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

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

? 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.

? 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.

? 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.

? 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.