Marcia D Williams Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Is your CPG experiencing exponential growth, either organically or by acquisition? If you have issues in meeting your customers’ demand or in shipping or delivering on time, these are signs that your sales have outgrown your supply chain and you are at risk of losing millions in revenues and having huge costs in inventory. This is where I come in.WHAT I DO:🎯 📈 💰 🚚 📦 I help fast-growing CPG companies to achieve greater EBITDA, revenues, lower cost, and improve cash flows through a USM Supply Chain. USM stands for Unstoppable, Scalable, Mindful Supply Chain. I follow a 5-step process:STEP 1—Process Mapping:I start with mapping the end-to-end finance supply chain planning process, to identify gaps, and measure current metric levels by adopting DMAIC and Lean Six Sigma.STEP 2—Process Redesign and New Processes:I align financial and supply chain metrics through the SCOR model, eliminate waste, minimize risk, and streamline processes BEFORE applying automation. A key area is inventory management and optimization. STEP 3—Automation with Macros in Excel and Robotics Process Automation (RPA):I build macros in Excel that creates automation to significantly shorten the time to compile information from multiple sources, including SAP and Oracle, minimizing the manual input.I also use RPA to eliminate high volume, repetitive tasks. Watch this video to know more: https://youtu.be/2ngKJB1vcfESTEP 4—Data Visualizations in PowerBI Dashboards:Link with a demo that shows the details in a fictional potato chip company: https://youtu.be/BcDvSSzhFqMSTEP 5—Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Training:SOPs and training are critical to make the improvements sustainable over time and ensure consistency. SOME COMPANIES AND BRANDS I HAVE HELPED: 🏆 Alcoa 🏆 Cummins 🏆 Hershey’s Salty Snack Division🏆 Skinny Pop🏆 Lindt Chocolates🏆 Coty🏆 CovergirlBook a Call with Me: https://calendly.com/marcia-d-williams

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

I write about the journey of Supply Chain Transformations including ERPs, supply chain planning; S&OP/ IBP, procure-to-pay, and change management. Articles include the following:- Five Ways Consumer Good Companies Can Optimize Inventory- Hidden Gems That Can Make Your Supply Chain Shine- Seven Mistakes to Avoid During Supply Chain Transformations- How to Scale Your Supply Chain Fast Without Burning Your Money- Seven Ways to Keep the Love In Your Consulting Engagement - this applies to working with multiple stakeholders from different functions.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

UpGrad is an online university located in India with over 2 million enrolled students coming from over 100 countries. Provided actionable insights to MBA students about the effects of COVID on Supply Chain Planning, digital supply chains, lean six sigma, and other relevant topics in Supply Chain. Received 4.5 over 5.0 as feedback from students.

Columbus, Indiana, Us

Fully accountable for managing $165M annual spend on Corporate Services in Indirect Purchasing. Corporate Services under my responsibility included General Human Resources (i.e. global relocation services, employee recognition); Finance, Internal Audit, Risk Management and Business Continuity; Legal Services; Travel; Security; Printing and Fulfillment; Promotional items; as well as Food and Catering Services.• Led a six sigma project on global Relocation Services, per specific stakeholders’ request. Developed a cost model by using best subsets and regression analysis in minitab. Analyzed in-house vs. outsourcing domestic and international household goods shipping services. Conducted a Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) in Ariba. Annual spend taking into account typical annual volume is approximately $25M. Due to the economic condition, volume was reduced by 75%. Annual savings achieved by considering this drastic reduction in volume were $263,735.• Managed through a natural disaster (extensive flooding) by developing a set of metrics which were used by the Finance Flood Team. Provided cost estimates to Cummins Technical Center (CTC) for accruals and compared estimates against actual costs. Developed a standard matrix to cover all aspects from PO creation, payment and reimbursement from Insurance Company as well as compiled documentation for Global Insurance Broker’s review (insurance broker). Minimized risk by creating legal contracts which were loaded in Ariba Contract Workbench (ACW). Received excellent feedback from Risk Management, Finance and Operations (CTC Operations Leader), Six Sigma Black Belt through Cummins Performance Measurement System (OnTrack, former CPMS).

Columbus, Indiana, Us

Fully accountable for managing $80M annual spend on MRO. This included Integrated Supply, Inventory Management (Indirect Stores), Logistics and Warehousing of MRO items used to support production. Led projects that achieved multi-million dollar savings.• Conducted a global six sigma project on Low Cost Country Sourcing for Low Volume Service Tools, including mechanical and electrical components and kits. Identify key cost elements and built total cost of ownership model considering acquisition cost, packaging, transportation, lead time, inventory cost, currency exchange risk, among other factors. Supplier was selected upon completion of pre-screening, RFI, RFP, prototypes’ evaluation and supplier visits. Accomplished $309,721 in cost savings, which represents over 40% in cost reduction.• Led the global six sigma project on Integrated Supply strategy to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO). This project included US, UK and Mexico to determine the business model for Maintenance, Repair and Operating supplies (MRO) as well as for Indirect Stores. Project was nominated for the Chairman Award.• Involved various areas such as Supply Chain including Logistics and Warehousing , Indirect Materials, Material Functional Excellence, Finance, Internal Audit and IT to negotiate the three-year contract on MRO Integrated Supply for the engine and components sites. The annual contract value is $70,000,000.• Implemented new MRO and Stores provider at eleven (11) Cummins sites. This implied, among other elements, developing the material process flows regarding emergency deliveries, vendor warehouse, point-of-use machines and Ariba Buyer.

Columbus, Indiana, Us

• Led the sourcing process of global relocation services, whose annual spend was approximately $14,000,000, through the RFX stages (RFI and RFP), including strategic approach and pricing model analysis to achieve$600,000 in cost savings.• Led the scrap recycling services project by identifying new suppliers and alternatives to improve profits from the scrap generated in 10 locations. The forward auction resulted in $650,000 cost savings for the US plants. Mexico, China, Brazil and UK applied the same model developed during this project.• Led the corrugated packaging sourcing process which involves about 200 items in the RFQ for the locations in Southern Indiana. Cost savings achieved were approximately $65,000.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

• Led a global online bidding event for calcium silicate parts and achieved $1,400,000 in cost savings, which represented 49% of the total spend.• Improved working capital by extending the payment terms to suppliers. Organized and monitored the follow up process with suppliers by creating different tracking tools. The annual cost savings reached $600,000.

• Designed and implemented standardized processes for extending credit by applying Kaizen Events approach that included written procedures manuals and internal controls across four branches. As a result, revenues increased 60%. • Led a team of 14 people including credit executives, information systems engineers and lawyers for improving operations.

• Audited the financial statements of The National State Bank and of Inter-American Development Bank projects, indicating the major risk areas and errors to be considered.• Reviewed customers’ credit and verified compliance to existing classifications and regulations. Detected 40% did not obey the pre-established criteria, implying unnecessary higher credit risk.

Master Of Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance

Bachelors Degree, Accounting