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Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

• Provide guidance and overall strategy for the Global SAP / IBP, Order Based Planning (OBP) and Inventory Optimizer (IO) Supply Planning implementation and execution.• SME for Supply Planning integration with Material Requirements Planning (MRP)• Develop strategic collaboration on business requirements, processes, governance, and planning system configuration. • Incorporate standards and implement supply planning governance across Supply Chain.• Ensure that test plans and training plans are designed and executed thoroughly and successfully.• Continuously monitor system performance, user feedback, and KPIs to identify opportunities for optimization and improvement in processes, workflows, and system configuration

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Develop / Consolidate S&OP processes to multiple brands in North America Division (USA, Canada, and Mexico). • Acts as a liaison between marketing business units, supply chain, customer marketing and finance teams on product life-cycle management initiatives (Development and commercialization of new products and SKU rationalization) and their link to S&OP processes.• Build consensus at the senior management level on process improvements and lead the development efforts. • Actively participate in the “One Plan” process through Sales Inventory Operations Planning (SIOP) and Consensus to identify and communicate areas of opportunity or changes within the organization.• Conducts organizational reviews to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities and to evaluate operational effectiveness.• Create & analyze business scenarios including Forecast, Planning, Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution centers in order to maximize the business performance. • Identify and create financial bridge between actual inventory levels vs. budgeted inventory.• Support customer service (fill rate) through proactive reporting and analysis of the supply/demand process that promotes inventory optimization.• Assist in creating formal presentations for senior team members and key stakeholders.• Compile Dashboards, Business reviews, Run Rate reports as well as Ad-hoc reports• Ensure data integrity by updating changes at financial models to confirm they reflect accurate information.

 Lead organizational Lean Manufacturing Implementation throughout 4,500 operations in 5 facilities overseas. Contributed in achieving corporate financial performance Perform lean assessments Develop with Information system department the improvement over the utilization of program tools. Create deployment plans based on baseline analysis and Value Stream Maps Serve as main communication point for lean manufacturing teams Facilitate trainings and continuous improvement events Mentor and coach project leaders and supervisors in specific tools and methods Coach and mentor suppliers change agents in addressing quality and delivery problems Train others to achieve self sufficiency and independence in implementing specific continuous improvement ideas through PDCA methodology  Application of the following tools:• Value stream analysis • Kaizen improvement processes• Culture and conversion management • Kanban, pull systems, production leveling • Visual management/5s• TPM• Set up reduction (SMED)• PDCA

 Design, maintain and analyze budget and EDL data files, department direct and indirect headcounts for the accounting department. ($5.5MM/Year)  Determine root cause on existing problems or situation.  Manage and coordinate the implementation of product change whiting the Puerto Rico Manufacturing Operations. Provide feedback and evaluates performance of QA Batch Auditors and QA Technicians.  Manage the development of Design in Safety for facility layout changes, new equipment installation or relocation. Manage and lead cross-functional improvements projects and business initiatives  Coordinate pre-production trials for new products. Meet deadlines for implementations of projects and new or improved products. Research and test a variety of projects, process, work methods and new materials. Evaluate plant objectives and drive projects to meet overall goals of plant.Accomplishments:• Implement SPC for laboratory and manufacturing process. • Reduced over $145,000 in savings based on material, labor correction with Lean Enterprise implementation (visual management, one-piece flow, kanban, etc)• Team member on the Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) implementation.

 Coordinated and organized manufacturing operations in accordance with production schedule and considering availability of personnel and status of equipment with minimum downtime. Supervised manufacturing operations to ensure compliance with established procedures, safety regulations and quality standards. Provided troubleshooting support on process problems, with main focus in reduce the downtime. Investigated process and data for products falling out of control  Bring special support to weekend shifts. Continuously improvement to machine and maintenance processes. Manage a crew, which give support in utilities and production equipment (Cooling Towers, Boilers, all facilities pumps, chillers and waste water Treatment Plant).

Master Of Business Administration (Executive Mba)

Engineer, Industrial