Director of Supply Chain & Operations Resume Tyngsborough, MA - Hire IT People

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Confidential | Tyngsborough, MA

Director of Supply Chain & Operations

Responsibilities:

Executed all in - house and out-sourced operational/manufacturing efforts, for all revenue production and for the prototype/pilot launch of new products.
Planned, managed and executed entire Supply Chain, from procurement through order fulfillment, via contract manufacturers, distribution and custom fabricators.
Worked closely with Engineering and suppliers on NPI, DFM and ECO/Doc Control.
With full COGS responsibility, negotiated contract manufacturer and component pricing
Employee #7, reported to CFO; Servato was venture backed.
(Servato was awarded a Frost & Sullivan Entrepreneurial Company of the Year, 2018)

Confidential | Acton, MA

Director of Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Responsibilities:

Ran efficient Supply Chain, while leading in-house FA&T/logistics/depot/support team.
Drove team’s close support of engineering and sales/marketing throughout NPI’s.
Met all production, quality and cost targets.
Reporting to President, represented manufacturing at executive staff level.
Achieved and maintained 80%+ Gross Margins with lean infrastructure and processes.
Produced products for $20M/year revenue, and demo/advanced-replacement pool.
Managed Contract Manufacture of prototype, NPI and revenue products for 30+ SKU’s.
Introduced 2 major new platforms, sourced both domestically and internationally.

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Senior Supply Chain Manager

Responsibilities:

Devised and executed supply chain strategy for complex product line.
Responsible for quality, cost and delivery of all materials and products.
Managed all contract manufacturing.
Leveraged ERP systems of vendors and distribution/supply partners for MRP needs.
Drove resolution of product quality, delivery and cost issues within the supply chain.
Led successful transition to new Contract Manufacturer while launching new platform.
Negotiated price and delivery on material purchases for $15M/year revenues.

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Materials Manager

Responsibilities:

Procured all board-level PC Assemblies, custom metals, RF devices, cables, power and cooling systems, and packaging for first generation product.
Managed materials, for mix of consigned and turnkey programs.
Managed all raw, WIP and Finished Goods inventories.
Reduced inventory levels by 10-20%, with Kanban and VMI programs.
Negotiated price and delivery on material purchases for $10M/year revenues.
Implemented SOP’s for material planning, control and management, from NPI thru EOL.

Confidential | Burlington, MA

Vice President of Manufacturing

Responsibilities:

Shipped $8M+ of systems to early adopter markets.
Led lean team of five: NPI Program Management, Test Engineering, Documentation Control, Component Engineering, and Logistics.
Managed complete changeover of turnkey CM in 6 weeks, meeting all costs/schedules.
Reported to CEO, serving on the executive staff. Presented to Board of Directors.
Peak corporate headcount of 140. Quarry was venture funded.

Confidential | Westborough, MA

Senior NPI Program Manager

Responsibilities:

Ramped to production to $20M in two quarters, using virtual manufacturing and the Amber Wave supply chain.
Led integration of Amber Wave operations / manufacturing into USRx organization.
Launched 2 new product lines into production, thru cross-functional group leadership.
Reported to Vice President of Manufacturing, in $1B/year division.

Confidential | Acton, MA

Director of Manufacturing

Responsibilities:

Developed and executed overall manufacturing strategy for launch of new product line.
Managed contract manufacturers and all in-house FA&T; budget / COGS responsibility.
Negotiated materials program with CM and distributor, keeping “A” vendors direct.
Led team of 3 (FA&T, Quality and Logistics/Documentation) and managed supply chain.
Employee #4, reported to CEO. Amber Wave was venture funded.