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New Hope, Mn, Us

Director of Supply Chain Responsible for end to end Supply Chain activities including Planning, Sourcing, Inventory, Warehousing & Logistics. Implemented Business Central ERP system, improved processes, trained & implemented Supply Chain best practices. Improved Supplier relationships. Reduced cost of goods sold. Improved gross & net profit.

Medical Device Executive Consulting in M&A, business strategy and end-to-end global supply chain operations. Focus on process improvement, people development & system implementation.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Reporting to the divisional Presidents, led cross-functional integration between Marketing, Research & Development, Sales, Finance and Global Supply Chain to execute strategy for Global Automotive Finishes and General Industrial Coatings. Drove improvement of people, processes and tools to increase business efficiency. • Operationalized strategy, resulting in sustained revenue growth of 4% and increased gross profit 12%.• Identified and reconciled gaps between cross-functional plans and strategic objectives by comparing bottom up view to top-down strategies in regular meetings, improving net profit 11%. • Influenced and initiated multiple global Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes in North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia, improving communication, solving problems and preventing issues.• Transformed and merged cultures in Product, Demand, Supply and Global Management teams in highly matrixed organization, enhancing decision making and customer on time in full (OTIF) to 96%.• Drove Demand Planning, Segment, Product, and Channel decisions for revenue growth.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Executive business leader that transformed global cross-functional teams in Product, Demand, and Supply and implemented Integrated Business Management for Valspar Global Automotive. Led functions in design and execution of IBP process and tools. • Led global IBP process that enhanced business decisions, leadership alignment and synchronization within North America, Europe, and Australia, improved revenue 5% and gross profits 8% in consolidating industry.• Executed strategy and harmonized Product, Demand, Supply, Finance and Management teams resulting in net profit increasing by 15%.• Enriched customer experience with clear, functional commitments, raising OTIF to 94%.• Generated strategic focus on customers and markets for an improved forecast accuracy of 88%. • Successful integration of acquired companies (M & A) that doubled revenue.• Achieved organizational change and executed strategy resulting in increased leadership team commitment also converted and combined cultures.• Realized gap closing solutions between tactical plans and strategic goals for revenue growth.

Directed 11 Business Systems Analysts, Engineers, Developers and Consultants for JDE, CAMSTAR, Service Max and SAP globally for American Medical Systems. • Improved global business systems, project management and infrastructure by implementing faster, automated solutions at lower cost. Created Digital Supply Network visibility for volume, velocity & variability. • Led IT support for supply chain, manufacturing, planning, procurement, delivery, customer service, field service, finance and human resource in accomplishing strategic goals and reduced costs.• Standardized IT activities and augmented IT support with India resources, attaining cost improvements through off-shore resources.

San Clemente, California, Us

Directed Supply Chain Planning Team (15) across 10 enterprises and Global Purchasing Team. • Led continuous supply of products, improved gross margin by 9% through reducing inventory, enhanced customer experience with available to promise functionality for Customer Service and predictive analytics.• Standardized Global Supply Chain activities, leading to improved service levels and turns.• Converted S&OP to IBP (Product, Demand, Finance & Supply), driving customer satisfaction to 97%.• Created, improved and executed global processes for Global Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, Inventory and Demand Teams, streamlining and standardizing practices globally.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Principal Supply Chain Manager: 2008Directed and managed Medtronic Supply Chain and Information Technology corporate projects.• Managed strategic projects for Manufacturing and Delivery Councils, implementing global cost saving of $28M across operations. SAP IT Supply Chain Consultant: 2003 - 2007Led 30 SAP Process Consultants for Order Fulfillment, Quality and Export in global implementations.• Led Logistics Execution Team in design, testing, validation and go-lives, implementing 4 deployments of SAP globally in Americas, Europe, and Japan. Master Black Belt - Lean Six Sigma: 2003Principal Logistic Supply Chain leader for Corporate Distribution.• Drove, Trained & Executed Lean Six Sigma Solutions, removing waste and improving performance 21%.Global Logistics Manager: 2000 - 2002Managed Logistics Operations for Cardiac Surgery Business.• Implemented Lean Logistics program, reducing cost 34% and space 40%.

Marlborough, Ma, Us

Facilitated monthly inventory planning cycle and Sales & Operational Planning meetings.• Managed world wide inventory and safety stock targets.• Achieved quarterly customer service level of 98.4%.Previous Potions:Manufacturing Supervisor, Lean Manufacturing methods, Kanban replenishment, 5S & Team empowerment. (1995 to 1998)