Richard Kelch Email & Phone Number

Coburg, De

Responsible for the Global Supply Chain. Defining the strategy and direction of the department in line with the principles and values of the organization. With governance over setting policy; defining process and procedures in the areas of inventory and materials management; transportation; customer demand; supply planning and plant logistics.Responsibilities include:- 120 mUSD Logistics operating budget- 750 team members across North America- 190 mUSD in inventories under management- Determining the inventory and materials management targets in line with the financial objective of the organization- Interface across business divisions and regions best practices; innovations and process improvements- Optimization of the Global Supply chain using a total landed cost methodology - Defining strategy and vision with the introduction of world class innovation and technologies - Identify Business systems enhancements with SAP that further optimizes the procedures and bring efficiency to the operation- Provide oversight to the plants, direction in the use of Lean principles to drive operational excellence- Ongoing risk mitigation and contingency planning in the Global Supply Chain- Monitor plant and supplier capacity constraints based on customer demand- Manage Global 3PL partners across sea freight and road freight networks- Provide direction and mentorship to the team members in the organization. Identifying talent and developing key personnel for career advancement

Coburg, De

Member of the Senior Management Team providing Leadership strategy and direction for the overall plant operations. Responsible for 20 direct and 80 operational team members handling all Logistics activities in the plant.- Responsible for the leadership and vision of the Logistics and Supply Chain functions - Champion the execution of the plant Sales and Operations Planning process- Supply chain planning process; long range planning; short term capacity planning; customer release process; production planning- Model long range capacity planning for new business projects- SAP enterprise planning system for all planning and operational functions- Operational leadership for internal material handling, warehousing, inbound and outbound transport- Champion in plant Lean initiatives resulting in significant floor space optimization; equipment and labour utilization

Mississauga, On, Ca

Lead a cross-functional team of Six Sigma Black Belts providing strategic project leadership in the areas of supply chain and manufacturing. Supporting the long-term Transformational strategy of Maple Leaf Foods - Development of the Fresh prepared Supply Chain delivering ready to cook solutions to the grocery market across Canada- Reengineering of the fresh pork Supply Chain from an external Supply base to an internal one- Reengineering of the national distribution network through consolidation and building of new multi-temp facilities to achieve economies of scale- Optimization of production processes using Statistical methods (SPC)- Development of advanced forecasting and planning models for production planning and customer demand patterns- Transition the Supply Chain from multiple legacy systems to SAP across all business processes

Responsible for leading an operations team of 275 employee's. Providing transportation and logistics services to various industries including automotive, food service, retail, industrial and paper products.- Operational responsibility for a fleet of 150 transport trucks and 600 dry van and refrigerated trailers- Providing coast to coast transport services - Manage a large transport driver work force ensuring safety and compliance to government regulations- Warehousing and pick and pack services

Erlanger, Ky, Us

Progressive career development - starting in operations and developing into General Manager roles - Best in Class on site Lean Logistics services to companies such as Toyota; Suzuki; General Motors; Yamaha; Bombardier and other automotive tier 1 suppliers- New Business development – responsible for the facility sourcing and operational startup initiatives- Start up and operation of a Tier 1 JIS Production facility with an operating team of 300 team members- Logistics principles aligned to the Toyota Production System ensuring Lean operational structure

Post Graduate Program, Statistics

Business Administration