David Osterhout
FREDONIA,KS
Summary
Accomplished and well rounded aerospace manufacturing and supply chain professional. Experience with both Boeing and Airbus commercial aerospace supply chains, and product manufacturing requirements and techniques. Proven capable of leading small and large teams, and also highly functioning in data and situation analyses. Highly capable of successful procurement production planning and supplier relationship management and execution.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
General Plant Manager
Sonaca North America (LMI Aerospace)
06.2021 - Current
- Provided direction and leadership to all levels of employees and managers.
- Responsible for the site P&L/budget, sales, fixed and controllable expenses, headcount, production planning, site productivity, purchasing, quality, customer delivery, and the general well-being of the team.
- Increased production efficiency by optimizing plant layout, deploying robust operator cross training, and implementing process improvements.
- Managed multiple new customer contracts (product introduction), a major customer contract termination, and several interplant work transfers.
Bakery Production Worker
Organic Bread Of Heaven
05.2020 - 05.2021
- Completed inspections of bakery products, checking for quality and conformity.
- Ensured accurate order fulfillment by carefully packaging finished products according to customer specifications.
- Enhanced bakery production efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing time-saving techniques.
- Reduced food waste through careful monitoring of ingredient usage and inventory management.
- Shut down equipment at end of shift for line going down.
- Managed Chicago, IL. delivery route.
Plant Director
Asco Aerospace USA LLC
08.2019 - 04.2020
- Managed a team of 225 employees at Asco Industries new state of the art 800K square feet Stillwater, Oklahoma aerospace manufacturing plant.
- Deployed plant-wide safety measures and mitigation plans in order to continue operations as an essential business during the 2020 Covid19 Pandemic.
- Championed change management efforts during major organizational restructuring, ensuring smooth transitions for affected employees.
Procurement Director
Asco Industries NV Belgium
04.2018 - 08.2019
- Led contract negotiation efforts for major suppliers, ensuring favorable terms that supported business requirements while mitigating risk exposure.
- Streamlined procurement processes by implementing strategic sourcing and supplier management techniques.
- Managed cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of products and services in line with project timelines.
- Led emergency mitigation efforts for supply chain continuation during the June 2019 cyber attacks against Asco.
- Took an active role in the merger closing activity related to the Spirit AeroSystems and Asco Industries planned merger between 2018 to 2020.
Procurement Manager
Asco Aerospace USA LLC
10.2013 - 04.2018
- Negotiated contracts with suppliers to obtain favorable terms and pricing.
- Led a team of strategic sourcing, planner/buyers, and supplier quality engineers for Asco North American operations.
- Led the plant opening project as procurement lead from 2013 until 2015 when full operations began.
- Negotiated major construction contracts, managed the general contractor, and purchased in excess of $50M in capital equipment, including CNC machine centers, and new facility air conditioning and roofing for the 800K SF facility.
Procurement Manager
Spirit AeroSystems
07.2005 - 10.2013
- Optimized inventory levels through demand forecasting and close collaboration with production teams, reducing stockouts and minimizing excess inventory costs.
- Deployed consumption based ordering (min/max) and vendor owned inventory stocking plans to dozens of key suppliers.
- Managed and visited multiple tier 1 complex suppliers for rate readiness, program reviews, and supplier recovery activities.
- Managed several complex work statement transfers, and program recovery plans with key failing and bankrupt suppliers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ05.2015
Associate of Arts - Supply Chain
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ04.2014
High School Diploma -
Campus High School Haysville
Wichita, KS05.1993
Skills
- Project Management
- Operations Management
- Production Planning
- Safety Management
- Team building and development
- Compliance understanding
- Facilities Maintenance
- Cost Reporting
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Negotiation expertise
- Global Procurement
Accomplishments
- Recovery of Sonaca Fredonia's plant backlog from over 12,000 hours to under 500 hours, zero past due customer purchase orders, and a plant-wide customer quality acceptance ppm of 500 in one year (from 2022 to 2023).
- Establishment of an indirect procurement process and resulting IT system (Procurify) for Asco's new plant in Stillwater, OK.
- Deployment of all new 777 Rolls Royce thrust reverser heat blanket componets for 200+ aircraft in the fleet under an FAA airworthiness directive at Spirit AeroSystems.
Timeline
General Plant Manager
Sonaca North America (LMI Aerospace)
06.2021 - Current
Bakery Production Worker
Organic Bread Of Heaven
05.2020 - 05.2021
Plant Director
Asco Aerospace USA LLC
08.2019 - 04.2020
Procurement Director
Asco Industries NV Belgium
04.2018 - 08.2019
Procurement Manager
Asco Aerospace USA LLC
10.2013 - 04.2018
Procurement Manager
Spirit AeroSystems
07.2005 - 10.2013
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
University of Phoenix
Associate of Arts - Supply Chain
University of Phoenix
High School Diploma -
Campus High School Haysville
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