Michele Millon

Managed supply chain for transport and process media commodities with experience in custom thermoforming, injection molding and sheet metal stamping manufacturing. Responsible for supplier management from discovery/development to product end of life. Managed long range forecasting, supplier capacity, allocations, requests for quotes, tooling budgets, should cost models and strategic sourcing. Drove suppliers' performance thru Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) program. Managed Annual Improvement Plans, Supplier Business Reviews, Supplier Report Cards and Business Continuity Plans. Driving suppliers to meet all strategic deliverables. Successfully enabled primary plastics supplier to achieve Intel's most prestigious supplier award (SCQI) for 5 consecutive years. Negotiated multi-million dollar contracts, achieved quarterly cost savings, managed liability mitigations and drove Value Engineering/Design for Cost initiatives. Led multiple commercial project teams for Negotiation Plans, Strategic Sourcing Plans, PQS/SCQI prestigious quality award nominations, Purchasing Expenditure Plans, Value Engineering/Design for Cost. Managed critical projects with key stakeholders on multiple global teams that were responsible for critical supplier transitions, developing strategic sourcing plans and value engineering projects resulting in significant cost savings and lead time reductions.

Manufacturer of sputtering targets for the semiconductor industry; Responsible for the planning, scheduling and issuing of work orders for the entire production facility. Responsible for the planning, communication and expediting of all raw materials purchased from Japanese parent company. Lead coordination efforts between quality and engineering departments on all production related issues.

Manufacturer of flexible circuits; Responsible for the buying and planning of both custom fabricated and electronic components and coordinating with engineering on design approval and tooling. Drove supply base reduction project resulting in significant savings and reduced supply base by one third. Drove quarterly cost reductions and inventory reductions. Implemented quarterly business review program with major suppliers. Resulting in improved on time delivery, reduction of lead times and significant cost savings. Appointed super user of the purchasing department for the implementation of SAP. Responsible for learning and testing the new system, creating documentation and training of the entire purchasing department.

Manufacturer of metal and wooden cash drawers; Managed implementation of Mexico manufacturing facility which included the transportation and setup of all equipment, tools and raw materials. Liaison between Mexico facility and US facility regarding purchasing, coordination and documentation of all materials, production scheduling, and engineering documentation. Managed buying, forecasting and scheduling of all materials for manufacturing at both US and Mexico facilities. Drove communication/coordination of current suppliers, new supplier sourcing and price/contract negotiations. Lead and coordinated physical inventory on a semi-annual basis.

Responsible for coordinating and monitoring engineering documentation relating to the development of new and existing product lines. Initiated labor and cost analysis/feasibility studies for new product development. Reduced cost and improved the ease of manufacture for existing products. Researched and sourced new materials, vendors, technologies, and processes for implementation in new and existing product lines.

Responsible for creating and maintaining all manufacturing documentation: bill of materials, process improvements, plant layouts, manufacturing processes and procedures, routings and setup sheets. Established standards and rates using observation and Motion/Time Methods studies. NC programming for a Strippit FC750 turret press - sheet metal fabrication.