Experience

Octoplus Consulting
• Business Consulting and Services
• Consultant

  • Jun 2021 - Present


Safran

• France
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Costing Director

  • Apr 2020 - May 2021

  Build bids => RC & NRC calculation Deploy Design to Cost methology & cost reduction activities Lead Manufacturing Hourly rate & Standard costs management Build bids => RC & NRC calculation Deploy Design to Cost methology & cost reduction activities Lead Manufacturing Hourly rate & Standard costs management



Faurecia

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Costing Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Mar 2020

  Manage a Global Team (US, Europe, China and India)Provide costing training worldwideCreate Target and Benchmark Cost Model for purchased parts

• Costing Expert in Purchasing

  • Sep 2014 - Apr 2018

  More than 100 suppliers cost audits.Cost structure analysis at suppliers and Should cost calculation of purchased parts of stamping, forging, casting, machining, hydroforming, tubes, rubber, … (Europe, China, India, Thailand, Russia, Mexico and South Africa). Support Commodities in their negotiation.Tool used for costing: “Octoplus Cost Viewer”+ Lean workshops at suppliers

• Program Buyer

  • Nov 2010 - Sep 2014

  Participate as a core member of the program team by being responsible for all purchasing deliverablesIn Acquisition phase: • Strong technical proposal in part conception, design to cost• Estimate piece price and tooling for new components• Involve expert suppliers in the RFQ phase and NegotiationIn Program phase:• Ensure supplier piece price and tooling are in line with the program IBP• Support Supplier Quality in ensuring supplier PPAP timing meets program and launch readiness timing.• Responsible for kicking off supplier tooling per program timelineCommodities: stainless steel component, stamping, tubes, casting, forging, sintering, machining, fasteners, insulation (mats and fibers) and plastic components

• Series Buyer

  • Jan 2010 - Oct 2010

• Series Buyer

  • Jul 2009 - Dec 2009