Shanda K. Harmon

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Clarkston, Mi 48346

248-***-**** Cell

aczu7b@r.postjobfree.com

Profile

Highly experienced Supply Chain / Quality Manager Professional with strengths in the global sourcing, lean manufacturing, and supplier quality seeking a career growth opportunity with a global automotive manufacturing company.

Core Competencies

ISO / TS 16949

Internal Auditing / Lead Auditor

APQP / PPAP

IMDS

Global Supply Chain

Program Management

Lean Manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Corrective / Preventive Action

Continual Improvement

INCO Terms / NAFTA

Microsoft Suite

Inventory Management

Cost Estimation

5S / Kaizen / JIT

FTP

Negotiation

SAP (limited)

Excellent Communication skills

Organized / motivated

Quality Manager Aug 2016 - Present

Grupo Antolin – Michigan

Manage 2 locations including a team of 24 Quality Engineers, Quality Technicians, Customer Liason, Lab Supervisor and ISO/ TS Coordinator

Lead all internal and external quality initiatives / corrective / preventive actions / continual improvements

Monitor all plant KPI / KOI metrics and lead Management Review to ensure goals are attained.

Facilitate training for my team, continual education activities and performance reviews

Monthly review of plant performance with Director / Corporate level to review NQC and planned future performance goals.

CPKM and Customer Vision analysis to ensure we are trending towards our monthly and long term goals.

Onsite customer support during “Quality Spills” to lead containment and IC & PCA activities

Onsite Supplier audits

Approve all department expenses and set budgets for next fiscal year

Review supplier and Customer PPAP packages for accuracy and approval.

Key Accomplishments

Facilitate cross-functional teams to work on continual improvement opportunities with a team of operators, Engineers, Production, Quality, Maintenance and Materials employees.

Reduced NQC 4 consecutive months to meet year end goals

Initiated Internal Scrap reviews that resulted in a 12% reduction in scrap

Supply Chain Manager / Quality Manager Feb 2010 – Aug 2016

Managed Programs, LLC – Auburn Hills, Mi

Fully Implemented ISO / TS 16949 from ground zero

Manage a team of 6 internal auditors

Reviews and audits all Engineering program launch documents – component drawings (and specifications), PCP, PFP, PFMEA, DFMEA, Work instructions and DVP & R testing results

Lead all quality activities for the SRT Viper, Shelby GT350, and Volvo Penta launches in the last 3 years – Maintain schedule milestones, coordinate with Engineering to support design changes, manage tooling and component supplier time lines to ensure SOP dates were met.

APQP and PPAP (all levels)

IMDS system administrator

Manage strategic partners who build, and drop ship to my customer locations. This includes on site reviews, scheduling of injection molders, assembly operations, quality returns / warranty and logistics.

Created Continual Improvement opportunity review meetings with operators through Management to help facilitate employee empowerment and implement approved changes.

Manage all logistics – inbound, outbound, domestic and international (Air and Ocean) – Including NAFTA and our Continuous Bond.

Manage supply Base – supplier development, performance, and quality issues, and metrics.

Coordinate our international office (China, Korea, and Germany) purchasing, and logistics.

Strategic partnerships with vendors to take advantage of excess capacity to reduce my purchase price, and MOQ.

Key Accomplishments:

Implemented ISO / TS in 12 months

Created, and implemented Continual Improvement System

Created, and implemented supplier score card / development system

Initiated strategic partnerships with 10 critical suppliers

Created and implemented feasibility reviews with Engineering team

Director of Purchasing July 2008 – Feb 2010

HSS LLC, Flint, Mi

• Manage a team of 12 buyers, 7 customer locations and 170 million dollars in annual spend - all indirect material (Industrial, Janitorial, Electrical, PPE, Fluid Power, etc).

• Manage site specific vendor / Tier 1 contracts for the full customer base.

• Negotiate all blanket contracts with major suppliers, ensure compliance, verify that cost savings goals are met and evaluate new manufacturers for potential replacement.

• Create and maintain Purchasing Department budgets

• Create cross-functional & departmental teams for training and task completion.

• Create workshops for buyers, Customer service, Inventory Specialists to learn everything from basic purchasing principles to advanced negotiations and inventory control.

Responsible for hiring of all departmental personnel, employee evaluations and terminations.

Key Accomplishments:

Achieve on average of 8% cost reduction for all sites on price to price evaluation

(Approximately $800,000 over 2 years)

Reduced the supply base by 10% (6000 total current suppliers)

Created supplier quality evaluation system and implemented for major and minor suppliers.

Recognized training deficiency for buyers, and created a training manual outlining industry standards for purchasing guidelines, Terms and Conditions, additional concepts for negotiating with suppliers

Purchasing Manager / Cost Estimator / Logistics Manager March 1998 - Apr 2008

Starboard Industries / PTI East Tawas, Mi

Purchasing responsibilities:

Supplier Performance - report cards (quality, delivery, price variance, etc), benchmarking, graphic analysis of performance, supplier PPAP and on-site evaluations for Run at Rates, and audits.

• Supervise a team of 4 people with annual purchases of approx 25 million.

Supplier evaluations for contractual requirements, performance, re-sourcing of business, and financial performance.

• Global Purchasing – China, Korea, Mexico, Germany

• Kanban system implementation

• Created blanket release programs for all major

• All quality systems - TS-16949, ISO, (14001), A2LA - certified TS internal auditor, PPAP and all engineering documentation (Control, Flow, DFEMA, PFMEA, APQP, etc.)

• Presentations to Senior Management Staff - Verbal and written (graphs, analysis, Powerpoint, etc)

• Communicate between Sales group, Engineering, buyers, quality, and manufacturing during weekly review meetings.

• Employee performance evaluations

Cost Estimator Responsibilities:

• All quoting for new bids for GM, Chrysler, and many tier 1 suppliers for multiple product types:

Roll formed, Co-Extruded, Extrusion, Injection Molded, Stamped and Assembly and painted plastic and metal parts.

• Calculated mark up and maintained profit margin on all programs during engineering changes.

Quoted all engineering changes for all current and service programs.

• Obtained raw material and tooling quotes

• Participated in tooling reviews, billing opportunity meetings, and all program reviews with plant personnel and Corporate Sales Team.

Logistics Manager Responsibilities:

• Managed a 3PL contracted by our company.

• Maintained all cost savings for new freight opportunities.

• Managed outside warehouses (cross-docks) for all shipments from local suppliers.

• All international shipping to Canada and China.

• Created all customs invoices and relevant shipping documents.

Key Accomplishments:

• Overall Inventory management - reduced on hand inventory by 23% in 4 months

• Maintained approx 23-25 inventory turns per month.

Cost savings initiatives that netted $450,000 through supplier raw material negotiations

Maintained a 22% GPM on OEM level programs

Negotiated a 5% reduction for overall logistics savings

Education

DePaul University Chicago, IL (Business Management) Aug 1994 – June 1996

Saginaw Valley State University - Certified Supervisor (6 classes)

-Access Database Training I, II, III

Western Michigan University - Advanced Purchasing Techniques

-Blue Print Reading

Certified Internal Lead TS-16949 Auditor

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