Time Delivery Customer Support

Robert A. Coppola

***********@*****.*** 720-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/robertcoppola

Buyer / Planner / Procurement / Supply Chain Specialist

Highly talented and motivated professional known for contributing innovative and creative solutions as well as strategic and technical ability. Demonstrates good judgment assuring best quality at best value. Highly productive in a fast-paced environment; evaluates vendor reliability, negotiates favorable terms, and develops new supply sources. Offers excellent interpersonal and communication skills with expertise in project management, knowledge of materials, logistics and manufacturing requirements.

Lean Kanban Kaizen ISO 9001 Agile Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Named to Purchasing Magazine’s 2003 MRO All-Star Team

Professional Experience

Commodity Lead, Lightning eMotors 2022-Current

Challenge: As Commodity Lead for Thermal Management systems, responsible for strategically sourcing heating and cooling solutions for electric vehicle manufacturer. Worked closely with Engineering, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, and Logistics to evaluate and source suppliers as well as provide a Total Landed Cost projection.

Actions & Results:

Developed Procurement Policy to help standardize work for Purchasing team and provide process documentation for audits

Worked with existing suppliers to improve KPIs including cost, delivery, and quality

Vetted and qualified new Suppliers with self-audit and RFQ process, assessing supplier capabilities

Presented strategic sourcing decisions to upper management for buy off and coordinated with the program management team to track progress of implementing cost reduction projects into production

Negotiated Terms & Conditions with Suppliers

Senior Buyer, Woodward 2018-2022

Challenge: Reported to Value Stream leadership and Senior Management on any weekly roadblocks and Supply Chain constraints for multiple Boeing productions lines. Led weekly cross functional meetings with Suppliers to remedy Engineering, Scheduling and Quality conflicts. Communicated potential component delays to Master Scheduling and Sales, providing solutions, feedback, and mitigated Customer line down issues. Managed supply for commodities such as custom fabricated machined parts, Capital Equipment, and electronic components for multiple Woodward global sites.

Actions & Results:

Coordinated with Suppliers to increase on time delivery to 95% in 2019

Planned line of balance schedule to reduce potential negative supply inventory

by 50% in 2019 and 2020

Negotiated with Suppliers to reduce inventory by nearly 15% in 2020

Planner II, Excelitas Technologies 2018

Challenge: Led weekly production meetings and issued work orders for complex IR optics needed for F-35 jets and other Military and Defense applications. Reviewed procurement of raw materials and communicated with Purchasing personnel forecasted demands. Liaison between Sales, Customer Service, Engineering, and external customers

Actions & Results:

Coordinated expedited customer orders to exceed planned revenue goals greater than $600,000 per month for April, May, and June

Successfully planned and obtained 95% record on time delivery for the month of May.

Materials Planner II, SKF USA 2016-2017

Challenge: Led daily cross-functional production meetings with Engineering and Procurement teams to maintain customer promises. Transitioned all of manufacturing to Contract Manufacturer while simultaneously project managing transition for all materials from non-RoHS to RoHS compliance. Covered tasks usually performed by Purchasing, Project Management and Materials Planning.

Actions & Results:

Designed MRP for cost analysis (ROI) of Commodities such as electronic components, relays, mechanical components, packaging and PCBA’s.

Based on historical data and Sales team degree of confidence, developed, and implemented Supplier Forecasting tool for Material Planning Purposes.

Helped manage and maintain a Supply base that achieved an On Time Delivery of greater than 95% for 2016 and 2017.

Purchased all MRO, Capital Equipment and Research & Development (R&D) materials as needed for Fort Collins, CO division through requisition process.

Improved Supplier Selection and Performance processes to allow for objectively grading on time delivery performance and Parts Per Million (PPM) metrics for all Suppliers.

Planner/Buyer, Tecomet 2015-2016

Challenge: Led daily production meetings, developed, and implemented master schedule and issued work orders for complex medical products and sub-assemblies. Reviewed procurement of raw materials and communicated with suppliers’ delivery expectations while interfacing with customers to meet their demands. Purchased all MRO, Capital Equipment and Production materials as needed per MRP for entire organization.

Actions & Results:

Pulled in monthly customer orders to exceed planned revenue goals for a majority of 2015 and 2016.

