Purchasing & Supply Chain Leader with 7+ years of proven experience

AMAR V. MEHTA

**** *********** *****, *******, ** 27617 • Email: ****.*.*****@*****.*** • Phone: 989-***-****

SUMMARY

Visionary Purchasing & Supply Chain Leader with 7+ years of proven success delivering cost savings & deploying

sourcing strategies in the Aerospace, Automotive, and Semiconductor industries. Demonstrated expertise in

managing projects that lead to bottom line results while building & maintaining strong relationships that continue to

drive future success.

CORE SKILLS

Strategic Planning & Sourcing • Global Procurement • Team Building & Leadership • Contract Negotiations •

Supplier Development & Management • Project Management • Financial Analysis • Total Cost of Ownership

Analysis • NPI Sourcing • Inventory Management • Cost Reduction Initiatives • P/L & ROI Analysis • Risk

Management • Operations & Logistics Management

EXPERIENCE

Cree, Inc – LED Lighting (Durham, NC) 09/2008 – 01/2012

LED & Semiconductor manufacturing company with 4,700+ employees & 1.1B+ annual revenue

Commodity Manager / Senior Buyer – MRO, Production Materials, and Capital Equipment

• Responsible for managing 30+ suppliers and $60M+ annual spend

• Negotiated & Executed Commercial Contracts (LTA, VPA, MPA) with top Strategic Suppliers

• Developed & Executed Cost Savings Roadmap that led to 10% or greater savings

• Negotiated Best Pricing, Terms, & Delivery for Capital Equipment Purchases and facilitated AC documents

• Led Supplier Scorecard Meetings w/ Quality Engineering to manage & develop key suppliers

• Managed NPI & 2nd Sourcing projects by finding & qualifying new suppliers to mitigate risk & reduce cost

• Implemented Inventory Consignment programs with the planning group to reduce inventory by 30%

• Total Cost Savings Achieved: $8.7M+ through negotiations, 2nd Sourcing, contracts, and supplier development

• Led Risk Mitigation meetings and developed Business Continuity Plans with Suppliers

• Oracle Power User: Trained new buyers, Tested & Deployed new version

• Developed & Managed KPI metrics and presented to Senior Management on a monthly basis

Eaton Corporation – Automotive Division (Roxboro, NC) 07/2007 – 08/2008

Diversified manufacturing company with 73,000+ employees & 15B+ annual revenue

Production & MRO Buyer – Engine Air Management Operations (EAMO)

• Supported Production by overhauling stockroom and maintaining key parts to prevent downtime

• Led NPI sourcing projects to procure materials for new products

• Reduced Stockroom Inventory from $2.1M to $1.4M

• Maintained 1st Time Hit rate of 90% for AP Invoices to prevent holds

• Negotiated Contracts with suppliers for Capital Equipment, Indirect Material, & Services

• Completed Cost Out Projects and Led Implementations resulting in $290K savings

Honeywell International – Aerospace Division (Minneapolis, MN) 01/2005 – 06/2007

Conglomerate manufacturing company with 130,000+ employees & 35B+ annual revenue

Production Scheduler / Planner-Buyer – Guidance & Electrical Systems (G&ES)

• Supported Factory by managing production schedule & orders for 440,000 units (annual volume)

• Led demand planning meetings & collaborated with finance to report revenue

• Led shipping coordination to maintain 99% OTTR and reported numbers up to management

• Maintained Inventory Accuracy and reduced levels using lean principles

• Continued analysis of Attrition, EOQ, Buffer Stock, Lead-Times, Consumption Rates

• Trained other buyer/planners in SAP and general buying & planning skills

• Interfaced with Contracts, Engineering, Finance, Sourcing, Production, Quality

• Deployed Kanban & JIT systems to meet inventory initiatives - $2M Reduction

• Facilitated Deployment of SAP ERP system as a power user

• Placed RFQs, Analyzed Quotes, Placed Orders, Tracked Orders & Invoices

• Achieved 98% OTD, 1200 PPM Supplier Quality, & Average NET 62 Payment Terms

• Completed Sourcing Project to procure circuit boards from Asia (reduced cost from $2.0M to $1.2M)

EDUCATION

Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) 08/2000 – 12/2004

B.S. Applied Engineering Sciences & Supply Chain Management

TECH SKILLS

Windows XP/Vista/7.0 • MiniTab • AutoCad • Microsoft Project • SAP • Oracle • Business Objects • OneSource •

ShareVis • Microsoft Excel • Microsoft Word • Microsoft PowerPoint • Microsoft Outlook

TRAINING

Six Sigma Green Belt • Microsoft Project • Microsoft Excel • Microsoft PowerPoint • 8-D Problem Solving •

Lominger Interviewing • KARRASS Effective Negotiating • Crucial Conversations • The 7 Habits of Highly

Effective People • FOCUS: Achieving Your Highest Priorities

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