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Juliane M. Bush

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Summary

Professional supply chain expert with proven track record in managing end-to-end supply chain processes and ensuring timely delivery of goods. Adept at leveraging analytical skills and industry knowledge to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs. Committed to team collaboration and adaptable to dynamic work environments, consistently driving results through strategic planning and execution.


Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Supply Chain Master Data Manager

ProKidney
08.2024 - Current
  • Streamlined master data management processes by implementing efficient data governance strategies.
  • Established a centralized repository for all master data, ensuring ease of access and accuracy throughout the organization.
  • Continuously improved upon existing policies and procedures surrounding master data management by staying current with industry trends and best practices.
  • Designed custom reporting capabilities based on master data to enable better insights and decision-making for leadership teams.
  • Established strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure alignment between master data initiatives and business objectives.

Quality Materials Management Manager

ProKidney
11.2023 - 07.2024
  • Managing a team of five employees for quality assurance daily operation.
  • Set Quality system requirements to suppliers, including those for services, indirect quality relevant purchases (non-BOM), and Quality System requirements for suppliers in the global markets.
  • Assure harmonized processes and systems are deployed to perform Qualification of suppliers to the relevant drug (where applicable) quality regulations, and accountable for their placement on the Approved Supplier List (ASL), including required Purchasing Data elements of Supplier Master File.
  • Ensure proper assessment and documentation of any supplier-related controls and/or hazards within the material/product risk assessment.
  • Champion and continuously improve supplier-related nonconformance management process, with emphasis on striving for excellence in true root cause analysis effective verification of prevailing CAPAs executed by suppliers.
  • Manages all inbound supply risks including material security, quality, product safety and regulatory compliance.
  • Supporting Quality Systems with the purpose to quality assure purchased items and the related production processes to projects to minimize supplier related quality failures at ProKidney.
  • Supporting Quality Audits at suppliers and drive suppliers to close the gaps on process and quality requirements.

Material Management Planning Manager

Thermo-Fisher Scientific
03.2020 - 03.2023
  • Managing a team of seven for all raw materials and indirect materials for the Grand Island Site
  • Implementing automation where possible to streamline workload and increase efficiencies.
  • Process Mapping each process to identify bottlenecks and process improvement, improve efficiencies in the process. Writing SOP’s for each process within Material Planning.
  • Lead and direct high priority projects impacting three or more businesses or functions, or complex projects affecting multiple businesses or functional areas.
  • Coordinated closely with operations teams to ensure seamless integration between project planning stages and actual implementation activities.
  • Measure project performance utilizing appropriate tools and techniques to monitor progress; identify and quantify variances, complete any required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders.
  • Reduced inventory by $15m in 2022. Monitoring inventory by quarter and aligning with demand to reduce inventory for the year.
  • Developed and oversaw inventory pipeline to efficiently, consistently, and cost-effectively meet the needs of rapidly growing global market segment with emphasis on building stable, long-term client relationships.
  • Implementing Kanban systems for indirect material.
  • Created dashboards to view metrics for procurement (open orders, past due, cancel, defer) to improve on time deliveries from suppliers. Monitoring incoming material spend v’s demand spend per week to adjust with market trends.
  • Manage employee training for over a period of 12 months offering continuous guidance and mentoring on best practices while providing constructive feedback.
  • Lead KPI metrics for OTIF (On time in full) metrics for multiple locations to maintain 90 – 95% projections per month at multiple sites and future month projections and used Power Bi to roll up all site’s metrics for an overall performance and a division level.
  • Revenue Recognition - work with cross functional teams to identify revenue opportunities to meet AOP targets for the division. Identified order pull-in for impact on revenue $5-$20m a quarter.
  • Streamlined workflow processes, reducing redundancies and increasing overall efficiency in the planning department.

Strategic Supply Chain Commodity Lead – Machining

Cobham Mission Systems
02.2016 - 03.2020
  • Collaborate with value streams on cost reduction of components for each contract on government or commercial contracts. Ex: cost savings on a program of $500,000 over a year on a contract. Sourcing 4 parts to an alternate supplier on a major program that will have a cost savings of $496,000 over a 1 yr. contract. Redesign of a machined component from Stainless steel to Aluminum yielded a $1,872.000 cost savings.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Lead/Support the strategy of spend, along with continuous market analysis to ensure to receive good product & quality at the lowest cost on time.
  • Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions to achieve supplier improvements.
  • Analyze cost from multiple suppliers (favorable/non-favorable) for risk mitigation for S&OP.
  • Coordinate with New Business Development on potential suppliers or development of components. Redesign on multiple machine parts on programs for cost reduction. Redesign of components to take weight & cost out of the parts.
  • Review monthly scorecards with our Tier 1 & 2 suppliers (on time delivery, non-conformances and any issues)
  • Review market trends of cost of metals which will affect the cost of machine parts
  • Dual sourcing machine parts for risk mitigation on at risk parts and understanding FAR/DFAR, EAR and ITAR regulations.
  • Create SWOTS for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Suppliers, to help analyze spend, on time delivery, potential risks, opportunities, other customers they support and center of excellence.
  • Visit existing suppliers and potential new suppliers for opportunities, capabilities and capacity within their facility and build collaborative relationships with the machine suppliers.
  • Provides leadership to the buyers and assists with daily issues with delivery and/or quality of machine parts with nonconformance issues.
  • Provide supplier information to the tactical team for their quoting activity. Lead teams with technical discussions with potential new suppliers with design engineers, quality engineers, inspectors and operation managers, which will influence delivery, cost and quality of machine parts.
  • Manage projects when switching parts from one supplier to an alternate supplier, work with design engineers, quality engineers, mechanical engineer, planning and purchasing. Create a RAIL and keep each task moving to qualify new supplier.
  • Work with Supplier Quality Engineers on NCR issues with machine parts, to assist in resolving the issues.
  • Lead strategic support to the business team on new opportunities to win contracts.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.

