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Leading manufacturer for Heat Exchanges for OME and aftermarket applications. Negotiated optimal product and service rates and terms to align with corporate budget. Negotiated preferred terms and conditions for company to achieve significant savings. Decreased sourcing costs through negotiation and demand management. Saved over $3,000,000 in 2019 through comprehensive analysis, identification and targeting of critical procurement issues. Researched pricing information and compared prices and quotations. Arranged meetings with vendors and conferred with each to provide with requirements. Led department meetings to build team cohesiveness and coordinate projects. Cultivated new vendor relationships using dynamic communication and negotiation skills. Established cross-functional team that exceeded benchmarked order management metrics and reduced average purchasing cycle times time year-over-year. Monitor supply chain performance Metrics (KPI's), identify and execute continuous improvement projects and\or training to achieve superior supplier performance in Quality, Delivery and total cost of ownership. Endorses a culture of continuous improvement, organizational excellence and never-ending professional growth within the team.

Leading manufacturer for Heat Exchanges for OME and aftermarket applications. Designed and developed new product lines and well and maintaining current product lines. Wrote protocols, qualification documents, test plans and reports. Conferred with team engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information. Collaborated with design and test development engineers to resolve product and process issues. Developed and implemented engineering solutions to variety of project and design issues. Wrote performance requirements for product development and engineering projects. Attended cross-functional product meetings to discuss parts sourcing, lead times and production schedules. Applied best techniques, procedures and theories to researching, analyzing and designing mechanical equipment and components.

Designed and developed tire related products under the Dill trademark for OEM applications such as Ford, GM, Chrysler and Toyota to name a few . Products included Tire Values, TPMS, Fuel Rail valves, Valve Cores, Tire Gauges, Valve Caps and many more. R&D in rubber compounding and testing for sustainability and function.