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New York, United States

Waltham, Ma, Us

Waltham, Ma, Us

Waltham, Ma, Us

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Led team of 85 associates (7 Regional managers, 78 other associates mix of Supply Chain professionals and hourly associates across 5 sites) responsible for sourcing, purchasing and managing $71MM of spend across 40 warehouses. Accountable for network analysis, policies, inventory audit/supply traceability/product recall process, space planning, pallet program management, and customer facing projects. Developed and managed $1.4M annual budget. Owned the Order-to-Cash process. Member-USC Supply Chain Steering Team and owned the Warehouse Strategic direction. Transformed the Order to Cash process resulting in $5MM in annual cost and productivity savings by partnering with various functional groups (IS, Process team, Finance, CS&L). Delivered $500,000 of warehouse cost savings annually through efficiency programs. Negotiated multiple warehouse contracts that mitigated warehousing costs while supporting the changing needs of the business. Facilitated “Great Leader” training for supply chain leaders to assist with their leadership development. Mentored multiple Supply Chain leaders as part of the Leadership development program to create the leaders of the future.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Led team of 40 associates (3 Customer Service managers and 37 CS associates) responsible for delivering exceptional, cost-effective service, and vendor managed inventory solutions to customers. Developed and managed a $2.9M annual budget. Owned the supply step of the S&OP process and the Order-to-Cash process. Member of Customer Service and Logistics steering team and owned the Customer Service Strategic direction. Received Robert E. Rich spirit of innovation award for the Oliver Wight Class “A” S&OP process. Awarded the Consumer Brands Margin of difference award for successfully supporting significant growth of the Sam’s and Wal-Mart business. Led the Customer service and Logistics work streams in multiple acquisition ($215MM of new revenue) integrations resulting in an increase in order management efficiency of 33%.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Implemented and led the S&OP process for the NABG, a $1.9 billion division of Rich products. Led a team of 7 demand planning professionals (1 manager and 6 demand planners). Acted in a key leadership role in the planning group and member of Customer Service and Logistics steering team. Drove process consistency and transparency by establishing critical links with Marketing, Sales, Customer Service& Logistics, Operations, and R&D. Led the implementation of SAP’s advance planning tool contemporizing the Demand planning tool set. Led the rewards and recognition program for Customer Service and Logistics recognizing associates for “Going the extra Mile.”

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Facilitated and aligned 115 key leaders and associates from various divisions to single business processes and SAP implementation. Key Member of the project leadership team. Recognized and received an award from Rich’s CEO as part of the team that drove process and system optimization resulting in $15 million is savings. Developed process blueprint concurrently with two acquisitions resulting in a holistic business process. Participated in organization redesign and change management creating a smoother transition.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Managed team of 17 (8 Supply Chain professionals & 9 Customer Service Representatives). Developed strategy and execution across the areas of customer service, distribution planning, Sam’s Club VMI program, inventory, capacity, contract manufacturing and production planning. Led implementation of Supply best practices which lead to Oliver Wight Class “A” S&OP Certification. Maintained service and increased inventory turns during a period of substantial growth for Rich-SeaPak. Led the supply side of integrating $40MM Casa meatball business; drove efficiencies and cost savings. Drove efficiencies in the order management process resulting in a 33% reduction in CSR’s.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Managed a team of 5 Supply chain professionals. Executed the areas of inventory planning, capacity planning, contract manufacturing and production planning. Key member of the Sales and Operations planning core team. Improved processed to reduce inventory $4.9 million (21%) and increase case fill rates from 93.8% to 99.2%. Led the Supply step of the Sales and Operations planning process to move the Supply group toward Oliver Wight Class “A” certification.

Developed and implemented an Inventory Control System to support the upcoming launch of the company’s ERP system. Directed 4 hourly employees. Participated on Kaizen (continuous improvement) teams.

Developed plant master schedule, delivered production and inventory goals. Coordinated supply chain to ensure material flow met customer needs. Key member of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) team.

Rochester, Mi, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Novi, Mi, Us

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Mba, Business