Supply Chain Security Clearance
Resume:
Brandon Keith Couch
***********@*****.***
York, PA 17402
Security Clearance:
Top Secret (Active)
Education
Penn State University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
University of Baltimore, Master of Art, Legal and Ethical Studies
University of Dayton School of Law, Master of Legal and Translational Law specializing in Government Contracting, Procurement Law, Procurement Program Management (In progress)
Academic Awards
Joe and Rosie Ruhl Academic Scholarship, PHI ETA SIGMA Academic Scholarship
Professional Awards
President/CEO Leadership Award (2006, 2007, 2008), TAP Award (2006 x 2, 2007, 2008)
Presidential Award for Outstanding Cost Savings through Negotiation (2013), Performance Achievement Award (99% score CPSR Audit – 2011)
Professional Experience
General Dynamics – OTS (Red Lion, PA)
Senior Director,Supply Chain
Acts as the main focal point for the Program Management Office (PMO) for the entire supply chain and coordinates cross-functionally to ensure that all supply chain commitments are met, and that appropriate mitigation plans are developed and executed to address any programmatic risks related to suppliers.
Conducts Quality inspection on Metal Alloys, Aluminum Alloys, Finished Sabot Rounds
Assists in Quality Audit to assure policies and procedures are being followed by Suppliers and are being enforced by Quality Organization
Assists Quality Organization in preparing and tracking CARs and providing responses to Findings in the quality of product and/or quality system to the Government Client
Develops the material strategy and leads the activities for GSC in all phases of the Business Acquisition Process (BAP).
Ensures that prior to program execution, all elements of the proposed program(s) plans have complete and accurate schedules, budgets, make/buy plans, and procurement and subcontracts strategies.
Material cost and schedule management (EAC) using Earned Value Management.
Leads supply chain Program execution and is accountable for resource planning, material cost, forecasting, schedule performance, risk/opportunity management, supplier performance, and supply chain issue resolution
Maintains relationships and negotiated with suppliers
Manage and supervise warehouse methods
Maintains inventory control and material storage
Controls materials and inventory budget
Inventory cycle counts
Negotiate Agreements in supply chain
Briefs the PMO and executive management on the status and issues affecting Program cost and schedule performance.
Cross functional coordination as it pertains to supplier management, specifically with Operations, Quality Mission Excellence (QME), Procurement, and PMO IPT leads
Material risk management, including identification, and mitigation planning and execution.
Briefs Program and Executive management and Customer on the status and issues affecting Supplier performance and cost.
BAE Systems
Senior Supply Chain Risk Management Lead – Naval Sea Systems Directorate and US Army
Jul 2022- Jul 2023
Support the management of SCRM-related financial, contract, and proposal execution, as well as ensuring all deliverables are submitted on-time and are of exceptional quality.
Coordinate mock quality system audits
Review quality requirements and define requirements with Naval Directorate
Creation of required plans for successful execution of DoD defense acquisition programs in accordance with DoDI 5000.02, CNSSD 505, and NIST SP 800-161.
Collaborate directly with government customers to create policy, process, and implement appropriate tools for architecting, modeling, and designing a Supply Chain Risk Management infrastructure to continuously assess, mitigate, and minimize risk to the system’s security and to the overall mission.
Support corporate Supply Chain Initiatives, Working Groups, and Communities of Practice (CoP) to maximize collaboration and best-practice sharing across the business.
Establish data driven analysis methods, Key Risk Indicators, metrics, and reporting dashboards for monitoring SCRM program effectiveness.
Monitor security, information security, OPSEC and personnel security, and define appropriate countermeasures.
Track acquisition supply chain vulnerabilities including those associated with global sourcing and distribution of adversary threats to DoD.
Work across organizational boundaries and lead teams to evaluate the consequence of compromise of critical components in the supply chain and apply systems engineering experience to define the defense-in-depth approach that best protects the system’s critical technology.
Trained as a Supply Chain Risk Management subject matter expert to support programs across the I&S Sector, while also engaging with other experts across BAE Systems.
Develop Risk Management Plans
Develop Attack and Battle Simulations
BAE Systems
Senior Supply Chain Manager, US Army Programs and VUOC Army Operations Mar 2019 – Jul 2022
Manage, plan, and execute production schedules in a small quantity, high-mix environment to achieve 100% on time delivery
Management dynamic team of 10-12 professionals
Manage and execute end to end planning, warehousing and replenishment activities required to achieve the production objectives of the manufacturing facility
Coordinating and scheduling the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies, and schedule and prioritize jobs to meet the customer’s needs.
Develop long term production plans utilizing all available data and will interact daily throughout all levels of the organization.
Responsible for the functional areas of Planning, Receiving, Shipping/Packaging and the Stockroom
Responsible for being the liaison between Supply Chain and Quality
Conducting quality audits of supplier deliverables
Enhance current and/or developing an updated Supply Chain Planning strategy to support growth plans
Partnering with Manufacturing Team, scheduling and releasing work orders and achieving high levels of planning stability and performance.
Maintaining strong relationships and communications with internal/external commercial teams and customers.
Leading the internal initiative to implement and maintain an effective and accurate physical inventory system, including ERP transaction accuracy, physical inventory events, and cycle counting as appropriate.
