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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Accountable for all Supply Chain Technology activities which include all Vision SC areas - Planning, Procurement, Quality, Manufacturing and Deliver - along with end-2-end data, cyber security, ERP and infrastructure.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

A company's Value Chain extends beyond its supply chain, including intermediate channel partners, all the way to the consumer. Objective of the role is to identify optimization opportunities that deliver customer value and profitable growth for the company. Accountability includes leading data engineers, data scientists, business translators and process leaders, to analyze the current state & design/recommend the future state value chain, enabled by advanced analytics (capabilities, tools and processes).

Accountable for an Enterprise wide Data Engineering practice that supported large Supply Chain and Analytics programs within J&J . Successfully developed best practices and teams that significantly reduced cost for deploying Plan Analytics, ERPs and Acquisitions & Divestitures.

Responsible for global strategy and planning for the J&J Supply Chain Systems program. Led engagement teams consisting of global template owners, supply chain, finance and IT leaders from Consumer, Pharm and Med Device sectors to evaluate business processes, value case, funding and planned deployments for Supply Chain Systems

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Accountable for leading global new product introductions through cross-functional teams, gaining alignment on key project objectives through conflict resolution and negotiations at all levels of the organization. Responsible for 1 direct report (Sr. Manager) and 12+ functional project managers through project teams. Proven track record in commercializing large, complex projects in a regulated environment:- Launched 4 large new product projects in 5 years – currently accounting for over 15% of total sales – received TSM Award for Launch Collaboration- Successfully led implementation of $24MM SAP project – led team of functional PMs for OTC, FTS, RTP, FIN, Compliance, Security and Infrastructure – received J&J Standards Of Leadership Award and IT Strategy Award

Responsible for global demand, supply and inventory planning for 27 markets, 19 global DCs, 2 manufacturing plants and 1 external manufacturer• Re-structured planning organization to enable 6 new product launches, while exceeding customer expectations and delivering superior service levels• Implemented Lean scheduling, Global Inventory consolidation, planning and reporting, Plan Attainment and S&OP metrics

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Accountable for leading team of Demand Planners and NP Launch Logistics Planners• Implemented COGNOS based CPFR model that automated forecast process

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Responsible for global supply planning, inventory management and demand forecasting • Implemented statistical modeling for setting safety stock levels for inventory entitlement• Automated Master Production Scheduling using Manugistics

East Lansing, Mi

Responsibilities included leading Supply Chain consulting operations, software development and P&L management. Direct reports included 4 managers/directors, 2 SC consultants, 3 IT consultants)• Accelerated product development cycle of next generation software by 90 days (over 50% improvement)• Led strategic consulting initiatives reporting to Management Boards at client companies (Over $15 million in annualized cost savings per client)

East Lansing, Mi

Led key consulting engagements with Fortune 500 companies in the area of supply chain strategy and network optimization• Successfully turned around major manufacturing capacity optimization project

Piscataway, Nj

Led distribution network optimization effort for Johnson & Johnson’s Medical Device companies

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Accountable for receive/pick/pack/ship operations and supervision of 60 technicians in a 150K sq.ft. J&J medical device warehouse

Mumbai, India

Responsible for developing and executing sales and professional marketing strategies for startup software company