Jerome Barnes

Jerome Barnes, MBA, MS, currently serves as the Commodity and Strategic Sourcing Manager for Engineered Items at Collins Aerospace, where responsibilities include leading cost reduction initiatives and managing sourcing negotiations. Previous experience includes roles at Apple as a NPI Planning professional, where Jerome planned NPI launches, and at Johnson & Johnson as a Business Leader focused on business processes and technology solutions, including leading change management activities for a Transportation Management System. Jerome's career began with positions at Rockwell Automation, CNH, jcpenney, GE Healthcare, and Guilford County, focusing on logistics, supply chain improvements, and process optimization. Jerome holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, an MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University, and a BS in Mathematics from Saint Augustine’s University.