Tom Butler
Providing heavy industry with zero-carbon heat and power at Antora Energy
- Role
- Strategic Supply Chain Manager at Antora Energy
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Tom Butler
Welcome to my LinkedIn Profile! As a global supply chain and procurement leader, I specialize in building agile international supply chains that withstand geopolitical challenges, secure material continuity, and drive measurable business impact. I am adept at reducing costs on critical components, generating annual savings, and achieving significant cost avoidance while ensuring supply resilience and scalability.I bring deep expertise in architecting and implementing lean procurement processes that accelerate R&D design iterations, enhance operational efficiency, and support rapid innovation. My approach combines strategic sourcing with strong supplier partnerships to enable design enhancements, optimize costs, and scale production effectively.
Experience
Strategic Supply Chain Manager
Dec 2023 — Present · San Jose, CA, US
During this job role, I spearhead procurement and quality assurance for all large welded structural assemblies. I drive startup success by sourcing and qualifying agile suppliers, facilitating rapid design iterations, and scaling production capacity. I navigate complex international supply chains and mitigate geopolitical risks to guarantee material continuity. Reduced cost of two mission-critical components by 75% and ensured viability of startup business model by orchestrating a strategic sourcing initiative. Accelerated design improvement cycle by pioneering a sourcing strategy and identifying and onboarding vendors with expedited lead times. Secured supplier contracts that slashed costs by over 100% against competitors.
Education
University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor’s Degree
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