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Waltham, MA, US

Ridgeway, South Carolina, US

• As Director of Supply Chain, I report to the CEO and define the long-term supply chain management strategy. I reorganized the entire supply chain team to support current and future challenges. I also implemented Power.
• Reduced customer order backlog by 75% in only 7 months.
• Created Mekra’s Logistics Control Tower to improve transportation strategies and control logistics costs.
• Implemented a premium freight solution for transparency and improved management of extraordinary expenses, including supplier chargebacks.

Auburn Hills, Michigan, US

• In this role, I defined and implemented global procurement strategies for commodities, comprising spend of ~$280M. I was responsible for overseeing transportation and equipment, professional services, and test.
• Planned and executed Global Ocean Tender. Gathered quotes, analyzed data, and led complex negotiation to realize $5M in savings. Reduced suppliers from 67 to only 9, resulting in additional savings and improved.
• Supported the VP of Global Purchasing in efforts to develop a global purchasing organization, including indirect procurement process mapping. Wrote policies/procedures, monitored compliance, and negotiated contracts.

Hanover, DE

• I was promoted to Supply Chain Manager in charge of customer service, production planning, materials planning, transportation, and warehouse processes for a $400M operation facility. I supervised 8 direct reports and.
• Defined/executed continuous improvement projects responsible for generating $2M+ in savings/cost avoidance.
• Managed project to improve production planning process, increasing efficiency and reducing customer product shortages.
• Selected to represent North America on Business Unit Industry 4.0 Board (1 of only 8 members) to identify ways of improving work in 19 worldwide plants.
• Spearheaded new product launch readiness efforts with respect to supply chain matters.Highlights of accomplishments in this role include:
• Defined/executed continuous improvement projects (systems, material flow, transportation) responsible for generating $2M+ in savings/cost avoidance.

Hanover, DE

• As Planning Manager, I defined and executed production planning improvement projects, incorporating setup times and standardizing material requirements planning (MRP) parameters. I was responsible for developing the.
• Developed and implemented a digital inventory monitor and batch management process for machining.
• Shadowed the Supply Chain Manager for 8 months as a test of proficiencies in preparation for potential promotion to Supply Chain Manager (SCM).
• Successfully delivered all assigned projects on-time, resulting in promotion to SCM.

Hanover, DE

• In this role, I created, planned, and delivered a supply chain management training program. I conducted research and identified a model customer to define benchmarks. I established all processes training.
• Founded an in-house SCM Training Center, which began locally before expanding to 3 regions (Americas, Asia, Europe), supporting all Automotive locations of the company.
• Provided SCM internal consulting services on transportation, warehouse, planning processes, and lean logistics for several plants in the organization globally.

Hanover, DE

Implemented enhancements for several SAP logistic modules such as: Sales & Distribution, Production Planning, Materials Management, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, EDI, Business Warehouse and PP/DS in APO.Responsible for the introduction of CMI and VMI procurement strategies.Implemented several SCM process improvements in Cuautla Mx, Nogales.

Hanover, DE

Implementation of PP/DS SAP APO Production Scheduling and Sequencing in 6 different plants of the group: Jicin, Czech Republic; Mechelen, Belgium; Culpeper, US; Cuautla, Mexico; Henderson, US and, Varzea Paulista, Brazil. Project planning, process "As is" analysis, "To be" definition, implementation, training and support.

Hanover, DE

Hanover, DE

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Industrial Administration (Bia), Finance, General