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United States

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, US

Carrier: A global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions.

Justin, Texas, US

• Canoo: Automotive industry leader that is developing breakthrough electric vehicles that are reinventing the automotive landscape.
• Managed and oversaw all commercial related topics required to support the company’s Logistics, Distribution, and Manufacturing teams by supporting purchase order management, supplier negotiations, and internal project.
• Sourced and developed long-term strategic 3PL and 4PL provider partnerships to support the inbound and outbound material flow as well as the warehousing operations of inventory needed to support the production of.
• Collaborated with and supported the Accounting / Finance leadership teams by calculating estimated project costs and forecasting cash expenditures based on negotiated project milestones and payment terms on projects.
• Assisted the Mechanical Engineering teams in the commercial negotiations for all tooling fixtures and equipment required to support high volume production. Each project required the development of complex SOWs, quoting.
• Utilized Oracle data and developed Power BI and Excel dashboards to monitor and track department budgetary spend, aging items, project timelines, and projected cash flows.

Torrance, CA, US

• DIFF Eyewear: Designer quality eyewear retailer with a charitable heart.
• Implemented and facilitated the Sales & Operations Planning Process (S&OP) to help support the company through a period of transformational and rapid growth.
• Directed a group of operations team members on day-to-day activities ranging from 3PL supplier support to vendor communications regarding scheduled shipments.
• Oversaw the logistics management of all inbound ocean and air freight as well as customs requirements for shipments from overseas suppliers in an effort to correctly categorize HTS codes for duties / taxes / fee.
• Drove the efforts to clean up inaccurate ERP & WMS data as well as implemented automated dashboards and report cards in order to increase the accuracy of company reporting related to on hand inventory costs, cash flow.

Carlsbad, CA, US

• SeaSpine: Medical device company specializing in orthobiologics, interbody devices, and modular spinal instrumentation systems.
• Managed the RFQ / RFP and pricing negotiations, purchase order contracts, and inventory planning for all items across multiple made to print commodities required to support NPI launches from program inception through.
• Developed and implemented a strategic dashboard used to monitor critical supplier / vendor performance data which was then used during monthly and quarterly supplier business reviews to ensure efforts were made to meet.
• Lead monthly and quarterly business review meetings with strategic supplier leadership teams and stakeholders in order to ensure high levels of communication and transparency around company objectives regarding program.

Schwalbach, Hessen, DE

• BIT: Medical device manufacturer that specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing innovative medical diagnostic devices.
• Oversaw the category strategies for all machined, die cast, sheet metal, injection molded, and stamped parts required to support the onsite assembly operations.
• Sourced, vetted, and qualified new vendors and suppliers to the ASL in order to generate strategic partnerships with the emphasis on increasing on time delivery and acceptable quality levels.
• Recorded supplier performance related to key performance metrics order to lead quarterly supplier review meetings with internal BIT leadership and supplier representatives.
• Responsible for the planning and execution of orders for sustaining assembly needs, one off items, and NPI projects.

US

• SureFire: Manufactures illumination products, accessories, and suppressors for use by military and law enforcement.
• Monitored and maintained appropriate stock levels of all electronic components required to support in house component and product assembly. These items included but not limited to all PCBs, PCBAs, resistors.
• Managed subcontract assembly needs from offsite suppliers both domestic and overseas.
• Supported the negotiations and supplier selection for large scale battery packaging retail program that exceeded $5million in quarterly spend for both raw materials, inbound / outbound transportation, and supplier pack.
• Aligned routinely with engineering and product management to ensure new product and special product buys captured any and all revision changes.

• U.S. Optics, Inc.: Develops and manufactures optical sighting systems for civilian, military, and law enforcement use.
• Managed the onsite machine shop, inventory, and shipping & receiving teams’ day to day activities, and implemented internal KPIs and SOPs to ensure all teams were supporting company goals and production levels were met.
• Solely responsible for the procurement of all indirect and direct goods required to support onsite operations and productions. This included but was not limited to electronics, machined to print items, metal bar stock.
• Implemented tracking efforts to monitor key data related to sales order fulfillment rates, quality results, supplier ratings, and pending backorders.
• Assisted with the development and implementation of the company wide quality management protocols in line with ISO 9001 QMS requirements in order to establish and maintain high levels of quality assurance.
• Oversaw the logistics / transportation management for inbound and outbound material. Aligned regularly with key service providers for KPI monitoring, SLA generation, and pricing negotiations.