Abraham D. Rubal
Gilbert,AZ
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Operations and Supply Chain Consultant
ARS ENTERPRISES, LLC
Gilbert, AZ
09.2023 - Current
- Perform end to end Operations and Supply Chain Optimization for different companies across three different industries to include Banking, Mining, and Aerospace. This includes evaluating my client's existing supply chain, identifying bottlenecks, inefficiencies and areas for improvement.
- Work with the client to develop solutions to address identified issues in all areas of supply chain to include procurement strategies, inventory control, and logistics optimization.
- Improve efficiencies and lower costs.
- Oversee the implementation of proposed solutions to ensure that they are effectively integrated into the client's operations and processes.
Director, Global Supply Chain
VERRA MOBILITY
Mesa, AZ
04.2021 - 09.2023
- Cost Savings & Avoidance: Pioneered strategic transition of production to several new, cost-effective contract manufacturers, effectively generating $1M in cost savings over the span of one year.
- Global Supply Chain Leadership: Lead deployment of supply chain strategy and direction-setting with a centralized focus on driving process performance across the supply chain value stream, while leading a team of forty-one personnel, and governing $100M in annual spend.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborated with manufacturing operations, and product management on determining current production loading and available production floor capacity.
- Supplier Network Leadership & Supplier Relations: Spearhead development and ongoing performance of supplier networks via cultivating supplier relationships, maintaining active communication, governing metric analysis, and the directing/developing of supply chain and procurement teams encompassing seven personnel.
- Staff Training & Development: Instrumental in supporting/driving business continuity and growth through cultivating talent, fostering professional development, and harnessing individualized strengths of supply chain personnel.
Director of Procurement
RED DIGITAL CINEMA
Irvine, CA
10.2017 - 01.2021
- Supplier Network Leadership & Supplier Relations: Spearhead development and ongoing performance of supplier networks via cultivating supplier relationships, maintaining active communication, governing metric analysis, and the directing/developing of supply chain and procurement teams encompassing seven personnel.
- Account Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Oversee implementation, retention, and development of all client accounts, while bolstering overall company goals and department strategies through collaborating with both internal and external clientele on maximizing network utilization and customer satisfaction.
- High-Value Budget Oversight: Held full accountability over utilization of $90M in annual spend.
- Cost Savings & Avoidance: Pioneered strategic transition of production to a new, cost-effective contract manufacturer, effectively generating $5M in cost savings over the span of two years.
Director, Global Supply Chain
MD HELICOPTERS
Mesa, AZ
01.2013 - 10.2017
- Global Supply Chain Leadership: Led deployment of supply chain strategy and direction-setting with a centralized focus on driving process performance across the supply chain value stream, while leading a team of forty-one personnel, and governing $150M in annual spend.
- Process Improvement & Integration: Augmented and integrated sourcing business processes supporting MDHI's global manufacturing and packaging network as result of driving development and implementation of the global capability road map (people, technology, processes, and performance).
- Subject Matter Expertise: Develop and drive business cases to secure governance approval of projects within the source network; served as a subject matter expert, advisor, mentor, and coach for the network.
- Team Leadership: Navigated a team of Global Business Process Improvement Managers and Technology Experts in the design, development, and auditing of global supply chain policies and guidelines, to include establishing business processes and technology solutions and fostering strong relationships with local subject matter experts.
- Data Analytics & Strategic Planning: Develop insights via leveraging research, analytics, and benchmarking to inform strategic decision-making; spearheaded portfolio of strategic initiatives designed to accelerate supply chain capabilities.
- Data Management: Governed development/management of specialized business process documentation, to include process flows, operating procedures, process ownership, and all supporting technology.
- Risk Assessment & Performance Management: Zeroed-in on potential risks and ensured placement of a coherent set of leading and lagging performance indicators designed to control and continually improve processes; instituted and monitored a global training curriculum centralized on clarifying and maturing business processes.
- Staff Training & Development: Instrumental in supporting/driving business continuity and growth through cultivating talent, fostering professional development, and harnessing individualized strengths of supply chain personnel.
- High-Value Relationship Building & Cost Savings: Established a strong relationship with Rolls Royce North America, in turn generating an annual net savings of $2M, leading to a total savings of $10M over a five-year timeframe.
Senior Procurement Manager
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
Deer Valley / Phoenix, AZ
06.2008 - 01.2013
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Served as intermediary between a broad range of business sectors and management staff, including sales/marketing, Program Managers, materials, Commodity Managers and manufacturing operations; chaired weekly meeting between all sectors centralized on reviewing new sales orders, sales order changes, forecasted changes, and scrap/lead time (prior to running MPS).
- High-Value Contract Negotiations: Championed negotiations of a five-year, long-term agreement with Avnet to supply Honeywell with capacitors and connectors, effectively generating $2M in cost savings.
- MPS & MRP Processing: Oversaw all facets of weekly MPS and MRP processing; distributed ongoing MPS/MRP status reports to functional areas and reviewed work order updates to determine/regulate effect on MPS.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborated with manufacturing operations on determining current production loading and available production floor capacity.
- Inventory Control: Established/maintained finished goods inventory plans with sales and Program Managers; slashed inventory expenditures through managing quality notices and return-to-vendor purchase orders for the Deer Valley Site in coordination with all Global Buyers and Commodity Managers.
- Subject Matter Expertise: Leveraged/utilized broad subject matter expertise in regulatory compliance, technology, and process management, including the Truth in Negotiations Act, ITAR/EAR, FAR/DFAR, information security, Honeywell Operating System, Lean Six Sigma, and import/export laws regarding government contracts.
Timeline
Senior Operations and Supply Chain Consultant
ARS ENTERPRISES, LLC
09.2023 - Current
Director, Global Supply Chain
VERRA MOBILITY
04.2021 - 09.2023
Director of Procurement
RED DIGITAL CINEMA
10.2017 - 01.2021
Director, Global Supply Chain
MD HELICOPTERS
01.2013 - 10.2017
Senior Procurement Manager
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
06.2008 - 01.2013