David McDonald

Background

About David McDonald

Supply Chn/Proc specialist with an aerospace background in indust engrg & purch. I.E. exp includes mfg & prog schedg & Subc Mgmt. Procurement exp includes Strategic Sourcing, rvwg rqmts, interpreting engrg dwgs, soliciting quotes, analg bids, negotg contracts & prep & subm purch docs Worked closely with Engrg, Mfg Engrg, MRP, QC, Rcvg, Mfg & Acctg depts as well as coordinating with Suppliers to ensure matls & srvcs meet rqmts & satisfy terms of the purch contract. Educ TX Christ Univ BBA – Econ, Math • Omicron Delta Epsilon – Honors Econ Frat o Wall Street Journal Award – Outstanding Econ Stud • Pi Mu Epsilon – Honors Math Frat • Track Scholarship o Letterman Exp Triumph Aero-Vought Aircraft Strategic Sourcing – ensure that commodities are purch from a Supplier that has proper capability, capacity, quality and pricing to achieve proc targets. Purch - negot contracts, suptg engrg chg bd and Supplier coordination for det mach, sheet metal, assys & composite parts to supt a mfg prog. Procs made as large as $60M. Dealt with both Domestic & Intl Suppliers. Programs includ both Comml & Gov contracts. JIT Hwd Mgmt – maint contl & oversaw the demand & fulfillment of all non-engineered hardware. Managed a proj svg the company more than $6M per yr. Reduced monthly consumption from over $1M per mo to under $400K per mo Progr Controls - supptg Prog Office with financial, supply chain, mfg and engrg status, Teaching cont improvement techniques. Yellow belt certified. Indust Engrg, Mfg scheduling - coordinating with all depts in the development & release of mfg and prog scheds, supporting proposal activity with prog scheds, statusing prog to mgmt Northrop Corp Subct Proc - Participating in a subc team at a major Supplier facility, coordinating supplier’s status & challenges back to Northrop mgmt Skills • MS Office 2010 • SAP • TeamCenter (Engrg) • Yellow Belt Cert/Cont Improvement • Inventory Mgmt • Negotiations • Strategic Source • Subc Admin • Progr Sched • Mfg Sched