Christopher Shopes

• Managed Cisco’s EMS partner, Foxconn, across manufacturing sites in Juarez, Houston, Czech Republic, and Guadalajara.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with engineering teams and regional operations to align manufacturing output with customer demand.
• Led cost management efforts, resolving pricing issues and ensuring competitive manufacturing costs.
• Oversaw NPI execution and sustaining products, ensuring smooth transitions and long-term production stability.
• Addressed business operations challenges, including workforce management at site levels, to maintain efficient production.
• Developed strategic sourcing approaches, determining optimal product allocation across Foxconn’s global factories.

• Managed OEM supplier relationships, driving cost analysis, demand forecasting, and supply chain sustainability.
• Led the overhaul of the EMS Partner Scorecard, defining key quality and operational metrics.
• Revamped the NPI-EMS RFQ template to align with predictive manufacturing cost models.
• Supported Cisco’s EMS and ODM sourcing strategies for NPI, gaining foundational supply chain experience.
• Worked cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and procurement teams to align sourcing decisions with business objectives.
• Assisted in supplier selection, cost analysis, and manufacturing site allocation for new product introductions.
• Contributed to the development of sourcing roadmaps, optimizing factory selection based on capabilities, cost, and logistics.
• Developed an understanding of supply chain dynamics, including tariff mitigation, regional manufacturing strategies, and supplier negotiations.

-Assisted an annual report for SEC due diligence in Conflict Minerals 3TG.
-Conducted a process improvement Lean Six Sigma Green-Belt project for the Internal Supply Chain Communications.