Nathan Unger Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Waterloo, Nebraska, Us

Rob-See-Co is a new seed company reviving a lost art — building a regional company, with local people who have a passion for the business and helping customers plant the right products for their farm. In setting up our business model, Rob-See-Co saw an opportunity to change the seed business and do what we can do to “uncomplicate” the seed buying experience for our customers. I am providing Supply Chain expertise in procurement, inventory management, quality, planning, logistics and customer service to build this exciting new company.

Basel, Basel, Ch

My leadership career at Syngenta included promotions through progressively responsible roles with an industry-leading, world-renowned agribusiness company specializing in seeds and crop protection products.I took on the District Sales Manager role in order to diversify my business knowledge which would contribute to my long term supply chain leadership career.In this position, I oversaw all sales and operations for of a $92 million region. I created and executed sales plans as well as the district business plan. Challenged to engineer turnaround for under-performing territory with high turnover, including rebuilding relationships with customers and resolving outstanding disputes.HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:► Drove 180-degree turnaround of department - from profits, to customer relationships, to staff performance and morale. ► Increased customer service by leading implementation of salesforce effectiveness to measure and increase customer face time and selling days.► Introduced account segmentation which improved sales staff account prioritization and focus. ► Resolved critical customer issues, including larger accounts with significant outstanding balances.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Basel, Basel, Ch

I was hired for this newly-created role to lead the integration of two previously separate business units for Supply Planning and Operations function across North America. I oversaw $4 billion in U.S. sales, $600 million in COGS global inventory, 47,000 SKUs, and a team of 55.HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:► Propelled profits by optimizing processes, reducing cost of goods, and decreasing inventory by 15% while meeting on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery goals for customers.► Delivered $12 million in savings by decreasing percent shipped by air from 52% to 8%. Additionally improved reliability of supply by 3% and inventory-to-sales ratios.► Boosted reliability of sourcing and reduced lead times by directing implementation of SAP as well as MRP and APO planning. ► Implemented sales and operations planning (S&OP) processes, including initial rollout and ongoing sustainability on a monthly basis, with S&OP becoming operating model for the North America business.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Basel, Basel, Ch

Promoted to Head of Strategy & Business Transformation to develop a 10-year business plan for the North America Supply Chain. I led a team of 3 business analysts and created standard production plans as well as design/cost models.HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:► Analyzed processes and developed long term strategy for Demand Forecasting, Capacity Utilization, Site Planning, Expansion/Decommission Planning, Organizational Design, and Capital Planning. ► Built solid connection to business strategy through 10-year plan approved by the executive committee and implemented as global standard. Earned recognition from the committee for exemplary efforts in this initiative.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Basel, Basel, Ch

I was the Project Manager for a large change management project involving business process standardization and SAP re-implementation across all functional areas. In this role, I led a project team of 37, hired and managed an external consulting group, and oversaw business project managers for each area of the business.HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:► Successfully implemented new job roles and business processes for 2,700 employees, representing all employees in North America, as well as 6,000 customers via implementation of a new business-to-business sales site.► Removed post-integration support team 2 months ahead of schedule due to success of implementation.► Managed budget of $225 million. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Basel, Basel, Ch

Brought into this newly-developed role to create the division and professionalize Supply Chain operations in the North America Seed Divisions (including sales of $1.2B, inventory of $250M, and 17,000 SKUs). HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:► Delivered $3M in annual savings by leading 3PL solutions implementation. Created function, processes, and structure; identified strategies for optimization.► Increased supply reliability from 78% to 91% (on goal of 85%) by developing and implementing the first Crop Planning tool that enabled planning at the field level.► Engineered supply planning, logistics, production research, and quality function for the division.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Basel, Basel, Ch

Managed a team of 12 SAP Business Analysts to provide SAP enhancements for the North America Seeds business.► Led integration of 7 M&A companies into SAP, designed and implemented SAP Help Desk, led user guide documentation/training for 1,600 global users, and designed “System Owner” and “Key User” network.

Basel, Basel, Ch

Initiated a global support team of 7 Help Desk Analysts located in France, the Netherlands, and US to provide first level SAP support to 1,600 users globally.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Basel, Basel, Ch

As Plant Operations Manager, I oversaw all manufacturing site operations, including grower contracting, seed production/processing, quality, inventory, and shipping. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:► Developed Lean strategies to improve product shipping availability; established methods for production control to improve throughput and workload visibility; and maintained record of zero recordable incidents.► Reduced quality loss 2% by developing harvest and storage training program; reduced quality complaints 30% by developing standard packaging procedures and training.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------