Supply Chain Lean Manufacturing

Samuel Weitz

President/Owner - ISC Solutions, LLC

Mesa, AZ 85206

*******@*****.*** - 480-***-****

Supply chain, management, procurement, manufacturing, nogotitions, team building consulting Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

President/Owner

ISC Solutions, LLC - June 2005 to Present

Supply chain, Management and Operations Consulting

• Lead clients engineering, quality and procurement teams in development of new supplier and supply base for new engine program. Liaison between supplier and client for all issue. Managed project schedules.

• Instructed new buyers in purchasing practices and relationship development with supply base and internal customers.

• Implemented lean manufacturing in complex machine shops

• Created proposal for potential clients.

• Assisted and or lead Negotiations for contracts.

• Lead team in development of global sourcing group for a fortune 100 company

• Created standard workflow for a software/application development company

• Coordination between software developers and client

• Insured compliance to Sow's and timelines

• Worked with various companies in different industries to improve work flow, increase profits, on time delivery

• Assisted in the creation and Implementation of transition plans Supplier Program Manager, Launch Systems Group

Orbital Sciences Corporation - Chandler, AZ - May 2008 to February 2011

• Responsible for all aspects of supplier performance to include contract negotiations, product delivery, quality requirements, technical requirements and overall supplier relationships

• Manage IPT (Integrated Product Team) Lead: Responsible for all activities of the IPT which consists of Product Leads, Engineers, Buyers, Planners and Quality Engineers.

• Responsible for al aspects of product to include sourcing decisions and identification and development of new sources for products.

• Main point of contact for all supplier communications and issues.

• Primary interface for all internal programs that utilize products that fell under my responsibility to include all senior management presentations and updates.

• Responsible for 9 suppliers, six IPT's and 12 products. Maintained al suppliers on time. Principal Subcontracts Administrator, Launch Systems Group Orbital Sciences Corporation - Chandler, AZ - January 2007 to May 2008

• Responsible for complex contract negotiations with suppliers, to include work scope, delivery and NRE.

• Manage approximately $30 million dollars worth of spend, 34 contracts.

• Core team member on several lPT's.

• Manage delivery schedules and insure alignment with manufacturing needs.

• Create and insure all documentation in complete and meet FAR and DFAR regulations as well as internal policy and procedures.

• Key member of team developing corporate strategies and processes for commodity teams and transitions. Vice President of Operations

Third Party International - June 2005 to December 2006

• Managed 17 consultants at various places around the country performing work for multiple clients in the Aerospace and manufacturing sectors.

• Lead clients engineering, quality and procurement teams in development of new supplier and supply base for new engine program. Liaison between supplier and client for all issue. Managed project schedules. Project Manager/Commodity Manager ES&S Global Sourcing Honeywell Aerospace - Tempe, AZ - April 2000 to March 2005

• Led strategic Sourcing teams in the supplier transition process including identifying opportunities, determining part family group technologies, optimizing the supplier base, supplier reduction, supplier quality & continuous improvement, and program managing transition projects.

• Participated as a member of cross-functional teams in leading partnering suppliers to premier levels of performance in Quality, Cost, Delivery, & Service.

• Led teams by developing a strong supplier transition project plan and adhering to the schedule to achieve cost, quality, and delivery goals of the project. Responsible for all indirect sourcing to insure supply of final product.

• Negotiated and awarded work around the world. (Over $40M to Korea, China, Taiwan, $50M to Mexico and over $40M to Europe and Eastern Europe)

• Established and maintained the Standard Transition Process (STP) work breakdown structure, project plan development methodology, and recurring/non-recurring task lists.

• Conducted formal project risk assessments and developed risk mitigation plans.

• Responsible for monthly project tracking and reporting in conjunction with the Project Managers.

• Established and maintained "war room" approach to projects.

• Interfaced among commodity teams, Engine, Systems & Services sites, partnering suppliers, and customers to develop and execute transition strategies to achieve world-class performance in the supply chain.

• Performed a wide range of assignments using mature judgments and expertise to develop solutions to specified problems.

• Provided professional guidance to ES&S sites and supplier personnel to achieve supply chain goals. Mentoring site procurement group and oversight of all procurement/transition and contract negotiations.

