Honda Purchasing Project Lead
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Program Manager with extensive experience in Product Realization (APQP), Advanced Quality Systems, Commercial Relationship Management, Business Process Optimization and Lean Concept Implementation. Successful management of cross-functional groups to complete projects with multi-national teams and global scope on time and under budget. Extensive knowledge of modern manufacturing processes and nuances of tooling and development.
Specialty in delivering processes that are efficient through simplicity and the elimination of non-value added activities.
Experience in all facets of modern ERP systems in all stages from design, development, implementation and administration through support and ongoing improvement activities.
Honda Development Manufacturing of America
2016-Present
Current Position: Purchasing New Model Project Lead for Civic vehicle. Responsible for overall development, tooling release, and quality maturation of outsourced parts. Reporting units within New Model Development include Parts Delivery, Quality, Material Service, Packaging, and Transportation.
Establish and manage overall budget for department-related investments and expenses, including exclusive parts returnable packaging. Oversee budget related to outsource tooling modification during new model development. Communicate status of supplier development, outsource part maturation, and related parts packaging to C-level executives throughout New Model development cycle.
Responsible for mass production readiness and start of production launch for outsourced parts related to model project.
Previous Positions: Buyer, Delivery Project Lead, Quality Project Lead, Global Sourcing Project Lead
2013-2016
Coordinate internal resources and suppliers for the flawless execution of a project. Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget. Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
Optimize resource capacity. Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress utilizing APQP best practices. Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs. Measure project performance using key performance indicators and dashboards.
Develop alternative paths to rapidly recover from problems encountered throughout the project. Successfully manage the relationship with the customer to deliver objectives on time. Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
Subject matter expert and lead trainer on engineering and product realization processes.
Previous Positions: Administrative Assistant & Product Engineer Analyst
Indiana University- Bloomington
Major: History, Political Science, & Art History The focus of my political science studies was mainly on government public policy and content-analysis research methods. My concentration for history was Antebellum/Sino-American trade, and my field was pre-medieval Middle East/ African diaspora (included some classes in Ancient Greece and Jewish Studies).
Activities: Chair on Student Athletic Board, French Club, Jill Behrman Volunteer, and 2013 Dean's List
