John Lyons

Head of Customer Programs Flextronics Ireland

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

About

Experience

  • Flex (10 yrs 6 mos)
    • Head of Customer Programs
      Apr 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 3 mos

    • Director Business Development
      Jan 2016 - Apr 2020 · 4 yrs 4 mos

      Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX) is a $30B, industry-leading, Fortune Global 500 electronics manufacturing services provider with more than 200,000 employees and operations in 30 countries. I work in an international team focused on design, manufacturing and services providing end to end solutions world-wide for the telecom, networking, server and storage and other markets. I work with Flex Global Services to offer transportation solutions, turnkey logistics, supply chain consulting, postponed manufacturing, repair services, reverse logistics, VMI Hubbing, merge in transit and Value Added services to clients in all industry segments including Medical, Industrial, Aerospace, Automotive, Military, Consumer and many others. My primary role is to bring manufacturing, repair and services business to the Flex Cork site where we offer NPI, SMT assembly, system integration and final test, BTO/CTO on any electro-mechanical products.

  • Founder at Path To Market Limited
    Aug 2011 - Dec 2015 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    Path To Market Path to Market is a sales representative company in the EU marketplace for: Palpilot - PCB Design and Manufacturing S3 Group - ASIC Design and Manufacturing We welcome other OEM manufacturers with electronic products who wish to find a cost effective path to market to EU OEM's. We also perform projects for various companies such as offering advice/services on opening new markets and sales channels in EU, performing an in depth analysis and report on client competitors, identifying and screening key hires for client companies in EU markets. Path To Market also consult and manage supply chain activities for OEM's in the Technology and Medical Device industries in Ireland with companies such as Arc Devices, ALR, Methode Electronics and others. Sourcing new suppliers, issuing RFQ packages, supplier qualification/selection, price negotiations, logistics negotiations on payment terms, delivery terms, leadtimes, Frame agreements, Consignment Stock, Warranties, RMA Process and EOL processes. We perform these activities for both OTS parts as well as bespoke parts, subassemblies and assemblies.

  • GM & EU Director Sales/Marketing at Methode Electronics Ireland
    May 2001 - May 2011 · 10 yrs 1 mo

    Methode Electronics Ireland Methode Electronics are a leading developer of custom engineered and application specific solutions employing electrical, electronic, wireless, radio remote control, sensing and optical technologies to control and convey signals. Main product portfolios are User Interface, Sensors, Data and Power. 10 years experience managing multi functional teams of Logistics, Customer Service, Technical Support, Sales, Marketing for Power/Data product to OEMs mainly in UK, France, Germany and Italy. Set up/Managed a pan European group across 7 countries to cold call/design in and generate Power business for Methode globally from 2009. See www.methode.com Designed in/won Power business with Schneider, Siemens, Alstom, Bombardier, Emerson, General Dynamics, Power One and other OEMs worth US$6m+ globally to Methode from 2009 to 2011. In parallel, managed Data Group in Methode Ireland to design in custom/standard high speed cables such as Mini SAS, eSATA, QSFP for OEMs such as Western Digital, HDS, IBM and Data Domain.

  • EU Director Sales/Marketing at KeyTronicEMS
    Jan 2000 - May 2001 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Keytronic Ireland 1.5 years experience in managing multi functional teams of Logistics, Procurement, Customer Service, Technical Support, Sales, Marketing for Keyboard/CM products to EU Retail Distributors and OEMs. See www.keytronic.com Managed a Sales/Marketing/Customer Service group to maintain and grow retail keyboard business w/EU Distributors and grow ODM CM business in UK and Spain.

  • Co Founder at Eye2eye Communications
    Jul 1996 - Jan 2000 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Eye-2-Eye Communications Eye 2 Eye are a regional Asia Pacific value added distributor focused on information management, storage and distribution using optical technologies such as CD and DVD. 4 years experience setting up business/retail brand for CD/DVD writer kits and selling through SEA retail distribution network/OEMs. Currently employ 10 personnel with annual turnover of US$3M. Founded and set up hardware/software product portfolio for information management, security, storage and distribution solutions for Government, Medical, Banking. See www.eye2eye.com.sg