Buyer/Planner

Cobham Mission Systems
06.2015 - 02.2016
  • Negotiate pricing with suppliers on components and raw material
  • Maintain inventory of materials to meet production demands (blanket orders and Kanban releases)
  • Plan production and evaluate inventory levels for possible shortages
  • Review open order report for possible late deliveries
  • Follow up with suppliers to confirm all orders have been accepted
  • Work with quality on NCR issued on components
  • Built long-term supplier relationships with vendors to establish quality and competitive pricing.
  • Maintained key item stock levels and wrote or expedited purchase orders.

Supply Chain Aftermarket Buyer (contract position)

Superior Resources Contract at Moog
04.2012 - 06.2015
  • Negotiate price with suppliers on components, raw material and overhaul components for B1 Bomber, B2 Stealth, Blackhawk, Commercial aircraft and Research and development
  • Communicate with suppliers to discuss ITAR/DFAR regulations of government contracts, companies processes of updating orders, utilizing Moog’s supply base for outside processes within Moog’s system
  • Implement process improvements and continuous improvements
  • Respond to internal customers regarding order status, changes or cancellations
  • Providing supplier pricing on potential new business for Moog using ILS, Haystack or DOD email
  • Collaborated with internal departments to better understand needs and determine purchasing requirements.
  • Reduced procurement costs through strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, and effective negotiations.
  • Process NCR to the suppliers and ship parts back to suppliers

Project Coordinator/Honeywell Operating Site Lead

UOP A Honeywell Company
11.2009 - 04.2012
  • Assist in determining document management policies to facilitate efficient, legal and secure access to electronic content
  • Implement lean concepts (5s, continuous improvement, visual charts, waste and cost reduction)
  • Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving design, material or processes
  • Create a value stream of the process and evaluate where improvements can be made (current state via future state)
  • Apply continuous improvement methods such as lean manufacturing to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability or cost effectiveness.
  • Facilitate and coach 5s, root case analysis, rapid problem solving, leadership standard work, visual management, gemba walks, Kanban systems and SQDIC
  • Supervised multiple projects from project start through delivery by prioritizing needs and delegating assignments.

Project Manager/Buyer/Planner

Visteon Aftermarket
10.2004 - 06.2008
  • Supervised the work of office, administrative, and customer service employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines and proper procedures
  • Provide employees with guidance in handling difficult or complex problems or in resolving escalated complaints or disputes
  • Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments
  • Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals
  • Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for material
  • Analyze market and delivery systems to access present and future material availability
  • Analyze data and develop solutions or alternative methods of processes
  • Conduct or supervise planning of raw materials or finished products to ensure their quality and delivery of finished goods, monitor part inventory to identify shortages to meet manufacturing needs
  • Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.

Education

Six Sigma Green Belt Program -

Honeywell
06.2010

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

D’Youville College
Buffalo, NY

Associate of Science - Accounting

Bryant & Stratton College
Buffalo, NY

Skills

  • Proficient in negotiation strategies
  • Strong focus on accuracy
  • Collaborative leadership
  • Application of lean principles
  • Effective time management
  • Effective problem resolution
  • Inventory management
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Effective communication
  • Proficient in project execution
  • Collaborative decision making
  • Effective organizational skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Project coordination
  • Proficient in prioritizing tasks
  • Workflow optimization strategies

Timeline

Supply Chain Master Data Manager

ProKidney
08.2024 - Current

Quality Materials Management Manager

ProKidney
11.2023 - 07.2024

Material Management Planning Manager

Thermo-Fisher Scientific
03.2020 - 03.2023

Strategic Supply Chain Commodity Lead – Machining

Cobham Mission Systems
02.2016 - 03.2020

Buyer/Planner

Cobham Mission Systems
06.2015 - 02.2016

Supply Chain Aftermarket Buyer (contract position)

Superior Resources Contract at Moog
04.2012 - 06.2015

Project Coordinator/Honeywell Operating Site Lead

UOP A Honeywell Company
11.2009 - 04.2012

Project Manager/Buyer/Planner

Visteon Aftermarket
10.2004 - 06.2008

Associate of Science - Accounting

Bryant & Stratton College

Six Sigma Green Belt Program -

Honeywell

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

D’Youville College

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