Rob Sutherland Email & Phone Number

Middletown, Ny, Us

Plymouth Meeting, Us

As COO of Premier Dental Products, a manufacturer of the best Dental products for over 110 years, my scope of responsibility includes Manufacturing, Warehousing, IT, Customer Experience, and Regulatory functions. Since joining Premier three years ago, our Operations team has accomplished the following:- Drove a 120-basis-point YoY increase in gross margin by instituting a creative, relentless, and thorough margin improvement program. Improvements achieved through targeted SG&A and COGS improvement projects in manufacturing, purchasing, fulfillment, and revenue operations. Projects include multiple factory automation implementations, PowerBI analytics platform implementation, and wholesale automation of the sales redemption process using ChatGPT and other AI/ML tools. Achieved the highest gross margin in the company's history!- Reduced backorders for make items by 90% and buy items by over 70% since Q1 2022, while reducing inventory by 20%! Simultaneous deduction was made possible by aggresive use of safety stock, MRP, production scheduling and other systematic planning tools. - Rescued an E-commerce initiative by replacing failed platform with a fully integrated website. Replacement project completed in less than 4 months at less than 1/3 the cost of the original site.So proud of our team, and excited to watch us grow our capabilities, while delivering great results!

Paris, Fr

Supply Chain Systems IntegratorLed factory & warehouse implementations of ERP/MRP/WMS, and TMS systems across multiple sites. - Implementations included full design/build/test/train/deploy lifecycle of supply chain systems. - Led WMS implementation at DNA's largest factory and warehouse. Become DNA expert on WMS, providing guidance and expertise in troubleshooting and optimization. - Attained expertise in WMS integration to ERP and TMS applications.- Implementations delivered with minimal unplanned downtime & on budget. Supply Chain Analytics- Managed analyst team creating/deploying/managing dashboards & scorecards for supply chain in MicroStrategy BI platform - Identified $1M+ in excess 3PL warehousing charges through pallet lifecycle analysis. Optimized 3PL fulfillment policy in WMS to prevent future excess charges - Built warehouse inventory simulation model in R and AWS Redshift database, modeling inventory queue size through probability distributions to identify peak storage requirements. Model achieved 80% accuracy for average and peak inventory levels.

Keene, Nh, Us

General Manager of warehouse automation business unit, standing up a revolutionary, $30M+ fully automated fulfillment system. Responsible for a team of 40+ production managers, production techs, maintenance techs, and 180+ robots processing wholesale to retail groceries.

London, Gb

Led implementation of SAP MRP and Demand Planning at Carrier Corporation, delivering over $500K in inventory and cash flow improvements.

Dublin 2, Ie

Led a successful implementation Sales & Operations Planning process & systems at a $30B+ government agency, including $100M+ in cost avoidance. Delivered supply chain operations and technology insights & expertise to multiple clients in various industries including AT&T, US Steel, Defense Logistics Agency, and many others.

Kalamazoo, Mi, Us

Oracle ERP Process Lead for Oracle 11i Manufacturing Applications. Responsible for ongoing support and continuous improvement of all Oracle Manufacturing applications.

Kalamazoo, Mi, Us

Led a team of 20+ hourly machine operators, salaried engineers, and buyer/planners in charge of sourcing and manufacturing over 40K orthopedic hip implants per year.• Achieved on-time delivery of 98% or better for 4 out of 5 years. • Attained leading quality record with 100% reduction in quality escapes. • Decreased Labor costs by over 30% through process standardization & automation. • Achieved top Safety record with no lost time accidents in over 5 years. • Scored in the top 50% of managers in Gallup employee engagement survey for 5 of 5 years and top 25% for 3 of 5 years.

Washington, Dc, Us

Supply chain, materials, and warehouse operations manager in charge of 40+ material handlers, inventory clerks, and supervisors and $50M+ in perishable and durable goods• Awarded Navy Achievement Medal for leadership in the expeditious and emergent delivery of munitions, provisions and fuel to combat forces in the Persian Gulf in wartime.

Mba, Information & Decision Technology Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs)