Seasoned sourcing professional with over 20 years of progressive experience in Direct and Indirect Materials Strategic Sourcing Worldwide, Commodity Management, Procurement, Contract Management, Supply Chain, Project Management, and Systems Implementations. Strong strategic sourcing experience in the Electro Mechanical manufacturing, Fabrication, Machining, Part to Print, Semiconductors, PCBA’s, Cables, and Packaging from domestic and international suppliers, and Manufacturing Technology Industries

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

V2X (Vectrus)   Senior Supply ChainManager – Business Development                                    2019 – 5/2024

·         Provide strategic leadership to the new business capture, developing strategic direction and continually looking for alternatives to improve the bottom line through more efficient execution resulting in a highly successful business support team that contributed to a bid-win ratio above 83%.

·         Accomplished history in creating sourcing strategies and achieving results for the front-end support team, pricing all proposal materials, supplier services, and logistics by cross-functionally illustrating the ability to consider and incorporate multiple prospectives to drive category objectives

·         Execution of sourcing projects to manage multiple complexes, high-dollar, high-risk, and high-visibility solicitations, leading the sourcing process, collaborating with stakeholders throughout the organization to ensure selection of best-value proposal submission, and proving the ability to build relationships with stakeholders, peers, and leadership effectively.

·         Develop, distribute, and analyze RFX responses, including price analysis while keeping compliance FAR/DFAR while managing a team of 5 employees through 5 Acquisitions and 2 Mergers.

Springs Fabrication    Purchasing / Materials Manager                                                     2011 – 2019

·         Spearheaded the strategic development of procurement processes for the corporation by supporting and managing innovative strategies and reporting to the purchasing department in multiple locations. 

·         Effectively revised ISO processes to improve daily procedures which refined the streamlining process that improved sustainability.

·         Worked in conjunction with production, scheduling, quality control, and engineering departments to ensure communication of deliverables while communicating with manufacturing to rationalize outsourcing and in-sourcing activities.

·         Experience with preparing RFQs/RFPs, reviewing, and negotiating terms and conditions, determining best value in supplier selection consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet schedule requirements, then performed on-site supplier audits and assessments to ensure vendor capabilities meet requirements.

Impact Confections    Purchasing / NPI Supply Chain Manager                                       2005-2008

·         Managed all aspects of procurement and supply chain management for new novelty confectionary products supported by the top five retailers by promoting a leading-edge environment for raw materials, product components, and finished goods.

·         Educated company executives on outsourcing product builds and low-cost manufacturing product launches by collaborating with marketing and engineering for new product concepts and development.

·         Evaluated optimum sourcing strategies by utilizing international manufacturers while balancing capacity and co-packer agreements.

·         Utilized sales forecasts for strategic planning to maximize effectiveness for long-term contributions to the organization and corporate profits, including tracking the importing and exporting sea containers and supporting documentation.                                                                                                                          

QUANTUM Corporation    New Product Introduction (NPI Commodity Manager)       2002-2005

·         Managed the world’s largest contract manufacturer where Quantum Enterprise’s libraries are shipped to customers, then accurately collected data to define and resolve problem areas, such as complex commodities, systems, subsystems, special processes, and services such as assemblies-to-print and non-standard parts or commodities.

·         Integrated overall project materials from R&D through product launch; implementation including system builds DXF, EVT, DVT –component cost, schedule, quality, and scope management

QUANTUM Corporation   CommodityManager                                                                               1997-2002

·         Led a team responsible for a sub-contract supply base providing electronic assemblies for volume manufacturing operations while balancing supply and on-time deliveries.  Strategically analyzed supply chain architecture and associated cost, quality, inventory, responsiveness, and flexibility implications.

·         Promoted to Operations Planner in 2000, which led to the responsibility of cultivating the master schedule to include balancing labor and setting the factory build schedule to global product distribution requirements.

·         Created a direct fulfillment supply track by collaborating with manufacturing directly through utilizing Oracle and SAP, then developed an effective and systematic process for maintaining Min/Max inventory levels for three rejoins of products and reported results to executive staff for feedback.

·    Conducted worldwide benchmarking effort to streamline logistics and add dual sourcing as required for assurance of supply by coordinating schedules, negotiating costs, and ensuring the quality of assemblies, test equipment, and tooling.

LORAL/ MOST Mfg./Texas Instruments     Purchasing Engineering Liasson                  1989-1997

·         Maintained sources of supply for Government purchasing while adhering to strict code and conduct confidentiality.  Effectively coordinated the timely resolution of problems relating to design specification and quality acceptance requirements between suppliers and engineering/design team.

·         Assessment of Outsourcing opportunities, applying cost analysis to supplier selection decisions. Focus on suppliers cost structure and areas in which to reduce unnecessary costs.

·         Participating in Peer and Management reviews of contract orders to assure Fair, Reasonable, Justified Pricing and adhering to general provisions of the FAR with proper flow-downs and T&C’s

·         Managed single source’s supply in machining and sheet metal for rapid prototyping for quick turn to support R&D

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Associate’s Degree in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering – Pikes Peak State College

Executive Board Vice President – National Association of Purchasing Managers (NAPM),

American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)

Certifications: ISO Internal auditor / Team Building Technique / Cost and Price Analysis / Quality Improvement / Effective Communications / Engineering Training Certification Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance

Proficient with Microsoft Office/Outlook/Word/Excel/Power Point/Teams

ERP/MRP systems (setting up and troubleshooting); Data Works, Oracle, SAP, Unix, Syspro