Greater Cleveland
Procurement leader with over 17 years of global experience in strategic sourcing, negotiations, project management and engineering within the automotive industry. Proven track record of leading teams, driving differentiated results and creating long-term value for the organization. Varied experience ranging from commodity management (PCBA, Harness, Telematics, ADAS/Automated Driving, Camera, Radar, Lidar), software development (Embedded C), test infrastructure development through reusable building blocks (MATLAB, Python), vehicle diagnostic specification (ISO 15765), retail product data management (GDSN), application of Six Sigma principles and managing technical and commercial aspects of new product development.
Responsible for Global Sourcing out of India and South East Asia & Regional Purchasing team of 45 out of India for Knorr-Bremse's Commercial Vehicle Division
Responsible for the Commodity Organization in NA
•Lead and manage NA Electronics Commodity team •Defined global ADAS sourcing strategy to support the organization’s Automated Driving roadmap • Negotiated long-term strategic cooperation contracts, strengthening the organizations position in the field • Established roadmap for key suppliers working with stakeholders globally • Led cross functional teams (Product, Sales, Plant) to implement a holistic and sustainable approach to critical issues such as end of life management, forced supplier exits etc.
• Led sourcing strategy for HMI (Human Machine Interface) commodity for North American Laundry business developing a constantly evolving supply base. • Established supplier roadmap for contract manufacturing and Class- A capable Plastics suppliers for next generation Laundry machines, negotiating supply contracts and managing all other commercial aspects of the project. • Led development of market leading technologies within the commodity to bring innovative products such as Touch on Metal, In-Mold Electronics etc. to market
Responsible for purchasing strategy for Electronics category at Bendix. Global lead for ADAS/Active Safety sourcing activities, collaborating with multiple teams across 3 different continents. Established roadmap and supplier positioning for multiple sub-commodities such as ECU's, Sensors, Switches, and Harness. Negotiated global supplier contracts, annual productivity and managed supplier transitions.
Strategically source and structure electronics supply chain for growth and success. Develop supply base by working cross-functionally within the organization across engineering, supply chain, finance and manufacturing. Establish cost standards to reach a consistent and efficient approach to supplier selection. Negotiate annual productivity and cost with focus on supplier's implementing continuous process improvements. Manage end to end supplier transition process.and facilitate supplier integration to new product development process.
Worked on a funded research about Backsourcing in the IT industry. Developed a framework and decision trees to translate key success factors for backsourcing in the IT industry into a manufacturing setting.