Morgan Latham-Cote

Hebron, CT *****

860-***-****

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Supply Chain Management Procurement Manager

Aerospace and Defense Procurement SME and Trainer

25 years of Aerospace Supply Chain and Procurement experience. SME in Military and Commercial programs as well as Production and Development procurement processes. Held roles of increasing responsibility from managing suppliers in the fabrication, machining and raw material commodities to managing salary account specialists and 4k part numbers over 7 engine programs resulting in an MRP of 98%. Responsible for savings over and above negotiated LTA’s, including a savings of 600k on the JSF program in the machining commodity by leveraging RM and resources as well as negotiating shop rates within the supply base. Recruited, trained and mentored over 30 individuals within Global Supply Chain Procurement leading to increased productivity and improved customer support. 3 of my recruits moved up to management after my coaching and development. Managed leading indicators within RM commodity and helped guide the procurement team in utilizing the data from the LI within their supply base to successfully support significant ramp up in demand. Actively supported the core compliance team to ensure all procurement policies and procedures were understood and followed. Owned several projects within the new programs introduction team which included all disciplines in supply chain, from part creation and prelim blueprint phases, to successful delivery of production material for multiple programs, most notably the NGPF program. I successfully immersed myself within each supplier, understanding all aspects of their business which enabled me to add significant input internally during strategic sourcing discussions.

Procurement subject matter expert who created and taught standard work across all levels and learning styles of procurement personnel. Capable of coaching and communicating specific technical processes across all learning styles. Proficient in working EQN’s. Well versed in tooling process

Proficient in continuous improvement processes with both participating in and leading value stream mapping events as well as Kaizans. We focused on a continual process of incremental changes daily as opposed to all at once. The consistent and continual changes resulted in significant improvement in multiple six sigma categories.

Key competencies

MRP Planning and Scheduling Strategic Leadership Developing talent Key Negotiator Customer focused Adaptability Organized Excellent time management Analytical thinking Business judgment Excellent communication skills across all levels of an organization Active Listener SME within procurement technical functionality Approachable Great follow through Continuous Improvement Indirect sourcing SME

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Electric Boat, Groton,CT 2021 to 2022

Principle Subcontract Procurement Manager September 2021 to August 2022

Responsible for the following tasks at General Dynamics Electric Boat:

Managing volume of requests with solid MRP planning

Lead Procurement trainer within the Propulsion division

Large contract negotiations and placement

Foreign procurement subject matter expert

Senior procurement contract and compliance review and release of the propulsion procurement team of 20 buyers for development and production

Extensive knowledge of multiple MRP and logistics programs

Establishing complete lead time from raw material to a completed production part

Honeywell, North ford, CT April 29th, 2019 to September 22nd, 2021

Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager, HBT Mechanical North America: Castings/Forgings, Fasteners, Machining and machined components

Deliver productivity and working capital objectives.

Ensure supplier performance to meet quality and delivery objectives.

Effective supplier relationship management.

Manage supplier selection/performance, RFQ and RFI process, negotiations and contracting

Improve working capital through payment term extensions and payment cycle optimization.

Drive and execute annual and strategic plan with supporting strategies.

Create, implement and manage all commodity strategies.

Utilize a “total cost model” when determining strategies. Work to intelligently Source to HGR. High growth regions, such as:

India

China

Mexico

Manage all strategic processes to ensure compliance with state, local and international law. Work within

Honeywell to ensure compliance with business policy and procedures to include export/import regulations.

Currently responsible for 21 million in annual spend across 72 suppliers, domestic and International.

Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford,CT 1997 to 2018

Structural Castings Raw Material Procurement Manager October 2016 to August 8th, 2018

Responsible for all procurement training for RM East Hartford employees as well as all RM buyers in North Berwick.

SNC Subject matter expert for Global Supply Chain as well as our RM supply base. Traveled to suppliers to teach them how to use our new delivery system.

Responsible for contract and compliance review and release of all development PO’s and production SA’s for all RM account specialists in the FAN, CSMC and Hot Section mod centers at the A2 level.

Created an Account Specialist checklist workbook for all AS’s to follow and ensure that they were performing all required tasks.

Maintained the Leading Indicator tool as well as the MRP recovery slides for executive report outs.

Creator and Owner of SOW for Quest support.

Key contributor for data shared at managements staff meetings.

Procurement Specialist and lead in MRDHS for LMP parts March 2015 to October 2016

Responsible for procuring LMP parts for all programs with a concentration on the NGPF program.

Responsible and accountable for prioritizing and managing my own workload.

Have A2 signing authority to support management with order approvals.

Main point of contact/SME for all LMP procurement personnel.

Cognizant over all PW suppliers for the LPT module in Hot Section.

Responsible for acclimating and training all new PW employees within MRDHS procurement.

Interface daily with both internal and external customers such as Engineering, CIPT, Industrial Managers, Quality, Finance and all aspects of Supply Chain.

Owner of the Block D engineering change desk to help work through all the changes to the hardware configurations step by step.

