Bill Brooks

Experience

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  Lucent Technologies

  Jan 1988 - Jan 2000

  Senior Logistics Planner

  Reduced inventory by 20%; achieved and maintained 98% inventory accuracy on $5M+ of materials.Developed and implemented effective forecasting, repair scheduling and capacity planning; improved on-time shipments to 99%.Managed 15 Global Depot inventory locations for Field Service.Integrated two acquired companies into the Oracle Database; improved inventory accuracy and on-time shipments.Managed logistics spares inventory requirements ensuring customer satisfaction; developed and supported field office inventory and third party depot maintenance, guaranteeing 100% product availability. Show less

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  Juniper Networks

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Sr. Supply Chain Planner

  Managed Contract Manufacturer Order Bookings and Backlog ManagementMaximized end of quarter revenue; managed contract manufacture hockey stick demand.Liaison to direct contract manufactures; order bookings.Managed "stop shipments", purges, and field retrofits; maintained customer relationships.Created, distributed and managed daily backlog report of orders; ensured customer satisfaction and revenue requirements were met.Participated in cross-functional teams chartered to achieve successful implementation of new products.Developed and maintained waterfalls chart and statistics to track forecast vs. actual shipments. Show less

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  Coherent

  Sept 2003 - Sept 2010

  Commodity Manager

  Implemented Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs; improved on time delivery and increased OTD from 78% to 98%.Implemented nationwide Purchasing Card Program (P-Card) as Purchasing Card Administrator; reduced cost of MRO expense type purchases with a cost savings of >$1M annually for 150 card users.Led effort to utilize Low Cost Region (LCR) cable and harness suppliers; reduced costs through negotiations.Established strategic Supplier Consolidation Plan; analyzed revenue, OTD, assembly cost and quote comparison, and managed quality control objectives, and metrics.Cross-functional teams contributor; worked directly with Product Engineers, Finance, Quality Engineers, Production Planners and Product Line Managers on new product implementations (NPI).Conducted data extraction and analysis; measured supplier performance to corporate objectives.Transferred product line to suppliers in various low-cost countries.Managed contract manufactures high mix, low volume requirements of $4M revenue. Show less

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  Infinera Corporation

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2020

  Senior Materials Manager