Andrew Downard Email & Phone Number

Alpharetta, Georgia, Us

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials offering a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. With $2B in annual revenue and 5500+ employees worldwide, we manufacture on four continents and generate sales in more than 100 countries.Mativ has two operating segments: Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, and Filtration & Advanced Materials. We target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities.At Mativ, Andrew has global responsibility for Supply Chain, Distribution, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). Stepping in immediately following the merger that formed Mativ in July 2022, Andrew has been responsible for creating a unified function comprising 3500+ people spread over 40 locations and spanning numerous business processes and systems.

Alpharetta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

ketteQ is a trail-blazing provider of supply chain planning and optimization solutions that deliver break-through levels of supply chain operating and financial performance. The Executive Advisory Board (EAB) includes top leaders from some of the most recognized companies in the world, bringing together accomplished supply chain experts and visionaries from diverse industries with the goal of driving continued supply chain technology innovation, excellence, and business value delivery. ketteQ is at the forefront of revolutionizing supply chain practices and delivering cutting-edge technology solutions to organizations seeking to improve their supply chain performance. The Executive Advisory Board is a testament to ketteQ's commitment to challenging, disrupting, and leading the supply chain solution market.

Sparks Glencoe, Maryland, Us

Apex Tool Group is one of the largest manufacturers of professional power and hand tools in the world, serving the vehicle service and assembly, industrial, aerospace, electronics, construction and serious do-it-yourself markets. In addition to over 30 owned brands, ATG manufactures select, premier private label tools.Andrew's responsibilities spanned Supply Chain, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), and Analytics leadership for all business units and regions globally. This included maintaining alignment between 12-18 month commercial plans, financial forecasts, and supply chain plans at all levels, as well as the execution activities required to take orders and deliver products worldwide. Andrew had direct responsibility for the demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, customer service, distribution and warehousing, master data management, buying/replenishment, and analytics teams.

Stamford, Ct, Us

Gartner, Inc. is the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company. Gartner delivers the insight necessary for supply chain and other functional leaders to make the right decisions every day. Gartner is a valuable partner to 60,000 clients in 10,800 corporations and government agencies.Andrew's responsibilities at Gartner included providing advice and guidance on Supply Chain, S&OP, demand planning, supply planning, and related topics to 200+ Fortune 1000 clients in every sector. He also conducted original research to advance Supply Chain as a discipline, with an emphasis on supply chain strategy and transformation, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), and Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

Bertrange, Lu

CSM Bakery Solutions is one of the largest global manufacturers of baked goods and ingredients. Andrew's responsibilities at CSM included building a Commercial Excellence function dedicated to optimizing overall performance of the customer-facing organization (Sales and Customer Service). This included development of the systems and process infrastructure required for a best-in-class selling organization. He led a globally distributed team of 200+ including nine regional Customer Service teams covering 30+ countries. Andrew also provided Sales leadership for Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and acted as a liaison between the selling organization and Supply Chain.In addition, Andrew led a cross-functional team responding to the 2015 Avian Flu epidemic that caused a significant shortage of eggs, a key ingredient for commercial baking. He was also the Sales and Customer Service champion for implementation of SAP globally.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Led all Procurement activities for indirect spend categories such as travel, legal, temporary labor, professional services, consulting, IT, marketing, R&D, and HR globally.Delivered 5-10% year-over-year spend productivity and cost avoidance across all categories.Led the Newell Rubbermaid “Global Process Team”, a Procurement Center of Excellence responsible for developing and standardizing business processes, optimizing e-sourcing tools, reporting metrics, and general reporting for all direct and indirect spend.Position included solid-line responsibility for approximately 70 team members based in multiple North American, European, and Asian locations, as well as an outsourced team in India.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Led Global Supply Chain and Operations for a portfolio of consumer technology brands delivering approximately $500M in annual revenue.Responsibilities included S&OP, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Service, Inventory Management, Project Management and a variety of related operational areas and metrics. Increased service levels by 10% while reducing inventory by 20%.Global customer base included Walmart, Aldi, Target, 3M, Staples, Office Depot, Lyreco, Amazon and various other consumer, commercial, industrial, e-Commerce and B2B channels.Position included solid-line responsibility for approximately 40 team members based in multiple North American, European, and Asian locations. Worked with a supply base in North America, Mexico, Europe, and Asia comprising a mix of sourced finished goods and internal manufacturing.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Deployed S&OP across 23 business units globally. Reduced inventories by 22%, increased inventory turns by 32%, reduced excess and obsolete inventories by 25%, increased forecast accuracy by 20%.Developed, implemented, and led global operational excellence programs delivering annual productivity $7+M through a portfolio of 200+ projects.Introduced and formalized the use of operational excellence tools such as Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, and Value Analysis/Value Engineering.Led and organization of 7 Master Black Belts, 150+ Black Belts, and 150+ Green Belts.Built and deployed a Supplier Operational Excellence program for manufacturing partners Asia.As Director of the Supply Chain Management Development Program, recruited and placed 60+ high-potential candidates in leadership-track roles through a rotational development program.Recognized by the American Productivity and Quality Center (APQC) and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Magazine for S&OP excellence and leadership.Recipient of the Dick Clark Award for Supply Chain Excellence.

Manager of Business Process Improvement and LeanSigma deployment leader.Led LeanSigma deployment in four business units comprising medical instrument design, pharmaceutical research services, medical diagnostic laboratories, radioisotope and radiopharmaceutical production. Built foundational business processes to enable LeanSigma and Continuous Improvement: project selection and prioritization, candidate selection, financial tracking, certification, change management, etc.Trained, mentored and coached Green Belts, Black Belts, Master Black Belts, Industrial Engineers, Deployment Leaders, Value Stream Owners, etc.

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Managed 150+ projects delivering $32M in savings with an average ROI of 220%.Led all aspects of planning and execution for Continuous Improvement including process development, training, deployment, consultant engagement, administration, and change agency.Oversaw a Continuous Improvement organization comprising 9 Master Black Belts, 72 Black Belts, and 91 Green Belts supporting 5 business units with 3000+ employees at 14 facilities in 7 countries, including a 400+ employee corporate research and development campus.Participated in the development and implementation of a formal, stage-gate process for New Product Development.Hired and trained key Continuous Improvement leaders throughout North America and Europe.Advancement at Cytec Industries:Master Black Belt (Jul 2002 to Mar 2003)Research Chemist/Black Belt (November 2001 to July 2002)

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Green Chemistry, Ionic Lquids

Phd, Chemistry

Bsc, Chemistry