Gerald Ochoa

Global Supply Chain Manager Iii @Woodward, Inc.

Santa Clarita, CA, US

Responsible for leading a capture team with a supply spend ~$250M (Santa Clarita & Smart Defense / Niles) over 1 FY year across multiple commodity groups including electromechanical assemblies, complex machined parts, harness assemblies, controller boards, composite based assemblies, ball screws, valves, solenoids, and machined commodities supporting lean production manufacturing. • Lead/manage end-to-end sourcing duties: partner with cross-functional team leadership and executive clients in building category plans, perform supplier/market analysis, execute RFx process, source selection, negotiation/risk management of contracts, productivity, forecasting and lead the GSM team of 6 and indirectly lead 10 Buyer/Planners. • Lead team members to leverage analytical data to develop Total Cost of Ownership models and PnL analyses to create objective and standard data for strategy development and negotiations. • Lead high level negotiations for the 200+ programs generating savings upwards of $2M across multiple commodities while achieving inventory management, program management, and product development goals as they relate to engineering and purchasing team. Programs include: F-18, F-35, JDAM, SDB, V22, M1, and B61. • Lead team members w/ knowledge of FAR/DFAR, Price/Cost analysis and strategic sourcing practices; TINA, CAS compliance, logistics management, and six sigma mindsets. • Supply chain Management representative in SIOP planning, productivity, budgeting, and interface w/ corporate supply chain leaders for business process improvement, continuous improvement, operations management, and formulating procurement management strategies. •Lead inventory management strategies (LTAs: Supplier Held Stock, Supplier Owned Inventory, KANBAN, etc.), material planning management (ABC principles), and production planning schedule oversight.

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business with a concentration in Management, Management

California State University, Northridge

Master of Business Administration - MBA