Project Manager Supply Chain
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Elisabeth Jordan
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ******** ******* **
City: Cincinnati
State: OH
Zip: 45241
Country: USA
Phone: 407-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: $95,000
Willing to Relocate
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Elisabeth Jordan
US: 3387 Glendale Milford Road
Cincinnati, OH, 45241
Tel. 513-***-****
Cell 860-***-****
Email: *********@********.***
Age: 46, Nationality: German
Work authorization by Green Card
Project manager
Dedicated and strategic-oriented project manager. Experienced in Finance, Contracts, Sales, IT projects, Supply Chain Logistics and New Business Development. Effective at streamlining processes, meeting dead lines and accelerating business routines.
Core competencies include:
- Bilingual communication (German/English)
- Communication skills
- Process coordination
- Effective contractual assessments
- Relationship Management
- Facilitate problem-solving solutions
- Italian, communicable
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Management Representative, since July 2012
(MTU Aero Engines is an Aircraft Engine parts manufacturer with 8000 employees and annual revenues of ca. $ 3.8 bio with headquarters in Munich, Germany)
Located onsite at GE Aviation in Cincinnati, support of all supply chain functions by generating management reports and action sheets for several programs. In charge of a fast turn around of essential information and communication. Covering all business areas from contract, supply chain, finance and product support. Support of engineering groups.
Selected Achievements:
- Set up of standardized reports for all programs showing the actual delivery situation.
- Holding presentations on the companies capabilities
- Assessment of business information into recommendations and action plans
Representative Partnership Development, March 2007 to June 2012,
(MTU Aero Engines, Munich, Germany)
Developed contacts to adequate companies interested in entering into a partnership with MTU on a risk and revenue share basis as an alternative to becoming suppliers. Preparation of the appropriate documents and contracts from Non Disclosure to Collaboration Agreements and negotiation with the potential partners.
Retrieved new business opportunities by marketing potential new products with existing customers. This includes calculation of business cases and the preparation of offers.
Selected Achievements:
- Negotiation of a contract on a joint engineering project with an Austrian company for a component that will be marketed in future programs.
- Compilation of a bid proposal for an electronic engine component to an engine manufacturer including aftermarket support at a business volume of $ 1,6 mio per year (20 years).
- Initiated and facilitated discussions with companies in US, Asia and Europe for collaborations on future programs.
- Coordination and expansion of contracts with existing partners.
Management Representative, April 2002 to March 2007, located at customer site
(with General Electric, Cincinnati, Ohio, employed by MTU Aero Engines)
Lead cross-functional team (English and German) to process the customer critical hardware requirements by converting the needs into compatible concrete actions and delegating responsibility for those actions to the Munich office. Covered the logistic aspects once the hardware had crossed borders (to US). Facilitated meetings for communication with the customer, i.e. different organization roles to obtain the capability to predict business trends for planning purposes. Analyzed and negotiated contracts with GE. Also lead cross-functional teams for special tasks such as inventory reduction and reconciliation. Directed the support of new designs for their logistics aspects. Acted as primary mediator for business negotiations, communication and cash collection.
Selected Achievements:
- Developed cost savings information for use on high budget company contracts
- Effectively communicated business needs in presentations for an annual revenue of $ 270 million
- Accelerated agreements between the partners by acting as a mediator which helped avoid misunderstandings in a bilingual and bicultural environment
- Instigated changes by presenting and explaining new ideas or processes to the appropriate organization level. This requires substantial skill in tailoring clear conversions.
Sales and Commercial Manager, Mar 1998 to April 2002 MTU Aero Engines, Munich, Germany
Key account manager for parts sales to three European Air forces on a military engine project, team leader of the commercial team, directed MTU internal coordination of the production schedules. Process and data specialist, directing effort for the introduction of military data standard for ordering (AECMA), primary focal point in workshops to transform business processes for the introduction of a new supply chain IT system (SAP), leader in project teams for design changes
Selected Achievements:
- Lead negotiations for the hardware requirements with the Air forces in reprovisioning conferences. Obtained quarterly contracts for MTU in the amount of ca. $ 45 million
- Directed effort for the introduction of a major design change for volume of ca. $ 70 million revenues per year
- Lead cross-functional team to incorporate the military ordering system AECMA into the existing companies IT environment and launched it per schedule, per allocated budget
Assistant to Commercial Manager, Nov 1993 to Feb 1998
(Turbo Union Ltd, Munich, Germany
Turbo Union is a management agency for a military project set up by the participating engine manufacturer (Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines, Avio))
Lead team for coordination of the tri-national companies inputs to submit offers and cash forecasts to the customer. Acted as primary focal point for monitoring program funds and budgets. Lead team to negotiate contracts with the NATO agency representing the Air Forces. Acted as primary focal point for generating inputs to the Management and the Board of Directors.
Selected Achievements:
- Lead negotiations major parts of a new spares hardware contract replacing various previous contracts. This comprised an annual revenue of $ 95 mio.
- Exclusive focal point for justification of cost to the pricing authorities to obtain budgets for service contracts. Efforts obtained budget commensurate with company goals.
Cost Controller, Nov 1991 to Oct 1993
(MTU Aero Engines, Munich, Germany)
Directed effort for cost reporting to the senior level management, established cost targets for production based on living curves and cost calculations for alternative production methods or batch quantities.
Selected Achievements:
- Created and established a system to control target cost and regular issue of a one page management information per project used to measure cost savings
- Became group primary focal for calculations and primary contact for queries
EDUCATION TRAINING
Exam as Diplom-Kaufmann (with honors degree), same as an MBA, 1991
University of Regensburg, Germany, 1985 to 1991
Subjects: Marketing, Computer science for business purposes, Accounting, Finance, Balance Sheets, Production Planning
Professional Development Courses:
Six Sigma training as a Supplier Black Belt in a course organized by GE Transportation
Attended Management Training within the Aircraft Manufacturers MTU and EADS consisting of several single courses in strategy, managerial techniques, projects, personal analysis and intercultural training.
Attended a course in Business Law at Raymond Walters College in Cincinnati.
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