Automotive Manufacture Commodities such as: COTS products, PCB’s, PCBAs, PWA’s, cable assays, castings, complex harnesses, connectors, custom packaging hardware, electronic components(active & passive), hardware, metal forming & metal stamping, medical (glass), pantographs, passive components, plastics, power cable lugs, radio antennas & gateways, sheet metal, simple sheet metal enclosures, sensors (vibration, heat), software (Saas), and wire. Direct spend of $2M -$22M.
- Negotiated global contracts, developed frame agreements, and managed supplier audits.
- Created, maintained and responsible for checking requisitions, obtaining quotes, examining bids, awarding Purchase Order contracts, analyzed forecasts, while ensuring current inventory sufficient, mitigated E&O.
- Traveled North America and Global to supplier locations to evaluate capabilities, capacity, assess production readiness, investigate new opportunities, and resolve chronic supply and quality issues.