Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Strategic global sourcing, cost negotiations, supply chain management Specialties: Strategic global sourcing
Develop and execute global supply chain strategies that align with overarching business objectives, ensuring the timely delivery of custom silicon products. Strategically collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and logistics teams to enhance and optimize supply chain processes. Cultivate and manage strategic relationships with key suppliers and contract manufacturers to ensure the supply chain's quality, cost-effectiveness, and reliability. Conduct thorough risk assessments and devise strategic mitigation plans to address potential supply chain disruptions. Champion continuous improvement initiatives focused on enhancing the efficiency, agility, and sustainability of supply chain operations. Lead high-level negotiations with suppliers to secure optimal terms and pricing agreements that benefit the company's strategic goals.
Spearhead the strategic launch of new programs, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Strategically develop and maintain comprehensive timelines and schedules to drive program success. Oversee key vendor relationships, negotiating costs and implementing risk mitigation strategies to enhance program value and minimize disruptions.
Lead the strategic planning and execution of multiple concurrent new program launches, including EPR, PPR, and MP transition builds, ensuring timely and successful delivery. Collaborate with commodity management and global supplier quality teams, particularly in China, to strategically select vendors and mitigate risks for new programs. Ensure program costs align with budgetary constraints and establish standard costs for mass production, driving financial efficiency. Oversee and strategically guide a North American sourcing team, enhancing their capabilities and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Mentor and develop commodity managers as they transition into their new roles, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and strategic thinking.
Led a team of commodity managers and NPI (New Programs Implementation) professionals, strategically overseeing hiring, training, and ongoing mentorship to build a high-performing team. Established proactive early involvement of the commodity team in NPI activities and ESI (Early Supplier Involvement), aligning project timelines and controlling project costs. Positioned the commodity team as the primary point of escalation for vendor-related issues, ensuring value-added solutions and strategic problem-solving. Managed over 40 global supplier relationships, mitigating risks and setting strategic sourcing direction for key commodities such as plastics injection molding, metal fabrication, optical components, cooling solutions, power supplies, and harnesses, with an annual spend exceeding $50 million. Drove strategic sourcing initiatives to enhance supplier performance, optimize costs, and support the company's long-term goals.
Developed and implemented comprehensive global sourcing and negotiation strategies for high-spend, strategic suppliers, presenting detailed plans to mitigate risk and conducting annual business reviews. Strategically researched and qualified new vendors for existing and future requirements through commercial and quality audits, financial analysis, and the development of supply agreements aligned with organizational objectives. Collaborated closely with NPI, GSQ, engineering, and compliance teams to ensure timely product launches, reduce upfront BOM costs, and manage RFI/RFQ processes for new programs. Analyzed and prepared monthly purchasing reports and KPIs, proactively addressing issues and coordinating with finance to set standard costs for the upcoming fiscal year through the ERP system (JDE). Worked collaboratively with quality, engineering, and production teams to resolve issues, including managing last-time buy components for EOL situations, ensuring seamless operations. Achieved annualized savings of 3-5% over the past seven years through strategic negotiations, supplier consolidation, contract reviews, LCC sourcing activities, and long-term sourcing strategies focused on total cost of ownership (TCO). Mentored and supported a 4-person team of Supplier Quality and supply coordinators based in Kitchener and China, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and strategic thinking. Led and managed several sourcing and purchasing process improvements, continually overseeing and mentoring the commodity management team to drive strategic initiatives and enhance performance.
Led the identification, development, negotiation, and management of over 30 global supplier relationships for resins, plastics injection-molded components, and tooling, with an annualized spend exceeding $100 million. Strategically developed and documented purchasing policies and procedures to balance quality, price, delivery, and service, reflecting "Best in Class" standards. Directed cross-functional teams to manage overall sourcing activities for OMRON global manufacturing locations, including spend analysis, new supplier identification, vendor commercial and quality audits, PPAP reviews, and risk management. Successfully managed and strategically relocated over 200 tools from at-risk or receivership companies, ensuring continuity in production. Developed and implemented commodity-specific sourcing strategies, maintained a dynamic supplier database, and created annual reports to establish standard costs for the upcoming fiscal year. Achieved a 5% annual reduction in purchase spend through effective commercial negotiations, global sourcing strategies, supplier consolidation, and VA/VE initiatives. Mentored PPMs, buyers, and material planners in supplier cost reduction strategies, supplier management, and APQP, enhancing overall team performance and strategic capabilities.
Strategically developed, presented, and implemented supplier strategies and commercial analyses for specific programs, effectively communicating insights and recommendations to the management team. Independently managed the release of approximately $19 million in tooling across 28 programs with an annual spend of $35 million, achieving an estimated 6% savings over budgeted costs. Ensured adherence to program timelines and maintained profitability by analyzing costs, making strategic recommendations, and collaborating with internal stakeholders and suppliers to implement necessary changes. Created, maintained, and documented comprehensive program binders in compliance with QS9000/TS16949 standards to facilitate third-party auditing.
Issued RFIs, RFQs, and tooling POs, negotiating contracts to achieve annual cost reductions. Monitored, analyzed, and reviewed supplier performance across departments, coordinating corrective actions as needed. Managed ongoing relationships with 45 global suppliers. Prepared, proposed, and implemented cost reduction strategies, including negotiations, resulting in approximately $2.5 million in savings on existing production. Identified and qualified alternate resin suppliers, achieving $2.5 million in savings for new programs. Developed in-depth knowledge of specific commodities through personal initiative, seminars, training, and on-site supplier audits.
Managed and supervised a 14-person team comprising production buyers, inventory management personnel, material handlers, and warehousing staff, ensuring cohesive operations and performance excellence. Established key performance indicators (KPIs) and conducted regular evaluations of staff performance aligned with company objectives, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Documented and issued comprehensive reports on planning, purchasing activities, and cost changes. Cultivated and managed relationships with 90 to 100 vendors, overseeing an annual spend of $35 million to ensure strategic alignment and optimal supplier performance. Played a pivotal role in collaborating extensively on the implementation of a new ERP system (BaaN), contributing to seamless integration and enhanced operational efficiency across departments.
Collaborated with sales to forecast demand accurately and communicated updates to vendors to mitigate shortages. Monitored inventory levels, costs, supplier performance, production schedules, delivery timelines, backorders, material backflush, BOM accuracy, and PPV. Generated and managed purchase orders, processed receipts, and expedited materials for production using various MRP reports. Coordinated daily cycle counts to maintain inventory accuracy and availability.