Lynne Wyche
San Jose,CA
Summary
Experienced Procurement professional with strong interpersonal skills, organizational abilities, professionalism and work ethic. Constantly striving to exceed company goals and expectations.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
NPI Project Manager/SCM Program Manager
Siemens Healthineers
Mountain View, CA
04.2018 - Current
- Developed and initiated 5 project plans, including managing costs, schedule and performance.
- Identified resources required to meet project goals and objectives by setting realistic timelines and checkpoints.
- Orchestrated 5 projects within strict timeframes and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with senior leaders
- Created 7 extensive New Product Introduction plans which detailed strategy for release and implementation into factory
- Orchestrated Manufacturing validation process for 7 new products
- Worked closely with extended SCM team to ensure factory shipped on or before product launch date
SENIOR PROCUREMENT MANAGER
Siemens Healthineers
Mountain View, CA
09.2012 - 04.2018
- Lead and developed team of New Product and Production Buyers
- Establish Logistics and Manufacturing strategy based on project requirements, time to market, and total cost
- Reduced $2M in obsolete material at contract manufacturer
- Negotiated and finalized supplier contracts and agreements.
- Drove contract manufacturers to perform to contracts terms
- Met year over year cost reduction goal of 5%, totaling over $12mill in savings.
- Successfully drove contract manufacturers to have material available to meet 20% quarterly upside in forecast.
- Created and drove EOL process which resulted in 0 line down situations
PROCUREMENT MANAGER
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Mt View, CA
08.2006 - 09.2012
- Completely outsourced manufacturing line to contract manufacturers
- Transferred 60% of Purchasing Volume to low cost countries in 3 years.
- Over 3 year period placed suppliers representing 96% of Purchasing Volume on supplier contracts.
- Drove design to cost initiatives with Engineering resulting in $3M in cost savings.
- Conducted regular high level presentations in monthly report out meetings.
- Achieved year over year cost reduction goal of 6.6%, totaling over $16mill in savings.
SENIOR BUYER
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Mt View, CA
05.2001 - 08.2006
- Focused on supplier communication, lead time reduction, and cost reduction.
- Active participant of inventory reduction team which reduced Siemens' inventory by $20 million.
- Key lead in Flexible Supply Program team which introduced Vendor Managed Inventory and consignment
- Project lead for transfer of plastics tools/production to new suppliers, resulting in $2M cost savings.
- Executed Quarterly Business Reviews with all Siemens' "A" Plastics, monitor, and drive suppliers.
New Products Software Buyer
SGI, Silicon Graphics Inc
Mountain View, CA
10.1996 - 12.2000
- Managed over 20 software suppliers and outsource partners.
- ECO/BOM management for over 25 new releases and new revisions of NT/Linux software products.
- Provided software material status update in weekly team meetings
- Handled concerns/issues between SGI, software suppliers, and outsource partner
- Verified first articles and gave final authorization to build product.
Education
B.A - Communications
University Of California
Santa Barbara, CA06.2004
Skills
- Team leadership and development
- Strong verbal communication
- Project management
- Conflict resolution
- Process implementation
- Cost Savings
- Supply Chain Management
- Management Experience
Certification
- APICS Procurement series.
- NAPM - Supply Chain Management.
Timeline
NPI Project Manager/SCM Program Manager
Siemens Healthineers
04.2018 - Current
SENIOR PROCUREMENT MANAGER
Siemens Healthineers
09.2012 - 04.2018
PROCUREMENT MANAGER
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
08.2006 - 09.2012
SENIOR BUYER
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
05.2001 - 08.2006
New Products Software Buyer
SGI, Silicon Graphics Inc
10.1996 - 12.2000
B.A - Communications
University Of California
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