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Chicago, Il, Us

Mount Prospect, Illinois, Us

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Leading a team of Program Managers responsible for 4 Supply Chain Excellence Pillars:•Data Management, Warehousing Management, Master Scheduling and Purchasing.Accountable to KPI’s that are defined for Supply Chain Excellence Pillars.•Responsible for deployment and adherence to Supply Chain Excellence functional standards at all levels of the organization.•Analyze, identify, and create functional standard work documentation to address existing gaps in standard work. •Review, maintain and update existing standard work documentation to ensure established work meets best practices.•Be the primary source for standard work guidance for assigned Supply Chain Excellence Pillars. •Lead continuous improvement actions to ensure best practices are implement and aligned with SME initiatives impacting upstream and downstream customers.•Onboard standard work practices at new and existing sites to ensure best practices followed.•Creation and monitoring of key performance metrics to ensure improvement and creating mitigating actions to correct non improving metrics.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Leading PMO activities of global Supplier Development & Fulfillment Delivery teams and functional workstreams while identifying, planning, and implementing mid- to long-term sustainable people, process, and technology improvements across JCI's supply base and S&OP processes.• Leading a team of 10 Supplier Fulfillment Leaders that identify and track problem suppliers, complete root cause analysis and drive alignment between Procurement, Product Management, Engineering and Operations holding each function accountable to project deliverables. •Facilitating weekly S&OE cadence with report outs to CEO, CFO, CSCO, CPO, CMO. •Driving short term tactical improvements to mitigate revenue risk created by delinquent suppliers. •Driving root-cause analysis into mid & long-term projects to correct internal and external systemic supply risks. •Stretch Assignment- Leading intercompany coordination between Global Products and Building Solutions w/ daily war rooms to drive shipments from GP to BSNA to meet revenue commitments. With weekly report outs to JCI’s CEO.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Responsible for minimizing Medtronic’s O & E inventory across all MDT business units. Developing programs and tools, influencing business leaders to shift go to market strategies that result in significant impacts to the P&L.★ Champion strategic processes that substantially reduce costs and play an essential role in delivering incremental value through cost efficiencies.★ Led a deep analytics program to develop a robust statistical regression model to identify drivers of inventory waste. This learning was taken to Supply Chain and Commercial leaders to modify build and go to market strategies to mitigate inventory excess and obsolesces.•Developed a Short-Dated Inventory Trending and forecasting analytic tool allowing Supply Chain and Finance to proactively and simplistically manage obsolesces reserves against the P&L.•Designed a Consignment Return on Investment analytic tool which allows visibility into the profitability of field inventory in all business units.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Supported Medtronic’s Coronary and Interventional Radiology business units by designing a successful inventory optimization strategy. Designed new and improved existing data reporting resulting in improved visibly and encouraged quantitative decision-making vs qualitative.★ Led the design, implementation, and results of inventory strategies focused on optimizing $29M of Coronary and $4.5M of IR consignment inventory.• FY19’s programs optimized $4M (6% over plan)• FY18’s programs optimized consignment inventory $8.22M (12% over plan)• FY17’s results were a $2M optimization of U.S consignment inventory while still supporting business unit revenue growth by running a program that reduced unproductive inventory.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Supported Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure Sales Districts with tailored inventory strategies while owning and evolving supply chain analytics and leading customer engagement projects. ★ Designed and implemented inventory optimization strategies in 38 sales districts across the U.S. Focusing on improving inventory productivity. FY16 Inventory reductions totaled $8M.• Created and executed a unique inventory analytics database allowing for visibility of Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure inventory movement over time.• Partnered with Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure sales and service leadership to reach annual inventory performance targets.• Collaborated with Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure sales and service leadership on customer engagements. Focusing on supply chain, inventory, and process optimization.

Deerfield, Il, Us

Supported product category teams with data analysis. While owning multiple DC integration and optimization projects. ★ Developed and executed an inventory management strategy for two Walgreen distribution center repurposing projects.• Led a $25 million low performing inventory reduction project by creating a standard process, a detailed analysis identifying poorly performing inventory to be removed from distribution centers, partnering with Supply Chain Finance, Retail Accounting, DC Operations, and Reverse Logistics to execute.

Deerfield, Il, Us

Managed a staff of 40 hourly employees and 2 function leader servicing over 900 pharmacies. Led inbound RX operations and Outbound RX operations. Responsible for an inventory of $120 million.★ Maintained order fulfillment accuracy KPI in excess of 99.5%.• Designed and implemented a Microsoft Access Database which collected and calculated productivity rates for the RF stocking function within the Windsor DC.• Successfully led a process mapping and enhancement project to optimize internal replenishment flow.

Deerfield, Il, Us

Managed a staff of 25 hourly employees and 1 function leader. Responsible for monthly receipts averaging $300 million worth of inventory. ★ Cross-functionally collaborated with corporate purchasing and accounting to correct issues with purchase orders that are reconciled to receipts. • Key member of a support reduction team that examined all areas of support within all distribution centers in Walgreens distribution network finding a reduction of labor of over $500,000 annually. • Led a team of peers that researched and corrected a system problem with the “Receiving Blue Tote” parameter.

Deerfield, Il, Us

Managed a staff of 250 hourly employees and 4 function leaders. Responsible for the performance of 20 picking areas. ★ Consistently exceeded order fulfillment accuracy KPI of 98.2%

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Promoted from team leader to manage a team of 27 to 38 hourly employees in the distribution center. Responsibilities included daily staffing decisions, maintaining production volumes, and interdepartmental production coordination. ★ Maintained store level of service KPI of 98%.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Operation Supply Chain Management, Major: Finance