John Harter, CPIM

Manage all supply chain operations for a $40M annual revenue machine shop. - Establish long-term agreements with key strategic partners to stabilize pricing and ensure consistent, uninterrupted supply chain deliverables. - Monitor and mediate price increases, collaborating with Account Managers to minimize the impact on the bottom line profit margin. - Established a report structure for Purchase Price Variance (PPV) analysis, providing insights into annual spend impact. - Successfully reduced tooling spend by $150K (50%) through the implementation of a barcode system, enhanced requisition accountability, and automated reorder point-based purchasing aligned with current production needs. - Ensure regulatory compliance with federal laws, regulations, and company policies within a Department of Defense (DOD) environment and AS9100 standards. - Conducted negotiations for raw material prices, assessed supplier capabilities, selected new suppliers, and strategically narrowed the supplier base to optimize supply chain efficiency.

- Successfully managed strategic-level account and procurement activities for OEM accounts with a $24M annual spend. - Personally negotiated and generated over $1M in unit cost savings annually on direct spend, along with $800K in soft cost savings (Payment Terms, Consolidated shipping/charges, and Consignment Programs). - Identified End-of-Life (EOL) components and Lifecycle Status, managing material transitions to limit exposure and maintain uninterrupted production flow. - Developed and led tactical buyers in cross-functional mentorship and training in Mexico and Manila. - Measured, maintained, and monitored supplier metrics for Quality, Delivery, and Purchase Price Variance (PPV). - Reviewed Product Change Notifications and initiated updates to the Approved Vendor List for submission to Engineering review and Engineering Change Order implementation. - Collaborated with Engineering, Sustainment, and Logistics for New Product Introduction (NPI) implementation, ensuring proper seed stocking levels during product launch and establishing forecasts. - Maintained daily interfaces with Production, Logistics, Quality, Accounting, Engineering, and Executive Management to ensure uninterrupted material flow to support production. - Recognized as a future leader for development progression and succession planning.

- Managed excess inventory sales and P&L, resulting in $250K annually in cost savings. - Planned and procured appropriate supply for multiple OEM accounts, including RFQs, POs, and RMAs for both direct and indirect materials. - Owned all customer unit shortage fulfillment and communicated with production teams accordingly. - Played a key role in NPI planning and component management database, including excess and obsolete material mitigation. - Maintained Supply Chain KPIs and implemented associated corrective actions. - Created and managed eBay sales for Excess and Obsolete (E&O) components, reducing overall inventory value and increasing profits by $700K annually.

- Consolidated supply base to optimize pricing negotiations with top suppliers, resulting in higher volume discounts, improved delivery associated costs, and payment terms. - Developed pricing agreements and supplier stocking programs to limit liability and exposure. - Increased turns on active inventory from 5 to 10 and processed inactive inventory for liquidation or scrap, reducing overall value from over $12M to fewer than $2M. - Conducted quarterly business reviews with top spend suppliers. - Assessed market trends and reset stock order levels accordingly. - Monitored purchase price variance to maintain profit expectations.

- Acted as Commodities Specialist and Account Manager for an overseas contract manufacturing partner, overseeing high mix low volume PCBA's, cable harnesses, and subassemblies. - Managed supplier timely delivery and quality metrics, consistently achieving 97% or better performance results. - Supported operations by leading cost-saving initiatives, resulting in over $500K in savings and implementing inventory management strategies that contributed to increased inventory turnover in the organization. - Collaborated closely with planning, production, and engineering groups on New Product Introduction (NPI) projects and overall manufacturing needs. - Facilitated coordination between accounting, supplier, and receiving departments to resolve system variances and participated in Material Review Board (MRB) processes to disposition discrepant materials for further processing. - Contributed as a member of the Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) team, engaging in collaborative efforts to enhance efficiencies through ongoing process development.

• Responsible for several OEM’s procurement activities specializing in printed circuit assemblies in contract manufacturing environment. • This involves direct procurement from manufacturers, distribution and subcontract vendors utilizing PO’s, contracts, scheduled and blanket orders. • Key player in a project which reduced inventory by 38% and increase inventory turns to 8. • Ability to optimize inventory while minimizing inventory driven costs. • Key member in a cross-functional environment with focus on operational excellence in supply chain execution. • Participate in MRB to decipher disposition of discrepant materials for further processing.

• Purchased varying commodities including semiconductors, passives, actives, electromechanical, sheet metal, PCB’s, plastic mold injections and custom components. • Involved customer and supplier to strengthen supply chain. • Supported MRO procurement and initiated automated supplier managed stocking system. • Manage inventory to minimize excess while meeting on-time production requirements.