Supply Chain Manager

Lila Dormishian **************@*******.*** 408-***-**** Morgan Hill, CA

Result oriented Supply Chain and Operations executive with experience in design and implementation of effective global low cost supply base, generating significant cost savings, forming successful organizations, standardizing, and streamlining processes, policies, and procedures to achieve the highest standards of cost, quality, and delivery. Highly effective in building cross-functional teams to attain aggressive time-to-market targets. Exceptional skills in lean process development, and key performance indicator generation and tracking, resulting in operational excellence.

Strategic Sourcing

Contractual Agreements Execution

Effective & Aggressive Negotiation

Supplier Partnership Development

Continuous Cost Reduction planning

New Product Introduction Management

WW Asset Optimization

Team Leadership and Mentoring

Talent Acquisition and Development

Global Resource Planning and Management

Performance Management (MBO)

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Continuous Process Improvement

Director of Supply Chain Management

Comet Technologies, San Jose, CA 7/2014 to 8/2015

Managed the supply chain, procurement, planning, warehouse and logistics, and customer service teams

Staffed and trained an organization of 20 employees in support of key Semiconductor equipment customers with highly talented individuals to enable the support of the fast growing and volatile needs of this sector

Developed processes to measure and improve inventory accuracy, procurement, and price management

Corrected SAP data and parameters to allow for accurate demand signals and reporting

Designed KPIs for PPV and OTD to measure performance against target

Achieved over 20% annual cost savings through negotiations, agreements, and creative processes

Director of Supply Chain Management

Nanosolar, San Jose, CA 8/2012 to 4/2013

Responsible for supply based development, cost negotiation, and procurement of all materials used in the newly developed CIGS flexible cells

Initiated new metrics and communication methodology with key suppliers, including implementation of new agreements and negotiating new cost models resulting in over 30% cost reduction in production

Commodities included gases, ink, rolled and anodized aluminum sheets, silver, and targets

Nanosolar was shut down before production start due to lack of funding

Sr. Manager, Commodity Management

Lab 126, Cupertino, CA 5/2011 - 8/2012

Staffed a supply chain management organization in China and in the US in support of all Kindle accessories

Sourced all commodities and developed a new supply base for the Kindle Book Covers, Adapters, and cables

Established commodity strategies for molded plastics, leather, soft goods assemblies, and electronics

Negotiated agreements with suppliers, including agreements for a no cost design, development and tooling

Negotiated aggressive pricing for all commodities, saving over $35M annually

Director of Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Lam Research, Inc., Fremont, CA 3/2006 - 5/201l

Responsible for $2.3B in procurement spend

Managed $200M SCM spend with135 suppliers in commodities including; PCBAs, Cables, Fabricated Plastics, O-Rings, Sheet Metal, Pneumatics, Electromechanical assemblies, Power Supplies, Computers, and magnetically shielded assemblies

Cross-functional ownership for product development and sourcing of new products

Developed creative supply chain design in meeting low cost region requirements

Executed and managed required contractual agreements, forming strategic alliance with key suppliers

Exceeded performance requirements for every company metric

Consistently delivered over 10% annual cost reduction, against a company goal of 4%

Drove supplier rationalization, consolidation, and new supplier qualification to meet company’s new products and sustaining production requirements

Transformed the Cable commodity into a controlled commodity. Implemented the Asia sourcing of cables to meet Asia requirements while achieving over 25% cost reduction

Achieved over 70% cost reduction for the Plastics commodity through supplier rationalization, supply base consolidation, and introduction of alternate manufacturing processes.

Designed a supply chain plan from design to production for the PCBA commodity in low cost region resulting in supply continuity and 100% OTD during a ramp in 2010 while the market was suffering extreme supply shortage

Planned and implemented new EOL strategy for PCBA components/designs to eliminate supply continuity risk

Director of Global Supply Chain Management

Foxconn, Lunghua, China and San Jose, CA 3/2002 - 3/2006

Responsible for continuity of supply for all commodities in the US NPI operations, China Manufacturing plant, and Hong Kong fulfillment operations

Developed best processes and methods to support customer needs in a vertically integrated manufacturing model

Developed a Customer Focus Team model in support of two major Networking Equipment customers

Managed contract negotiations with major electronics and mechanical component suppliers

Lead the design effort for a quarterly materials costing, and a global and multi-divisional pricing model

Managed new contractual agreements and account set up with key suppliers

Responsible for all customer interface for all materials related initiatives and issues

Implemented new inventory management and materials handling system resulting in 50% increase in inventory turns

Lead the implementation of converting to ROHS compliant components

New Product Operations Manager

Cisco Systems - San Jose, CA 3/1996 - 6/2001

Responsible for forming the operations team of up to 20 supplier engineers and program managers in support of NPI Operations and Production of Enterprise and Cable Line of Business

Managed the operations teams consisting of design engineering, test, quality, materials, and production

Responsible for quality, cost, delivery, and supply chain management of products from concept to production

Implemented a direct fulfillment process at a contract manufacturer

Obtained a 33% cost reduction for a high cost server product through negotiations

Managed the integration of one European and 3 local acquired company into Cisco

Designed and implemented new materials management programs to improve inventory turns and on time delivery

Supported design engineering in developing new product strategies, road maps, production and test methodology

Managed the Catalyst 2900, 4000, 5000, and 6000 Manufacturing operations teams

Responsible for development and implementation of the 1.5K pin CCGA pin chip placement, and rework processes

Managed the qualification process and contractual agreements with 5 EMS suppliers for the CCGA technology

Represented manufacturing in the design engineering strategy meetings in developing program plans

Presented manufacturing process, test process, and costing models for every product in the design process

Global Account Manager

Solectron Corporation (Now Flextronics) - Milpitas, CA 9/1993 - 3/1996

Account manager for the Apple account with over $350M in revenue

Achieved 300% revenue growth in 2 years by providing exceptional service and support

Responsible for account P&L and business development

Managed all aspects of the internal operations to provide best service for customers’ needs

Improved total account inventory turns from 5.9 to 26 over 12 months and disposed of $7M excess inventory

Improved ROA from 1.9% to 18% over one year period

Recruited and trained the account operations team

Developed new materials management system to allow for maximum flexibility, increased ROI from 3% to 20%

Product Planning and WW Inventory Manager, NPI PM, Distribution Engineer

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino, CA 8/1984 – 9/1993

Designed and implemented an efficient containerization plan using optimum package sizes and a new material handling system using Slip Sheets saving over $10M annually

Responsible for supply chain design, New product release and availability, and materials management

Structured and managed the operations process for the hand held division

Managed the allocation of products in short supply

Responsible for inventory in 4 manufacturing sites and 3 regions

Developed and managed the global inventory policies and guidelines

Designed programs to provide capability in each region to manage their inventory

Supported the regions to disposition their slow and obsolete inventory

Developed and implemented a process to EOL products in transition

Program Manager responsible for the SE30, MacIIFX, and MacIIsi

Coordinated the qualification and release of all new components and ensuring material availability for NPI builds

San Jose State University

Master of Business Administration - Operations

San Jose State University

BS, Industrial and Systems Engineering

Chairman of the Board - San Jose State University IE Department Advisory Committee – 2006 to 2011

Leadership Development Program (sponsored by UC Berkley) – Lam Research

Leadership in Action – Cisco systems

360 degree Leadership training – Cisco Systems

Effective Coordination of Action – Cisco systems

Program Managers Certification – Solectron Corporation (now Flextronics)

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