Supply Chain Engineer
Resume:
Brad Condon
***********@*****.***
919-***-**** (RTP, NC)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
( Procurement & Engineering background with proven success
( In-depth knowledge of international supply chain strategy, practices,
and procedures
( Ability to lead, grow, and inspire multiple teams and staff world
wide
( Recognized for strong work ethic and integrity
( Managed fiscal budget targets assigned by CFO and Business Unit
General Managers
( Inventory management experience ensuring supply demand sufficiency
and order execution
( Strong analytical and negotiating skills managing strategic supplier
relationships
( Experience negotiating complex commodity contracts to meet diverse
customer and supply objectives
( Excellent project management, communication, and presentation skills
( Hands on experience with JEDEC, ISO9000, QS 9000, ASTM, ISTA, and FDA
guidelines
CORE COMPETENCIES:
( Strong Work Ethic and Integrity ( Financial Acumen
( Motivational Leadership ( Competitive Intelligence
( Relationship Building ( Negotiating
( Talent Development ( Profit & Loss Risk Analysis
CAREER PATH:
13 years in Procurement/Global Supply Chain at Lenovo and IBM. 5 years of
Development Engineering at Tyco Electronics. Promoted in 1997, 1999, 2000,
and 2006.
( Lenovo ThinkPad Accessories Procurement Director, RTP, NC - 04/2012
to current
( Lenovo ThinkPad ODM Procurement Director, RTP, NC - 04/2011 to
04/2012
( Lenovo Latin America Procurement Director, RTP NC - 06/2010 to
04/2011
( Lenovo Ex-Pat Assignment, Memory Procurement Director, HK/SZ, China -
06/2006 to 06/2010
( IBM Memory Procurement Senior Commodity Manager, RTP, NC - 06/2002 to
06/2006
( IBM Accessories Procurement Commodity Manager, RTP, NC - 06/2000 to
06/2002
( Tyco Electronics Senior Packaging Development Engineer III,
Greensboro, NC - 09/1999 - 06/2000
( Tyco Electronics Packaging Development Engineer II, Greensboro, NC -
09/1997 to 09/1999
( Tyco Electronics Packaging Development Engineer I, Greensboro, NC -
09/1995 - 09/1997
( Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.), Rochester, NY - Graduated
09/1995
( Abbott Laboratories Packaging Engineer College Internship, Waukegan,
Il - 01/1994 to 09/1994
RECENT AWARDS & RECOGNITION:
2012 & 13: Chief Procurement Officer Award - beat stretch cost savings
targets
2010: Selected for "Gold Program" (Executive pre-promotion training
with rotational assignments)
2008: Selected to attend opening ceremony of 2008 Summer Olympic
Games in Athens, Greece
2006: Selected for a 4 year Ex-Pat Assignment based in Hong
Kong with office in Shenzhen, China
EXPERIENCE:
Lenovo - Research Triangle Park, NC (04/2012 - Current)
ThinkPad Accessories Procurement Director, Global Supply Chain
? Lead 3 procurement teams: 1) GCM, 2) GSM, and 3) OE. Responsible
for supplier management, competitive bid analysis, price negotiation,
cost reduction, supply chain strategy, and supplier capacity management
supporting Lenovo flagship product line, ThinkPad
? GCM Team responsible for Global Commodity supply chain management,
GSM Team responsible for all Supply/Demand planning, and OE Team
responsible for all Order Execution.
? Annual spend responsibility = $400M
? Staff responsibility = 37.
