Jack Ackerman Email & Phone Number

ackerman.jack@gmail.com Ph:845-300-4916

Consultant / Contractor

Greater New York

Attending Networking events Researching Industry LeadersTracking Industry TrendsParticipating in Industry Discussions

East Hanover, NJ

• Manager Purchasing and Supply
• Contract position responsible for Purchasing raw materials and finished product from 3rd party contractors and Supply Planning for Medical Supplies to Hospitals and Clinics.

Suffern, NY

• Manager Purchasing and Inventory Control
• Responsible for developing and maintaining a balance of existing inventory of equipment and materials at their facility required for installation of ongoing solar projects
• Dealt with negotiation of cost and coordination of equipment delivery to specific project sites.

Wayne, NJ

• Supply Chain Customer Solutions Leader
• Identified and led implementation of approximately $1.0M in transportation and inventory savings for the Marine division
• Team Leader for a project to consolidate Warehouses/DC’s and Mfg. sites in the US for the Industrial Lubricants division, with one time savings of $7.0M and run rate savings of $2.0 annually

Morris Plains, NJ

Coordinated with Marketing and Mfg to ensure Marketing plans for existing and new products were supported by mfg. capacity and production plans. Managed projects transferring products to lowest cost mfg. sites, both in-house and contract.Coordinated interaction with cross functional area and site leaders to ensure adequate long term capacithy, and resolve.

• Developed and directed the organization structure, processes, metrics and vendor rules of engagement for a new "virtual plant" dedicated to managing vendor manufactured finished product.
• Maintained excellent supplier relationships and clear lines of communication leading to effective conflict resolution and delivery to schedule.
• Saved over $800,000 by negotiating reductions in vendor pricing.
• Worked closely with all internal functions including Marketing, Forecasting, Quality Assurance, Technical Services, Distribution/Transportation, and Warehousing to ensure timely and appropriate level of inventory.
• Coordinated with Project Management on a successful launch of a major product (ALAVERT, a CLARITIN competitor), working with multiple vendors to overcome significant capacity constraints, resulting in 1st year sales of.

• Director Finished Stock Requirements Division (Materials Management)Led a group of 32 people responsible for the centralized Master Scheduling, Distribution Planning, and Inventory Control of pharmaceutical products.
• Initiated a program of monthly Sales and Operations Planning meetings with Marketing, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Planning and Accounting to review short-term product issues and long-term strategic initiatives.
• Developed a cross functional team to review products for potential deletion, resulting in the elimination of 125 sku's, reducing supply chain complexity and expanding manufacturing capacity.
• Improved customer service levels to 97% via instituting and monitoring metrics for plant delivery and release to schedule, without increasing inventories.

Pearl River, NY

Mba, Business Systems

Bachelor Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering