Anthony Faivre

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About Anthony Faivre

Process driven, customer focused leader with a successful record of global team management. Consistently exceeding goals. History of developing and implementing process improvement strategies. Extensive Six Sigma and continuous improvement experience. Deep technical expertise in both engineering and manufacturing. Constantly building inclusive relationships with suppliers and customers. Promoted through a series of increasingly responsible management positions. Strong project manager achieving results in cost savings, process and quality improvements, and team leadership performance. • Reduced supplier PPM by 24% • Increased supplier shipping to 95% on time • Directed global purchasing team of 13 employees through development of Category strategies for 6 technical and commercial categories • Exceeded supplier certification target by 9% • Developed Assurance of Supply war room for critical supplier issues • Led Source Change Process implementation at Aurora Facility • Developed Supplier Process Change Notification for Joliet facility • Achieved 10% cost reduction on castings and forgings • Exceeded expectations for business metrics over the past two years • Reduced MRDR process time by 50% • Financial responsibility to $21 million • Achieved record 48% cost reduction on bearing sleeves,$1.27 million annually • Caterpillar Certified Six Sigma Black Belt • APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional • ASQ Certified Quality Engineer • Alderman – City of DeKalb Expertise: Continuous Improvement, Lean, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Quality Management, Quality System, Operational Excellence, Change Management, Strategic Sourcing, Business Process Improvement, Cost Reduction, Data Mining, Data Driven, 3PL, Strategic Planning, Project Management, B2B, B2C, High Performance Work Teams, Team Building, Cross-functional team leadership, Supplier Quality, Auditing and ISO.