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Singapore, SG

Facilitate Key Program Assessments insuring a productive supplier with strong understanding of necessary capacity, headcount and risk to insure OTD with quality

Kalamazoo, MI, US

Purchasing Ops - Plastics & FilmsProduct ForecastCommodity Management

My Industries:Process Manufacturing TelecommunicationsAviation & AerospaceMy specialties:Supply StrategyNew Product ProcurementSupplier Recovery

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

OTTR proved to be a great problem. Some suppliers don't have balance in the production schedule, consistently fighting from behind to fill orders. In highlighting key issues, I formed root cause and corrective action solutions and executed necessary plans to process and sub supplier cycle time.

Dorval, Quebec, CA

Some suppliers routinely can't deliver to commitment. Understanding the build process and milestones. The causes are often due to backlog at key operations in conflict with other products requiring more processingI worked with the supplier to bring additional resources to problem areas and help expedite sub-suppliers to deliver on time

ProSigma Partners was subcontracted to supply the procurement knowledge to the creation of ERP user manuals required by the State of Illinois. The contactor won a bid to supply a public bid/buy software and tailor to the state and hired PSP to provide the supply chain knowledgeWorking with a consultant team I provided:* Full procurement training /coaching.

* Development engineering proto material planning* Consulting on current supply issues* E-Commerce private merchandising activities

Morristown, NJ, US

Came on as a consultant to steer supplier and component selection. We were contracting a high level cabinet assembly of an LTE small cell. At the same time, the business was undergoing a sale from to Nokia Siemens Networks. I maintained the process and discipline while achieving on time launch for my programs in Q4 2010 and all of 2011. In that time I.

Chicago, Illinois, US

I managed materials for six successful mobile phone product launches. New product development builds and on time launch and ramp were my urgent deliverable. Managing complex 3rd party supplier expectations including build, cost, delivery and logistics, made my products successful.My average launch/ramp was 500,000 units per quarter, with an average.

Chicago, Illinois, US

I directed material buys for 10 new programs each year and supervised an NPI purchasing team of 10 to support development prototypes prior to launch. With an active supplier base of 2.5K, I oversaw Negotiation and also developed supplier contract agreements for volume purchases. The deliverables were on-time, quick turn, high dollar, low quantity orders.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Purchasing and delivery of material for a China manufacturing facility presented challenges in unreliable supplier commitments from local suppliers. This was often made worse by uneven PRC logistics.My mission was to insure that the buyers understood their primary goal was to develop credibility with the manufacturing team by communicating delivery.

Chicago, Illinois, US

I was assigned to develop the buying and planning staff for our new Tianjin, PRC plant. The lines mirrored our setup in Libertyville and the materials expectations followed suit. My goal was to be able to train a person so that if I dropped them into the same role in the US, they could perform capably.You know how cultural differences can cause confusion.

Mba, Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Admin - Major: Management - Minor: Marketing