Manager Supply Chain

D EBRA K AY B RYAN

***** ********, **** ******, ********** 92630

Cell Phone: 949-***-**** Home Phone: 949-***-**** Email: ***********@*******.***

Q UA L I F I CAT I O N S S U M M A RY

Commodity Management and Procurement leadership with comprehensive experience in support of cross functional teams

aligning manufacturing, PCBA procurement and engineering support. Background includes aligning annual spend with

corporate goals and objectives to meet companies overall procurement spend and New Program Introduction. Track record

for developing and supporting procurement activities in support of supplier selection and solutions to meet time to market,

time to volume and cost objectives. Responsibilities include direct liaison with overseas factories supporting new supplier

bring up and inventory issues. Adept at developing and aligning supplier strategies that support cost objects, quality

initiatives, time to market and supplier relationships. Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and master new concepts

and challenges in a fast pace high volume environment.

P RO F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

MASIMO CORPORATION, Irvine, California May 2010 – April 2011

Sr. Commodity Manager, PCBA Electrical

• Team member in support of transfer of PCBA procurement activities from corporate office (USA) to Mexicali,

Mexico (corporate cost reduction).

• PCBA Contract Management responsibility of Jabil and Plexus (Contract Mfg) PCBA assemblies

• Management of Strategic Electronics Supply base and PCBA manufacturers (medical instruments)

• Collaborate with Program Mgrs to support Patient Safety Net forecast requirements (forecasting and procurement

management)

• Procurement activities in support of NPI requirements in support of new product launch and cost objectives in

meeting project budgets.

• PCBA assemblies and electronics supporting End of Life requirements and control of obsolescence

• Procurement Activities in support of NPI program requirements and MRO procurement

• Procurement activities in support of engineering requirements (NPI) and schedule adherence

• Documentation notification to Contract Manufacturers supporting new product build requirements, Bill of Material

documentation changes or release, engineering phase in and phase out communication including forecasting to

Contract Manufacturers and PCB manufacturers.

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION (various positions) August 1995 – May 2010

Sr. Material Program Manager ~ Branded External Products, Lake Forest, CA January 2009 – May 2010

• Identify opportunities to improve sourcing strategies and supplier alignment in support of 3 1/2” external drives (My

book) for branded products USB external drives retail markets.

• Functional team member in identification of cost reduction opportunities (cost downs).

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D EBRA K AY B RYAN

21286 Valewood, Lake Forest, California 92630

Cell Phone: 949-***-**** Home Phone: 949-***-**** Email: ***********@*******.***

• Lead development of sourcing strategy including execution and implementation of sourcing initiatives along with

average $10 million spend per quarter.

• Manage and provide supplier instructions for NPI and cost take down adherence. Provide directive on build

instructions, budget guidance, scheduling, Bill of Material Input, ECO incorporation and end of life schedules to

ensure minimal scrap dollar exposure.

• Worked with global team (Asia) to develop strategy achieving product cost targets, capacity flexibility and delivery

performance.

P RO F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

Sr. Commodity Manager PCBA, Western Digital Corporation (Lake Forest) (August 2000 – January 2009)

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to develop inventory management strategy achieving product cost targets,

capacity flexibility and delivery performance in support new product kick off.

• Structured teams to meet PCBA strategic and tactical objectives set forth by Management and program teams. Managed

discrete and passive glue logic electronic components, ASICS, custom ICs, DRAM memory, NOR Flash memory,

electro mechanical devices, power ASICS and custom regulators.

• Tracked and monitored inventory investment of $50 60 million (quarterly) by integrating initiatives including aggressive

cost reductions, supplier held inventory, direct ship and lead time reductions. Positioned supply chain to minimize

logistics expense and supplier maintained inventory.

Materials Product Manager, Western Digital Corporation (Irvine) (August 1999 – August 2000)

Implemented and maintained effective production planning and scheduling systems supporting customer or client

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requirements. Managed End of Life procurement and new product/supplier bring up activities.

• Maintained and forecasted accurate inventory levels including monitoring inventory and supplier forecasts including

supplier held inventory.

• Utilized MRP system for planning & scheduling and order placement (Oracle)

• Served as Oracle Team implementation leader ensuring continuity across supply chain and materials operations.

Provided ISO documentation assistance for procurement

Western Digital Corporation, Rochester, MN, Enterprise Start up Division (August 1995 –August 1999)

New R& D facility in support of Enterprise HDD Division product launch. Handled all aspects of procurement for

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operations (MRO + Direct)

• Commodities include; mechanical commodities, magnetic head assys, castings, stampings, spindle motors, 3M filters,

bearings, high power magnets, misc mechanical machined components.

• Monitored procurement operations including MRO and direct spend savings along with performance metric reporting

(over 1M spend quarterly).

• MRO Procurement activities supporting factory and operations

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D EBRA K AY B RYAN

21286 Valewood, Lake Forest, California 92630

Cell Phone: 949-***-**** Home Phone: 949-***-**** Email: ***********@*******.***

Coordinated material movement throughout manufacturing and inventory sequences including ECO signoff. Analyze

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procurement data impacting PPV. Core team member identifying cost reductions including cost avoidance

• Implemented New Product Introduction Supplier Pricing Matrix realizing a quarterly net savings of $2 million (HGA

cost savings) per quarter.

• ISO 9000 Team Member, Collaborated with cross functional project team in the Oracle integration ERP system for

Rochester Division.

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM), Coastline University, 1993

APICS Certification, Cal-State University, 1990

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