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Responsible for the perpetual sustainability and enhancement of the SAP solution in ADD as a whole. Responsible for extracting maximum value from the SAP solution through technical delivery; business process redesign; standardization/harmonization; master data management; and benchmarking. Accountable for a global scope including all of ADD with oversight for SAP in all ADD division functions.

Responsible for all global strategy / coordination around master data. Responsible for leading harmonization efforts commensurate with global benefit. Accountable for global content and successful delivery of thread data into SAP. Established and managed the global network of SMEs. Responsible for coordinating data verification, overseeing sessions, and management and escalation of issues. Partnered with the global and regional thread leads to ensure delivery of thread work products and harmonization efforts. Responsible for all ADD Supply Chain data deliverables and communication of project milestones and elevations to program management. Authored the ADD Symphony Data Conversion project plan. Lead and trained a team of 4 Data Thread Leads on the data conversion process and SAP functionality. Represented ADD Supply Chain as the Regional Data Lead to program management. Co-ordinated and oversaw all data migration activities for the ADD Supply Chain Management (SCM) Wave 4 SAP Deployments.

Lead design sessions to educate global team on SAP design, identify gaps, and resolve issues. Lead project teams in data collection for design estimate. Worked with global team to establish detailed data object inventory to map complexity of design. Provided key data elements to support the comprehensive cost estimate for SAP data conversion.

Master Data Topic Lead for global SAP (ECC 6.0) Harmonization/Implementation Program. Lead blueprint sessions to gather process information across all divisions and sites. Presented new SAP harmonized processes to management and Subject Matter Experts. Designed new process flows and process documents for master data topics in SAP. Designed detailed data conversion maps and lead data load sessions with Subject Matter Experts for sites migrating from AES to ECC 6.0. Coordinated testing requirements for SAP implementation. Wrote and executed quality documents for testing- requirements, unit testing, validation testing. Developed and presented training modules. Developed Change Impacts for sites migrating from AES to ECC 6.0. Lead integration meetings with Finance and Manufacturing team.

Managed a team of production planners, responsible for producing a MPS plan for 243 SKUs and a MRP plan for over 2,200 parts, focused on balancing product availability, reduced inventory levels and minimized production cost. Controlled $35 million of average WIP inventory at 4 inventory turns annually. Increased plant order fill rate to distribution, 30% in 12 months. Managed product transfers from Puerto Rico to Lake County Site. Developed process for accurately predicting monthly Financial LBEs. Project manager for manufacturing order fill rate, yearly inventory plan, excess and obsolescence projects and Blueprint for Success RPSP (References, Primaries, Secondaries, and Panels) project.

Managed a team of production schedulers, responsible for the finite scheduling of manufacturing, finishing, affiliate shipment, and quality control operations. Aligned group to reduce operational queues, minimizing white space, improve throughput, and improve overall coordination. Additionally, managed a team of document specialists responsible for work order packet production and raw material allocations for Lake County Operations. Lead a staff of 18.

Process owner for scheduling and capacity management. Provided leadership to 5 manufacturing schedulers, driving control at the shop floor level of the operation and improved efficiencies and throughput. Provided improved tools and metrics to better manage workflow. Directed production scheduling and execution activities for Lake County Assay Manufacturing Operations. Provided long-term strategic direction from a Materials Management standpoint including new system implementation, metrics, factory scheduling, and MRP-II system. Lead a staff of 10.

Directed production scheduling and execution activities for Lake County Assay Manufacturing Operations, with over 50 work centers, 1600 direct labor head count and over $200 million in throughput. Additionally, managed the implementation numerous materials management and operations management systems. Controlled department spending of $1.2 million and annual IS spending of $2.2 million. Responsible for a staff of 14.

Managed 7 direct reports responsible for work order packet production and raw material allocations associated with over 50 work centers, 1600 direct labor head count and over $200 million in throughput. Supported Lake County Site Operations Metrics by developing, publishing Supply Chain Management / Operations Metric Reports. These metrics focused on reducing manufacturing and testing cycle times, ensuring timely execution of work orders, maintenance of the plan set by materials management and the MRP system and monitoring inventory transfers between international sites.