Professional Summary

Experienced Supplier Development Manager in planning, managing, and

executing Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) for all sourcing and

product change activities within existing and new assembly operations.

Responsibilities including:

Planning and implementing activities related to the timely, cost-effective

procurement, inventory control, planning and quality control of production

materials.

Developing, implementing and maintaining policies, procedures, and

material control systems to reduce costs, streamline procedures, and

implement solutions.

Sourcing and supplying raw materials, utilities and outside services, as

well coordinating global procurement efforts. Coordinating with

financial/accounting on matters involving inventory carry costs. Reviewing

and planning requirements for acceptable inventory.

Manage the entire supply base to ensure all suppliers are registered and/or

compliant to the quality system requirements of TS-16949.

Support Corporate Purchasing & Logistics and Parts in the selection of

supplier's by assessing their quality capabilities and system effectiveness

before the placement of business and working with manufacturing and part

distribution centers (PDC) to assist in improving first time quality.

Multi-disciplinary teaming at all organization levels and negotiation with,

Reliability & Quality, and key supplier organization/locations in support

of Purchasing & Logistics, Manufacturing and Parts Operations.

Functioning as the central resource with design, manufacturing, quality and

test, and marketing as the product(s) move to completion and distribution.

Leading engineers who are involved in the design, modification, and

evaluation of all phases of a specific product or group of products from

product definition through production and release.

Perform supplier quality systems and process audits and lead Supplier

Improvement/Development Programs

Lead supplier advanced product quality efforts in coordination with

engineering and program management through launch of New Product Programs.

Work closely with program management in the development and implementation

of program and part specific timing plans that achieve PPAP targets for

launch and pre-production build events.

Lead Supplier Quality representative in the identification and escalation

of emerging program issues that impact supplier readiness.

Professional Experience

Experience Position

Company

May 2012 to Nov. 2014 Supplier Development Manager

Navistar, Inc

Location - Lisle, Illinois

Core Products - Commercial Trucks, School Buses, Military

Vehicles

Core Processes - assembly, painting

Feb. 2007 to May 2012 Supplier Development Engineer Magneti

Marelli Powertrain

Location - Sanford, North Carolina

Core Products - Fuel Systems, manifolds, throttle bodies,

carburetors, fuel pumps

Core Processes - casting, machining, injection molding,

assembly & testing

Aug. 2002 to Feb. 2007 Supplier Development Engineer

Caterpillar, Inc.

Location - Sanford, North Carolina

Core Products - Skid steers and backhoes

Core Processes - painting, turnkey assembly & testing

Apr. 1999 to Aug. 2002 Manufacturing Engineering Mgr.

Scotland Manufacturing Co.

Location - Laurinburg, North Carolina

Core Products - oil filter cans, door panels, clutch &

transmission plates, and brackets

Core Processes -progressive and deep draw stamping

Feb. 1996 to Apr. 1999 Manufacturing Engineering Mgr. Douglas Autotech

Corp.

Location - Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Core Products - vehicle directional control - steering columns, I-shafts,

key locks, shifters

Core Processes - casting, machining, plastic molding, grinding, assembly &

testing

Jun. 1988 to Feb. 1996 Eng. /New Product Launch Mgr. Ina Bearing

Company

Location - Cheraw, South Carolina

Core Products - needle & roller bearings

Core Processes - stamping, grinding, forming, assembly & testing

Education

Southern illinois university - Carbondale, Illinois

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Technology

johnston technical community college - SMITHFIELD, north carolina

Associate Degree - Industrial Management

Affiliations

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

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