David Dienesch
About
David Dienesch is from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. David works in the following industries: "Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing". David is currently Senior Supplier Account Manager at Teledyne DALSA, located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. In David's previous role as a Senior Category Manager at StarTech.com, David worked in London, Canada Area until Jun 2018. Prior to joining StarTech.com, David was a Commodity Manager at BlackBerry and held the position of Commodity Manager at Waterloo, Ontario. Prior to that, David was a Commodity Specialist at Research In Motion, based in Waterloo, Ontario from Jul 2008 to Nov 2010. David started working as Buyer at Research In Motion in Waterloo, Ontario in Mar 2007. From Jan 2007 to Mar 2007, David was Payment Solutions Team Leader at NCR Corporation, based in Waterloo, Ontario. Prior to that, David was a Buyer/Analyst at NCR Corporation, based in Waterloo, Ontario from Oct 2003 to Jan 2007. David started working as Product Cost Specialist at NCR Corporation in Waterloo, Ontario in Nov 2002.
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•A proven subject matter expert in sourcing, procurement, vendor management and key escalation point for supply chain operations and development teams to StarTech.com’s supply base •Responsible for developing sourcing strategies, managing key supplier relationships, supplier performance and coordinating efforts between internal stakeholders and supplier account teams to support annual corporate objectives and long term strategic plans •Develops and deploys sourcing and procurement strategies to meet key performance objectives, reducing total costs of ownership through contractual terms while supporting corporate cost reduction & supply chain efficiency targets •Category Responsibility for Cables, Networking and Server Management Products, KVM Consoles, Switches and Extenders, Network Server Racks and Enclosures, Power Charging Products, Display Mounts and Ergonomic Products •Partners with internal stakeholders to research, identify and source potential new vendors to meet business and/or product requirements •Manages vendor activities and cross-functional projects, including cost opportunity identification, preparing and executing RFQ bids, proposals and analysis, new supplier evaluation, selection, contract negotiations and vendor relationship management •Accountable to develop and establish sustainable sourcing strategies and supply base rationalization plans across all categories and sub categories •Ownership of all Supplier KPI reporting and presentation of monthly and quarterly reporting to internal stakeholders and external vendor base •Performs continuous review and analysis of industry trends, evolving technology, general business conditions and global market factors to proactively identify supply base opportunities to reduce cost, improve quality, minimize risk and protect continuity of supply
•Progressive experience and responsibility covering Glass, Touch Sensors, LCD Displays, Camera Optics, Navigation, Flexible Printed Circuit Boards, Electronic assemblies and BOM components •Management of global supply chain partners across all models and handheld/tablet platforms with prime responsibility for commercial terms and security of supply •Strategic sourcing and development of supplier performance, analysis and risk mitigation activities to ensure business objectives are met and maximize value to stakeholders
•Responsibility for Acoustics Commodity & global supply chain partners •Development of Commodity Strategy, sourcing of supply base, support of new technology implementation and auditing of new and existing suppliers
•Responsibility for the purchasing function of all plastics mechanical supply chain supporting RIM Waterloo manufacturing
•Leading a team of 2 production buyers within the Payment Solutions SLM group •Responsible for developing and reporting Supplier Delivery Performance metrics
•Commodity portfolio with global mechanical suppliers covering metals, printers, safes and discrete components •Negotiated and implemented a key supplier purchase agreement
•Report analysis & preparation for SLM Management team •Maintained cost reduction ideas/programs database and goal progress charts