Daily Briefing — Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Rich Guy · Sr. Director, Supply Chain · Nextracker / Nextpower
1 · Today — Tuesday, April 7
⚠ SCHEDULING CONFLICT: Howmet QBR (11:30 AM–1:30 PM) overlaps with SC Finance (12:00–12:45 PM). Prioritize Howmet QBR — biggest commercial stakes today. Delegate SC Finance or rejoin after 1:30 PM.
Time Meeting Location
8:00–8:45 AM S&OP: Tracker (KSA JV) Zoom
10:00–11:00 AM Calibration Process Overview — Option 1 (attend this; Option 2 is 10pm) Zoom
11:30 AM–1:30 PM ⭐ Howmet Q4CY25 QBR Zoom
12:00–12:45 PM ⚠ SC Finance Meeting (conflicts with Howmet QBR) Zoom
4:00–4:30 PM Vision Program Weekly Zoom / Fillmore
5:00–5:30 PM Hydraulic Tool Liquidation Check-In Huddle #1 / Teams
Meeting Prep Notes
S&OP KSA JV (8:00 AM) — Monthly forum for strategic alignment. Review sales pipeline, committed pipeline (70–90% prob), key risks, and supply.
Calibration Overview (10:00 AM) — Dashboard opens TODAY. Manager-level review window: Apr 7–13.
⭐ Howmet Q4CY25 QBR (11:30 AM) — #2 Project · Attendees incl. Akshay, Arif, Matt Deuire, Savannah Chambers
SC Finance Meeting (12:00 PM) — Organized by Rajesh Choudhary. No agenda in notes.
Vision Program Weekly (4:00 PM) — Project #8 (Vantage 2IR / Vision Program) · Joan Peh organizer
Hydraulic Tool Liquidation Check-In (5:00 PM) — Project #30 · Jeremy Roberts + Phil Wall
Action Items Due Today
2 · This Week — Remaining Days
Day Key Meetings & Actions
Wed Apr 8 Glean Enablement Session 11am — optional, AI productivity tooling
EU Manufacturing EMS 12pm — Akshay is on this; EU sourcing context. Prep: any open EU BOM cost questions.
Rich / Akshay 1:1 1:00pm — Review: Tool/Fastener presentation (#21, still bulky), Yihua GBA amendment status post Exec Review, NEOBOLT grips qual, Fastener Duties Lookup Table
NX Vantage 2 Weekly 4:30pm — biweekly cadence; CM selection and BoM release focus
Thu–Fri Apr 9–10 No calendar meetings visible. Use for: tariff allocation analysis for Yves, calibration team reviews, China trip prep, Boss Air requirements spec.
Sat Apr 11 ⚠ AA127 departs DFW 10:40am → Shanghai PVG (arrives Apr 12 3:20pm)
CEO travel directive in effect — confirm trip is still essential with Prashant before Friday
Deliverables with urgency this week:
3 · Lookahead — 2–4 Weeks
Date Event / Action Needed
Apr 11–23 China / SEA Supplier Trip (pending CEO directive confirmation)
Visits: Suspa (Nanjing), KMI, Baojia (Suzhou), Yihua/CZT (Wenzhou + HFT nearby), Meishan (Sichuan), Baojia (Malaysia), Fator (Malaysia), Chenta (Kaohsiung Apr 22)
⚠ Confirm Akshay joining Fator. Prepare supplier discussion docs this week.
Connect with Winter (FASTFIX rivet requalification) while in China
Apr 14 Global Trade Compliance Monthly Update — 11am (in-flight or just landed from Shanghai). Likely unavailable — flag in advance.
Apr 14–23 VP+ Calibration Review — ensure your manager-level reviews are complete before you travel
Apr 16 Air China 8335: Wenzhou → Chengdu (2:50pm local)
Apr 18 Air China 403: Chengdu → Singapore (10:00am local)
Apr 21 Scoot 485: Ipoh → Singapore (2:35pm) → China Airlines 758: Singapore → Kaohsiung (6:15pm)
Apr 22–23 Cathay Pacific: Kaohsiung → HKG (11:40am Apr 23) → DFW (4:05pm HKG, arrives 5:50pm DFW Apr 23)
Apr 27–29 MBR — Power & Mechanical Systems, Logistics (3 days) 10am–12pm each day · Fillmore/Catalyst
Slides template shared — coordinate format with teams. Box folder: 360391250319. Prep deck before China trip.
May 3–7 FY27 Offsite (Placeholder) — Location TBD. Watch for logistics details.
May 4 Compensation Planning Opens — Workday data freeze until end of May (no job changes)
⚠ Start now: MBR deck prep (Apr 27–29) should begin this week — you'll be traveling Apr 11–23 and have no runway. Also complete all calibration reviews before Apr 11 departure.
4 · Teams Activity
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