Sam Choudhury

Responsible for supplier and category management, cost reduction and supply chain strategy with 15 team members in Commodity Management, Indirect Materials, Procurement, Supply Chain Program Management, Demand Management and Logistics. • Developed one stop solution for indirect material purchases as part cost reduction solution and reduce the inventory level. • Managed successful cross-functional project management teams outside of procurement activities for organizational goals. • Develop and implement integrated supply chain strategies and tactics to achieve business re-sults. • Continually improve the planning and scheduling process to maximize customer satisfaction. • Work with Demand Management and Global Commodity Management to develop and monitor safety stock strategies. • Optimize Materials Management Procedures and Processes; and ensure deployment. • Establish and implement Materials Management metrics for the platform. • Improve Supply Chain performance to minimize inventory while still achieving service goals. • Develop strategies to meet raw, WIP, and Finished Goods inventory goals. • Identify opportunities to leverage suppliers and supply chains and implement plans to capture these opportunities. • Development of cost & time saving measures through the improvement

Responsible for leadership of department with 28 employees of Materials Management including Pur-chasing, Master Scheduling, Materials Program Management and Production Control Planning for all planning and implementation of strategies, policies and systems to ensure the proper procurement, and inventory control of production materials. Directly managing a group of 28 employees, which includes Purchasing, Master Scheduling, Materials Program Management and Production Control Planning. •Managing major OEM accounts, including NPI for the Milpitas Site, which includes complete materials planning and management. Lead and direct a team of Materials Management in identifying, communicating and implementing sourcing strategies and supply chain management best practices. • Plan and implement activities related to the timely and cost effective procurement, inventory control, planning and quality control of production materials • Develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures, material control systems and metrics to reduce costs, streamline procedures and implement solutions

• Manages Materials Shortages through a Group of Commodity buyers and allocation of critical compo-nents and coordinate with the suppliers, OEMS and SBMs to insure Clear to build (CTB) is achieved. • Managing the development and implementation of procurement initiatives • Strategic price and contract negotiations • Responsible for sourcing, planning and procurement of all materials. • Establish and develop sourcing strategy and supplier relationships • Identified, developed and maintained the inventory levels and controls. • Managed excess and obsolete inventory. Reduced raw material inventory. • Developed and implemented supplier qualification program in conjunction with our SQE. • Staffed and trained purchasing department. • Implemented individual performance measurement resulting in 99% MRP conformance. • Interfacing with Marketing and Engineering for new product development strategy and implementation, optimizing material selection to maintain lowest cost, predictable availability, and industry leadership in quality Interfaced with Sales, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering and Production. +