Christopher Henry Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Longview, Washington, United States

- Multiple years no recordable incidents in department supported by daily safety stand-ups and discussions.- Spearheaded implementation of SAP S4/HANA as subject matter expert for inventory strategy, business intelligence & reporting, and procured material master data. - Led Item Master Data Team to identify and eliminate 100K redundant item master records.- Developed and launched Managed Pricing Optimization Application, facilitating the migration to preferred suppliers and enhancing procurement policy compliance. - Directed a successful initiative to increase bill-of-material utilization by 200%, in furtherance of asset management reliability.

Longview, Wa

• Volunteered to lead employee engagement initiative targeting opportunities for advancement. • Enabled and facilitated support agreements for parts sharing between major mill sites. • Managed migration of over 300K item master records for more than 35 manufacturing facilities. • Directed stock optimization initiatives including stocking level reviews, consignment, and vendor managed inventory.• Cleansed, standardized, and maintained global item master data dictionary.

Longview, Washington

Directed the internal supply chain of MRO enterprise pulp/paper mill maintenance assets (5 Mills, 21 Container Division Sites). Partnered with Procurement and Maintenance to improve inventory and materials management processes. Reported directly to Vice President. • Led data cleansing team to review 130,000 inventory item records.• Consolidated 70% of all MRO items to 6 national suppliers. • Led enterprise wide review of $10M in stale (old) MRO inventory for obsolescence.• Comprehensive redesign/training of all storeroom processes enterprise-wide.• Created and maintained a global naming convention for all purchased items.• Led migration from site specific item records to a global Item Master Database.• Implemented automation of inventory replenishment purchase orders.• Led migration of MRO inventory related data to new ERP system.• Developed and presented enterprise Inventory Management training on new ERP system.In addition to usual duties:-Steering Team Member for design of Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt Program. -Led a Lean Six Sigma Project to improve quality of Recycled Paper resulting in 20% stronger paper.-Created a SharePoint based architecture/training pipeline for implementation of an enterprise Lean Six Sigma program.-Led customer Kaizen workshop resulting in a reduced time to achieve complaint resolution.

Longview, Wa

Manage comprehensive redesign of all Procure-to-Pay processes. Optimize invoice processing velocity and defect reduction.• Institutionalized standard processes equating to $5M in efficiencies and EBITDA.• Implemented new P2P processes training on-site at all 27 affected locations w/extensive change management.• Prevented invoices blocked for lack of receipt by 50%.• Consolidated supplier footprint and halved supplier footprint for primary commodities. • Increased volume of ERS and EDI invoice processing in multiple purchasing systems.• Designed comprehensive scorecard w/conditions based notifications within Microsoft PowerBI.

Longview Wa

Managing the internal supply chain of pulp/paper mill maintenance assets (27,000 line-item, $27 Million inventory). Directly supervising 20 unionized warehouse personnel and 3 salary personnel - Training, Budget Analyst and General Admin. Member of Maintenance Leadership Team.• Led comprehensive reengineering of all warehouse operations. • Implemented a Lean Thinking work environment.• Authored comprehensive maintenance stocking strategy and implemented ANALYZE Supply Chain Suite for buffer sizing and inventory analysis from AGI. Right sized inventory of over 4,000 critical items.• Member of core leadership team of major change initiative impacting all maintenance activities.• Mentored several Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt candidates.

Manitowoc Wi

First shift supervisor of 30 CNC Machine Operators. Output improvements, Black Belt Projects and Scheduling the start of shop orders by lead time buffer penetration.

Planned and coordinated the efforts of Human Resources to meet the staffing needs of Operations in the fastest growing plant within Federal Mogul. Developed and administered training programs. • Interviewed, hired, and developed 200 new employees in a 1 year period - 35% increase in personnel. • Authored and awarded $140,000 Workforce Advancement Training Grant from The State of Wisconsin.• Managed the training programs of over 60 work centers. Created comprehensive new-hire orientation.• Advised Production Control regarding proper constraint buffer management. Shortest lead-time in recent history.

Directed the internal operations of the Marine Corps' most active aviation supply point (19,000 line-item, $330 Million inventory). Supply representative to Continuous Process Improvement Office. Completed Villanova University Black Belt Lean Six Sigma training program. Authored many processes requested by higher headquarters and the naval aviation process improvement office.Linked the performance of repair operations to the performance of the customer, revamping the policies of production control. Decreased the quantity of stock critical parts by over 40%.

Led a $27 Million (18,000 line-item) warehouse with a daily throughput of up to $400,000 in assets. Implemented inventory control measures to ensure maximum readiness of aircraft despite budgetary constraints. Right sized inventory to create a more effective inventory of available parts for aircraft maintenance. Goal: 85% Average 94%. The highest in the Marine Corps. Warehouse acknowledged as the 'Best in the Marine Corps. Ever." during an inspection

Greater San Diego Area

Served as accounting officer and purchase agent supervisor, meeting the demands of a merged squadron (200+ aircraft) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Responsibilities usually spread amongst four officers. Managed the yearly budget valued in excess of $340 Million. • Initiated an alternative procurement method for backordered gear unavailable from traditional suppliers.• Implemented process improvement of monthly budget reports - reducing discrepancies by 50%.

Iraq

Advised the Commanding Officer on all matters pertaining to budget ($500 Million), cost-per-flight hour, Government Purchase Card, and flight equipment.• Identified and rectified fuel farm discrepancies of erroneous fuel charges, totaling $30 Million of reallocated assets.• Initiated a cost-per-hour analysis of all aircraft types, exporting maintenance practices from best performing entities.• Volunteered for additional duties as Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Officer in Charge. Coordinated the curriculum and physical training of 200 Marines and 6 instructors.

Greater San Diego Area

Founder of military affiliate CrossFit gym/website. Functional fitness training for military members. Level 1 CrossFit Coach, Olympic Lifting Instructor and Nutrition Consultant.

Salem, Oregon

Instructed and promoted a healthy lifestyle. Guided clients to achieve nutrition and fitness goals. Experience building a client base. Retail environment. Assistance with membership sales and customer service.

Master Of Science - Ms, Human Resource Development

Ba, Politics

Activities and Societies: Phi Delta Theta, X-Country, Big Brothers/Big Sisters