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Forney, Texas, US

Retired.

Plano, TX, US

• Led global supply chain operations for finished goods, raw materials and service parts. Oversaw inventory planning, procurement, ocean contracts, import compliance, receiving, warehousing, inventory control, cost.
• ERP Implementation: Served as lead architect for all supply-related functions during system selection, piloting, integration, go-live and continued development.
• Inventory Accuracy: Achieved performance of 99.9% or greater for seven consecutive years, including 99.993% inventory accuracy in 2014.
• Compliance Audit: Functioned as project leader for successful regulatory audit conducted by U.S. Customs, with emphasis on anti-dumping, tariff classifications, record-keeping and operating procedures.
• Corporate Acquisition: Facilitated asset purchase of Welton USA by Rent-A-Center, Inc., to include legal disclosures, contracts, account closures, account setups, transfers and liquidation of inventory, supplies and.

DEVILLE-LES-ROUEN, FR

• Managed supply chain of finished goods throughout U.S., Canada and Mexico, with concentration in inventory planning, procurement, ocean import, production control, warehousing and facilities management.
• Operations Start-Up: Served as project manager for launch of new factory service center in Dallas. Established relationships with all transportation and business partners.
• Stocking Agreements: Designed and executed stocking agreements to reduce customer lead times and limit risk in supply chain investment of $1,200,000.
• Cost Savings: Reduced inventories by 50% in first year. Closed ten off-site warehouses, eliminating additional third-party expense.

Ridgefield Park, NJ, US

• Managed supply chain of service parts throughout North America. Directed 25-member staff in inventory planning, procurement, warehousing, logistics and order management.
• ERP Implementation: Served as core team leader for successful SAP Service Management implementation and steering committee champion for SAP continuous improvement.
• Inventory Accuracy: Achieved performance of 99.9%, with annual transaction volume of 34,000,000 units.
• Inventory Turns: Developed data collection methods and established metric baseline and benchmarking, improving performance by 147% in first year.

Kista, Stockholm, SE

• Managed supply chain of service parts and exchange stock throughout the Americas. Directed 30-member staff in inventory planning, procurement, third-party repair, warehousing and order management.
• ERP Implementation: Served as site manager for successful SAP ERP implementation and team member on application development committee.
• Customer Satisfaction: Achieved zero back-order status for all service parts customers worldwide.
• Cost Savings: Reduced exchange buffer stock on hand by $1,800,000 in first eight months of add-on role.