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Atlanta, GA, US

Antony, FR

Antony, FR

Carrollton, GA, US

• Built and directed a global team of 14 supply planners and 5 demand planners concentrating on inventory reduction, customer fill rate and forecast accuracy
• Integral member of the acquisition team responsible for due diligence, cost synergies, supplier management, SAP integration and consolidation of five acquisitions totaling $135M in revenue
• SAP subject matter expert responsible for fully automating ERP, setting up master data backend and BI reporting
• Implemented Sales and Operations planning to align business on plan and performance
• Responsible for launching a successful forecasting software utilizing 27 algorithms to predict future demand; applying this software allowed for human insight while reducing the manual tasks of forecasting
• Diversified $250M supply base by executing LCC strategies, onshoring, and identifying backup suppliers to offset risk

Marietta, Georgia, US

• Directed a team of six in the Shanghai office focusing on sourcing new product categories, supplier management and other initiatives to continuously streamline the supply chain with a TCO focus to optimize.
• Built and implemented a comprehensive supplier scorecard to set clear expectations, measure and improve supplier performance in areas of cost, quality, service and responsiveness
• Established the Strategic Sourcing process by implementing internal Sourcing Request Forms, Supplier Profiles, Assessment Tools and RFP/RFQ templates to qualify new and existing supply partners
• Standardized payment terms policy to increase discount percent and DPO to improve cash flow
• Developed and executed supplier strategy to focus on country diversification in an effort to strategically source products, outside of China, from other low cost or GSP countries
• Led the International Logistics team responsible for ocean freight contract negotiation, US Customs classifications, product clearance, shipping lanes and inland dray

Atlanta, GA, US

• Directed the Global Sourcing team responsible for sourced finished goods with a total spend of $65M spanning three categories among numerous suppliers located throughout the US, Asia and Europe
• Responsible for sourcing and developing new suppliers to support the expansion into personal electronics
• Drove productivity projects to improve cost competitiveness of our products in the marketplace through direct negotiation, benchmarking, VAVE and OPEX, resulting in reduced costs YOY
• Developed strategic relationships with top management of worldwide key suppliers to ensure alignment with our organizational goals
• Led New Product Development Sourcing team in project and supplier management to set strategies, back up suppliers and ensure all projects were delivered on-time, on-quality and on-cost

Atlanta, GA, US

• Implemented a new VAVE program which generated substantial savings by creating cost models and partnering with suppliers to attend round table events that identified areas for cost saving improvement
• Coordinated and managed all aspects of international sourced finished goods including supplier selection, sampling, RFQ’s, negotiations, manufacturing issues and capacity analysis
• Traveled extensively to Asia, cultivating strong relationships and partnering with suppliers to develop processes that reduced the product development cycle by 25% and delivered projects at or below expected cost
• Conducted regular business reviews with suppliers and led them in the areas of service level, lead-time, quality, productivity, innovation and responsiveness
• Nominated for SAP go-live implementation team and became a SuperUser in both SAP ECC and BW reporting

Atlanta, GA, US

• Monitored and tracked all purchase orders, production and shipping of goods from Asia to US to ensure on time delivery
• Collaborated with Marketing, Channel and Sales to reduce expedited shipping charges by 48%
• Implemented a supplier stocking program which reduced lead times by 46 days and cut the safety stock by 7 days
• Negotiated indirect contracts by achieving the best price, payment terms, lead time and contract length

Atlanta, GA, US

• Departmental manager specializing in lean and cellular manufacturing principles
• Motivated and developed a team of 50-60 hourly employees while increasing departmental productivity
• Held role of Plant Visual Factory Leader in charge of plant wide 5S, communication boards, etc.
• Planned and administered, with 7.5% favorability, a departmental budget in excess of $2 million

Atlanta, GA, US

• Met the department efficiency goal for the first time in over a year in my first full month
• Consistently planned and completed weekly production schedules at a 99.5% attainment rate
• Oversaw all safety and quality programs