Associate Partner
Greater Chicago Area
Manage and develop client relationships, provide subject matter expertise and program/project management leadership, solution design and implementation, and generation of project results to several consulting engagements across US, UK, Europe and China.Member of multiple transformation initiatives delivering bottom line cost reduction and operational process improvement in excess of $500M - Established supply chain strategies for fortune 500 clients which fundamentally restructured the raw material value chain, driving cost savings, improve supply chain response time and reduce inventory- Developed cost transformation strategy, launched cost management program, and identified cost savingsManaged large consulting teams to plan and execute strategic initiatives in end-to-end supply chain design, strategic sourcing, inventory management, cost reduction and business process alignment.Expertise in implementation of PFEP, material flow design, consumption-based replenishment systems (min-max, re-order, kanban)Help clients source products from low cost countries, by identifying and prioritizing sourceable commodities, developing winning sourcing strategies, finding and building relationships with suppliers, organizing on-site audits, facilitating negotiation, and locating 3rd party suppliers.Developed deep sourcing expertise in various categories such as castings, forgings and metal stampings among several other stimulating areas.Trained client team members on supply chain basics, material and information flow design, total cost of ownership calculations, end-to-end supply chain management thinking