Ben Rossi
Transformation Lead - Supply Chain at Carrier
Transformation Lead - Supply Chain at Carrier • International MBA
My key mission is to maximize problem resolution while eliminating future problem generation.

I am an ambitious professional with several years of experience leading critical business initiatives from strategy ideation through execution with a heavy focus on leveraging synergies through cross-functional teams in order to successfully and efficiently drive projects to completion and deliver value to the business.



Cross-Functional Leadership, Easily Adaptable, High Pressure Environment, Value Stream Management, Customer Focused, Collaborative, Strategic Sourcing, Continuous Improvement, and Critical Thinking
Carrier
https://www.linkedin.com/company/carrier
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Transformation Lead - Supply Chain
Carrier
https://www.linkedin.com/company/carrier
- Led the development and execution of the strategic plan for the Motors, Fans & Blowers, and Generators categories (~$500m spend portfolio)

- Managed relationship for multiple strategic suppliers across the global business including 4 SBUs and 40+ manufacturing locations

- Coordinated appropriately with supplier quality team for specific commodity issues, including relentless root cause analysis and error-proofing to mitigate impact to the business

- Led in negotiating prices, assessing supplier capabilities, selecting new suppliers, narrowing supplier base, and working with suppliers to establish mutually beneficial relationships and improve their ability to provide quality, cost-effective materials while minimizing inventory

- Ensured supplier or commodity team is performing to the designed Carrier requirements from delivery, quality, and cost perspective

- Ensured compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or company policies, procedures, work rules, standards, and guidelines, etc.
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Associate Director, Global Category Management
Collins Aerospace
https://www.linkedin.com/company/collins-aerospace
- Led the North America Commercial Value Stream to exceed customer and business expectations including contractual requirements, delivery schedules, cost targets, product reliability targets, technical requirements, and overall project objectives

- Led proposal development and negotiations for new business opportunities and contracts with existing and prospective customers

- Managed and maintained green (excellent) customer scorecards for top 2 OEMs and 100+ operators and installation providers

- Managed risk by establishing priority and executing mitigation plans

- Led regular customer meetings to discuss upcoming deliveries, ongoing activities, current performance, and future needs

- Actively engaged with key functional departments to ensure alignment and execution of deliverables

- Facilitated the organizational response to specific customer needs (engineering, quality, supply chain, schedule expedite/recovery)

- Responsible for reporting to site and organizational leadership on performance to KPIs, initiatives and closure of relative improvement plans

- Sponsored and led ACE (lean) events to reduce waste, lower cost, improve quality, or shorten cycle time on production programs
Brea, California
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Value Stream Leader
Collins Aerospace
https://www.linkedin.com/company/collins-aerospace
- Led and developed a global team of 20 Strategy Managers and Commodity Engineers for ~$600M spend portfolio

- Accountable for the Actuation Systems savings plan and reporting for all Product spend

- Accountable for development and execution of Product strategies for each commodity, using supplier landscape, market intelligence, technology roadmaps and business requirements

- Championed cross functional collaboration to achieve innovative strategies across a multi-product, multi-site business environment

- Supported high visibility/high dollar value negotiations through direct involvement or by coaching team members

- Promoted and championed use of tools such as Benchmarking, Value Engineering, Cost modelling, Financial modelling, Market forces to get the best outcome from negotiation with suppliers and partners

- Improved contractual relationships between the business and supply base in order to optimize performance, ensure security of supply and mitigate business risks

- Approved sourcing decisions based on supplier performance, costs and contract symmetry
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
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Head of Commodity Management & Strategy
Collins Aerospace
https://www.linkedin.com/company/collins-aerospace
- Responsible for the implementation of all tactical activities that related to cost reduction and solutions that governed the Actuation Systems supply base

- Led a forward-thinking, cross-functional team of commodity managers, manufacturing engineers, contract managers, and analysts with the focus on ‘should cost’ analytics, ‘similar to’ products, and value engineering projects that result in savings for the business

- Ensured improvements to the contractual relationships between the business and supply base in order to optimize performance to the multinational factory locations

- Provided strategic leadership for business initiatives regarding the sourcing of product material within the global supply chain
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
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Commodity Tactical Lead
UTC Aerospace Systems
https://www.linkedin.com/company/utc_aerospace_systems
- Served as cross-functional project lead developing and managing the strategic transitions of global product sourcing in support of business units across the UK, France, & Italy in order to provide program leadership and achieve cost targets

- Developed and executed the long-term machined parts sourcing strategy for a ~$230M annual spend portfolio

- Successfully completed 20 transition projects totalling $40M in spend across 620 part numbers which will generate $7.5M annual savings for the business unit

- Oversaw and managed contract performance and associated contract management activities for strategic suppliers to ensure security of supply and mitigate business risks
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
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Commodity Manager
UTC Aerospace Systems
https://www.linkedin.com/company/utc_aerospace_systems
- Served as Executive Assistant to the VP, Supply Chain during which I created and implemented strategic business initiatives across an eight business unit organization responsible for procurement of $5B+ annually of product material