Assisted Quality department with inventory counts
Managed Material indirect budget
Director, Procurement/Subcontracts and New Construction (US Army) Jul 2018 – Mar 2019
Directs the OSI Weapon Systems Procurement Organization (total headcount 76) a staff of Purchasing/Subcontracts managers and professionals
Lead Quality audits to assure quality standards of explosives were followed exactly as stated in the Agreement
Negotiated price reductions and cost savings for non-conforming explosives and acids/chemicals
Directs all Procurement strategies and LEAN initiative for both Holston (Kingsport, TN) and Radford (Radford, VA) Army Ammunition Plants
Insure that the product line’s requirements are effectively and efficiently met
Directs an organization of various experience levels in Procurement management/administration, subcontract negotiations and proposal preparation
Develops and maintains professional and dependable relationships with both internal and external customers and suppliers. Is responsible for procurement compliance and Cost/Price Analysis and the review/signing of Proprietary Information Agreements. Drives all Supplier Partnerships Subcontract’s initiatives with the product line’s supply base
Facilitates the development and validation of subcontract specifications, work statements, Subcontract Management Plans and Terms and Conditions for the procurement of specialized materials, equipment, supplies and services of a highly specialized nature which may require alterations and lead activities of subcontract administration teams on assigned programs required for the sourcing of complex (i.e., engineering development) programs for material, software, and services
Supply Chain Manager, Hardware Commodity (US Army) Dec 2017-Jul 2018
Manage, plan, and execute production schedules in a small quantity, high-mix environment to achieve 100% on time delivery
Management dynamic team of 10-12 professionals
Manage and execute end to end planning, warehousing and replenishment activities required to achieve the production objectives of the manufacturing facility
Coordinating and scheduling the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies, and schedule and prioritize jobs to meet the customer’s needs.
Develop long term production plans utilizing all available data and will interact daily throughout all levels of the organization.
Responsible for the functional areas of Planning, Receiving, Shipping/Packaging and the Stockroom
Enhance current and/or developing an updated Supply Chain Planning strategy to support growth plans
Worked with Quality organization to review the quality of product received
Initiated CARs for suppliers to take action and provide response
JANUS Research Group Principal Subject Matter Expert (Acquisition and Contracts - US Army) Feb 2016-Dec 2017.
Develops functional specifications and consults with CECOM/PEO Command on how to buy and implement assets into the battlefields
Supports integration testing, user acceptance testing, user training and production deployment.
Collaborates with US Army commands for the timely availability of the development, test and production environments
Negotiates with private industry and other Government/Military branches to assure cost savings within the constraints of Federal Budget
Lead effort to draft Quality terms and conditions, and applicable QA standards to be incorporated into Army’s Prime Solicitations
Black &Veatch, Sr. Mgr, Procurement and Contract Ops (US Army) Jun 2013- Jun 2014
Lead all pre-award actions, including but not limited to, critical price/cost analysis, preparation of all pre-award documentation, including proper disposition of FAR requirements
Coordinate and review / edit proposal input from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from sales, marketing, product teams, finance, commercial, legal and delivery
Manage Vendor/Supply Base
Full lifecycle contract management
Communicate and influence at a senior level
Ability to coach sales teams and subject matter experts in persuasive writing and proposal best practice
Proposal automation software (or similar) experience
Lockheed Martin, Subcontract/ContractManager, Staff Mar 2010 - Jun 2013 Act as Consultant to the PMO to assure contract/subcontract/Procurement compliance and to dispatch pre- award and post-award duties in a timely fashion
Maintaining all Procurement financial data, developing templates and tracking financial activity (e.g. Obligation and Outlay (O&O) plans, etc.).
Conducting monthly analyses on program Procurement status and forecasting future program Procurement Requirements Communicate, influence and interact globally with broad functional areas (Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance) to develop and execute plans to achieve annual operating plan (AOP) goals
Manage the demand planning, supply planning and distribution requirements planning processes to ensure all service level and financial metrics are achieved
Manage the distribution objectives to ensure high quality, low cost and on-time delivery, and in accordance with Global Trade Compliance
Full lifecycle contract management (Intelligence Community)
Northrop Grumman Jan 2001 - Dec 2008
Manager, International Contracts and Consultant Agreements, Commission Sales Representatives
Contracts Supervisor, Naval Nuclear Proposal Program (NAVSEA 05/08) (Promoted)
Manager, Warranty and Business Operations (Promoted)
Lead contracting, subcontracting, and risk management efforts, in support of the various business lines, divisions and branches.
Assure basic contract terms meet company standards, and seek and obtain appropriate executive approval for any exceptions.
Managed $50M Annual Budget
Assist with negotiating with insurance carriers and brokers to obtain cost-effective insurance policies that balance risk, coverage, deductibles, and limits against programs and budgets.
Draft Various Standard Contracts and Update based on Lessons Learned.
Train personnel on Contract Terms and Conditions.
Coordinate with departments and management in negotiation of contract Terms and Conditions
Negotiate contract terms and conditions directly with customers.
Track and Report status of contract review and execution.
Advise management on legal effect of contract terms and conditions.
Resolve insurance and bonding issues.
Confirm insurance coverage applicability for various projects with insurance broker and obtain insurance riders and pricing when necessary.
Review incumbent contracts and evaluate Company’s exposure
Administering a complex annual budget, which involves receiving, processing, and allocating funding, as well as managing budget execution and preparing financial reports
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