Successfully identified complex problems and then communicated the actionable solution to supervision and upper management.

Key contributor and Beta tester with IBM and PWC, one of three trainers for the SNC process for all of Global Supply Chain as well as our supply base.

Procurement Specialist in New Programs May 2012 to March 2015

Responsible for procuring LMP parts as well as castings for NGPF, AETD, HPW3000, F135 and FT4000.

During procurement tenure in NDI, I procured parts from every legacy model.

Responsible for procuring Composite spinners for the NGPF program.

Main point of contact for all LMP requirements for the FT4000 program.

Cognizant over 17 suppliers and manager of the largest desk in new programs

Interfaced daily with both internal and external customers such as Engineering, CIPT, Industrial Managers, Quality, Finance, PMC Analysts and all aspects of Supply Chain.

Responsible and accountable for prioritizing and managing my own workload.

Successfully identified complex problems and the actionable solution and presenting it to supervision and upper management.

Responsible for training Quest personnel who were supporting the PW buyers.

Subject Matter Expert in the development procurement process for all NGPF models.

SMP Supply Chain Manager in SHPC May 2010 to April 2012

Responsible for 13 salary Procurement Analysts.

Owner of 4k part numbers and 90 million in spend.

Managed the hiring process and successfully recruited 3 new buyers for the SMP team.

Assisted in helping 2 key SMP suppliers achieve ACE gold.

Reported out daily on engine center call, military sold meetings and all other deliverables.

Interfaced daily with both internal and external customers.

Participated in monthly VCAB meetings and was a power user for TSW.

Owned all tactical aspects for my SMP team.

Sr. Procurement Analyst in SHPC June 2006 to April 2010

Procured every commodity during my tenure in SHPC for both Military and Commercial Tubes

Brackets

Packing material

Configuration hardware

Fasteners nuts, bolts, screws

Machined parts all sizes

Mentored and trained new buyers joining SHPC.

Was a key contributor in the training of contracted and outsourced groups such as the Bernd Group, Quest and Accenture.

An active member of the procurement manual team that met quarterly to determine any formal changes that needed to be made to the master procurement manual.

6s team leader who won a slogan competition (put it in line and make it shine)

Sr. Procurement Analyst in CSMC May 2005 to June 2006

Responsible for procuring approximately 300 complex fabrications for military and commercial programs.

Maintained a 98% MRP.

Refined and polished skills needed to work with difficult suppliers in turn contributing to improved performance.

Procurement Analyst in the Serviceable Material Management Organization which is part of Aftermarket

Operations July 2000 to May 2005

Responsible for procuring any/all part family groups for the V2500, JT8D, JT9, all PW4000 programs and F117/PW2000.

Purchased parts in all conditions, such as New, Overhauled, Repaired and unserviceable.

Communicated daily at morning production meetings with sales, quality, finance and operations.

Achieved financial goals each month of $15 million by leveraging and negotiating each buy to yield the largest profit.

Supported material needs at the following engine centers, Cheshire, Columbus, Singapore, and Christchurch.

Represented PW at annual procurement conference.

Responsible for training new buyers.

Cell Leader / Kit Configuration Specialist / Inventory Control Dec. 1997 to June 2000

Responsible for giving direction to hourly associates assembling kits of hardware to be delivered to the assembly floor for all programs Military and Commercial.

Integrator between the buying community and the assembly floor.

Communicate all activity at daily production meetings with management.

Proficient in the interpretation and use of the Execution Report, MRP and the various inventory screens.

Interfaced daily with various disciplines including buyers, quality and engineering.

ACE Experience 2002 to 2018

Key participant on ACE teams in CSMC, SHPC and NP. Co-lead on both the 6S team and QCPC team.

One of the driving forces behind the SMP cell in SHPC achieving ACE Gold by creating standard work and eliminating waste in our processes.

Utilized ACE tools in our supply base to help improve deliveries.

Created and implemented standard work for procurement processes in both production and development.

Participated on numerous Kaizen Events, both internally and externally. Led a VSM event as well as a Kaizen event.

Achieved ACE associate level in 2007

Currently the SME participating on two RACI teams in Global Supply Chain

Completed all GSC Playbook training for chapters 1-10.

US ARMY Combat Engineer 1996 to 2001

Tasks performed but not limited to construction and demolition under combat conditions

Facilitated movement and support of friendly forces while impeding those of the enemy

Designed and erected medium girder bridge

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Proficient in all MS products

SAP power user and trainer for procurement

SAP P10, P40 and P90 User

Oracle

Ariba

DCMA Requirements

TD360 user and ITC focal

Knowledgeable in the ACE operating systems and tools

Team center tech data

Document databank retrieval

SNC trainer and power user

SDS Subject Matter Expert

SAP P40 Business Warehouse user

Working Knowledge of XRM and QLIK

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Business Management (BSBM)

•Military combat training

•Detailed specific training in Aerospace and defense

•ACE associate

•Global Supply Chain university

•Received buyer certificate in 2005

•Leadership and supervisory training in 2011

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