- Managed the cost reduction process, ensuring accuracy, driving year over year product savings of ~$120M through synergies of existing business and leveraging new programs

- Led continuous improvement initiatives and strategies from inception to deployment to increase supply chain performance and increase process efficiency

- Created and implemented the Overdue Parts Shortage report which resulted in 60% reduction in delivery shortages for the Interiors – Colorado Springs site and enhanced the internal process freeing up resources for other value add responsibilities
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Strategy Analyst
United Technologies
https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-technologies
Two-year financial development program in which high potential associates are exposed to various functional areas of corporate finance across UTC’s diverse global portfolio

4th Rotation: Operations Finance – UTC Aerospace Systems
Feb 2014 – Aug 2014
- Prepared daily financial reporting & monthly financial closing responsibilities 
- Analyzed project costs for several make-to-make transition product lines to ensure program target cost alignment

3rd Rotation: Security & Access Solutions FP&A – UTC Building & Industrial Systems
Aug 2013 – Feb 2014
- Consolidated and maintained the daily sales, orders, and backlog processes from two separate business units into one
- Managed financial metrics of excess and obsolete inventory; Lead bi-weekly meetings with product management which resulted in 25% reduction of inventory
- Extensively used Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and the Excel to summarize data and assist segment business units in analyzing variances between periods
- Supported product management with New Product forecasting and cost analysis for global product portfolio

2nd Rotation: F119 Program Finance – Pratt & Whitney
Feb 2013 – Aug 2013
- Controlled, managed and forecasted the F119 Production Shutdown, EAP, and Discretionary budgets
- Supported the Department of Defense Inspector General audit with extensive cost analysis of spare parts contracts from 2008-2012
- Prepared the monthly financial metrics package for F119 program management
- Coordinated and prepared all Operations Management Meeting presentations for the program director

1st Rotation: Supply Chain FP&A – UTC Aerospace Systems
Jul 2012 – Feb 2013
- Managed weekly financial metrics for material purchases and price variations for all commodities
- Eliminated 40% waste from month-end accounting process
- Performed analysis to quantify the business impact of potential bankrupt suppliers and identified future headwind
- Drove process improvement initiatives for the supply chain organization
Wroclaw, Poland; Lincolnton, NC; East Hartford, CT; Windsor Locks, CT
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Financial Leadership Program Associate
Pratt & Whitney
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pratt-&-whitney
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Operations Finance Intern
Master of Business Administration - MBA
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MIP Politecnico di Milano
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Bachelor of Science (BS)
Accounting and Finance
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University of South Carolina
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East Hampton, CT
Ryan Matte, PMP, CPSM
Associate Director - ECS Supply Chain, Operational Excellence at Collins Aerospace
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Charlotte, NC
Aleah Ellis
MBA, Associate Director, Program Management
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Charlotte, NC
Julie Grisé
Global Trade Counsel
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Columbia, SC
Gabrielle Love Rosenbaum
Second-Year Pre-PA Student at The University of South Carolina
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Charlotte Metro
James Ogletree
Senior Manager, Supplier Management | Repair Management Services | Power & Controls at Collins Aerospace
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Indian Trail, NC
Gregory Raye
Retired Aerospace Professional
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Southport, NC
Ted Pulos
Contracts Consultant
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Charlotte Metro
Amanda Douglas
Sr. Manager, Human Resources at Collins Aerospace
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Greater Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Area
Sarah Kane
General Manager F-35 Mission Systems Avionics at L3Harris Technologies
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Greater Phoenix Area
Uday Kishore Tammiraju
Senior Reliability Engineer
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West Midlands
Aaron Singh
Operations Manager at Collins Aerospace
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Greater Hartford
Sabeel Hasan
Pratt & Whitney System Engineer for advanced engine technologies, US Army Sergeant, MEM, DS Candidate
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Shrewsbury
Kirsty Hallows
Commercial Manager at Navtech Radar
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United Kingdom
Lewis Poole
Head of Sales
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Miami, FL
Michael Thiele, CPA, CFA
Director, Corporate Development & Integration
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West Palm Beach, FL
Mike Walker
Operations and Supply Chain Strategy Lead at Carrier Corporation
https://www.linkedin.com/in/russclayton
Boynton Beach, FL
Russ Clayton, MBA
Assoc. Director, Commodity Mgmt & Sourcing at Carrier
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennlh13
Weatogue, CT
Jennifer Hull
Associate Director, Cash Management at Raytheon Technologies
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stabori
Melbourne, FL
Sharon Tabori
Director, Defense Systems, Simulation Solutions & Services
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertvollmar
Missouri, United States
Robert Vollmar
Vice President, Product Development at Mastercard
Andy Gocher
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
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