Karen T. Libourel Cpim, Cirm, Cscp Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Responsible for driving best practices in S&OP, Master Scheduling, Production Planning, Purchasing, Warehousing, and Transportation. Develop strategic plans and implementation strategies to achieve corporate goals in customer service, lead-time improvement, inventory investment, and freight spend. Re-engineered MRP settings, and Master Scheduling processes to streamline planning, level load production, and provide accurate dates for customer service. Developed comprehensive metrics and reporting to provide visibility of all aspects of supply chain performance from forecasting to distribution.

Cincinnati Area, Ky

Develop and lead supply chain projects to create savings, streamline processing, and build competitive advantage.Areas of Expertise:Supply Chain TransformationGlobal Supply Chain ManagementS&OP and Demand PlanningSupplier Management and ContractingCoaching and Team Development

Cincinnati, Oh

Developed a global framework and organization to implement Sales and Operations Planning. Led the global roll-out across 11 international sites to balance supply with demand, and provide enterprise-wide performance transparency. Implemented resource requirements planning module to effectively model capacity requirements to changes in volume and mix. Program deliverables were completed on-time and within budget.

Cincinnati, Oh

Managed critical supplier relationships including outsource partners, and corporate purchasing. Developed enterprise-wide policy and framework for Supplier Relationship Management including vendor segmentation, supplier scorecards, and Quarterly Business Reviews to ensure optimal vendor performance and sourcing savings. Managed all operational and contractual agreements.

Cincinnati, Oh

Worked globally to implement best practice, improve planning, and reduce inventory in global manufacturing facilities - Brazil, China, and the UK. Led supply chain team responsible for planning, forecasting, purchasing, inventory management, and transportation. Reduced inventory 24% while improving part shortages to record low levels – less than 2%. Implemented Asian freight consolidation program – reducing total transportation costs 12% in first year, and revitalized internal import/export controls..

Managed the production planning, purchasing, and inventory & distribution functions of a $384 million business unit. Improved customer service 18% and inventory turns 25%. Led the Sales and Operations Planning process for three manufacturing facilities.

Maysville, Kentucky

Led department of 12 controlling all master scheduling, purchasing, and inventory planning, across four manufacturing facilities in US and Mexico - $120 million managed spend. Led implementation of Sales and Operations Planning, improved customer service from 83% to 95%, and reduced obsolete inventory by 23%.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics, Politcal Science

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)