Manager Supply Chain

DEBRA KAY BRYAN

***** ******** ~ Lake Forest, California 92630

Home 949-***-**** Cell 949 -525-8822 ***********@*******.***

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Process Improvement ~ Procurement ~ Strategic Sourcing

Commodity Management and Procurement leadership with comprehensive experience in support of cross functional team management aligning manufacturing, procurement, engineering and R&D focus. Background includes realigning annual spend with corporate goals and objectives. Develops and lead cross functional commodity teams in support of cost effective supplier selection and solutions that meet time to market, time to volume and quality objectives. Adept at developing and aligning supplier strategies and management techniques that increase customer satisfaction and improve supplier relationships. Practical principles in MRP and Microsoft systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MASIMO CORPORATION, Irvine, California May 2010 – April 2011

Sr. Commodity Manager, PCBA Electrical

• Team member in support of transfer of PCBA procurement activities from Corporate office Irvine, (USA) to Mexicali, Mexico

• PCBA Management directing Jabil Contract Manufacturer out of Tempe, Arizona (Contract Mfg)

• Development and implementation plans to determine strategic supplier sourcing in support NPI

• Supervising offshore contract Manufacturing location from Jabil, Arizona to Penang (offshore)

• Collaborate with OEM Program Mgrs to support Patient Safety Net forecast requirements and optimal forecasting. Work with HP in support of direct HP procurement activities vs. through distribution

• Manage next generation product introductions in support of Masimo new products and OEM boards

• Training of Mexicali staff to take over tactical procurement activities

• Procurement activities in support of engineering procurement requirements

• Engineering documentation signoff and procurement notification to Contract Manufacturers supporting new product build requirements, BOM notification, engineering phase in and implementation management, communication of product forecasting and new product schedules

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION (various positions) August 1995 - – May 2010

Sr. Material Program Manager ~ Branded External Products (January 2009 – May 2010)

• Identify opportunities to improve sourcing approach selection process supporting retail branded products USB external drives.

• Lead development of sourcing strategy including execution and implementation of sourcing initiatives along with $10 million spend

• Develop supplier performance metric and reporting supporting vendor operations ensuring supplier met or meet performance targets. End of life product planning to ensure minimal obsolete material.

• Manage and provide supplier operations management for global production sub-contractor team. Provide directive on build instructions, cost guidance, scheduling, Bill of Material Input and contract negotiations.

• Worked with global team (Asia) to develop strategy achieving product cost targets, capacity flexibility and delivery performance.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Commodity Manager (CM-HDD) Western Digital Corporation (August 2000 – January 2009)

• Collaborated with cross functional teams to develop inventory management strategy achieving product cost targets, capacity flexibility and delivery performance in support new product kick-off.

• Led global inventory control and procurement efforts for assigned program teams. Restructured teams to meet strategic and tactical objectives. Managed discrete and passive glue logic electronic components, ASICS, custom ICs, DRAM memory, NOR Flash memory, electro-mechanical devices, power ASICS.

• Tracked and monitored inventory investment of $50 million (quarterly) by integrating cash flow initiatives including consignment, direct ship and lead-time programs. Positioned supply chain to minimize logistics expense.

Materials Product Manager, Western Digital Corporation (August 1999 – August 2000)

• Implemented and maintained effective production planning and scheduling systems supporting customer or client requirements.

• Maintained and forecasted accurate inventory levels including monitoring inventory and supplier forecasts. Supported electro-mechanical commodity management planning and procurement internal and external customers.

• Utilized MRP system for planning & scheduling and order placement (Oracle)

• Served as Oracle Team implementation leader ensuring continuity across supply chain and materials operations. Provided ISO documentation assistance for procurement

Western Digital Corporation, Rochester, MN, Enterprise Start up Division (August 1995 –August 1999)

• Developed strategies across Enterprise HDD division supporting SCSI new product offering development and roll-out.

• Monitored procurement operations including MRO and direct spend savings along with performance metric reporting.

• Coordinated material movement throughout manufacturing and inventory sequences. Analyze procurement data impacting PPV. Core team member identifying cost reductions cost avoidance

• Implemented New Product Introduction Supplier Pricing Matrix realizing a quarterly net savings of $2 million (HGA cost savings) per quarter.

• ISO 9000 Team Member, Collaborated with cross functional project team to plan and coordinate Oracle integration project.

Additional Work Experience

Printronix, Inc., Irvine, California (1987 – 1995)

Strategic Procurement Manager (1994 – 1995)

Senior Buyer, Material Planner (1987 – 1994)

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM), Coastline University, 1993

APICS Certification, Cal-State University, 1990

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