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High integrity, performance-driven supply chain manager located in Atlanta Metro area. Background includes team leadership in inventory, operations, and demand planning for more than a dozen industries (see list below). Expertise in supplier evaluation, selection, and management as well as supply, capacity, and production planning.Lean Six Sigma tools include: 5S, Kaizen, Kanban, Root Cause Analysis, and Value Stream mapping. ERPs include: Oracle, SAP, and MS Dynamics AX. Outstanding critical thinking, decision-making, negotiating, problem-solving, and training skills. BS in Business Administration, with emphasis in Finance. Core competencies include:» Supply Chain Management. At Norican, led a team with two managers and 15 material handlers at locations in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. The team delivered much of the $55M revenue in the aftermarket business. Championed a third-party logistics (3PL) warehousing project. Relocated finished goods inventory to a third-party facility. Reduced inventory from $600K to $100K. Produced an annual headcount savings of $175K.» Inventory and Operations Planning. At Norican, reduced finished goods inventory by $2M, decreased the number of SKUs from 3100 to 2700. Increased turns from four to six. Also improved customer on-time delivery (OTD) from 92% to 95%. Implemented VMI for assembly hardware inventory using a two-bin Kanban system; saved $300K. Reduced inventory $1.5M in May and June; and another $1M in July 2020.» Demand Planning. At Cooper Lighting, led monthly segment demand reviews for divisional staff concluding with a decisive sales and demand plan for $1.5B of revenue on a rolling 12-month basis in support of 98% customer service goal. At ESCO, performed Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) for 15 manufacturing facilities worldwide. Facilitated meetings at all 15 sites, including the Executive S&OP meeting, driving actions through to completion.» ERP Implementations 2010 at ESCO Corporation, implemented Demand Solutions (Stand Alone Demand Planning Suite) appropriating necessary IT resources. I also held supporting functional supply chain roles during significant upgrades to Oracle (2011 ESCO) Supply Chain Suite. 2019 at (Norican Group) upgrade MS Dynamics AX 4.0 to Dynamics AX 2012 fulfilled role as supply chain SME. rsbrown1990 [at] gmail.com503-310-2938
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Supply Chain Director, North AmericaHepi (H-E Parts International)Atlanta, Ga, Us -
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Supply Chain ManagerPangborn Oct 2021 - Jan 2023Fairburn, Georgia, Us
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Materials And Inventory Manager, North America DistributionWheelabrator Group 2014 - Aug 2020Altrincham, Cheshire, GbNorican manufactures, installs, and services industrial machinery. Operating in 21 countries, its four leading brands include DISA (molding equipment), Italpresse Gauss (die casting machines), StrikoWestofen (melting furnaces), and Wheelabrator (surface preparation). Private equity firm Altor Equity Partners owns Norican.– Led a team of two Shipping Managers, and 15 material handlers at three locations in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. The team delivered much of the $55M revenue in the aftermarket business.– Accountable for all inventory stocking strategies; $9M for Wheelabrator, and $5M for the other three companies.– One of four leaders of a Lean process improvement program with 45 projects over the past two years; collectively, they produced a benefit of $450K against an annual operating budget of $50M.– Championed a 3PL warehousing project. Relocated finished goods inventory to a third-party facility. Reduced inventory from $600K to $100K and produced an annual headcount savings of $175K.– Reduced finished goods inventory by $2M by decreasing SKUs from 3100 to 2700, and increased turns from four to six. Also improved customer OTD from 92% to 95%.- Led a team of four buyers with an annual spend of $21M. Improved OTD performance from 86% to 96%, and produced an annual savings of $75K. Changed vendors for a key component resulting in $25K cost savings.- Developed vendor service level agreements and scorecards, Also reduced vendor lead time by 25%.– Implemented VMI for assembly hardware inventory using a two-bin Kanban system; project saved $300K– Team lead for customer OTD percentage, driving a nine-point improvement from 85% to 94%.– Drove rightsizing inventory in support of a 97% service level.– Conducted user training for the Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP implementation in the USA and Canada.– Consolidated four distribution centers into a centralized fulfillment operation.– Reduced inventory $1.5M in May and June; and another $1M in July 2020. -
Manager, Demand PlanningCooper Lighting Solutions 2012 - 2014Peachtree City, Georgia, UsCLS provides lighting, LED, and control solutions to commercial, industrial, residential, retail, and utility markets.– Managed monthly segment demand reviews for divisional staff concluding with a decisive sales and demand plan for $1.5B of revenue on a rolling 12-month basis in support of 98% customer service goal. Led a team of three. – Launched execution of demand planning process covering 18+ brands in three months.– Introduced strategies and tactics for reduction in forecast bias to 5% and error to less than 25%.– Assembled and executed monthly cross-functional collaborations with Marketing.– Mobilized monthly input of demand plan in SAP system to drive supply planning strategies.– Influenced development, implementation of demand planning process tools using Excel and Access.– Performed root cause analysis and implement countermeasures to improve processes and forecast error.– Used Demand Solutions, a “bolt-on” forecasting and demand planning tool for SAP. -
Process Leader For Sales And Operations Planning And Supply SchedulingEsco Corporation 1998 - 2012Portland, Or, UsESCO engineers, manufactures, and services equipment for the mining and infrastructure markets.Process Leader for S&OP and Supply Scheduling | 2006 – 2012– Drove process change for S&OP from financial forecast to demand and supply reviews for 15 manufacturing facilities worldwide (USA, Europe, China).– Facilitated all meetings, including the Executive S&OP meeting, driving actions through to completion.– Served on Oracle Planning and Scheduling module upgrade projects, including defining business requirements, preparing and testing scripts during implementation, and training and supporting the worldwide user base.– Used Demand Solutions, a “bolt-on” forecasting and demand planning tool for Oracle. Early Career at ESCO– Supply Chain Analyst | 2003 – 2006– Buyer | 2000 – 2003– Supply Chain Planner | 1998 – 2000
Rich Brown Skills
Rich Brown Education Details
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Oregon State UniversityFinance -
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What company does Rich Brown work for?
Rich Brown works for Hepi (H-E Parts International)
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Rich Brown's current role is Supply Chain Director, North America.
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What schools did Rich Brown attend?
Rich Brown attended Oregon State University, Professional Development.
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Rich Brown has skills like Supply Chain, Forecasting, Supply Chain Management, Process Improvement, Inventory Management, Purchasing, Lean Manufacturing, Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Continuous Improvement, Procurement.
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