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Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Greater Chicago Area

Manage implementation projects on the Salesforce platform to enable clients to achieve operational excellence, drive cost savings, ensure supplier diversity program compliance and mitigate supplier risk.

Supported project management by performing ERP configuration, realization and go-live for material master, purchasing, forecasting, MRP and production planning. Translated complex business requirements to deliver efficient and cost effective IT solutions.• Replaced legacy purchasing systems with SAP. • Contributed to the consolidation of three distribution centers into one SAP operation.• Implemented purchasing EDI application that streamlined the accounts payable process.• Supported master data conversion from DB2 to SAP. • Developed WinShuttle applications to speed system updates.• Project managed implementation of Flexible Planning forecasting tool to maintain inventory.

Responsible for maintaining legacy order entry, purchasing, finance, sales, warehouse computer systems and QA at seven distribution centers delivering sales of $300 million/yr. Managed staff of 10. • Established QA roles for legacy platform.• Project Manager for QA software tasks during the mainframe move to an outsourced provider.

IT project manager for consolidating the supply chain applications used at three separate Lawson subsidiaries into one. Project allowed company to close two distribution centers, achieving cost savings of over $2 million.• Project Manager for implementation of GAINS forecasting software which allowed company to consolidate purchasing and eliminate six remote buyers while maintaining 99% inventory service level. • Reduced inventory dollars by 20%.• Project Manager for upgrade of warehouse system software from unsupported version. • Project Manager for obtaining and maintaining Sarbanes-Oxley IT compliance with zero IT deficiencies. • Implemented processes for SDLC, security control and project authorization.

Developed strategies for reducing transportation costs and transit time. • Implemented UPS product line detail, maxi-code labels and consignment billing. • Implemented hub and spoke in-bound movement to distribution centers.

Obtained and maintained ISO 9001 registration for corporate and four distribution centers. • Managed external and internal audit process. • Monitored company quality systems.

Created process for quality teams that led to improvements across all departments. • Designed and conducted Train-the-Trainer programs. • Team member and judge for Illinois Manufacturing Association quality presentations.

• Implemented company’s first EDI and internet trading partners. • Reduced payment cycle and improved order flow.

Identified need and implemented company’s first use of bar codes and radio frequency terminals. • Eliminated inbound product staging, which improved flow of inbound product by 10 days.• Enabled cycle counting which eliminated closing of warehouses for two days for yearly physical inventories. • Allowed tracing product back to manufacturer.

Midwest Area

Supported the sales and implementation of portable data entry terminals for DSD.• Achieved sales quota four of five years.• Delivered $16 million of equipment to a major package delivery company.