Director Of Supply Chain
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Jul 2024 - Present
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Director of Supply Chain
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Cincinnati Metropolitan Area, United States, United States
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Tom Cavanaugh is listed as Director of Supply Chain at StandardAero, based in Cincinnati Metropolitan Area, United States, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Tom Cavanaugh.
Tom Cavanaugh previously worked as Director of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing | Director of Supply Chain at Manufacturing | Automotive | Hvac and Director of Global Supply Chain at Harris Products Group. Tom Cavanaugh holds Master Of Business Administration - Mba from Xavier University.
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Results-oriented procurement and supply chain professional with expertise in the steelmaking, HVAC, automotive, and welding industries. Recognized for building and implementing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships and performance, negotiating contracts, and continuously improving supply chain processes. Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with both internal stakeholders and external vendors. Strong leader and mentor driving supply chain efficiencies, significant cost reductions, improved supplier on-time delivery, and working capital results.Leadership and Management• Stakeholder Management• Employee Development• Team Leadership• Supplier Relationship Management• Continuous Process ImprovementStrategic Sourcing Expertise• Bid Process & Negotiations• Risk Management• Contract Execution• Spend & Market Analysis• Supplier PerformanceTechnical Skills• Data Analysis & Reporting• Trade Compliance• Logistics & Transportation• Project Management• Forecasting & Inventory Management
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Tom Cavanaugh work experience
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Director Of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing | Director Of Supply Chain
Manufacturing | Automotive | Hvac
Apr 2024 - Jul 2024
Director Of Global Supply Chain
- Led 2 newly formed central-led Procurement Centers of Excellence: Supplier Development and Procurement Transformation. Business Relationship Management leader for Harris Products Group, the global brazing division..
- Developed and coordinated 2 new central-led procurement Centers of Excellence to drive supplier development/performance improvement, mitigate supply chain risk and to improve and standardize the procurement policies.
- Ensured procurement strategies, cost reductions and working capital improvement goals were effectively and timely executed under the new global procurement organization.
Nov 2023 - Apr 2024
Director Of Global Supply Chain, J.W. Harris, Inc.
- Spearheaded global procurement and supply chain operations including trade compliance, warehousing and distribution, logistics and transportation, trade compliance, and production planning. Reported to Senior Vice.
- Orchestrated comprehensive end-to-end procurement and supply chain operations, encompassing a spectrum of critical functions including strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, vendor.
- Restructured the global procurement team, creating a streamlined organization with separate focuses on Strategic Procurement and Operations Procurement. Empowered strategic buyers to concentrate on decision-making.
- Integrated a standardized SAP Ariba platform procure-to-pay (P2P) program as a contributing member of the project global steering committee.
- Implemented and integrated Ariba eAuctions as the primary negotiation tool within the procurement and logistics teams, resulting in the completion of over 200 eAuctions.
- Improved working capital through a negotiated raw material lease agreement.
Dec 2016 - Nov 2023
Purchasing Manager, J.W. Harris Inc.
Led a procurement team of 9 direct and indirect buyers / senior buyers, overseeing a multi-million dollar procurement budget for J.W. Harris North American facilities and was quickly promoted to Director of Global Supply Chain.
Apr 2016 - Dec 2016
Commodity Manager, J.W. Harris Inc.
- Responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies and leading supplier negotiations for all critical raw materials such as silver, copper, tin, aluminum tubing, and welding TIG / MIG wire and rod.
- Developed a strategic sourcing plan template / procedure, and successfully trained the procurement team on its utilization resulting in cost reductions and working capital improvement.
- Improved the supplier performance protocol through implementation of Supplier Performance Scorecards and New Supplier Self-Assessment audits.
- Received the President’s Award for achievements in driving continuous improvement.
Oct 2014 - Dec 2016
Purchasing Agent, J.W. Harris Inc.
Accountable for the sourcing and negotiation of raw materials and traded goods such as copper and tin as well as traded goods such as stainless steel, mild steel, aluminum welding consumables and other brazing materials.
Apr 2011 - Oct 2014
Project Buyer, Climate Control North America
Oversaw strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and contract management for all HVAC components of a newly awarded and significant automotive contract.
Jun 2010 - Apr 2011
Group Commodity Leader, Global Headquarters
Accountable for the global fasteners commodity coordination for facilities worldwide, managing a multi-million dollar annual expenditure across 122 divisions. Led global supplier negotiations. Developed and drove the sourcing strategy for fasteners, incorporating market and product cost analysis, supplier selection and assessment, and quantification of.
Jun 2009 - Jun 2010
Branch Commodity Leader, Climate Control Branch
Managed the fasteners commodity coordination, overseeing a multi-million dollar annual expenditure of across 11 global divisions.
Sep 2008 - Jul 2009
Commodity Buyer, Climate Control
Accountable for overseeing the procurement of the division’s direct spend commodities, encompassing thermal expansion valves, heat exchangers, aluminum tubing, stampings, metals, fasteners, and filters.
Sep 2004 - Sep 2008
Senior Buyer
Responsible for strategizing, negotiating and administering raw materials and service contracts
Mar 1999 - Sep 2004
Buyer
Responsible for strategizing, negotiating and administering iron ore and service contracts
Feb 1997 - Mar 1999
Operations Supervisor, Sintering Plant
Managed the operations of the Sintering facility, ensuring high quality raw material for Ironmaking.
Mar 1996 - Feb 1997
Process Engineer, Ironmaking
Accountable for determining and implementing the most efficient raw material burden for Ironmaking.
Mar 1995 - Mar 1996
Operations Shift Manager, Ironmaking
Supervised approximately twelve hourly bargaining unit personnel per turn and responsible for effective high quality continuous casting at the Ironmaking facility.
Jun 1993 - Mar 1995
2 education records
Tom Cavanaugh education
Master Of Business Administration - Mba
Xavier University
Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering
University Of Cincinnati - College Of Engineering And Applied Science
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What company does Tom Cavanaugh work for?
Tom Cavanaugh works for StandardAero.
What is Tom Cavanaugh's role at StandardAero?
Tom Cavanaugh is listed as Director of Supply Chain at StandardAero.
Where is Tom Cavanaugh based?
Tom Cavanaugh is based in Cincinnati Metropolitan Area, United States, United States while working with StandardAero.
What companies has Tom Cavanaugh worked for?
Tom Cavanaugh has worked for Standardaero, Manufacturing | Automotive | Hvac, Harris Products Group, Valeo, and Ak Steel Corporation.
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Tom Cavanaugh holds Master Of Business Administration - Mba from Xavier University.
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