Manager Supply Chain

Diane Daly

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Professional Summary

Self directed, Senior Procurement professional with over 30 years of progressive experience and accomplishments in the electronic and military manufacturing industries. Extensive product knowledge and performance. Strong analytical and planning skills, productive and efficient with committed deliverables. Experience working in large and small corporate environments; proven independent contributor and collaborative team player/leader.

Specialties: management, negotiations, contracts, cost savings, contract manufacturing, component sourcing, sheet metal, pcb and cable assembly procurement, ability to read and understand engineering drawings and requirements, relationship building (internal and external).

Work Experience:

Fidelity Technologies, Reading, Pa Director of Supply Chain February 2010 – January, 2019 (8 years 11 months)

Direct report to the VP of a $100M business unit. Fidelity Technologies is a sub-contractor to the military. Major programs included up-armoring of military vehicles, generators and power distribution systems.

Responsible for all supply chain functions. Created and managed a team of 10 direct reports in 3 functional departments: procurement, materials management, and shipping/receiving.

Responsible for up to 2000 line items spread over up to 10 programs. Annual spend averaged $50M.

Directed team of up to five buyers to quote programs for successful wins then managed the programs to increase profitability.

Successfully developed several new suppliers to support our ever growing supply chain needs

Negotiated 5 year pricing agreements with major suppliers to support our long term contracts

Authored processes and procedures necessary for ISO:9001/AS9100

Represented Fidelity at various trade shows

Qlogic, King of Prussia, Pa., Commodity Manager, September 2004 – January 2010 (5 years 5 months)

A global leader and technology innovator in high performance networking. Qlogic was an S&P 500 Corporation with over $633M in sales worldwide. QLogic purchased SilverStorm and I was retained as Commodity Manager. 2009 sales for this division were $40M

Managed all requirements for New Products Introduction

Interfaced with program management, finance and engineering to plan all aspects of the procurement process in order to bring new product to market in an aggressive time frame and within budget.

Plan and execute purchases to support corporate build plans.

Negotiated contracts with key suppliers. Participated in vendor surveys and selection process.

Cost savings for 2009 exceed $780K on a $14 million dollar expenditure

Megger, Purchasing/Materials Manager, February 2003 – July 2004 (1 year 6 months)

Manage the procurement and materials functions for this $17 million subsidiary of AVO.

Implemented "certified supplier" contracts

Improved on-time performance by 20%, and material cost savings of 5%.

Improved workflow by implementing "level loaded" production.

Successfully completed the transition to new contract manufacturer with no impact on

production.

Smiths Aerospace, Sub Contracts Administrator, May 1996 – December 2002 (6 years 8 months)

A $50 million aerospace division of an $8 billion global corporation.

Member of a 5-person team, bringing to market a transient suppression unit that is now required on all commercial aircraft carrying over 30 persons.

Successfully outsourced several key programs, resulting in 20% cost and personnel savings.

Developed the company's first AML, allowing for time savings in procurement, engineering and inspection.

Member of SIMEC, a corporate team dedicated to negotiating pricing agreements

with major component suppliers. Savings average $1 million per year.

Telematics International, Inc., Senior Buyer, November 1993 – April 1996 (2 years 6 months)

Manufacturer of LAN and WAN equipment. Revenues of $65 million annually.

Performed duties of buyer/planner of all fabricated product, contract manufacturing services, and mechanical and electronic components.

Functioned as the temporary materials manager for three-quarters, after the manager was discharged.

Transitioned procurement from consigned to turnkey, resulting in significant material cost savings.

Led a manufacturing process improvement team dealing with excessive inventory levels. Team wrote procedures to reduce inventory level by $1 million.

Participated in vendor selection team and engineering change board.

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