✈️ Travel Day: In Dallas today. AA 949 DFW → SFO departs 7:55 PM CT / 5:55 PM PT tonight. Checking into Aloft Silicon Valley (Newark) tomorrow, Mar 10.

Time	Meeting	Prep / Raise
10:30–11:30a Zoom \| 1hr	SC Mechanical Program (Bi-Weekly) Topics: Dampers · Slew Drives · Pile Striker · Drill Chucks · Tools & Fasteners	Sunking: Safe harbor inspection update (#10) — requested Mar 7, no reply yet Darshan: Gabriel India pricing roadmap to $15.5 — status? (#26) CO2 PPAP (Baojia/KMI): mid-March 3rd-party test results on track? (#28) Suspa US qual target Q3/Q4 — any slippage? (#25)
11:30a–12:00p Zoom \| 30min BACK-TO-BACK	Sai Krishna (Vemula) Zoom	Context: Volume Commit Contract Details — Akshay has unresolved red cells from Sai Krishna (13d overdue, #20) Raise: Push for resolution timeline on red cells. No break from SC Mech — have Akshay briefed before 10:30a.
2:00–2:30p Zoom \| 30min	EMS – GPL Approvals (Fasteners) Akshay — Direct Report	Apr '26–Mar '27 GPL approval for fasteners ⚠ Anaplan upload issue still unresolved per Akshay's note — may need to push again Before meeting: Confirm with Akshay whether Anaplan is fixed. Tie to GPL 0 Prices held emails (Akshay/Sunking/Darshan thread, Mar 3–4).
4:00–5:00p Yves' Office (remote) \| 1hr	Vision Synch — SC, Fleet Mgmt, International Ops Attendees: Yves Figuerola · Prashant Patil · Robert Wood · Alejandro Riofrio	Most important meeting today. Prepare talking points: Fleet/Tools: Hydraulic liquidation — India/ME interest outstanding, need a decision (#30) Cost reduction: Top 10 — where are you on data finalization for Yves? (#18) Intl ops: China trip April — itinerary not finalized, travel not booked (#22) Nashville trip: Purpose still unconfirmed — clarify here Stanley 3/31: Brief Yves on FY27 strategy direction (#2) Decision needed: Hydraulic tools — internal vs. external liquidator. Decide today.
7:00–8:00p Zoom	Employee Open Session #3 Annual Perf Review Overview	⚠ CONFLICT: AA 949 boards ~7:25 PM CT. You'll be at the gate or boarding. Skip this session. You need the Manager session anyway — attend Manager Open Session #1 on Mar 17 (8 AM, Nashville, no conflict).

Time

Meeting

Prep / Raise

10:30–11:30a
Zoom | 1hr

SC Mechanical Program (Bi-Weekly)
Topics: Dampers · Slew Drives · Pile Striker · Drill Chucks · Tools & Fasteners

Sunking: Safe harbor inspection update (#10) — requested Mar 7, no reply yet
Darshan: Gabriel India pricing roadmap to $15.5 — status? (#26)
CO2 PPAP (Baojia/KMI): mid-March 3rd-party test results on track? (#28)
Suspa US qual target Q3/Q4 — any slippage? (#25)

11:30a–12:00p
Zoom | 30min
BACK-TO-BACK

Sai Krishna (Vemula) Zoom

Context: Volume Commit Contract Details — Akshay has unresolved red cells from Sai Krishna (13d overdue, #20)
Raise: Push for resolution timeline on red cells. No break from SC Mech — have Akshay briefed before 10:30a.

2:00–2:30p
Zoom | 30min

EMS – GPL Approvals (Fasteners)
Akshay — Direct Report

Apr '26–Mar '27 GPL approval for fasteners
⚠ Anaplan upload issue still unresolved per Akshay's note — may need to push again
Before meeting: Confirm with Akshay whether Anaplan is fixed. Tie to GPL 0 Prices held emails (Akshay/Sunking/Darshan thread, Mar 3–4).

4:00–5:00p
Yves' Office (remote) | 1hr

Vision Synch — SC, Fleet Mgmt, International Ops
Attendees: Yves Figuerola · Prashant Patil · Robert Wood · Alejandro Riofrio

Most important meeting today. Prepare talking points:

Fleet/Tools: Hydraulic liquidation — India/ME interest outstanding, need a decision (#30)
Cost reduction: Top 10 — where are you on data finalization for Yves? (#18)
Intl ops: China trip April — itinerary not finalized, travel not booked (#22)
Nashville trip: Purpose still unconfirmed — clarify here
Stanley 3/31: Brief Yves on FY27 strategy direction (#2)

Decision needed: Hydraulic tools — internal vs. external liquidator. Decide today.

