Jay Barber Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Wilmington, De, Us

Led the global supply planning, distribution, and inventory management organization supporting the Kevlar® business unit. Managed three regional supervisors with a total team of 25 people supporting four fiber spinning plants in the US, Europe, and Japan plus over 15 third party manufacturing suppliers in all four global regions.• Maximized profitability through $1 M reduction in expedited freight shipments and $14 M reduction in inventory related working capital.• Utilized a new, multi-echelon inventory planning APO add-on software package to develop global stocking targets for finished and semi-finished inventory to meet delivery reliability targets.• Enabled Sales Team to increase share from 80% to 100% at strategic account with proven supply reliability and collaborative planning and replenishment program.

Wilmington, De, Us

Managed the largest regional supply planning, distribution, and inventory management team for the Protection Technologies business unit responsible for Tyvek®, Nomex®, and Kevlar® product lines. • Promoted into manager role for exceeding expectations and dedication to supporting new End-to-End Supply Chain reorganization goals.• Achieved the highest measured employee engagement of all the regional supply planning teams in the division through: o Clarity of Future State Goals o Connecting Team Objectives to Individual Performance Goals o Coaching and People Development o Kaizen Process Improvements• Strengthened organization with utilization of aggregate planning, implementing standard supply chain roles, and focus on people development opportunities.

Wilmington, De, Us

Led a team of six direct reports responsible for supply planning and supplier performance management for 15 US based third party manufacturers supplying Kevlar® and Nomex® branded products. • Supported growth through five new product developments utilizing new or existing third party converters. • Reduced costs by 10%, Non-Productive Inventory by $1 million, and improved supplier reliability.

Wilmington, De, Us

Developed and led holistic End-to-End supply improvement program for the Tyvek® and Nomex® garment product lines. Initiated and managed cross-functional Project Management Office to support business growth priorities. Functional areas included were Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Product Management, Marketing, Customer Service, Sourcing, and Logistics. • Improved delivery performance from 40% to 85%, reduced working capital by 20%, and reduced product costs by 10% which supported 3% year-over-year revenue growth.• Identified and implemented the use of a Lead Logistics Provider for international logistics which improved internal on-time shipment reliability from 50% to 90%, optimized logistics network design, and enabled unique supply initiatives with strategic downstream customers.

Wilmington, De, Us

Introduced Lean Manufacturing methodology to North American polyester films operations organization to improve efficiency and reduce non-value added work. • Applied 5S and Flow concepts in multiple Kaizen events to reduce $100,000 in misplaced inventory and allowed the business to avoid spending $100,000 in new film transportation equipment.

Wilmington, De, Us

Led multi-functional project teams, including external customer representatives, developing industrial and packaging products using a stage gate process. • Awarded patent (EP2517961A1) for developing new food packaging system with global team that can be used to cook fish and chicken products in the package.package.

Wilmington, De, Us

Improved customer service, supply planning, logistics, and ERP system (SAP) processes through the application of Six Sigma tools and methodology for the business unit responsible for Mylar® product line. • Streamlined international shipment documentation process, reducing errors by 50% which improved export delivery reliability and allowed the business to recapture $350 K in profitable sales.