Jason F.

Jason F.

Chief Operating Officer @ Singer Vehicle Design

About

Highly accomplished Operations and Engineering professional with 27 years of experience at corporate, division, and plant levels in various Operations and Engineering capacities, with concentration in the areas of Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Assembly, lean manufacturing systems and tools, health and safety, quality improvement, cost reduction, and project implementation. Currently Chief Operating Officer for Singer Vehicle Design, with overall leadership responsibility for all vehicle programs and operations, including global manufacturing, supply chain and Bill of Material management, sourcing and shared services, vehicle quality and customer delivery. Recently the Vice President of Supply Management for Harley-Davidson Motor Company, responsible for leading all end-to-end supply chain functions across a global landscape of both inbound supply to international manufacturing facilities and distribution centers, as well as outbound delivery of finished goods to a global dealer network. Responsible areas include Supply Base Management and Design, Supply Chain and Materials Operations, Supplier Quality, Product Development Purchasing, and Global Logistics and Trade Compliance for an integrated product portfolio of motorcycles, parts and accessories. Previously, General Manager at Harley-Davidson’s Kansas City Vehicle & Powertrain Operations facility, the KC facility currently covers over 600k sq. ft. of manufacturing space, producing Sportster, Dyna, Softail, and Street family motorcycles. The campus operates through the application of a highly integrated SAP solution that includes APO, ATP, IPPE and ME all launched in a single implementation. Previously, Director of Operations and Project Manager for building and transforming the York Vehicle Operations facility, with over $22M in capital spending and consolidation of 41 buildings into 2 for all manufacturing and assembly. Structure included new model and process integration through Advanced Manufacturing systems. Considerable manufacturing and engineering experience throughout parts of my career with other recognizable companies and brands such as General Motors and Hershey Chocolate North America.

Country

United States

City

Long Beach

Industry

Automotive

Skill

Kaizen, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Value Stream Mapping, Ergonomics, Engineering, Strategy, Change Management, Six Sigma, Industrial Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Toyota Production System, Manufacturing, JIT, Manufacturing Engineering, Operational Excellence, Manufacturing Operations Management, DMAIC

Experience

Singer Vehicle Design

Chief Operating Officer

Singer Vehicle Design

LinkedIn
2022-2 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

Torrance, California, United States

Revology Cars

Board Member

Revology Cars

LinkedIn
2023-1 - 2024-12 · 2 yrs

United States

Member of the Board of Directors for Revology

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Vice President, Supply Management

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

LinkedIn
2017-11 - 2022-2 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Product Development Center, Milwaukee, WI

Lead all Materials Management functions and team members across worldwide landscape of both supply and delivery to US Domestic (4) and International (4) Operations facilities. Includes areas of Supply Base Management and Design, Supply Chain and Materials Operations, Supplier Quality, Product Development Purchasing, and Indirect Procurement. • Responsible for all OE global sourcing of ~$1.5B commercial spend, including year over year performance optimization of ~300 suppliers in supply base • Responsible for all indirect materials and support spend of ~$900M annually, with ongoing initiatives to improve effectiveness through continuous improvement projects across broad spectrum of suppliers and key commercial partners • Focus on Supplier development and Supply base risk management to ensure continuity of operations and cost effectiveness, while using instituted processes to identify world class prospective technologies and suppliers for future sourcing • Leadership and oversight of Supplier Diversity and Business Inclusion program, including Minority and Women Owned Business impact and Veteran spend initiatives • Leadership of Product Development Purchasing functions to support new to market product launches, along with a heavy focus on APQP methodology to ensure seamless launch through concept initiation, supplier design, and execution • Lead strategic initiatives for growth and development in supplier technology and innovation for improved effectiveness, as well as Value Added Value Engineering to drive lower total cost and increased value to the customer • Management of supplier performance and effectiveness measurement system, including structured on-site assessments for both proactive control plan methodology, product and process integration effectiveness, and downstream supplier product compliance

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

General Manager Manufacturing

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

LinkedIn
2014-6 - 2017-10 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Kansas City Vehicle & Powertrain Operations, Kansas City, MO

Responsible for all facets of Vehicle and Powertrain Operations, including strategic planning, vehicle model introduction, capital project planning, and day-to-day operations. Significant focus on forward looking initiatives like Change Management, Labor strategy and relationship management, Insourcing and Outsourcing strategy implementation, and developing and executing a fully integrated ERP system based on SAP software, with multiple business process modules (Global Template ME, iPPE, APO, Source To Pay, and Data Management). Lead all operations process areas of 1000+ employee facility, including Fabrication, Paint & Finishing, Assembly, Maintenance & Facilities, and Environmental Operations (includes 135+ salaried employees, 850+ full-time hourly employees, and approximately 500 temp/casual hourly employees).

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Director of Operations

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

LinkedIn
2011-9 - 2014-6 · 2 yrs 10 mos

York Vehicle Operations, York, PA

Lead all operations process areas of Fabrication, Paint & Finishing, Assembly, Maintenance & Facilities, and Environmental Operations across the entire campus. Significant leadership of safety initiatives including GrassRoots safety teams, and responsible for Continuous Improvement System implementation, through a foundational approach that includes Lean tool applications. Further responsible for implementation of seasonal surge operation to better align supply and demand volume curves, through use of split crews across 6 day work weeks during peak periods including the use of supplemental temporary employees.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Area Manager, Assembly Operations and Engineering

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

LinkedIn
2010-6 - 2011-9 · 1 yr 4 mos

York, PA

Direct responsibility for all Assembly operations and engineering across the York site. Includes project leadership for implementation of $22M New Factory York Assembly reengineering project and systems with and ownership role in implementation of new Operating System across the campus, with focus on the proper support structure for the value-adder employees. Developed and implemented training and education of the hourly and salaried workforce on new operating system and culture transformation rollout.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Engineering Process Lead

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

LinkedIn
2006-10 - 2010-6 · 3 yrs 9 mos

York, PA

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Lead Engineer

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

LinkedIn
2005-8 - 2006-9 · 1 yr 2 mos

York, PA

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Manufacturing Engineer

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

LinkedIn
2001-1 - 2005-8 · 4 yrs 8 mos

York, PA

General Motors

Competitive Manufacturing Engineer

General Motors

LinkedIn
1996-12 - 2001-1 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Baltimore, Maryland Area

The Hershey Company

Industrial Engineer

The Hershey Company

LinkedIn
1995-11 - 1996-12 · 1 yr 2 mos

Hershey, PA

General Motors

Quality Systems/Reliability Engineer

General Motors

LinkedIn
1994-5 - 1995-11 · 1 yr 7 mos

Pontiac, MI

Education

University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

LinkedIn

Industrial Engineering

1990 - 1994 · 4 yrs
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

LinkedIn

Industrial Engineering

1990 - 1994 · 4 yrs

Jason F.'s Contact Information

Email

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Phone

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