? Suppliers managed: WD, Seagate, Apricorn, Targus, Logitech, Shimane
Sanyo, Goodway, Liteon, Chicony, Kensington, Samsonite, + VLH
? Present cost savings and supplier performance to CPO and CFO weekly
? Present strategy to CPO quarterly
? Lead Quarterly Supplier Business reviews that included feedback on
price, quality, and delivery
? Project Manage contractual negotiations with the Lenovo Legal
Department and Suppliers
? Responsible for inventory management throughout the entire life cycle
Lenovo - Research Triangle Park, NC (04/2011 - 03/2012)
ThinkPad ODM Procurement Director, Global Supply Chain
? Lead two procurement teams: 1) ODM Procurement Team, and 2) Tier 1
Component Team. Both teams are responsible for supplier management,
competitive bid analysis, price negotiation, cost reduction, supply chain
strategy, and supplier capacity management supporting Lenovo flagship
product line, ThinkPad
? ODM Procurement Team: Manages suppliers supporting Lenovo outsourced
manufacturing
? Tier 1 Component Team: Manages procurement of parts not sourced by
the ODM's. ex. Keyboards, cameras, finger print card sensors, touchpad
sensor, and ThinkPad/Lenovo logos
? Annual spend responsibility = $3.8B
? Staff responsibility = 14
? Suppliers managed: Wistron, Quanta, Compal, Flextronics, & LCFC
(Lenovo/Compal JV), Chicony, Liteon, Alps, Bison, Synaptics, Authentec,
Kuroda, and CNP
? Present cost savings and supplier performance to CPO and CFO weekly
? Present strategy to CPO quarterly
? Lead Quarterly Supplier Business reviews that included feedback on
price, quality, and delivery
? Project Manage contractual negotiations with the Lenovo Legal
Department and Suppliers
? Responsible for inventory management throughout the entire life cycle
Lenovo - Research Triangle Park, NC (06/2010 - 04/2011)
Latin America Procurement Director, Global Supply Chain
? Lead a procurement team responsible for supplier management,
competitive bid analysis, price negotiation, cost reduction, supply chain
strategy, and supplier capacity management in Brazil and Argentina.
? Scope included all ODM sourcing and all in country component sourcing
such as Memory and ECAT
? Annual spend responsibility = $1.7B
? Staff responsibility = 17
? Suppliers managed: Wistron, Quanta, Compal, Flextronics, Smart
Modular, and HBS Memory
? Presented cost savings and supplier performance to CPO and CFO weekly
? Presented strategy to CPO quarterly
? Developed suppliers in Latin America
? Project Managed contractual negotiations with the Lenovo Legal
Department and Suppliers
? Lead Quarterly Supplier Business reviews that included feedback on
price, quality, and delivery
? Responsible for inventory management throughout the entire life cycle
Lenovo - Hong Kong/Shenzhen, China (06/2006 - 06/2010)
Ex-Pat International Assignment, Memory Procurement Director, Global Supply
Chain
? Lead a procurement team responsible for supplier management,
competitive bid analysis, price negotiation, cost reduction, supply chain
strategy, and supplier capacity management into worldwide manufacturing
locations
? Product Responsibility: DRAM, NAND, SSD, VRAM, DOM Cards, and USB
Memory Keys
? Annual spend responsibility = $3.5B
? Staff responsibility = 12
? Suppliers managed: Samsung, Micron, Hynix, Elpida, Nanya, Promos,
Powerchip, SanDisk, Toshiba, Intel, Ramaxel, and Sharetronic
? Direct support provided to Development, Marketing, Sales, and
Manufacturing providing cost effective use of technologies and business
solutions
? Presented cost savings and supplier performance to CPO and CFO weekly
? Presented strategy to CPO quarterly
? Chaired WW Memory Procurement Council
? Developed Global Suppliers in emerging geographies
? Project Managed contractual negotiations with the Lenovo Legal
Department and Suppliers
? Lead Quarterly Supplier Business reviews that included feedback on
price, quality, and delivery
? Responsible for inventory management throughout the entire life cycle
IBM - Research Triangle Park, NC (06/2002 - 06/2006)
Memory Procurement Senior Commodity Manager, Global Supply Chain
? Lead a procurement team responsible for supplier management,
competitive bid analysis, price negotiation, cost reduction, supply chain
strategy, and supplier capacity management into worldwide manufacturing
locations
? Product Responsibility: DRAM, NAND, SSD, VRAM, DOM Cards, and USB
Memory Keys
? Annual spend responsibility = $1.75B
? Staff responsibility = 6
? Suppliers managed: Samsung, Micron, Hynix, Elpida, Nanya, Promos,
