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Pratteln, Basel-Country, Ch

✔ $50M inventory ✔ $400M sales & 1500 SKUs ✔ 20 direct staffAs of November 2022, I have been promoted to lead the supply chain in North America for the new Care Chemicals business unit at Clariant, combining the former Industrial & Consumer Specialties and Oil & Mining Solutions businesses. In my new position I’m responsible for driving the NORAM supply chain transformation supporting strategic business plans that achieve market growth, revenue gain, supply chain excellence, sales, and customer service targets. I continue to oversee P&L, CAPEX, OPEX, and forecasting impacting top-line sales, business growth, and organizational structure. Other key accountabilities of my role include driving transformational business and operational models, system processes, workflows, safety, and community outreach initiatives. I partner with multiple global executives in devising and executing short and long-term strategies that not only affect regional sales plans and customer success factors, but identify and capitalize on value chain pipelines while scaling customer service, production, logistics, and performance. As part of ongoing operational transformation processes, I restructure and integrate organization and operational divisions, design and implement Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes to replace the outdated S&OP, and coach and develop cross-functional teams.

Pratteln, Basel-Country, Ch

✔ $45M inventory ✔ $1.5M budget ✔ $300M sales & 880 SKUs ✔ 17 direct staffAs a global cost leadership executive, I’m responsible for setting, articulating, and leading strategic business plans that achieve market growth, revenue gain, supply chain excellence, sales, and customer service targets. I oversee P&L, CAPEX, OPEX, and forecasting impacting top-line sales, business growth, and organizational structure. Other key accountabilities of my role include driving transformational business and operational models, system processes, workflows, safety, and community outreach initiatives. I partner with multiple executives in devising and executing short- and long-term strategies that not only affect regional sales plans and customer success factors, but identify and capitalize on value chain pipelines while scaling customer service, production, logistics, and performance. Since relationships are extremely important in this role, I also focus on leading supplier strategies and meetings. and build out and update our standard operating procedures (SOPs). As part of ongoing operational transformation processes, I restructure and integrate organization and operational divisions, build and update standard operating procedures (SOPs), and coach and develop cross-functional teams.

Pratteln, Basel-Country, Ch

✔ $5M CAPEX budget ✔ $30M COGS value ✔ 13 cross-functional staffDuring this tenure, I led multichemical production operations featuring batch operations that produced 100+ products. I achieved business targets by driving a lean, continuous improvement agenda that adhered to CGMP regulations. In addition to overseeing the annual CAPEX budget, product costs, project management, quality, sustainability, safety, people management, and performance, I partnered with business line, sales, and global account managers to support product demands and introductions. To achieve scalability and constantly transform, I established SOPs and managed process inventory, stock accuracy, and equipment operations and maintenance. Nothing is accomplished alone. My teams are the reason for our operational success, and as such, I fostered an empowering, collaborative environment by setting and articulating the targets, training, and mentoring while ensuring the teams were rewarded and recognized for individual and collective achievements.

London, England, Gb

✔ Oversaw $600K annual production (metric tons)I advised and supported the production of purified terephthalic acid through the delivery of key technical resources and engineering subject matter expertise (SME). From identifying and implementing process improvement projects to leveraging DMC and various process engineering tools, I successfully decreased variable costs, resolved operational issues, and optimized capacity. I was also responsible for analyzing performance to improve engineering techniques and workflow processes, while driving lean principles, safety practices, incident investigations, quantity calculations, and relief valve scenarios.

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Us

✔ Oversaw $500K in capital projectsI drove end-to-end capital projects for key process areas including four chemical manufacturing production areas producing a broad line of lithium-based chemicals. To advance a continuous improvement agenda, I identified and solved cost, operational, and production issues with the application of Kaizen programs that stressed work standardization, SMED, 5S, and Six Sigma methodologies. In addition to managing EHS projects and compliance, I served as an engineering expert for process hazard analysis and facilitated incident investigations and audits. Moreover, I led monthly and quarterly management reviews and presented loss reduction and capacity increase opportunities.

Radnor, Pa, Us

✔ ≈$27M multiproduction line ✔ $2M inventory ✔ 10 staffI led the production of a polyurethane foam line and a board feet of foam line in a union environment. In addition to driving a continuous improvement agenda, I oversaw capacity and demand planning, green/black belt projects, quality methodologies, and the preparation of 100+ polyurethane formulas.

Greer, South Carolina, Us

Multibillion-dollar production line ✔ 600 vehicles daily ✔ Trainer to thousandsI championed the delivery of engineering technical support across all areas of 1,200-acre plant and led the following: environmental permitting; monitoring, reporting, and interpretation of regulations areas; compliance (applications and reporting); green manufacturing processes; training; and engineering analysis.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba) - Graduated With Honors

B.S In Engineering, Chemical Engineering