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Over the years I’ve given a lot of thought to what comprises Supply Chain talent, and I have landed on three fundamental elements. About half is common sense, which in my case has become refined over time to allow me to move quickly to the core of a problem. About a third is thoughtful and detailed analysis, which is a strength I’ve always tried to use to my advantage. And the remainder is gut feel, which is knowing how to balance the other two or deciding to take a different path altogether. This last element is what makes the work most fun and keeps me showing up everyday, and it remains a work in progress. DRIVING COST-EFFICIENT, HIGH-IMPACT SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSFORMATIONSI've worked on projects that saved $5M in inventory and manufacturing costs while implementing enterprise-wide IBP transformations across 30 business units. I also found $80M in additional cost-saving opportunities by developing strategic improvements and benchmarking best practices.LEADING TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS FOR MARGIN AND SERVICE-LEVEL IMPROVEMENTSI've joined forces on the discovery and implementation of planning tools that improved inventory visibility, reduced order-to-cash cycles, and drove over $100M in projected margin gains. I excel at aligning technology solutions with business needs to boost efficiency and profitability.BUILDING HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAMS TO ACHIEVE BUSINESS GOALSI believe great supply chains are wound into almost every part of a business. I'm passionate about leading cross-functional teams to optimize processes, reduce costs, and improve forecasting accuracy. I'm known for fostering collaboration between operations and leadership, driving results, and building a culture of continuous improvement.When I’m not hard at work, I am hard at play. I like to spend time traveling, reading, writing, and trying to keep fit. I have been an adult leader for my children's activities over the years, including coaching and officiating--a stressful day in Supply Chain is nothing compared to working a youth soccer game…Please reach out to connect!
Altius Consulting Group
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Altius Consulting GroupKansas City Metropolitan Area
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Senior Process Manager, Supply Chain Center Of ExcellenceAdm Sep 2021 - Sep 2024Chicago, Il, UsI directed the integrated business planning (IBP) transformation at a Fortune 50 company, building solid relationships and advising leaders across 30 business units. I spearheaded planning change management and developed best practices training content for over 200 global colleagues.• Cost Reduction: Coached a cross-functional team of leaders and key stakeholders through an IBP transformation, saving $5M (10%) in inventory and manufacturing costs in two years. • Technology Discovery: Led the discovery process for a “full enterprise” APS tool selection, which included developing the value case for over $100M in margin improvement over seven years and the functional requirements list to cover varied supply chain planning models across business units.• Best Practices: Developed an extensive library of supply chain best practices to support business maturation and benchmarked the current state process of each business unit against this content to develop an improvement plan, identifying over $80M in potential cost savings. -
Director, Integrated Business PlanningCompass Minerals Apr 2019 - Jun 2021Overland Park, Ks, UsI led a supply chain planning turnaround for a 15-member team, collaborating with stakeholders at 15 sites and sales offices across three lines of business. I oversaw the implementation of the IBP meeting framework and content, led two key software integrations, and upgraded user experience to accelerate daily workflow improvements• Cross-Company Partnerships: Led a collaborative effort to improve the IBP process and include greater executive team involvement, enabling over $1.5M (1%) in margin improvement in 18 months.• Software Transformation: Partnered with IT to reboot the Oracle planning platform, improving inventory visibility to enable a service-level improvement of 2% while reducing the order-to-cash cycle by two days. -
Sales And Operations Planning ManagerCargill Jan 2015 - Apr 2019Wayzata, Minnesota, UsI developed a team of eight direct reports to lead monthly regional S&OP processes for a business unit with 50 plants, 15,000 SKUs, and 10,000 customers. I partnered with the SAP implementation team to develop supply chain processes for optimized APO readiness.• Revenue Growth: Led project to increase capacity using a production wheel concept, boosting run length by 15%, adding 10% capacity, and enabling $500k (2%) revenue growth.• Strategic Planning: Demonstrated over $3M in capital spend avoidance in collaboration with Operations and Leadership by developing a capacity-utilization tool to show constraints in a 5-year horizon under various demand assumptions.• Demand Planning Buildout: Developed an Excel-based forecasting tool as the basis for a consensus demand planning process in partnership with the Commercial team, improving forecast accuracy at the SKU level from 40% to 65%. -
Director, Forecasting And Production PlanningRussell Stover Chocolates Jan 2012 - Jan 2015Kansas City, Missouri, UsI directed a 20-person supply chain planning team, driving process discipline in S&OP activities for a seasonal business with 2,500 SKUs and 70,000 sales outlets. I influenced executive leadership at the privately owned business to adopt the best supply and demand balancing practices.Strategic Capacity Planning: Developed rough-cut capacity planning process, partnering with leadership to streamline execution and save $700k (2% total cost) in overtime.End-to-End Demand Planning: Overhauled demand planning and VMI processes, improving forecast accuracy from 55% to 75% and reducing post-season obsolescence by $1M (35%). -
Demand Planning And Inventory ManagerCorbion Apr 2009 - Dec 2011Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NlI developed a small team to drive corporate planning activities across a 5-site, custom-SKU ingredients business, creating new workflows in alignment with cross-functional stakeholders.• Process Redefinition: Created a robust MTO/MTS process to transition the business from an “endless customer service” mindset to a measurable and quantitatively defined target, contributing to service-level improvement from 97% to 99%.• System Optimization: Managed a 18-month selection and implementation of an APS software project across five sites, which met budget and delivered cost savings from manufacturing efficiency and an inventory reduction of 20%. -
Global Supply PlannerGarmin International 2006 - 2009Olathe, Ks, UsI managed a high-growth, multinational product line in a volatile consumer electronics market, maintaining a service level of over 98% while reducing inventory working capital by 10%. -
Sr. Inventory PlannerGorton'S 2000 - 2006Gloucester, Massachusetts, UsI led the implementation of APS software to improve production planning in a resource-constrained, seasonal manufacturing environment, reducing the seasonal inventory trough by 40% and cutting working capital expenses in inventory by 20%, all while maintaining a 99% customer service level.
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What company does David Howard work for?
David Howard works for Altius Consulting Group
What is David Howard's role at the current company?
David Howard's current role is SUPPLY CHAIN LEADER | MBA | IBP | SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNOLOGY | OPTIMIZATION | ADVISORY.
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What schools did David Howard attend?
David Howard attended The Ohio State University Fisher College Of Business, Kansas State University.
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David Howard has skills like Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Forecasting, Inventory Management, Mrp, Demand Forecasting, Production Planning, Logistics, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Consumer Products.
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