NAVTEJ JOHAL
Fremont, CA 94538
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Objective
To seek a managerial position in challenging and cutting edge production
environment where my skills can be best utilized.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
. 15 plus years of progressive experience with increasing responsibility
in the areas of contract manufacturing and operations.
. Four plus years of experience in total quality management with extensive
knowledge of ISO 9002 quality standard.
. Well developed people & project management skills.
. Able to create a workable schedule and prioritize to meet deadlines.
. Major strengths in strategic planning, problem solving and
communications.
. Highly imaginative with many innovative ideas.
. Excel in setting up and leading an empowered organization in order to
successful attainment of company goals and objectives.
. Computer literate in all popular office software programs.
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
. Efficiently managed the growth of the company over a period of 8 years.
. Successfully implemented ISO-9002 Quality System and Manufacturing
Software System (MRP) by reducing costs and increasing customer
satisfaction.
. Developed and implemented manufacturing budgets.
. Lead the company in the investigation, development and implementation of
new strategies and methodologies for manufacturing as well as business
processes.
. Designed processes and systems for effective internal cross-functional
integration and planning such a new product introduction, man-hour
requirements, time study etc.
. Managed customer relationships with multi-million dollars contracts,
while successfully achieving their retention.
. Setup intranet for use by company associates to access current and
accurate information to support their respective functions.
. Created and produced actionable business metrics reports.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Executive Director, Production Operations
05/13- Present.
Promoted to Executive director. New role also include Composite
Manufacturing/ Antenna assembly and Test and Engineering in addition to
the responsibilities described below.
Sr. Director Operations Support Activity, Space Systems Loral
08/09- 05/13.
Responsible for Material/Production Planning, Hi-Rel and Machine Shop
Purchasing and Machine shop, Model Shop and Paint Shop operations and
engineering Department.
Responsibilities within this department include responsibility for the Hi-
Rel and machine shop parts procurement. This includes flight hardware, non-
flight hardware, deliverable data and engineering hardware. The department
is the focal point for suppliers in dealing with the product line
engineers, program offices, and advance systems. Personnel are authorized
to make purchase commitments and changes to ongoing procurements on behalf
of the company.
Manage the Production/Material Planning and Hi-Rel/Machine shop Procurement
departments.
Manage the personnel responsible for creating and maintaining detail
schedules, purchase requisitions, manufacturing work orders, and shop floor
control functions.
Manage the requirements and replenishment data in the MRP database for all
programs and assigned product areas.
Manage the Engineering Change Control reviews and approvals in the Product
Data Management System (PDMS), and any Quality, Product Reliability or
Configuration Management actions assigned to department personnel.
Responsible to meet program direct and indirect budgets in support of Hi-
Rel and Machine shop procurement and planning department.
Responsible for inventory analysis with product lines to achieve year end
inventory targets.
Responsible for personnel management including career path planning,
training and staffing requirements and discipline for the organization.
Responsible for Machine Shop, Model Shop and Paint shop Operations and
Engineering.
Sr. Materials Manager, Sanmina-SCI Corp.
10/07- 08/09.
Directed and controlled all materials activities including Purchasing,
Production Control, Material Control, Inventory Control, Warehouse and
Shipping/Receiving. Develops and implements policies and procedures,
material schedules and coordinates the efficient movement of materials with
Purchasing, Engineering, and Production. Review and plan requirements for
purchasing material to support Production. Prepare MRP using company ERP
(Oracle) Selects, develops, and evaluates subordinate employees
Participates with other senior managers to establish plans and objectives.
Interact with customers and other corporate functions to achieve plant
objectives.
Operations Manager, Xyratex International.
03/06- 10/07.
Manage the purchasing and inventory control functions, stock room,
receiving and in coming QA for the San Jose products. Provides support to
production scheduling on all material flow issues to meet production
schedules and customer requirements.
Interface with product line coordinators on the planning and forecasting of
customer orders to meet shipment.
Interface with Engineering to provide continuous material flow to assure
steady material flow.
Provide supervision and training to personnel; setting goals and
establishing priorities; maintaining liaison with the Project Manager and
customers. Provide technical guidance and problem resolution on issues.
Promote a positive atmosphere to all employees in their charge while
maintaining the Company philosophy and direction.
Sr. Planning Manager, Sanmina-SCI Corp.
09/05- 03/06.
Planned and implemented activities related to material planning and
control. Provided direct support to subordinate employees - selects,
develops, and evaluates performance. Directed activities of Planners to
accomplish plant objectives. Managed efficient movement of materials with
purchasing, production, and program management. Interacted with
manufacturing, engineering, and related peer groups and with vendors and
customers on a frequent basis. Analyze situations and data and exercises
judgment within defined procedures to determine appropriate action. Manage
processes and performance to meet company metrics.
Master Scheduler, Varian Medical Systems.
04/05- 09/05.
Responsible to lead the customer-focused team on providing material
forecasts, build plans and sales order deliveries on a worldwide basis.
Initiate and drive continuous process improvements to shipment integrity.
Liaison for Installation, Service and Marketing on order fulfillment
operations.
Analyze MRP output in SAP R/3, initiate Purchase Requisitions in SAP R/3.
Manage Inventory per department guidelines. Schedule production for in-
house Work Centers. Participate in Process Improvement/Cost Reduction
Teams.
Sr.Production Control Planner, Read-Rite Corporation.
10/00- 02/03.
Responsible to work with product and process specifications set by
engineering to establish production schedules, develop and communicate
build and shipment schedules for business units and downstream factories,
develop and implement planning tool changes to support changes in the
business environment, develop and document the planning procedures for the
new hires, Perform complex ad hoc analysis for management related to
production schedules and strategic long term factory planning.
MATERIALS MANAGER, Star Components.
03/00-10/00.
Responsible for purchasing of new materials, inventory accountability,
establishing the sales price for all stock products, receiving and
shipping. Star Components is a start up company, with an ISO-9000 quality
platform. Established policies and procedures for all materials and
logistics activities within the company. Responsible for purchasing of new
materials, inventory accountability, establishing the sales price for all
stock products, receiving and shipping.
SENIOR MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR, Boston Scientific Corporation.
10/97-10/98
Supervised the Catheter Manufacturing Production Department, which
consisted of four separate production lines, and the packaging and shipping
department. The overall department head count was 130-145 assemblers,
leads, and supervisors. The main product was an electro-physiology
catheter designed for insertion into the human body. All phases of the
manufacturing process was subject to FDA regulatory control, and ISO-9001
process control standards. The control of manufacturing process and
insurance of quality standards was implemented via statistical process
control (SPC), Kaizan Quality Circles, and rigid adherence to manufacturing
procedures.
Mektec Corporation (ISO9002 Certified), Milpitas, CA
1992-1995 Production Supervisor
1995-1997 Inventory Control/Purchasing/Planning Supervisor
Providing leadership to an empowered organization of manufacturing
supervisors, engineers, technicians, trainers, assemblers, packagers,
material handlers, buyers and planners.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Physics, June 1989
Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab, India
CPIM Certification
APICS Educational Society for Resource Management
SPECIAL SKILLS
Microsoft Windows environment (i.e. Word, Excel, Lotus123, etc)
AS400 Integrated Management System
MRP Systems, SAP System, JIT Planning Methods