David M. Williams, Cscp, Cpa, Cc Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, Us

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• Performing supply chain transformation, training activities that will assist future organizations with supply chain resiliency.• Focused activities include supply chain risk management, cybersecurity awareness, strategic frameworks, and diagnostic tools to effectively manage a supply chain transformation.• Performing supply chain transformation, risk management and training activities that will provide organizations with supply chain resiliency. This includes Epicor Kinetic and Infor FSM ERPs. • Providing process improvement strategies, roadmaps and recommendations in supply chain improvement initiatives.• Trained materials management staff in ERP best practices with streamlined learning strategies. • Liaison between finance and supply chain in addressing complex procure to pay month end challenges.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

• Assigned with Supply Chain Director and Materials Management staff to identify go-live system issues.• Provided requisition training for materials management staff and requester users.• Ensured the appropriate security role for requesters and approvers to mitigate access risks.• Worked with Infor Command Center Support, receiving case incidents and documenting resolutions. • Trained users with creation and maintenance of Procurement, Requisition Shopping List Templates.• Assisted Materials Management inquiries for determining requesting location accounts.• Provided Infor-selected reports with navigation as requested by the Supply Chain Director.o Provided prior to current report mapping for all applications.o Provided recommended reports for Supply Management to run on specific schedules.

Alpharetta, Georgia, Us

• Conducted system script testing to validate system processes and mitigate risks. • Lead project team consultant for a major healthcare organization – Lawson and Prodigo Solutions.• Researched and completed the Prodigo Marketplace questionnaire and developed supply chain assessment to confirm business requirements.• Conducted requisition/approval design sessions resulting in correct system configurations. This provided preparation for the Lawson to Prodigo interface.• Prepared project plan tasks for vendor and item master duplicate cleanup initiatives. This included running standard Lawson reports and queries to support data cleansing recommendations.• Prepared documentation for Lawson's best practices in setting up and maintaining the vendor and item master files. This documentation with custodial assignment for both files, mitigated duplication risks and improved the requisition, and procurement process.

Canonsburg, Pa, Us

• Lead project team consultant responsible for review, editing and compilation of supply chain training resources. Applications included requisitions, procurement, and supplier portal.• Implemented supply chain system assessment recommendations, resulting in significant system process improvements.• Reviewed and resolved client system issues in the managed services tracking application.• Created, and delivered Purchase Order and Inventory Control testing, and training scripts.• Worked with project lead and major healthcare organization on Infor CloudSuite implementation tasks:o Attended project planning meetings to manage responsibility and consult technical teams. o Confirmed application configurations were accurate for each environment.o Assisted in the EDI system builds, collaboration with the EDI provider, and transaction testing.

Waxhaw, Nc, Us

• Developed complex procure-to-pay system roadmap for Oracle NetSuite implementation.• Recommended change management, transformation processes for purchasing/material management reporting structure. This provided significant sustained value and efficiency to supply chain operations.• Designed, and implemented NetSuite requisition, procurement, and inventory control workflows. Provided ongoing risk assessments and mitigation plans.• Provided recommendations for supply chain internal controls, reports, and key performance indicators.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

• Led the procurement and materials management team of 10 through Supply Chain system design ensuring knowledge transfer for system design and unit testing for 100+ process scripts.• Provided process improvement recommendations to mitigate inventory control stockouts & forecasting.• Managed and effectively communicated to ensure project tasks and milestones were accomplished. • Collaborated with technical staff on ERP system optimization, establishing security requirements and ensuring system integrity.

Dallas, Tx, Us

• Created and managed 150 application testing scripts and training procedures for ERP version upgrade. • Assisted Supply Chain Director in system production issues, training solutions for a staff of eight, and maintenance of system support cases, resulting in delivered change management initiatives.• Provided system-wide training for approximately 300+ personnel on requisitions, requisition approvals, procurement, and inventory control. Delivery accomplished with classroom, remote, and individual training.• Provided functional report design, data requirements for an on-demand Power BI Requisition Cycle report.• Partnered with IT and external system support to ensure system integrity & stability.

Denver, Co, Us

• Provided procure to pay support for supply chain applications, system issues and functional process recommendations. Trained materials and finance personnel in procure to pay procedures.• Made recommendations to senior management regarding inventory control process improvements and system configurations that resulted in a 30% increase in inventory processing efficiency.• Supported Information Technology group with system case management documentation and resolutions.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Provided consulting that supported Premier’s consulting implementation teams working with Lawson ERP clients. Defined Lawson application processes resulting in the integration with Premier’s strategic sourcing applications.• Prepared risk management impact documentation on Contract and ERP applications, resulting in system risk identification and mitigation.

Fort Worth, Tx, Us

• Reduced annual inventory adjustments by 58%, requisition approval to pay by 42%, and invoice matching exceptions by 67% annualized through process improvements. • Served as business partner with functional managers, directors, and other stakeholder departments to integrate information technologies with business processes.• Designed QlikView Scorecard Dashboard Reports in conjunction with Information Technology. These reports ensured performance visibility, impact metrics, and system-wide data consolidation.