Buyer, Otter Products 2010 – 2015

Challenge: Held multiple roles within the supply chain to support a high-growth company in improving its resources and staffing. Covered tasks normally performed by planning and tooling engineers. Drastically improved product quality while making on-time gains, diversifying resources, and prioritizing lines.

Actions & Results:

Performed project management tasks, New Product Introduction (NPI), R&D, replenishment, and negotiations for $48M per year in spend for the following Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM): Apple, RIM, Samsung, HTC, and Motorola.

Procured components, tooling, Capital Equipment and finished goods for rugged and stylish cell phone cases.

Sourced new global suppliers in Mexico, China, and the U.S., shifting from 1 supplier to 20 global suppliers, which became best performers.

Set up and audited new suppliers that prompted revenue, efficiency (increasing on-time rate from 60% to upper 90%), and capacity (80%) gains.

Provided on-time delivery, Price Per Variance (PPV), and back-order metrics to executive team.

Served as liaison between Supply Chain, Planning, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Support teams.

Developed forecasting tool for all raw material, packaging, tier 2, and turnkey suppliers. Reduced lead time and time to market by 2 months.

Coordinated logistics planning; developed Bill of Materials (BOM) and Enterprise Change Orders (ECOs) for Global Supply Chain (GSC).

Developed and implemented Supplier Scorecard to measure supplier performance for delivery, cost, and quality, capacity metrics.

Managed Discrepant Material Return (DMR) and Purchase Order discrepancy issues, ultimately reducing quality rejects by 90%.

Decreased costs for retail and inaccuracy in forecasting. Secured volume discounts and standardized sizes, resulting in saving $300K in 2014.

Acted as Retail and Corrugated Packaging Buyer. Created a Vendor Management Inventory (VMI) that shortened lead times on packaging by 4 weeks. Allowed vendors to review and perform automated checks on supplies.

Buyer II, Medtronic 2007 – 2009

Challenge: Transitioned existing systems and procedures from manual to electronic / automated, increasing efficiency and creating a soft savings of 2 weeks with an electronic approval system.

Actions & Results:

Headed a team of engineers and communicated Non-RoHs / obsolescent part issues and solutions to senior management, increasing responsiveness to issues.

Served as Production Buyer & Planner for over 3K SKUs of electronic components, hazardous chemicals, machined parts, hardware, and Manufacturer Repair Operations (MRO).

Led a cross-functional team to develop and implement an electronic requisition system. Presented and trained over 120 employees on its use.

Purchasing Agent, Hach Company 2000 – 2006

Challenge: Improved leadership’s understanding of the market for some commodities. Used strong negotiation tactics and reverse auctions to achieve significant volume cost savings. Served as an expeditor, MRO Buyer, and E-Commerce Specialist.

Actions & Results:

Acted as Production Buyer and Planner for electronic components, optical components, PCBA’s packaging, metal, machined and plastic fabricated parts.

Implemented Ariba Buyer 7.0 and 8.2 in 4 manufacturing locations; presented training for over 400 employees. Utilized Ariba technology to save $4.5M in cost savings in 1 year.

Coordinated the implementation of ECOs with engineers and suppliers.

Developed and implemented electronic requisition system across Global Business Units (GBU).

Participated in Kaizen / Lean Events. Applied Kanban knowledge to improve the inventory replenishment system.

Consolidated supply base by 50% and negotiated more than $110K in PPV savings in 2003.

Negotiated over $300K in PPV savings in 2004 through ABC cost analysis.

Utilized E-Auctions to generate $400K+ in both 2003 and 2006.

Education & Training

MBA in Business Administration, University of Phoenix, GPA 3.8

B.S. Operations Management, University of Colorado

Prudential Scholar & University of Colorado Scholar

Associates in Business Administration, Front Range Community College

Earned Certificate for Supply Chain Management from the University of Colorado State

Progress toward Lean Certification and APICS certification

First Responder with training in Basic First Aid and CPR

Software Skills:

Microsoft Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Lotus Notes, HTML

Construct Job, Filemaker Pro, PDM, Agile, Citrix, DropBox

ERP: AS400, BPICS, JBA, Oracle, SAP, Compiere, Made2Manage, NetSuite, Lawson, Ariba, Compiere, Expandables

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