James M. Roberts
Summary
Global supply chain professional with multiple industry experience: automotive, electronics, medical, aerospace, public utilities and electronic manufacturing services. Highly motivated, results driven and skilled in cost reduction, commodity strategy and development of beneficial supplier partnerships to exceed corporate financial objectives. Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Director Supply Chain
OnCore Manufacturing LLC (dba NEO Tech)
12.2010 - Current
- Execute strategy for commodity management and new business quotes for 13 locations
- Oversee sourcing decisions for global spend of $250 million with the direct management and support of 15 employees
- Negotiate annual volume purchasing agreements, rebates, payment terms and discounts
- Develop strong relationships at an executive level with key industry partners, fostering collaboration and mutual growth opportunities
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives to drive operational excellence within the organization.
- Establish data-driven decision-making processes and implemented best practices in analytics to optimize performance across the organization
- Achieve departmental goals by developing and implementing strategic plans and initiatives
- Increase corporate cash flow by implementing vendor managed inventory and forecast sharing with supply base
Sr. Category Manager
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)
10.2008 - 12.2010
- Implemented strategy creation and execution on four major commodities valuing $100M: boiler components, maintenance, pumps, heat exchangers and service agreements
- Achieved continuous annual cost savings of over $25M (25% savings)
- Lead strategic sourcing team for major competitive bids leveraging spend across all power generation facilities
Supply Base Procurement Manager
Spansion LLC (formerly AMD
11.2004 - 10.2008
- Managed global team of six employees for wafer fab materials with $300M in annual spend for plants located in Texas, Japan, and California
- Managed silicon wafer commodity with $120M in spend and maintained 100% supply assurance during allocation
- Developed cost savings reporting tool for materials group to establish baseline and improve metrics
- Received two corporate VP awards for continuous improvement and cost reductions
- Established scrap wafer process that contributed over $12M in profit utilizing reverse auction tools
Global Commodity Manager
Solectron
11.2000 - 11.2004
- Managed global strategic sourcing of electronic components for Europe, Asia, North America for over 52 locations with OEM manufacturers
- Negotiated corporate purchase agreements with supply base obtaining unparalleled terms
- Achieved 20% annual cost reduction utilizing share of business process totaling over $20M
- Developed quarterly global RFQ process for over 200 suppliers creating efficiency for entire commodity team
- Enhanced supplier performance by conducting regular evaluations and providing constructive feedback
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, INMBA - GPA: 4.0
St. Edward's University
Austin, TX2014
Skills
- Leadership and communication
- Contract negotiations
- ERP expertise (SAP/Oracle/Epicor)
- Database management
- Microsoft Access and Excel super user
- Six sigma green belt
- Acquisition and change management
- Multilingual (Japanese, Greek, French, Russian)
- Cost reduction
- Supply assurance
- Cultivation of long term supplier partnerships
Timeline
Sr. Director Supply Chain
OnCore Manufacturing LLC (dba NEO Tech)
12.2010 - Current
Sr. Category Manager
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)
10.2008 - 12.2010
Supply Base Procurement Manager
Spansion LLC (formerly AMD
11.2004 - 10.2008
Global Commodity Manager
Solectron
11.2000 - 11.2004
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Indiana University Bloomington
MBA - GPA: 4.0
St. Edward's University
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