James Eidam

About James Eidam

SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONS A successful leader in worldwide supply chain management, manufacturing operations and product design providing strategic direction in all aspects of the product lifecycle in one of the largest international technology companies based in the US. Leading multi-functional and multi-regional teams in alignment with corporate objectives of cost, quality and assurance of supply relative to new product introduction, product engineering and partner management. Recently repatriated back to US after spending nearly three years in S. Korea focusing on integration activities as a result of a $1 billion-dollar business acquisition. This experience has further developed my skill set relative to organization design, supply chain network integration, and supplier consolidation in accordance with executive management objectives to enable long-term stability and growth. STRENGTHS AND SKILLS • Over 20 years in supply chain strategy • Leader of multi-functional and multi-regional teams • Strong business acumen • End to end cost management • Manufacturing partner management • Process design and improvements • Environmental compliance • German proficiency and basic Korean

Experience

1. Laserjet Operations Section Manager

   HP

   Apr 2015 — Present · Boise, ID, US

   LaserJet Operations Section Manager – Seoul, S. Korea; Boise, Idaho 2015 - CurrentContinuing to focus on acquisition activities relative to merging supply chain and operations organizations, while leading a worldwide team of business relationship, program and procurement managers working directly with internal and external partners. • Acquisition activities – Organizational design, supply chain network integration and supplier consolidation. • Manufacturing partner management – Manage business relationships with HP manufacturing partners in establishing yearly and quarterly budgets, managing detailed product costs and leading business negotiations. • Supply chain strategy – Work with internal and external partners in supply chain modeling to determine optimal network configuration. • Cost of sales savings management – Manage the cost reduction program across the LaserJet business, delivering over $130M in yearly savings• Assurance of supply management – Assuring supply of lower level material to ensure product delivery. Leading supplier negotiations regarding cost, material inventory level, competitive bidding and minimum order quantities.• New product cost analysis and RFQ negotiations. – Manage new product and asset price quotations and negotiations with external manufacturing partners.

Education

• University of Idaho

  BSME, Mechanical Engineering

  1988 — 1993

• University of Idaho

  Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

  1988 — 1993