John Dickey Email & Phone Number

Michigan

QSTRAT is a leader in delivering "Quotation Lifecycle Management" solutions to manufacturing and distribution companies. QLM Sourcing and QLM Distributor quoting provide closed loop strategic sourcing, supplier management and integrated source-to-quote for buy-sell/distribution style companies. All delivered in a SaaS model, QLM can increase your company's bottom-line through building error-free and comprehensive customer submissions supported by "market tested" supplier pricing. This while greatly reducing costly manual intervention in the quoting and sourcing processes.

Farmington Hills, Mi

Responsible for managing the ongoing business relationship with a group of automotive customers in the Strategic Account Set.Includes managing a team of Regional Representatives and Business Consultants in execution of a coordinated global strategy for realizing customer value through leveraging QAD and partner applications.

Solution Consultant in support of the Strategic Account Team for the Automotive vertical.

Managing and delivering ERP implementation consulting projects

Assisted Plant Materials group in Implementation of ERP Materials Planning processes.

Responsible for all aspects of Supply Chain Management for a Tier 1 automotive assembly/sequencing organization.Managed a team of Planners and ERP specialists in support of 10+ existing assembly and sequencing plants including numerous complex assembly operations, as well as supporting the launch of new facilities and product lines.Included financial responsibility and control of material planning, inventory control, purchasing and logistics activities.Program management responsibility for launch of new business venture delivering Supply Chain Management services.Managed customer interfaces, EDI/Release Management, broadcast.Managed supplier interfaces, EDI/Release Management, Supplier Performance.Delivered continuous improvement opportunities through more effective use of existing technologies.

ERP Implementation Consulting

Successfully completed numerous ERP implementation projects and engagements. Clients have included industries such as Automotive (Tier 1 and Aftermarket), Electronics, Metal Stamping, Molding, Consumer Products, Electronics, Food and Beverage.Responsible for Project Management, training and implementation of ERP systems (QAD , Oracle Applications and others). Participate in ERP selection and business process re-engineering projects.Achieved and maintained triple certification in QAD MFG/PRO software (Finance, Distribution and Manufacturing).Design and plan the process to review audit and convert client data from legacy systems into the new ERP solution.Lead project teams in designing the business solution for an Effective ERP implementation.Lead project teams in defining and documenting "best-practice" business process procedures and work instructions.Plan, manage and lead conference room pilot testing. Track and resolve outstanding issues.Provide cutover planning and support.Troubleshoot system functionality and configuration issues. Manage implementation issues and resolutions with the client and internal project managers.Provide functional operational system design, configuration set up, cut-over support, documentation, best business practices, training, documentation, and system and process issue resolution in the following areas:Inventory ManagementCost ManagementBills of Material and RoutingsWork-in-Process (Repetitive & Work Orders)Lean Manufacturing techniquesProduction Scheduling / Material Requirements Planning / Distribution Requirements PlanningRelease Management/EDIOrder ManagementSupply Chain ManagementPurchasingGeneral LedgerAccounts Receivable / Accounts Payable / ERS

Master Of Business Administration, Finance And Management Science

B.Eng, Industrial Engineering

Eng. Dip., Engineering

Hs Diploma