Linda Quach

**** **** ***** **. *** **** San Jose, CA, 95134 480-***-**** aczigo@r.postjobfree.com

Experience

Global Supply Chain Manager, Amphenol Corporation/Nova Sensor, Fremont, CA 05-16 to Present

Amphenol/Nova Sensor manufactures pressure sensors for automotive, medical, and industrial applications

Strategic visionary for Global Supply Chain in 9 countries with ability to link strategy & team's activities to drive results

Outpace cost out goal in 6 months by 183% by driving operational excellence through creating strategic sourcing roadmaps, dissection of data/markets, & negotiating complex agreements with suppliers & contract manufacturers

Slash operating costs by 30% by benchmarking plant procedures at USA facility to best practices at Korean facility

Recognize gaps in organizational capability & implement KPI’s, supply chain policies, & procedures, supplier scorecards, measurement of on time delivery, fill rate, cost out reporting, supplier audits, supplier assessment, & quotation requirements

Improve supplier relationships by conducting business reviews with key suppliers to discuss performance, continuous improvement, & growth opportunities

Reduce inventory waste by proactively monitoring all inventory requisitions & determining correct usage

Partner with R&D team to ensure visibility & appropriate planning for obsolescence of product parts and raw materials

Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Engineering, Quality, Sales, Finance, Legal, Operations, & EHS at all levels

Global Supply Chain Project Manager, NN Inc., Johnson City, TN 10-14 to 05-16

NN Inc. manufactures metal bearings, plastic components, & precision metal components for automotive & industrial manufacturers

Led 42 manufacturing plants & $1 Billion annual sales in selected scopes of spend, cost modeling, supplier selection, price negotiation & bid evaluation processes

Achieved over $6.2 Million cost savings (over 119% to goal) by leading negotiation strategies to deliver against business objectives & achieve sustainable relationships with suppliers

Saved over $300,000 by championing & implementing travel management company & technology (SAP) to support vendor management, supply chain spend (BI)

Developed strategic Direct/Indirect sourcing road maps, LTAs, & risk mitigation strategies, for a wide range of commodities: construction, fixtures, facilities, HR services, marketing, tooling, HVAC, plastic resins, temporary labor, & many others

Investigated supply marketplace/conditions to proactively identify supply base issues to reduce cost, optimize efficiency, global business trends, & protect continuity of supply

Led & participated in lean/continuous improvement initiatives by using Six Sigma & other process improvement techniques

Reported & monitored global cost savings, cost metrics, purchase price variance to facilitate organizational decisions

Created & assisted in implementing purchasing policies & procedures through a purchasing system or key documentation

Led mergers, acquisitions, integrations of supply chain; Evaluated current SCM business practices, reviewed opportunities for synergies, & implement current SCM core business practices

Indirect Commodity Manager, Schaeffler Group Inc., Fort Mill, SC 07-12 to 01-14

Schaeffler Group Inc. is a privately-owned manufacturer of rolling element bearings for automotive, aerospace & industrial use

Implemented commodity strategies of 13 plants with a spend of over $85 Million annually in: capital investments, facilities, new construction & remodeling, HR services, temporary labor, vending, & consulting services

Over-exceeded cost out goal by 111% ($3.9 Million) through negotiations, LTAs, supplier agreements, & payment terms

Researched commodity world market conditions & expected future trends for all North American plants & developed industry analysis to provide proactive insight to 3-year commodity strategy

Analyzed global commodity market conditions/trends, developing technologies, supply chain capacity/capability, product knowledge, customer requirements & supply/demand

Drove supplier performance, contract effectiveness, collaboration & integration & deliver improved results with key suppliers within assigned commodities. Responsible for supplier performance & rating based on Key Performance Metrics (KPI) for Quality, Delivery, & Cost

Worked with engineering, manufacturing, local purchasing managers & suppliers on purchase orders > $65,000

Evaluated the impacts of both strategic & tactical decisions on the long-term strategy of the supply base

Linda Quach

3700 Casa Verde St. Apt 3502 San Jose, CA, 95134 480-***-**** aczigo@r.postjobfree.com

Supply Chain Management Leadership Development Program, Eaton Corporation, Various Locations 06-10 to 07-12

Eaton Corporation is a power management company, provides solutions to manage electrical, vehicle, hydraulic & mechanical power

2nd Rotation, Eaton Corporation - Vehicle Group

Supply Chain Program Manager, Eaton Corporation, Galesburg, MI 06-11 to 07-12

Effectively managed $12 Million annually cost savings portfolio for Vehicle Group-Truck North America

Built organizational capability by developing 6 Online Purchasing Courses (similar to University of Phoenix)

Commodity Management, Sourcing, Cost Inflation, Cost Pipeline, Contract Management, Supplier Strategy

Cut cycle time from 40 hours to 24 hours while incorporating SIOP by utilizing Six Sigma Lean concepts for the redesign of the cost tracking tool

Developed an interactive website for all new Vehicle Group employees to provide a structured approach ensure new employees are connected with all resources to increase their SCM acuity, seamlessly & effectively

Supported & participated in idea generation activities: product value analysis/value engineering events, supplier savings events, manufacturing footprint analysis, make/buy analysis, sourcing councils, & global sourcing analysis

1st Rotation, Eaton Corporation - Electrical Group

Supply Chain Project Manager & Materials Supervisor, Eaton Corporation, Arden, NC 06-10 to 05-11

Increased Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) from 41.8 days to 48.7 days by driving process, analysis of discount terms, long term agreements (LTAs), & pay term compliance

Shortened cycle time from 3 weeks to 4 days by developing & streamlined a tool to calculate the impact of discounts & pay terms by utilizing Six Sigma/Lean concepts

Led transitioning of the $10 Million Electrical Vehicle Charger manufacturing line from Mexico to North Carolina

Contributed to inventory transfer costs from a supplier quality issue which was approx. $1.3M of hardware

Develop & deployed new Electrical Sector PROLaunch New Product Development SCM process to drive improved performance to key project deliverables, project timing, synergies, quality & cost objectives

Intern, PetSmart, Inc., Phoenix, AZ 06-09 to 12-09

Petsmart Inc.is an American retail chain, specializing in pet supplies, services, grooming, dog training, & boarding facilities.

Implemented an optimization strategy of product categories by collaborating with buyers, suppliers, & marketing strategy was executed & launched live on Sept 1st, 2009; due to the success, plan was rolled out to all categories

Collaborated with supply chain, transportation, & replenishment & understand their roles

Built & developed vendor relationships, identified economic trends, & proposed areas of opportunity

Researched competitive trends & presented to key business decision makers, findings changed business’ strategy for holiday

Recruited to remain on staff & complete a second internship

Education

Bachelors of Science in Supply Chain Management & Marketing, Minor in Communication GPA: 3.3

W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ

Skills/Qualifications

Greenbelt Six Sigma Certified

Strategic Category/Commodity Sourcing

New Product Implementations

Project Management & Business Process Improvement

Quality Processes (PPM, APQP, PPAP)

Supplier Relationship Management

Process/Value Stream Mapping

Cost Out Pipeline Development & Execution

Languages: Conversational in Chinese & Spanish

Systems: Oracle, SAP, MFG/PRO, Access Database, Business Intelligence

Awards/Activities

APICS Member

Team Captain of ASU’s Nationally Ranked Fifth Speech & Debate Team

Dean’s List/National Dean’s List

National Honor Society

Sitzmann-McGuire Scholar

Habitat for Humanity & Special Olympics Volunteer

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