Powerchip, SanDisk, Toshiba, Intel, Ramaxel, and Sharetronic
? Direct support provided to Development, Marketing, Sales, and
Manufacturing providing cost effective use of technologies and business
solutions
? Presented cost savings and supplier performance to CPO and CFO weekly
? Presented strategy to CPO quarterly
? Chaired WW Memory Procurement Council
? Developed Global Suppliers in emerging geographies
? Project Managed contractual negotiations with the Lenovo Legal
Department and Suppliers
? Lead Quarterly Supplier Business reviews that included feedback on
price, quality, and delivery
? Responsible for inventory management throughout the entire life cycle
IBM - Research Triangle Park, NC (06/2000 - 06/2002)
Accessories Procurement Commodity Manager, Global Supply Chain
? Individual contributor role responsible for supplier management,
competitive bid analysis, price negotiation, cost reduction, supply chain
strategy, and supplier capacity management supporting IBM branded
peripheral hardware
? Product Responsibility: USB HDD, USB Memory Keys, Keyboards,
Speakers, Mice, UPS, PDU, DLP Projectors
? Annual spend responsibility = $500M
? Suppliers managed: Liteon, Chicony, NMB, Alps, Harmon Kardon, Jazz,
Targus, Cyber Acoustics, Powerware, APC, Delta, Infocus, LG, Msystems,
and Trek
? Direct support provided to Development, Marketing, Sales, and
Manufacturing providing cost effective use of technologies and business
solutions
? Lead Quarterly Supplier Business reviews that included feedback on
price, quality, and delivery
? Developed Global Suppliers in emerging geographies
? Project Managed contractual negotiations with the Lenovo Legal
Department and Suppliers
? Responsible for inventory management throughout the entire life cycle
Tyco Electronics - Greensboro, NC (09/1995 - 06/2000)
Senior Packaging Development Engineer, Operations Core Engineering Team -
Automotive Division
( Completed a two-year rotational engineering program focused on
packaging engineering practices & applications including four, 6 month
assignments in each of the following divisions: 1) Global Communications,
2) Global PC, 3) Global Commercial Products, & 4) Global Logistics and
Distribution
( Chaired Corporate Packaging Procurement Engineering Team and Human
Resource Teams
? Worked on a multi-disciplinary team that developed new products and
manufacturing processes
( Worked with customers to design new products
( Quoted manufacturing costs & developed manufacturing strategies
supporting new product releases
( Responsible for investigating and implementing manufacturing
strategies for cost savings
( Responsible for bringing up new programs, including: packaging
design, construction & release, equipment selection & implementation,
process development, and release to automotive industry standards
( Hands on experience with a wide variety of packaging materials &
processes including: Thermoforms, Extrusions, EPS molds, Molded pulp,
Corrugated commodities, Labels, Cartons, Bags, Pallets, and Returnable
containers
( Experience in the compliance to ISO 9000 & QS9000 guidelines & the
various specifications associated with an international corporation
( Provided direct line of support troubleshooting existing production
line problems and inefficiencies
( Provided engineering support for 4-product focus teams
Rochester Institute of Technology Packaging Science Department, Rochester,
NY (09/1991 - 06/1995)
Packaging Lab Technician, College Of Science & Technology
( Job maintained while in college
( Responsible for the operation of lab facilities
( Assisted the lab manager in contract work for various companies
within the Packaging Industry
( Assisted in the instruction and guidance of students with emphasis on
lab equipment and materials
ABBOTT Laboratories, Waukegan, IL (01/2004 - 09/2004)
Packaging Engineer College Internship
( Interacted with vendors on a daily basis to identify cost savings,
resolve existing problems with commodities, and learn about new
technology
( Assumed a leading role in a $3.6 million Cut Label Verification
Project ensuring that all cut labels were bar coded by FDA deadline
( Updated and maintained Packaging Bill of Materials and Specifications
( Created an environmental database listing all packaging materials
used for the Pharmaceutical Products Division
EDUCATION:
Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.)
Rochester, New York
Bachelor of Science, Packaging Engineering class of 1995
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