dawn mutterer

* Manage tactical purchasing: writing orders, negotiating pricing/delivery, maintaining existing supplier relationships. * Direct entire logistics and scheduling operations from order placement to delivery onsite. * Perform supplier qualification and inspection.

Creating sustainable supply chains for new product development.

* Manage technical equipment purchasing for all projects from RFQ to delivery onsite * Negotiate contracts * Analyze lowest total cost, evaluate quotes. * Manage supplier relationships and supplier base * Qualify new suppliers * Implement cost reduction strategies * Develop supplier evaluation tools, control supplier maintenance * Adhere to ISO procedures and best industry practice, highly value ethics and honesty in business * Supplement sales efforts for items purchased * Coordinate cross-functional efforts with project management, engineering, legal, sales, and finance groups to achieve company goals

* Manage versatile quick-turn sourcing for new product development teams * Lead Special Initiative Team for indirect savings of 20% * Negotiate and manage contracts for direct and indirect sourcing initiatives * Execute commodity management strategy to drive business to supply partners * Establish & qualify suppliers in new areas of interest for TSI * Manage key sole-source supplier relationships * Collaborate with engineering, project management, marketing, production, service, and management * Develop & reduce product COGS (cost of goods sold) during product development * Procure across several categories including fiber optic cables, PCB’s, electronics, machined components, custom sheet metal, foam, plastics, batteries * Develop & initiate new ISO 9001:2016 requirement for risk evaluation and mitigation strategies * MRO cost reduction leader: TCO improvements in temp labor, service, and equipment costs