Senior Manager - Global Supply Chain

Kevin Bretz

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CAREER GOALS: Obtain an Operations/Supply Chain Managerial Position in the development and execution of Manufacturing Strategies focusing on: procurement, sourcing strategy development and the manufacturing of products, sub-assemblies, and/or commodities. Ensure accountability for the management of critical strategic relationships with key suppliers while supporting Operational Metrics and New Product Introduction (NPI) deliverables.

NOTABLE SKILLS:

13 Years Supply Chain Experience Accountable for Total Material Cost & Financials

7 Years Direct Management Experience Strong Contract Negotiation Skills

3 Years Asia Management Experience 6 Sigma & Lean Methodology to Drive Improvements

Accountable to Drive Project Team Results Manage Supplier Executive Relationships

High Mix/Low Volume Experience Strategic Planning & Project Execution

Objective-based Management Systems Supplier Selection & Qualification

New Product Introduction (NPI) Supplier Development / Performance (Q,D,R,C)

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Led strategic sourcing team across 400+ direct suppliers with a total annual spend of $140M worldwide. Increased Supplier OTD from <70% to 98%; which resulted in increased customer satisfaction by improving OTD to our customer to 95% to need by date and 98% to commit.

Developed robust process to identify and qualify new suppliers. Which included thorough quality and business audits, commodity and reliability specific test plans. Coordinated results to Copy Exact customers as required.

Responsible for total material cost standard and non-standard as they related to COGS. Led material cost reduction activities utilizing kaizens, should cost models, supplier and engineering collaboration; effectively reducing material cost by 20% over the entire AE product offering and contributed to overall company improvement by 14 points (GM%R).

Developed and implemented material strategy that aligned customer lead-time and ramp expectations, planning model, materials sourcing and replenishment strategy. Created more than $40M in cash by reducing worldwide inventory by 46%, resulting in more than doubling inventory turns.

Led project teams that resourced over 120 PCBA’s in 9 months and 375 PCBA’s in 15 months while experiencing increased customer demands. The resourcing resulted in reduced lead-times, reduced material liability exposure, cost reduction, and decreased DPPM. Throughout the transition the team didn’t impact a single late order to a customer.

Developed and implemented methodical systems to manage, measure, improve supplier performance around quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness, and customer satisfaction. Developed communication tools including quarterly business review, monthly supplier score cards, and weekly forecast updates.

Implemented an objective-based deployment system throughout the commodity management team using OSTM (objectives, strategies, tactics, and metrics) approach. Utilized weekly and monthly dashboards to monitor success.

Implemented Manufacturing Supply Agreements / Contracts with over 80% of the supplier spend also including a number of critical and sole sourced suppliers.

Developed high performing Material Program Management team to support NPI around QDRC goals, identifying material risk / product BOM grading or health score, and target costing which positioned the development programs for successful launch and alignment with customer expectations.

Led strategies and processes to develop distributor selection, electrical component testing for non-franchised procurement. Off balance sheet reporting process to the CFO and supplier assist tracking and reporting process.

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. (1995 – 2008)

A $400M/yr company which Develops, Designs, and Manufactures power supplies and gas flow systems used in the creation and control of plasma-based applications of etch and thin film deposition processes. Products are used in the semiconductor, data storage, architectural glass, flat panel, and solar PV cell industries as well as and solar grid-tie inverter technology.

(2005 – Sept, 2008) Senior Manager Worldwide Commodity Management

RESPONSIBLITIES: Managed over 25 supply chain professionals within the Supply Chain department both in the US and China. Worldwide departments and functions included Supplier / Commodity Management, Supplier Contract Administration, Commodity Procurement, MRO Purchasing, and Supply Chain Project Management roles.

(2004 – 2005) Manager, Material Program Management

RESPONSIBLITIES: Managed a team of 4 Material Program Managers within a NPI organization to support Product Development Process (PDP). Identifying component risk, supplier selection, cost targets / price led target costing; improving average supplier leadtimes from 12 weeks to less than 3 weeks.

(2001 – 2004) Senior Material Program Manager

RESPONSIBILTIES: Represented the supply chain organization on new product development teams to develop material plans to support the product launch while controlling material liability and constraints. Tracked, reported and influenced current and run-rate program material cost. Focused on standardizing parts amongst programs through consolidation, design reviews, and re-use strategies. Developed international product / program and supply chain transition plans from NPI to mass production.

(1999 – 2001) Buyer

RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordinated purchasing activities with manufacturing and repair departments to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner. Obtained material using request for quote (RFQ), negotiation, price analysis to place purchase orders (PO). Maximized material availability while minimizing inventory using material management tools such as MRP, schedule agreements, JIT, kanban, and ABC analysis. Maintained supplier OTD at >98% for production and NPI.

(1998 – 1999) Material / Inventory Analyst

RESPONSBILITIES: Analyzed material for excess, obsolete, cost and demand as it related to business needs.

Responsible for providing system (SAP) material and process change training within the operation area. Identified material using ABC tools to establish supplier replenishment strategies for kanban and line side stocking. Implemented over 95% of company spend on custom supply solution.

(1995 – 1998) Logistics Team Lead

RESPONSBILITIES: Logistics team lead for a business unit that included Material Handling and Shipping. Responsible for effective resource planning, cycle count accuracy, and proper material handling / storage techniques. Maintained cycle count accuracy at 99%.

EDUCATION:

Industrial Technology Management, Colorado State University

Six Sigma Green Belt, Air Academy Associates

Supply Chain Strategy and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management

Effective Negotiating, Karrass

Global Business Practice Standards: Utilizing the Code of Ethical Conduct, L

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