Tim Hoffer Email & Phone Number

Fort Wayne, In, Us

Support team of Christian leaders in obtaining the funds needed to provide shelter, food and training to those in need in the local Ft. Wayne, IN area.

Jaipur, In

Us

Work with a variety of site, manufacturing, locations in obtiaining the electrical components required to make the circuit boards used in our and our customer's products. Obtain competitive qutoes and ensure quality on all materials and expedite shipping to delivery requirements.

Courbevoie, Ile De France, Fr

Direct responsibility for providing the leadership required for the seamless execution of the day-to-day supply chain procurement functions in a fast-paced, dynamic, contract-manufacturing environment. Managerial responsibility for a procurement staff of six.- Led team of buyers in day-to-day procurement responsibilities in support of all program activities and customer installations. - Managed team in the supplier selection and quality management of all materials procured. Annual spend of $95M with cost reduction goals achieved of over $2M annually.- Worked with corporate legal and supplier procurement team on the negotiations of all supplier agreements and NDA’s.

Lead purchasing contact on multiple programs between corporate engineering, supplier engineering, supplier sales rep and corporate manufacturing. Would work from design concept through pricing negotiations to pilot builds into launch. Would ensure all materials and tooling were quoted to budget and quality materials delivered to manufacturing locations on time and to quality expectations. Would work on multiple programs concurrently and support truck and bus product centers. Would perform role as program manager on behalf of the purchasing team in support of the program manager overseeing all program activities.- Lead role for purchasing on program support for all axle programs, brake systems, cab interior and frame rails on trucks and busses. Would work with suppliers to ensure that prices were maintained for programs on an annual basis. Would work with manufacturing planners to ensure that materials were delivered to plants for all production builds leading up to full production launch.- Lead role for purchasing on variety of cost savings and quality improvement projects. Worked with specific engineering teams on electrical and miscellaneous projects to obtain savings through quality improvements and minor supplier cost sharing. Annual savings between the projects was over $1 million.- Miscellaneous program manager on cost and quality improvement projects. Led a team of purchasing program managers and specific engineers on the small bus projects which would obtain annual savings of nearly $1 million. Would see that team would test new designs for fit, form and function, pilot changes into plant builds and eventually launch product improvements.

Master'S Degree Business Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing