Charles Brown

Selected to successfully manage and lead the series life global purchasing team for the seating division for the North American JIT Operation. The following activities includes overseeing a group of buyers who select, develop and manage a supply base for production parts, components and systems by: Preparing RFQ's for multi-year full production quantities, Negotiating long term agreements, maintaining competitive pricing, Leading yearly cost reduction activities and monitoring supplier quality and delivery performance. Annual materials spend for all the North American JIT programs exceed 500 Million. Value Generation: Documented over $8.9MM in value creation during 2016 from VA/VE activities Effective Leadership: Lead, train and develop a diverse group of buyers to successfully support the Customer Business unit in purchasing activities which include sourcing and managing all engineering change activity in line with company business objectives with minimum risk. Management: Manage 5 senior buyers that support the purchasing budget for the JIT operation of 4 plants. And 1 purchasing coordinator that is responsible for maintaining and updating the Purchasing blanket PO in Faurecia core SAP system. Supplier Management: Manage all commercial high level supplier issues in line with Group Purchasing policy to improve Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD) performance. Developed supplier performance tools to document issues and track progress to closure. Developed annual supplier improvement plans. Communicated lessons learned and critical supply chain critical components list stakeholders. Performed contract reviews to share best practices and lead high level contract negotiations. Manage supplier engineering changes in efforts improving product efficiency and reducing material cost. Commodity purchasing experience: Analyze market conditions and forecast future trends for the raw material economics of all commodities related to seat components.

Primary responsibility is to develop and implement sourcing strategies on a global basis by working with cross functional stakeholders to meet sourcing initiatives, improve product inefficiencies and cost savings deliverables. Work performed in doing this task was of a difficult nature involving a considerable amount of initiative, negotiations, and a high level of independent judgment. Value Generation: Documented over $3.9MM in value creation during 2013, 2014 and 2015 from VA/VE activities Managed the programs for the Nissan Business Unit ( Rogue, Murano, Armada, Xterra, frontier, Altima, Armada, Bus and Van) Worked with the commodity team to develop and execute a robust commodity strategy based on market and technology trends Support global/regional buyers with resolution of operational issues which needs global leadership engagement Ensure high level of supplier quality performance and pilot appropriate action plans for corrections with Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) to attain Parts Per Million (PPM) targets Work closely with Supply Chain to support supplier deviation in Missed Deliveries Per Million (MPM) Define opportunities and strategies for cost reduction and validate them with Commodity teams Ensure that the team is involved from program phase, or "Gate" 3 to ensure proper transition from program to series phase Monitor all relevant suppliers and parts information and ensure proper ordering, invoicing & cost control Inform Commodity teams in case of major volume changes or capacity constraints. Validate Plant QCD information sent to the Group Priorities local resolution of issues and escalade to Division or Commodity when needed.

Responsibilities / Accomplishments: Daily management of suppliers for all OEM, Service, Repair, DSPS, and Exception ordered parts. This includes the following: Project Management, Forecasting, Ordering, Shipment verification, Receiving verification, DTR-Domestic Trouble Reporting, Design Change Issuance and management, SPR-Supplier Performance Reporting, and Compensation Requests assessment Shipment/Receiving verification: Verifying shipment and receiving status of all parts, checking all receipts and supplier ASN (Advance Shipment Notifications) Supplier improvement: Identify repeat supplier issues, initiate C/M's and solutions, track and report delivery improvements Review and follow up with suppliers on DSPS and Japan Supplied Part inventories Coordinate PH/PP complex projects Work with suppliers on delivery improvement initiatives to ensure HMA production stability Issue drawings and data to suppliers, confirm impact to parts/tooling and assess related compensation requests Negotiate tooling schedule, coordinate tool release, and confirm tool maturation Confirm supplier readiness against project targets at key stages in development Order and expedite parts for new model trials and other special purposes Manage Returnable Container Inventory Manage new Model activity, perform initial production parts set up, and verify initial production EDI transition before passing day-to-day part managements to appropriate buyer.

Responsibilities / Accomplishments: Used historical and forecast data to perform trend analyses, earned valued management and variance analysis. Reviewed weekly release data to include Demand Management, MRP, and RPS. Updated and maintained computer data QAD (ERP system) to ensure database integrity. Monitored suppliers and commercial carriers to ensure delivery schedules were consistently met and errors were rectified in a timely manner. Successfully managed 25 suppliers with over 500 different parts. Assisted various departments such as Accounting, Receiving and Shipping in resolution of discrepancies. Prepared work orders and purchase order requisitions for the production or purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule and inventory requirements. Conferred with supervisors of other departments to coordinate flow of materials or products. Compiled and presented monthly financial reports Drafted work instructions for Material department Managed CUMs