Thomas Burrell

• Direct global supply chain and sourcing strategy for 3 major programs supporting $8B in Revenue across production and service businesses,
• Managed $350M of EMS/CMS spend across multiple global programs.
• Deliver 5% year-over-year savings through best-total-cost sourcing, supplier negotiations, price modeling, and cost-down initiatives.
• Rationalize the EMS and electro-mechanical supplier base by 30% while improving supply chain efficiency and advancing toward a larger reduction target.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for finished goods outsourcing programs, coordinating cross-functional teams to support on-time launches and budget adherence.
• Improve quality performance and remove suppliers from probation through DMIAC tools, capability and capacity reviews, and product and process audits.
• Lead cross-functional supplier recovery and continuity planning with commodity managers, buyers, engineering, manufacturing, and supplier leadership to restore production readiness.
• Manage third-party return and repair service agreements across international locations and author procurement, supply chain, and purchasing procedures.

• Managed automotive electronics, PCBA, and regulators for U.S. and South Korea sites.
• Conducted supplier technology, capability, and quality audits across the electronics supply base.
• Implemented component standardization concepts, driving $2M in cost reductions within six months.
• Led NPI sourcing and supplier development for a custom ASIC, partnering with technical stakeholders and suppliers to launch on schedule and meet target performance specifications.
• Reduced EMS supply base by 25% through consolidation and product rationalization.

• Achieved a 40% supplier reduction and averaged 7% year-over-year cost savings over four years through strategic sourcing, supplier rationalization, and category management.
• Generated more than $21M in savings through procurement standardization, including $13M in legacy savings and $8M in new savings.
• Built should-cost models and component standardization strategies across electronic, electromechanical, and PCBA commodities to streamline BOMs and lower total product cost.
• Developed sourcing strategies for 3rd-party OEM and JDM products, expanding the qualified supplier pool and improving cost competitiveness.
• Managed electronic components, electro-mechanical assemblies, and PCBA commodities for EMS, CMS, JDM, and OEM spend supporting manufacturing in China, Mexico, and the USA.

• Led global sourcing teams across China, Thailand, Poland, Mexico, and the USA to manage $300M in electro-mechanical, mechanical, and PCB spend.
• Delivered year-over-year savings of more than 5% through global strategic sourcing and disciplined supplier negotiations.
• Reduced the supplier base by 10% through commodity rationalization and targeted supplier consolidation.
• Completed Six Sigma projects that generated $2M in cost savings while improving product quality outcomes.
• Established recurring commodity and supplier quality reviews, using formal trackers to clarify owners, actions, and resource needs across sites.

• Built a Supplier Escalation and Improvement Program using audits, corrective action reviews, Lean/Six Sigma, and performance monitoring.
• Co-developed a one-week Green/White Belt training program for supply chain partners to strengthen process-improvement capabilities.
• Authored and maintained Supplier Quality Manual, APQP and PPAP documents, and the Quality Reference Guide.

• Provided global support for manufacturing and supplier quality issues across all manufacturing locations.
• Supported customer and supplier DFx and production launch reviews to strengthen early-stage product readiness.
• Directed re-sourcing of critical components for intercompany program transfers between the U.S. and LCC.

GPA: 3.95

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