Manager Supply Chain

Jim Coutré

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Career Summary

• Procurement and Material Control . Contracts and Program Management . Operations Mgt.

• New Business Development . Revenue Generation and Profit Center Management •

Results driven leader successful navigating cross-functional teams of engineering, operations, purchasing, production and quality personnel through all aspects of operations from design to production implementation, warehousing, supply chain management, new business and profitability attainment. Network portfolio includes strategic and tactical planning of organizational activities from contract acquisition to driving execution of Subcontracts, product cost containment, delivery and requirement objectives. Total 25 years experience and MBA graduate

Areas Of Expertise

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Over 20 years Supplier Management, Project Management Experience and leadership skills, responsible for all aspects of the supply chain process – FAR/FAA/E-MRP/ITAR proficiency

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Led 4 Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) in successfully managing two thirds of Orbital LSG division's subcontract revenue supply base

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Transformed performance of staff of 20 subcontract administrators, responsible for $200+M, by increasing on-time delivery to 98%

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Increased revenue 35% as primary integrator for an innovative sales strategy development – negotiated new contracts for electro-mechanical products

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Produce core performance measurement and tracking standards while adapting methods of cost savings improvement opportunities through initiatives

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Captured $6M in new business through adaptable pump design applications – generated and managed design-to-cost budget guidelines

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Created a 30% cost savings by consolidating a major program procurement through leveraging 3 quality hardware suppliers into LTAs

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Provide Insightful pricing and alternative resolution Ad Hoc Analytical Support for RCCA and customer quality requirement measures

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Developed Tier II vendor roadmaps, including cost reduction initiatives, consolidation, continuous improvement, and SOW development over 12 subcontracts

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Increased COGS by 40% using coordinated asset and inventory control measures to maximize product performance with full budgetary and program P&L accountability

Professional Experience

Consultant, Independent, Phoenix, AZ 9/2014– present

Created and maintained databases to maximize quality, cost and schedule initiatives, with a supplier network revenue portfolio over $12M

Formulated/executed delivery plans for 4 electronic component suppliers, mitigating lead times by 6 months

Successfully integrated supplier cost and schedule reduction techniques for select suppliers, improving productivity measures by 25%

Supplier Program/Subcontracts Manager, Orbital Sciences Corp’n, Chandler,AZ 8/2005 – 7/2014

Managed the acquisition of OEM navigation and flight control system equipment consisting of domestic and global accounts totaling more than $30M in annual revenue. Formulated and executed long term plans for cost/profit control and minimized program impacts through the development and maintenance of program budgets and schedules. Particular emphasis and efforts sustained developing resources to mitigate elements of risk to meet/exceed program performance targets for quality and delivery of sub-systems in accordance with customer specifications. Team leader in plans for driving optimal efficiency of subcontractor performance metrics and compliance measures. Developed integrated sourcing plans and fostered supplier relationships for leading edge programs.

Led Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) in successfully managing two thirds of LSG division's subcontract revenue supply base - Negotiated multi-million $ service and design hardware commercial and government platform contracts

Annually achieved over $1.5M in cost savings and avoidance through vast supplier base negotiations

Actively orchestrated product cycle time turn-key reductions by 30% through resource optimization of critical path schedule adaptations and elevating cognizant team engineering performance - SOW development

Established galvanized contractual positions with strategic Antares Int'l Space Station Cargo NASA program subcontractors for subsystem products and services totaling $100M+ through long term price agreements.

Lauded for successfully driving maximized customer focus as Deputy Director of the Subcontracts group, responsible for $150M+ in annualized revenue

Plant Superintendent, Dean Specialty Foods, Wayland, MI 2000-2005

Leveraged solid manufacturing background and expertise in contract management, program management and procurement, to direct operations of six profits centers with 120 employees and a 10-member cross-functional leadership team. With full budgetary and program P&L accountability, coordinated asset and inventory control measures to maximize SKU performance. Successfully improved operational effectiveness and line productivity through team integration; cross-training; and safety improvement, which reduced lost work hours and worker compensation costs; inventory control, quality measurements; and standardization and alignment of SOPs.

Led multiple teams through more than thirty continuous improvement initiatives resulting in a $40,000 per month operational cost savings.

Reduced rework costs and scrap a combined $160,000 per year, and lowered ingredient usage by an additional $90,000.

Introduced Dryer process control methods and gained a 25% increase in unit productivity per man hour, and drove a 20% increase in retail line throughput

Sr. Program Manager, Parker Abex/NWL Division, Kalamazoo, MI 1997-1999

Directed a cross-functional team of engineering and operations personnel with operational and P&L responsibility for six development programs consisting of hydraulic and electro-hydraulic pump system applications, representing $5 million annual revenue. Successfully captured $4 million in new business through adaptable pump design applications, generated and managed design-to-cost budget guidelines and established development programs for key contracts including JSF Lockheed.

Contracts Manager / Program Manager, Parker Hannifin, Irvine, CA 1989-1997

Led an 8-member team delivering projects for UAV actuation system flight controls totaling $10 million in annual revenue. Dual role was responsible for design to production implementation. (Programs included Navy Aegis Block IV program)

Major Contributor to the development of an innovative sales strategy and negotiated new contracts for the electro-mechanical products, which increased revenue 35%.

Participated on a Commodity team to win a $6 million Hughes Aircraft contract and was instrumental in achieving the "Key Supplier" award with this customer

Negotiated major contractual change agreements which generated in excess of $2.5 million additional revenue over a 5-year period

Established Best Practice measures resulting in a streamlined process for producing electro-hydraulic systems, improving gross margins 40%.

Education

M.B.A., Business Administration

University of Phoenix, Grand Rapids, MI

Bachelor of Science, Economics and Management

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

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