- Multi-industries, international experiences in managing Materials and total supply chain activities related to production, indirect and aftermarket purchasing.
- Experiences in managing purchasing relationships with global suppliers.
- Successful experiences with business processes, re-engineering/re-designing and ERP systems.
- Quality improvements, negotiation and management of design, development and supply agreements, global supply base consolidation.
- Managed supply chain and purchasing departments with team up to 15 members
- Solid experience managing Sarbanes Oxley requirements for Supply Chain/Purchasing
- Solid experience in using SAP as manufacturing ERP system.
- Supervised logistics, import , export, processes in Brazil
- Managed $80 Million/Annual Spend with commodities such as resins, chemicals, conductor, capital equipment, tooling, MRO, electronic components, screw machine, molding, stamping, die-casting and other commodities. Analyzed value chains, performed make versus buy analysis and mitigatedcommodity price variances
- Identified and realized about $5 Million cost savings through contract negotiations, re-sourcing, in-sourcing, outsourcing, E-Auctions and other E-Procurement collaborative tools.
- Managed strategic suppliers and improved their On Time Delivery Performance by 15-20% using process improvement strategies, Six Sigma methodologies and Lean Manufacturing Principles.
- Negotiated and implemented Consignment Programs with suppliers. (about 100 products)
- Collaboratively led lean manufacturing initiatives in a team based environment, managed materials impacts of engineering changes, drove costs down, response time and inventory reduction.
- Coordinated closely with IT department all SAP upgrades and training of purchasing modules. SAP Super user.
- Outsourced operations in the USA and Mexico.
- Supervised import, export, customs clearance and transportation operations to ensure processes met contract obligations as well as national government regulations in Brazil