STEVEN INAMORI

Mountain View, CA
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Semiconductor - Consumer Electronics - Biotechnology
Problem solver in Supply Chain Management arena with culturally experienced mult
inational supplier management experience, specifically Pacific Rim, including bo
th strategic sourcing and out-sourcing to decrease cost, cycle time reduction, q
uality improvement, supply continuity, and supplier development. In continuous l
earning mode, my work experiences, education and professional certifications wil
l show comprehensive qualification in manufacturing and operational functional a
reas, including strong business acumen, quality management systems, leadership a
nd team partnering skills with emphasis on following list of broad-based compete
ncies;

PURCHASING / PROCUREMENT
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
RMA SERVICE & SUPPORT
COMMODITY MANAGEMENT
SUPPLY / DEMAND PLANNING
INVENTORY CONTROL
ISO AUDITOR
CONTRACT NEGOTIATION
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AFFYMETRIX, INC. - SANTA CLARA, California 2008 - Nov 2009
Senior Commodity Manager
Company provides innovative genomic analysis tools and reagents for genetic test
ing. My responsibilities were related to development of Reagent manufacturing, i
ncluding supplier relationship, purchasing contract development & negotiations,
supplier performance, cost reduction, improvements in quality and delivery.
* Established supplier management model including supplier scorecard, metrics, Q
BR - quarterly business review.
* Conducted and facilitated average of 12 supplier audits per year, including su
pplier selection and qualification process to meet ISO & FDA quality & regulator
y GMP guidelines.
* Lead and represented supply chain in NPI teams to develop strategic sourcing s
trategies, year-to-year 10% cost reduction initiatives, supplier selections, and
generated supply contracts.
* Followed through to completion on CAPA process (corrective action) with suppli
er quality issues.
TESLA MOTORS, INC. - SAN CARLOS, California 2007 - 2008
Supply Chain Manager
Tesla is a start-up company manufacturing 100% fully electric car. Responsibilit
ies included development & negotiations of supply contracts for assigned automot
ive components, including price negotiations, facilitated cross-functional sourc
ing strategies and supplier selection.
* Being a start-up, and understanding the importance of cash management, managed
cost savings opportunities, and contract development.
* Monitored & drove supply flexibility to cope with demand requirement and conti
nued engineering changes to the product to minimize component costs and liabilit
ies to meet product development schedule.
* Support SAP system implementation.
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. - CUPERTINO, California 2005 - 2007
Global Commodity Manager
Apple designs and creates laptop computers, iPod, iPhone, and related software/a
pps. Charged with broad range of responsibilities for Apple's after sales suppor
t division's IC supply availability from NPI to EOL.
* Teamed with manufacturing group to implement supplier management reporting mod
el, including establishment of performance measurements such as supplier scoreca
rd, improvement to fill rate, cycle time, and FRU availability.
* Collaborated with various functional groups, such as Depot, Manufacturing, Qua
lity, Engineering and Marketing to define order fulfillment, last time buy and s
upport strategies.
* Managed IC supply / demand to meet repair Depot service requirements.

FORMFACTOR, Inc. - LIVERMORE, California 2004 - 2005

Fulfillment Manager

Company provides advanced wafer probe solution for semiconductor wafer test. My
role was to establish and manage North American Support Service Operations, incl
uding order fulfillment activities and related systems information using Oracle
ERP systems, and to standardized global repair service operations process of RMA
's through the complete service cycle to meet customer satisfaction. Including e
stablishment of uniform global, FRU & inventory planning, forecasting, reverse l
ogistics, DOPs, by significantly improving operational effectiveness, including
reduction of cycle-time.
SUN MICROSYSTEMS Inc. - Menlo Park, California 1997 - 2002
Materials Manager - SPARC Operations
2000 - 2002
Sun was a Fortune 500 supplier of network computing products, software, and serv
ices. Responsible to manage all aspects of the SPARC Microprocessor IC supply c
hain. Scope of responsibility included purchasing, supply and demand analysis,
inventory control, staff management and contract manufacturing liabilities. Impl
emented Supplier Co-Planning software tool (i2 system) to establish link between
Sun, IC manufacturer and CM to share online supply/demand requirements.
Supplier Manager - Asia Pacific Operations and Logistics
1997 - 2000
Established uniform and comprehensive operational procedures for Warehouse, Tran
sportation, OEM/CM, Repair suppliers, RMA, and to supervise Asian based supplier
program managers. Responsibilities encompassed cost reduction, lead time reduc
tion, FRU planning/forecasting, spares inventory, EOL, SLA, 3PL management, cust
omer satisfaction, supplier selection, Field Service support, contract developme
nt, SOW, metrics, quality control and supplier relationships.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (BY JOB FUNCTION)
Senior Procurement Specialist
Responsibility included generation of purchase orders for semiconductor raw mate
rials, including Sort/Test Capital Equipment, commodity management of assigned m
aterials, supplier audits and supplier performance, contract negotiations.
Operations Planning Manager
In the area of IC - functional test operations area, charged with Hardware Maint
enance Support, Document Control and Test Capacity Planning functions, materials
 purchasing, hardware to meet operational and financial revenue targets.
Program Manager
As member of the project management team, successfully lead project to establish
a presence and sold Microprocessor IC's into the Japanese market. Established
the framework for a liaison position to coordinate communications between corpor
ate headquarters, the Japan sales office and major Japanese customers, as well a
s developing operational processes.
Service Center Depot Manager
Managed microcomputer development systems repair Depot operations. Included EOL
& FRU inventory / forecasting and planning, RMA processing, customer service, r
evenue generation. Supervised service technicians and administrative staff.
Production Planning Supervisor
Managed wafer FAB planning and inventory control operations group, including sup
ply/demand forecasting, customer delivery performance, inventory, staff supervis
ion and revenue goals.
EDUCATION
MBA, Master of Business Administration. GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY - San Francisco,
California
BS, Bachelor of Science in Business Management. SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY - San
Jose, California
AS, Associate of Science in Electronics. FOOTHILL COLLEGE - Los Altos Hills, Cal
ifornia
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION AND CERTIFICATION
AMERICAN PRODUCTION & INVENTORY CONTROL SOCIETY (APICS)
CPIM, Certified in Production and Inventory Management
INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT (ISM)
CPSM, Certified Professional in Supply Management (formerly C.P.M.)
RABQSA - REGISTRAR ACCREDITATION BOARD QUALITY SOCIETY of AUSTRALASIA
AUDITOR, Certified in the Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2000, ISO 9001:20
08, ISO 13485:2003)