7:00–8:00p
Zoom

Employee Open Session #3
Annual Perf Review Overview

⚠ CONFLICT: AA 949 boards ~7:25 PM CT. You'll be at the gate or boarding.
Skip this session. You need the Manager session anyway — attend Manager Open Session #1 on Mar 17 (8 AM, Nashville, no conflict).

Action Items Due Today:

PRIORITY 0 Send MBR planning invite to Keli Parker, Sergio Chait, DJ, Mike Vanderwoud — schedule during SF week (do this before 10:30a)
OVERDUE: Reply to Rory (Boss Industries) — confirm onsite visit, review $15K quote (#5)
Send firm message to Akshay on Yihua GBA — Prashant escalated Mar 6, 2+ months overdue (#20)
Confirm Anaplan issue status before 2 PM GPL meeting

Day	Events & Key Prep
Tue Mar 10 Aloft, Fremont	10:00a — SC Supply Chain Town Hall (Zoom / Yves' office) — Yves presenting State of Business. Attend in person if possible. 5:30p — Tools Hydraulic Liquidation (Huddle, Fremont South, 30min) — Come with equipment list & India/ME interest status. Raise decision: internal vs. external liquidator (#30).
Wed Mar 11 Aloft, Fremont	4:30p — NX Vantage 2 Weekly (Teams, 30min) — You & Hector added for CM selection. Rich = SC lead on Vantage 2IR. Prep: CM selection candidates, Robotics RFP pre-bid call status (Darshan finalizing), camera short-list (#8).
Thu Mar 12 Aloft, Fremont	6:00a — S&OP: India & Sub-Saharan Africa (Zoom, 45min) — Early start. India strategy, FY27 pipeline review. Relevant: Yihua GBA (#20), Gabriel India pricing (#26), Suspa qual (#25).
Fri–Sat Mar 13–14 Aloft → Nashville prep	No meetings. Use for: DEADLINE 3/14: Stanley FY27 strategy deliverables to Akshay (#2) Cost reduction top 10 — finalize data for Yves (#18) Perf review calibration prep (Mar 17 & 19) Boss Industries GBA prep (#5)
Sun Mar 15 Travel → Nashville	SFO/SJC → DFW → BNA, arriving Nashville ~10:59 PM. TownePlace Suites check-in. ⚠ DOUBLE BOOKING — Resolve today: • Conf OBMUDK: AA 3146, SJC (San Jose), departs 2:08 PM • Conf YIBDTE: AA 810, SFO (San Francisco), departs 2:33 PM Two separate PNRs, different airports. Cancel one now.

Day

Events & Key Prep

Tue Mar 10
Aloft, Fremont

10:00a — SC Supply Chain Town Hall (Zoom / Yves' office) — Yves presenting State of Business. Attend in person if possible.
5:30p — Tools Hydraulic Liquidation (Huddle, Fremont South, 30min) — Come with equipment list & India/ME interest status. Raise decision: internal vs. external liquidator (#30).

Wed Mar 11
Aloft, Fremont

4:30p — NX Vantage 2 Weekly (Teams, 30min) — You & Hector added for CM selection. Rich = SC lead on Vantage 2IR. Prep: CM selection candidates, Robotics RFP pre-bid call status (Darshan finalizing), camera short-list (#8).

Thu Mar 12
Aloft, Fremont

6:00a — S&OP: India & Sub-Saharan Africa (Zoom, 45min) — Early start. India strategy, FY27 pipeline review. Relevant: Yihua GBA (#20), Gabriel India pricing (#26), Suspa qual (#25).

Fri–Sat Mar 13–14
Aloft → Nashville prep

No meetings. Use for:

DEADLINE 3/14: Stanley FY27 strategy deliverables to Akshay (#2)
Cost reduction top 10 — finalize data for Yves (#18)
Perf review calibration prep (Mar 17 & 19)
Boss Industries GBA prep (#5)

Sun Mar 15
Travel → Nashville

SFO/SJC → DFW → BNA, arriving Nashville ~10:59 PM. TownePlace Suites check-in.
⚠ DOUBLE BOOKING — Resolve today:
• Conf OBMUDK: AA 3146, SJC (San Jose), departs 2:08 PM
• Conf YIBDTE: AA 810, SFO (San Francisco), departs 2:33 PM
Two separate PNRs, different airports. Cancel one now.

