Daniel Maher

Experience

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  GE Appliances, a Haier Company

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  Supplier Quality Engineer - Controls - Co-Op

  • Operated as a supplier quality engineer to keep factory lines running by containing problems on the line, testing and diagnosing the issues, and coordinating with suppliers to resolve the problems and ensure that the factory received working stock in as little time as possible• Led and aided with over 10 projects and coordinated with team members to solve problems across 9 plants and satellite locations• Took charge as the leader for several part changes and presented the cases to the Change Implementation Boards in each plant • Cooperated with a fellow co-op to design and build 2 motor testers to diagnose the largest problem the factory was seeing in washer motors• Organized the move of two large granite tables across the plants in order to create a measurement area that would allow the team to test and diagnose failures in house instead of spending money and time to ship the parts to the suppliers and wait for a diagnosis• Received a Bronze Above and Beyond Award for work on a project that saved the company thousands of dollars• Created an extensive training manual for the following co-ops to use that will make the transition into the position easier Show less

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  TLC Engineering for Architecture

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • Used Revit and AutoCad MEP to draw HVAC, Fire Protection, and Plumbing schematics • Coordinated with Senior Engineers on multiple projects for health care facilities• Visited construction sites and audited progress to ensure the sites matched the designs as built

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  GE Appliances, a Haier company

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2024

  Served as the senior commodity buyer in charge of hardware, maintenance training, and professional services for the business' micro enterprises, finance, operations, advanced infrastructure, and integrations teams. Led a cross functional team comprised of Sourcing, HR, Legal, and IT stakeholders to develop a company wide policy regarding personal computers.Led a cross functional team comprised of Sourcing, HR, Legal, and IT stakeholders to develop a company wide policy regarding mobile devices. Developed standard operating procedures for the policy and implemented mobile device line clean up strategies to capture dormant and inactive lines and save $930K per year in monthly invoices. Show less Managed the Buyer duties for capital equipment and construction purchases for a new state of the art co-creation space and micro-factory, CoCREATE Stamford. Coordinated with engineering teams to find and quote new general contractors for a 2-phase $5 Million project. Set up new suppliers to purchase over $1 Million of manufacturing equipment. Managing lead times and cost out initiatives for multiple large scale purchases at a time. Led the buy of all GEA floor painting projects ($1M spend per year). Worked with a strategic supplier to build a cost model to ensure competitiveness in the marketplace and continued cost productivity.Served as the liaison between capital equipment/construction suppliers and GE Appliances to manage NDA's and new supplier set ups.Negotiated with suppliers to reach a mutual understanding of conditions of purchase and pay terms while coordinating with GEA legal and finance teams to approve modified terms. Operated as the subject matter expert in the eRFQ program, Ivalua, for large scale ($100k +) quoting projects involving capital equipment and construction.Standardized current capital equipment sourcing strategies and modified out of date process documents to share with the larger sourcing and engineering teams. Discovered new opportunities to utilize existing ERP systems to automate sourcing processes. Show less Led day to day delivery support for gas components and ceramic glass byworking with suppliers and material planners to ensure proper deliveryCompleted a supplier agreement with 1of GEA’s 12 strategic suppliersAssisted with the tubular heater Global Request for Quote in preparationfor global negotiations with current suppliers and aided with thescoping/onboarding of potential radiant/tubular heater suppliersManaged the Direct Cooking Sourcing Team’s commodity trends trackerto include Nickel, Copper, Aluminum, and Lithium and understand thecurrent event trends that are impacting the commodities market Show less Served as the Lean Leader / Lean Coach for Final Assembly Business Leaders and team leaders on 1st and 2nd shift to asses and grow the lean culture in the area. Reduced operator cycle time through Kaizens that optimized work sequence and removed job elements. Worked heavily in the Kitting sub-assembly area to ensure the correct parts were being put in each kit. Edited pick sheets to make them easier to read, hung labels for parts that matched the pick sheets, added screens for operators so multiple operators were not looking at just one screen, added mice to operator's jobs so they didn't have to waste time trying to use a touch screen with gloves on, and implemented a scanning system to ensure the right kit was matched up with its respective case coming down the line. Completed 3 part removal projects to remove tape in the unit to take time off operators' jobs and open the door for a job removal in the future. Created a tracker for the End of Line Audit solutions that were implemented so that repeat issues did not occur. This helped ensure that the EOLA scorecard was always at or above the goal of 95%. Managed KPO work orders and priority lists. Ensured the right projects were being worked on based on plant needs. Show less Worked in a crossfuctional team to solve daily problems with purchased parts to aid in reaching assembly and quality yield goals. Created a training manual for the position to ease the transition period and help future SCDP’sAttended daily meetings with plant president, operations leaders, and business leaders, to speak on the supplier quality issues in the plant. Devised a packaging plan for a part that both the supplier and GEA agreed with to prevent the high percentage of scratched parts that were coming in. Saved the company thousands of dollars in scrap costs for a minimal increase in price.Coordinated with new suppliers and gave daily updates to them to resolve and improve startup issues. Led several part change projects in conjunction with platform engineers to improve ergonomic, visual standards, and functional issues with parts. Project leader for two part changes that correlated to three job saves resulting in a cost savings of $150K a year. Supplier quality team kept the Plant PPM below 1000 for the final two quarters of 2017 (PPM goal of 1120). Show less

  • Senior Commodity Buyer - Information & Digital Technology

    Apr 2023 - Jul 2024

  • Head Recruiter - Supply Chain Co-Ops

    Jul 2018 - Jul 2024

  • Sourcing Analyst - Capital Equipment

    Nov 2020 - Apr 2023

  • Commodity Buyer, Rapid Sourcing - Metals and Plastics

    Jul 2019 - Nov 2020

  • Commodity Buyer - Ceramic Glass and Gas Components, Cooking

    Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  • Supply Chain Development Program

    Jul 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Material Planner - Laundry

    Jul 2018 - Jan 2019

  • Lean Leader - Refrigeration

    Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

  • Site Supplier Quality Engineer - Cooking Products

    Jul 2017 - Jan 2018
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  Sandvik

  Dec 2024 - now

  Sourcing Engineer