MBA / M.Sc. in Materials Science & Engineering / Leaders for Global Operations/Manufacturing Fellow

Graduate curriculum in Nuclear Engineering

Tech

Global Sourcing Lead – OEM Hardware

Top Management

I have excelled in senior leadership and operations/supply chain management roles for Avaya (a global leader in business communications spun off from Lucent Technologies) by identifying critical business, operational and financial issues and developing highly-effective strategies and solutions that increase operational efficiency, maximize productivity, reduce costs and stimulate business/revenue growth.

By leveraging my unique background of business strategy development, process reengineering, IT integration, supply chain transformation and team leadership skills and expertise, I delivered a consistent record of achievements, improving operational processes, capturing multimillion dollar savings and contributing to new business development.

My experience extends to improving global supply chain operations with resultant savings of more than $23 Million (exceeding $16 Million target) on a total spend of $160 Million, achieved through strategic management of 7-member global team of sourcing managers. I utilized advanced technical skills and SAP/Kinaxis tools to reengineer/optimize tracking and reporting of supplier operations.

I increased forecast accuracy and saved $15+ Million by serving as business leader and key contributor to cross-functional team of operational SMEs and IT consultants for reengineering global supply planning and S&OP processes.

I led a major organizational transition from internal manufacturing to an outsourced business model, developed from scratch to include new operational processes, tools and core metrics. With the move to outsourcing, I helped facilitate a focus on product development and revenue generation by cultivating collaborations with internal operations, business functions and systems/IT teams.

Valued as a trusted leader and advisor, I was repeatedly recognized for superior performance and promoted to progressively challenging senior leadership and operations/supply chain management positions.

Commanded superior leadership and operations, business and financial management of global team overseeing 200+ suppliers and $200+ Million annual spend with focus on supply chain process improvements/cost reduction.
* Optimized achievement of organizational objectives and contributed to new business development by identifying opportunities for improvement and devising effective operational strategies to define and satisfy business needs.
* Streamlined operations and reduced inventory by $10 Million, a 20% reduction, by consolidating more than 80 suppliers out of a base of 250 suppliers as part of SC Efficiency Improvement Program (EIP).
* Directed successful cost-cutting transformation of global operations using strategic planning and program management skills to lead cross-functional team in evaluation/selection of potential distribution partners/suppliers.
* Fueled revenue growth and enabled numerous product introductions by leading team of sourcing, marketing, relationship and produ

* Served a pivotal leadership role managing development/implementation of Avaya’s supply chain strategy and operations transformation programs, including network architecture redesign.
* Reduced inventory/OPEX by $15+ Million as business leader for reengineering global supply planning and S&OP by improving forecasting and consensus demand planning model integrated on SAP and Kinaxis platforms.
* Improved planning team efficiency by building an executive dashboard (control tower) for supplier management and automating tasks by linking Kinaxis platform with core ERP system.
* Elevated financial and operational performance by increasing visibility of supply plans, integrating operational processes and developing management metrics. Presented plan to senior leadership to gain support/funding.
* Accelerated revenue growth and saved $27+ Million on inventory, SG&A, OPEX and headcount costs by leading development of progressive and innovative analysis of Avaya’s product families to optimize p

Supply Chain Strategy Manager, Analytics and Process Development

? Increased inventory turns 2-fold by leading inventory reduction program. Orchestrated strategic management of multiple functional groups leading to improvements in supply chain planning and inventory/supplier management.
? Heightened on-time delivery performance from 70% to 90+%, significantly reduced inventory and improved resource utilization by leading global reengineering program SAP-APO platform for supply chain planning.
? Cultivated productive collaborations with internal operations, business functions and systems/IT teams from Avaya enabling transition to outsourced manufacturing model and focus on product development/revenue generation.

Global Supply Chain Operations Leader

? Managed introduction of 2 new products in 2 years with development timelines shortened by 20% and significant cost reductions. Led engineering and production departments with COGS output of $310 Million.
? Dramatically reduced total inventory by 40+% by transitioning operational processes from sequential build-to -stock (push)  customer-centric build-to-order (pull) model. Managed associated cultural change.

Factory Manager

? Directed efficiency improvements/Kaizen events which increased productivity (throughput) by 17% and inventory turns by 25% with an annual production output of $47 Million. Supervised 6 engineers/55 production technicians.

Maintenance Group Manager / Work Group Manager

? Managed ship’s machinery division in engineering department. Achieved distinction of earning grade of Excellent, the 1st time this grade was awarded on Operational Reactor Safeguards Exam in its 24 year history.

Machinery Division Manager / Engineering Training Officer

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Dean Harper: Global Sourcing Lead – OEM Hardware in Westminster, CO

Dean Harper

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

NAVAL NUCLEAR POWER SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO