working knowledge of raw materials and manufacturing processes- Worked to assure on-time delivery on all purchased materials- Expedited the returns of excess and non-conforming materials- Quoted and purchased outside design services- Negotiated supplier agreements

Grugliasco, Torino, It

- Purchased tooling to for the Comau machine shop. - Negotiated Pricing, Supplier Inventory and Delivery.- Quoted and purchased shop supplies and repair orders.- Worked with suppliers to assure on time delivery. - Assessed supplier capabilities to deliver quality tooling.- Worked with Manufacturing Management to identify alternative - Solutions to manufacturing problems.

Grugliasco, Torino, It

- Program setup and operate vertical CNC machining centers with Fanuc and Toshiba controls. - Responsible for set up fixturing and tooling for jobs assigned. - Read blue prints - Member of PICO American Dream (U-1) Propeller Team.