Tony Ross

• Direct report to Company VP
• Set up and implement proven procurement best practices
• Knowledgeable with engaging customers and suppliers to identify and define potential opportunities and issues; developing solutions that create value
• Work on end-to-end negotiation deals and procurement events that have moderate to high complexity
• Collaborate with Engineers and project data needs and develop solutions with cross functional teams throughout the organization
• Improve just In Time ordering process scheduling
• Order all commodities to include raw material, fasteners, electronics, PCB, contract services, and all building /shop needs
• Supplier management to include rating scores for all suppliers.

• Direct report to CEO & owner
• Exceptional knowledge of purchasing practices and supply chain management, as it applies to the procurement process
• Knowledgeable with engaging customers and suppliers to identify and define potential opportunities and issues; developing solutions that create value
• Work on end-to-end negotiation deals and strategic sourcing events that have moderate to high complexity
• Analyzes project data needs and develops solutions with cross functional teams throughout the organization
• Manage the contracting process and provide business-related and pricing input to inform the development of the contract in collaboration with Franchise Legal and through the established Procurement processes
• Review’s discrepancies in data received, requests clarification or advises CEO of issues related to data and best path for resolution
• Collaborates with business partners and other internal stakeholders to drive value and achieve savings goal
• Communicate Corporate Procurement processes, policies, and periodic updates on the progress of related sourcing projects to the business and stakeholders, including senior management
• Maintain sourcing documentation to support and audit the selection and sourcing process
• Strong interpersonal skills, writing skills and customer service orientation.

• Direct report to VP of Sourcing
• Gather and distribute needed information and updates, and coordinate work throughout the project lifecycle with managers and stakeholders
• Unravel, define, analyze, and document complex business requirements and processes
• Lead project review sessions with appropriate business staffs, including all levels of management
• Analyzes project data needs and develops solutions with cross functional teams throughout organization
• Oversees supplier contracts from the review process through the various lifecycle stages
• Review’s discrepancies in data received, requests clarification or advises VP of Sourcing of issues related to data and best path for resolution
• Collaborates with business partners and other internal stakeholders to drive value and achieve savings goal
• Evaluate supplier RFI/ RFQ’s and services to determine most desirable suppliers for selection.

• Manage supplier delivery, quality, cost, inventory targets and product transfers between suppliers
• Develop and track overall recovery plans and communicate to all stakeholders effectively
• Interacts with external customers, internal manufacturing locations, Delivery plants, and supply chain and project managers to drive 100% commit compliance for customer delivery requirements
• Collaborate with suppliers to negotiate competitive rates
• Follow up on Purchase orders, invoice issues and escalate with the buyer where applicable
• Proactively work with the supplier to monitor all parts to support On-time deliveries to our customers as well as mitigate potential problems and/or issues
• Track the flow of all parts through the supplier’s facility from the raw material phase, through finished goods to meet customers’ requirements
• Ensure that parts are available to meet internal customer requirements and external sales requirements
• Create and distribute weekly status reports and communicate delivery plans changes with recovery plans to fulfill internal customers’ requirements
• Identify, communicate and mange any production risk through Microsoft Dynamics CRM (xRM) for updating upper management daily
• Develop work processes and instructions for the team.

● Establish a role as a valued business advisor to business units.

● Provide analysis and support of business decision making, drive internal and external adherence to sourcing policies and processes.

● Liaison between Vendors and internal stakeholders

● Vendor performance reporting.

● Work with sourcing professionals and business partners from across multiple business units to deliver and execute an optimal sourcing strategy for the good of the firm.

● Initiate and drive the negotiation process across the organization, managing multiple stakeholders.

● Lead the end-to-end sourcing process from market analysis to RFP through business terms and contract execution.

● Analyze business requirements to formulate high level supply chain strategies that are aligned with the business units.

● Analyze industries, supply markets and research potential suppliers and recommend alternatives and provide insight to IT decision makers.

● Review, revise, and/or draft contracts with Vendors to optimize benefit and minimize risk to Company.

● Understand vendor management best practices to reduce supply chain risk.

● Proactively plan, manage, and stabilize reporting update process.

● Develop recommendations based on data analysis, process reviews, and Feedback from managers, team members and upper management.

● Estimate Review Council (ERC) champion, evaluate estimate status and work with PMs to ensure estimates are being processed in a timely manner.

● Quality operating system scoring methodology Champion, Work with PMs, and work managers to gather and analyze data to help keep projects on track and scoring correctly in QOS application.

● Collaborate with various teams to include Enterprise program management office, estimating quality improvement (EQI), Quality operating system governance team, and offshore personnel.

● Maintain portfolio RSA by director report, kept report at zero unassigned RSA errors.

● Train new personnel on Portfolio metrics and reporting.

● Maintain unfilled requirements report at the director’s level for portfolio.

• Level Supply Chain professional with Knowledge of Gov't contracts
• Draft’s proposal packages based on analysis and risk assessment with the proposal team
• Interact with the negotiating team on developing strategies and conducting negotiations
• Creates, issues, and manages purchase orders Coordinate RFQ status between Departments
• Knowledgeable of FAR, DFARS, and Prime Contract flow down requirements and Restrictions
• Participate in dispute resolution and contract closeout
• Works directly with Program manager / Program Technical engineer on program related procurement and Subcontracts
• Evaluates vendor compliance with industry standards
• Actively engages in team work to help solve simple and complex contract/ purchasing problems
• Uses Supply chain management methods to improve long term supplier performance along with cost savings
• Perform Procurement compliance reviews; participates in internal Audits
• Knowledgeable in SAP Arabia
• Submit status reports to management communicating both achievements and issues
• Strategic and tactical purchasing of inventory control and purchasing activities
• IT sourcing of hardware & software and services in some instances

• Expediter, shipping/Receiving) All positions achieved by promotions)
• Evaluated proposals and quotes for long and short-term contract capital financing to procure experiential and production military tooling for various U.S.A military engine programs and foreign military governments within Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARS)
• IT – Computer hardware, software, Infrastructure sourcing
• Demonstrated knowledge of policies, procedures, and blueprint reading
• Negotiated aerospace tooling orders estimated over $2M with U.S
• Subcontractors
• Managed contract delivery requirements and exceeded the company goal for customer score card rating of (5+).