• Interacted with all levels of the organization and the supply base.

• Met or exceeded objectives in cost savings, quality, delivery, & service. Achieved in excess of 7 million dollars in productivity/savings over five years.

• Managed several supplier contracts, responsible for negotiations of long tern contracts, supplier delivery and performance metrics. Responsible for all indirect sourcing for assigned supply base/commodity.

• Member of team that developed standards for effective transitions.

• Member of team that developed process for product verification and assurance that product met engineering design intent through utilization of DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) methodology.

• Member of team that developed Master Specification project for supply base.

• Member of PPVA (Product Process Verification Audit) team that developed process for auditing internal engineering processes and related supplier product and processes.

• Developed strategy for part family rationalization and transition of hot section circular and rotating investment cast and machined components.

• Worked with various engineering disciplines and the Chief Engineers office to develop new standards for the manufacture of hot section turbine blade casting and machining.

• Led team that developed standards for auditing measurement systems at machining suppliers. Senior Planner/Buyer/Administrator III

AlliedSignal Aerospace - Phoenix, AZ - 1998 to 2000

* Responsible for managing, planning and administrating in excess of $60 million of complex machined parts, castings and sheet metal fabricated assemblies.

* Worked to create Kanban, point of use delivery for "A" parts.

* Managed pilot suppliers for the FPOT (Frozen Purchase Order Time fence) program.

* Member of team re-defining the Aspire program (Supplier Suggestion Program).

* Received 2 AlliedSignal Excellence Awards from MS&S Commercial Spares Group in Recognition of Teamwork, Performance and Customer Satisfaction.

Special Processes Coordinator

AlliedSignal Aerospace - Phoenix, AZ - April 1995 to January 1998 MRP Special Processes

* Created and implemented visual controls and lean manufacturing systems.

* Developed and implemented metrics systems.

* Interviewed and written up by Industrial Weekly Magazine for scheduling systems.

* Member of Process Area Core Team, Kaizen and Process Improvement Teams. Buyer/Planner

United Technologies Hamilton Standard Commercial Aerospace Products - Mesa, AZ - 1993 to 1995 various duties and responsibilities in a matrixed organization EDUCATION

B.S. in Business Management

University of Phoenix

September 2005

Certificate/Diploma in Civil Litigation and Research Southern Career Institute

1990 to 1991

Certificate in Digital Microprocessor technology

Lyon's Technical Institute

1981 to 1982

SKILLS

PROCUREMENT, SUPPLY CHAIN, BUYING/PROCUREMENT, LEAN MANUFACTURING, OPERATIONS CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

Six Sigma Greenbelt

Howmet Investment Casting

Learned all aspects of investment casting processes WINS Negotiations

A negotiations training course at Thunderbird School for advanced negotiations ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SAMUEL WEITZ

I am seeking a position where I can learn, grow and contribute my experiences and knowledge for the good of the organization. I want a home where I feel that I am helping my colleagues, myself, teammates and the company to grow and become better and stronger.

I am an experienced professional in purchasing, contracts, transitioning manufacturing around the world, scheduling, inventory negotiations, teaming, supervision and problem solving with over thirty years of experience. With strong leadership, organizational, teaming, team building, analytical and conflict resolution skills. I am AlliedSignal Greenbelt Certified, Lean Certified. Experienced in implementation of visual controls and lean manufacturing. Coordination of transitions of castings, forgings, machining, sheet metal. Negotiations of Long Term Local Area Agreements and Long Term Contracts, MPC (Manufacturing Process Control) Implementation and training. Strong understanding ITAR, FAR, DFAR. Understand manufacturing, various MRP systems, as well as AS9102 and ISO9000 requirements. Strong team building skills, teaching and conflict resolution.

Specialties: auditing, business process, communication skills, conflict management, contract management, customer relations, documentation, executive management, functional, inventory management, leadership, transitions, legal, management, mentoring, Microsoft office, negotiation, paralegal, personnel, plan development, presentation skills, problem solving, process engineering, procurement, project management, proposal writing, purchasing, quality systems, six sigma, strategic, supply chain management, operations management, lean manufacturing, software integration, New product and process development.

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