Date	Event / Action Needed
Mar 15–18 Nashville	TownePlace Suites. Trip purpose unconfirmed — clarify on today's Vision Sync. Mar 17 8a: Manager Open Session #1 (Perf Review Calibration) — attend this one Mar 17 8:30p: Mech Staff Meeting (Teams) — draft standard agenda before travel Mar 18 7:40a: Southwest 2675 BNA → SAT → Houston — early departure, pack night before
Mar 19 Houston	9:00a — KMI QBR (Nextpower) — Prep: slew gear warranty issue, 60K commitment (~45K delivered), CO2 PPAP timing, open commercial items (#10, #28) 11:00a — Manager Open Session #2 (back-to-back with KMI QBR)
Mar 23–26	Mar 23 10p — QBR Baojia/BNEM Q4CY25 — CO2 PPAP, demand-supply, slew allocation update Mar 24 10p — QBR Chenta Q4CY25 — Slew drive scorecard, open commercial items Mar 26 9a — KMI Q4CY25 QBR (second KMI QBR) — Confirm scope differs from Mar 19 Prepare standard QBR deck (scorecard + open items) for all three — start this week
Mar 31	⚠ Stanley Amendment 6 EXPIRES — FY27 deal must close or be extended. 22 days. No Stanley FY27 negotiation meeting on calendar yet. Schedule weekly calls now.
Apr 13 / 20	China & SEA Supplier Trip — Itinerary not finalized, travel not booked. Start now: push Sunking for itinerary; avoid Apr 6 week (China public holiday); targets: Baojia, Yihua/CZT, Suspa, Meishan, KMI, Fator (#22). Also: Howmet QBR tentatively Mar 25 in-person Waco — not on calendar. Confirm.

Date

Event / Action Needed

Mar 15–18
Nashville

TownePlace Suites. Trip purpose unconfirmed — clarify on today's Vision Sync.
Mar 17 8a: Manager Open Session #1 (Perf Review Calibration) — attend this one
Mar 17 8:30p: Mech Staff Meeting (Teams) — draft standard agenda before travel
Mar 18 7:40a: Southwest 2675 BNA → SAT → Houston — early departure, pack night before

Mar 19
Houston

9:00a — KMI QBR (Nextpower) — Prep: slew gear warranty issue, 60K commitment (~45K delivered), CO2 PPAP timing, open commercial items (#10, #28)
11:00a — Manager Open Session #2 (back-to-back with KMI QBR)

Mar 23–26

Mar 23 10p — QBR Baojia/BNEM Q4CY25 — CO2 PPAP, demand-supply, slew allocation update
Mar 24 10p — QBR Chenta Q4CY25 — Slew drive scorecard, open commercial items
Mar 26 9a — KMI Q4CY25 QBR (second KMI QBR) — Confirm scope differs from Mar 19
Prepare standard QBR deck (scorecard + open items) for all three — start this week

Mar 31

⚠ Stanley Amendment 6 EXPIRES — FY27 deal must close or be extended. 22 days.
No Stanley FY27 negotiation meeting on calendar yet. Schedule weekly calls now.

Apr 13 / 20

China & SEA Supplier Trip — Itinerary not finalized, travel not booked. Start now: push Sunking for itinerary; avoid Apr 6 week (China public holiday); targets: Baojia, Yihua/CZT, Suspa, Meishan, KMI, Fator (#22).
Also: Howmet QBR tentatively Mar 25 in-person Waco — not on calendar. Confirm.

Teams data not available for this briefing (Teams tab not found in Chrome).
⚠ Action: Check Teams manually before the 4 PM Vision Sync — Yves prefers Teams over email; any direction from him since Friday should be reviewed now.

Daily Briefing Assistant · Rich Guy · Nextracker/Nextpower Supply Chain · March 9, 2026

#1	Prep and deliver at the Vision Sync with Yves (4 PM) This is your highest-leverage hour today — SVP time is rare. Arrive to the call with a clear point of view on: hydraulic tool liquidation decision, cost reduction top 10 status, China trip timing, Nashville purpose, and a 10-second update on Stanley 3/31. Don't just attend — drive it.
#2	Send MBR planning invite + firm message to Akshay on Yihua GBA — before 10:30 AM MBR invite has been Priority 0 since Mar 7 and is blocking Keli/Sergio/Mike V planning. Yihua GBA is Prashant-escalated with 2+ months of slippage — a pointed, direct message to Akshay today is overdue. Both are 5-minute tasks with outsized unblocking value.
#3	Cancel the duplicate Mar 15 Nashville flight (OBMUDK vs. YIBDTE) Two separate PNRs, two different departure airports (SJC and SFO), six days from now. Low effort, high consequence if missed. Decide which one to keep (YIBDTE / AA 810 from SFO appears to be the confirmed itinerary) and cancel the other today.