Wed, Jan 11, 2012
Named Group Vice President Responsible For Parts And Component
Procurement
Timothy T. Archer, Group CEO, Superior Aviation Beijing, CO.
Ltd., announced Monday that Jeff Lochridge has been promoted to
Group Vice President of Supply Chain Management responsible for
parts and component procurement for all subsidiary companies of
Superior Aviation Beijing.
“Jeff has been overseeing the procurement for Superior Air
Parts and has done an outstanding job in ramping up our vendors. He
knows that to stay competitive in today’s aviation
marketplace you have to be extremely smart and efficient in all
phases of your business,” Archer said. “As our new
Group VP of Supply Chain Management, Jeff will report directly to
me. In his expanded role, Jeff will be responsible for not only
negotiating, purchasing and delivering parts and components for our
piston engine production facilities in the U.S. and China, but also
raw materials and components for our other Group companies
including our helicopter and UAV manufacturing entities,."
“In very competitive global markets like ours, the
strategic supply chain is a major contributor to a company’s
overall profitability,” Lochridge said. “Key to that
success is establishing and maintaining the best sources and
solutions for our various manufacturing needs.”
“I’m truly excited about the opportunity and
challenges of overseeing the production activities of all the
companies associated with our Group,” he added. “My
personal mission statement is simply to help our Group companies to
work together to create competitive and successful
businesses.”
Prior to accepting his new position, Lochridge had been the
Director of Procurement for Superior Air Parts, Inc., since 2005.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from East Texas State
University. (Photo provided by Superior Air Parts)
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