Olivia Polczyk

Senior buyer-Electronic Control Units, Sensors and Connectivity • Report the supplier launch readiness to program management on a regular basis as well as offered suggestions to improve efficiency and effectiveness. • Develop and execute commodity sourcing strategies supporting multiple vehicle platforms and global programs. • Lead RFQ and bid evaluation processes, aligning cost, quality, and delivery requirements with engineering and program teams. • Negotiate supplier contracts covering material pricing, tooling investments, lead times, and commercial terms. • Support supplier qualification, nomination, and launch readiness, proactively identifying and mitigating supply risk. • Drive supplier performance against KPIs including cost, delivery, and quality while ensuring compliance with sourcing policies. • Collaborate in a matrixed environment with Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Program Management.

Main contact for air compressor and air dryer cost reduction projects and responsible for ensuring full Bill Of Material and supplier tooling target cost and Tooling costs Accountable to deliver cost, delivery and productivity according to project targets. Deployed Commodity sourcing strategy for project components including make or buy Timely performed total material and tooling cost analysis, preparing basis for decision during the project execution phase with supporting functions Scheduled & actively managed supplier components and tooling within the project phases to be delivered to meet customer milestones Accountable for supplier quality - actively monitor & ensure all related quality phases & PPAP closure on time following VDA and IATF standards in automotive business Actively identified & executed CRP (Cost reduction project) idea generation and collection by product group to meet Gross Material Productivity AOP targets Improved processes in collaboration with S&P Business Improvement Team

Lead the effort of preparing and scheduling the expansion of the new plant and planned all aspects of moving the current plant to the new location (machines, tools, personnel). Analyzed and developed business cases minimizing scrap, rework etc. and obtaining cost savings. Lead a team to successfully capture cycle time studies and develop Value Steam Maps (VSMs) for all lines to determine the future flow of all lines/ the entire plant. Developed and lead the process of capturing all machinery and tooling with their respective asset numbers, photos, and all information pertaining to the equipment. Analyzed, contributed and developed a bank plan to support customer demand during the move. Developed and obtained approval for a business case to purchase new machinery ($4 million) to support the new plant and determine future cost savings due to the purchase using EVA (scrap and operator reduction, book value etc.), comparison (different purchasing options) and decision making analysis.

Lead the first North American single program related cost reduction workshop (VAVE- Value Analysis/ Value Engineering) with a predetermined cost reduction goal of $2.5 million and evaluated cost reductions of $3.5 million to be implemented within 2019. Lead the effort of bringing the first North American CVJ (constant-velocity joint) production in house. Purchasing duties consist of sending RFQs (Request for Quote) for different projects and issuing purchase orders. Negotiation of pricing, capacity and timing of PPAP (Production part approval process), prototype and series production material and tooling. Developed a new change implementation process, created a logbook and Engineering change checklist and provided training for process implementation. Analyzed, contributed and developed Long Term Agreement proposals. Initiated ECRs (Engineering Change Requests) and participated in drawing reviews. Initiated, lead and managed material cost reduction projects for Ford, GM, and Mercedes. Lead supplier consolidation and year-over-year price reductions to achieve company goals of annual cost savings.

Planned, developed and lead German OEM projects Mercedes M- and C-Class as well as Ford CD 4.2MCA during product launches up to series production. Plant lead for GM, Ford, and Mercedes cost reductions projects with an overall cost reduction goal $900,000 for 2017. Lead a team to successfully introduce an APW (Average production weekly)/MPW (maximum production weekly) global harmonization tool into SAP Daily communication with customer determining solutions for customer complaints, developing process and product PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) plans for new implementations and changes. Implemented a communication bridge between the German (IFA Rotorion Powertrain) and the American sites (IFA Rotorion North America) of the company (fluent in German and English) and successfully applied PM tools and processes to the production site. Successfully initiated and lead weekly meetings involving, but not limited to, pre-series engineering, project critical path management, engineering changes and component readiness. Team member of global project management office team (PMO). Lead efforts to improve the product development and project management process as well as the overall work package system.

Managed different personnel and multiple projects, renewed and improved the Quality system according to ISO 9001 standards.

Manufactured Composite structures using the VARTM process, managed multiple Ballistic/ Punch shear projects, Material testing, Quality control