David Taj

Supply Chain Manager

Gilbert, AZ
Work Experience
Supply Chain Manager
HEI -INC
2009 to august 2014
Supported the constructability assessments for key proects by !orking !ith the planners,
procurement, production and in"entory teams
# $anaged the contracting strategies, commercial terms for the proects and helped finali%ed the
proect contract
# &orked !ith production and engineering teams to de"elop the proect schedule for purchase orders
confirmation and conducted regular re"ie!s and updates to the schedule based on !ork progress and
changes
# '"ersa! customer changes and business process changes and appro"al of all trends and change
orders
# (orecasted proect re"enues and margins) *onducted monthly analysis to identify opportunities to
meet proect+ re"enue targets)
# Strong ,2, analytical, financial, strategic thinking and marketing skills
# -nergetic, accountable and Strategic .hinking
# /roduct+ proect management at Si0 Sigma le"el
# &illingness to learn and demonstrate a consultati"e procurement process
# Analy%e, anticipate and respond to market trends
# .rack market trend and products through business and marketing metrics
# Strong !ritten and presentation communication skills
# /articipated in /erformance re"ie! of *ontract $anagement 1*$2 Staff and collaborated !ith
(unctional $anager in people management initiati"es)
# 3esponsible for proect re"enue and /3'(4.A,454.6 under area of responsibility)
# 7e"eloped appropriate product strategy and ,8S49-SS /5A9S to present to e0ecuti"e team

# 8tili%ed 5ean process for /roduction *ontrol+ /lanning team
# *oached and $entored the team, /ro"ided day to day direction to the team
# 4mpro"ed customer management team in building better relationships !ith customers
# 4dentified key proect resources and ointly !ith other functional managers de"eloped plans for the
team
# $anaged purchasing and production planning !ith "irtual leadership of 'peration team
# *onducted detailed e"aluation for e0isting and ne! processes and applied lean methodology to
de"elop more efficient practices)
# ,uilt reports and dashboards for key metrics of the supply chain management process, including
*ritical Success (actors, Ser"ice 5e"el Agreements, and :ey /erformance 4ndicators)
# 4dentified, managed, and escalated issues that impeded the supply chain management process)
# 7eployed and dro"e impro"ements in processes and systems that facilitated supply chain practices)
# 3educed in"entory and impro"ed in"entory turns !ithin 12 months
# &orked hand on hand !ith 'peration and -ngineering to impro"e process flo! and impro"e 6ield
# *oordinated !eekly+ monthly sales and operation planning
# -stablished !eekly metrics+ score cards and presented to managements and key team members
# 3e"ie!ed and managed forecast, backlog and deli"eries
# Authored key processes for S;'/
Gloal Co!!odi"y Manager
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.empe, AZ
200= to 2009
.empe, AZ 200=<2009
1(ormerly $otorola -mbedded Group2

Global *ommodity $anager
Global *ommodity $anagement for 8S, Germany, *hina and /hilippine factories

# $anaged $echanical and -lectro<$echanical *ommodities !ith o"er >100$ in annual spending
# 'rchestrated successful product allocation from high cost to lo! cost suppliers that amounted to >9$
in sa"ings in 200?+09, supported manufacturing operation and product transfer to the /hilippines+
*hina triggering >2)9$ in sa"ings by completing proect ahead of schedule
# /repared 3(@, and 3(/ packages, re"ie!ed bid proposals and negotiated contracts globally
# Secured and analy%ed Auotations, negotiated prices and terms !ith suppliers and recommended
suppliers !ith respect to cost, Auality, technology, and deli"ery competiti"eness

Supplier @uality -ngineer
4 !as elected to be 9orth America S@- for -mbedded *omputing, !here 4 *ollaborated !ith cross<
functional teams to conduct technical and Auality assessments to identify ne! strategic suppliers as
!ell as a means to consolidate the supplier base for se"eral commodities)
# *o<de"eloped a global supplier score card for -merson -mbedded *ommunication group
# Studied market prices and trends, brought in suppliers to share their ne0t B years strategies
# *onducted global suppliers audit, and supported incoming inspection team
# *ompleted se"eral (A41first article inspection2, and measured "endor *p+*pk
# Audited o"er B0 factories !ith different product portfolios globally, and led o"er 2B internal audits
# *ompleted 3$A reAuests, and generated electronic<9$31 non conforming material returns2
Six Sig!a 'lack 'el" lead (uali"y projec") *i"hin Mo"orola
Mo"orola E!edded Co!!unica"ion) Co!pu"ing
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.empe, AZ
200B to 200=
3esponsibilities includeC
# 5ead ne! proect de"elopment, to pro"ide fle0ibility !ith customer reAuests using 7SS 1design for si0
sigma as a key dri"er2
# -ngaged !ith supplierDs business re"ie!s by re"ie!ing critical data and establishing proper metrics
for customer satisfaction and enhanced processes
# 4mpro"ed bid+Auote process and create ne! design !ins by introducing effecti"e tools, and
establishing ne! process that reduced response cycle time by B0E
# -nhanced $anufacturing proects using 5ean and Si0 Sigma methodologies !here !e eliminated
!aste and increased in"entory turns from 4 to 12 turns
# /ro"ided technical consultation to -ngineering+$anufacturing teams, as !ell as Sales+$arketing
teams 1!hen reAuested2
&roduc" Engineer Co!!odi"y Manager
Mo"orola E!edded Co!!unica"ion) Co!pu"ing
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.empe, AZ
1999 to 200=
Gloal Co!!odi"y Manager
Mo"orola E!edded Co!!unica"ion) Co!pu"ing
200F to 200B
Gelped streamline a global preferred supplier list
# /repared 3(@ and 3(/ packages, re"ie!ed bid proposals and negotiated contracts globally
# Secured and analy%ed Auotes, negotiated prices and terms !ith suppliers and recommended
suppliers !ith respect to cost, Auality, technology, and deli"ery competiti"eness
# 8tili%ed consensus building and cross<cultural communication skills to negotiate mutually beneficial
resolution !ith *hinese and German suppliers and e0pedited proect completion
# 5ed *ontinuous @uality 4mpro"ement programs 1:ai%en2 utili%ing Si0 Sigma methodologies for
suppliers
# *onducted supplier sur"eys and facility audits
&roduc" Engineer
Mo"orola E!edded Co!!unica"ion) Co!pu"ing
1999 to 200F
(ocal point coordinator, interfacing bet!een hard!are 7esign -ngineering and $anufacturing for
System and ,oard products in the design cycle and released products) 4mplemented processes for
ne! product introduction and ensured tools impro"ements) Generated support documentation for
manufacturing and tested operations) *reated ,uild 4nstructions and assisted in training manufacturing
associates in assembly, system tests and debugging)

# *oordinated design, and re"ie! bet!een -ngineering and $anufacturing
# *onducted System -ngineering tests for 1-$4, -7H., and -$*2
# &rote and e0ecuted ne! product implementation plans for manufacturing, and maintained proect
re"ie!s
# 7e"eloped and maintained ,'$ for the assigned product lines) .racked prototype materials,
interfaced !ith Frd party suppliers,
# $anaged the Aualification, release of ne! parts, and monitored factory yields
Educa"ion
Ma)"er o+ Science in Manu+ac"uring Engineering
,ri-ona S"a"e .niver)i"y <
.empe, AZ
'achelor o+ Science in Mechanical Engineering
,ri-ona S"a"e .niver)i"y <
.empe, AZ
Mo"orola .niver)i"y