Cosmin Badea

Co-Founder, Outsourcing Strategy | Enabling Industrial OEM with Manufacturing, Design, and Supply Chain Solution across the globe | Automation | Robotization | Lean & Six Sigma |

-Design and implement global procurement and operations strategies to support business growth and streamline end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing processes. -Developed a global manufacturing footprint with a scope of mitigating geopolitical risks and improving competitiveness. -Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms to achieve best-value procurement.

-Define and implement the company's strategic vision with a focus on global diversification . -Identify and mitigate risks in the supply chain, especially related to geopolitical issues, component shortages, and logistics disruptions.

• Create and oversee the execution of company sourcing strategy • Own the relationship to our partners and manages the relationship across all levels. • Own RFI, RFQ, bidding and selection processes to leverage innovation, improved business terms • TCO and Contracts negotiation • Run effective reporting of relevant suppliers KPI's • Run operational excellence processes with EMS /ODM partners to drive optimization in manufacturing strategies and supply chain cost control initiatives.

Lead the development and implementation of Gemalto's procurement global strategy to EMS/ODM partners • Develop strong understanding of the market and monitor competitive factors. • Lead, support or coordinate cross-functional teams together with our strategic partners • Drive Design for eXcellence(Dfx) • negotiate contracts and ensure the lowest cost of ownership

Business unit Operation Management: Automotive and Consumer Electronics. Operations, Lean Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Delivery, Supply chain, Business growth, Customer Interface, P&L, Gross margin, Operational profit, EBIT, ROI, Direct labor, budgets, CAPEX, Business case, Sales, RFQ, TS 16949, internal auditor

200 employee’s factory operational and financial leadership. Delivery, Quality, Engineering, P&L, Direct labor, budgets, Account Receivable (AR), Account Payable(AP), Tied up capital , Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma Factory closure and selling process, market strategy, develop new business partners, negotiations, Assets & facility management, reduce liabilities, people management

Operational & commercial Management: Medical and Consumer Electronics,Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Delivery, Supply chain, Business growth, Customer Interface, P&L, Gross margin, PBIT, ROI,budgets, CAPEX, Business case,RFQ, contracts ,pricing,Prototyping ,NPI, Start up,ECN, KPI, forecast management, project transfer, achieved ISO 13485 and FDA certifications, Lean, Kanban, 6 Sigma, DFM,PFMEA, ,customer focus team , customer satisfaction, customer complaints resolution

Operational & commercial Management: Medical and Consumer Electronics,Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Delivery, Supply chain, Business growth, Customer Interface, P&L, ROI,budgets, CAPEX, Business case,RFQ, contracts ,pricing,Prototyping ,NPI, Start up,ECN, KPI, forecast management, project transfer, achieved ISO 13485 and FDA certifications, Lean, Kanban, 6 Sigma, DFM,PFMEA,customer focus team , customer satisfaction, customer complaints resolution

Project Management: Cosumer and Medical businesses. Project plan, project budget project resources, roles and responsibilities, risk assessment, reaction plan ,FMEA,SWOT,RFQ,design,start up,technical info,communication,reporting

Production and engineering management.LEAN manufacturing,Six Sigma ,Takt Time,5S , layout,equipments,ergonomic, Engineering Change Order, prototype ,start up, ramp up, tooling design, work instruction,flow,optimization, electronic manufacturing processes(SMT, PTH, Test, Packaging) ,capacity,manning, movement ,engineering models ,manufacturability

Quality management, FMEA, POKA-YOKE, ISHIKAWA, PARETO,7 step,8D,Six Sigma,DPPM, corrective andpreventive action plan ,quality plan,lean manufacturing

Quality Management System Auditor

Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma Green Belt