Responsible for developing and managing the supplier base; ensuring suppliers are aligned with our specifications, process and quality requirements; and driving inventory efficiencies and cost management.Align supply chain strategies to Spacelabs business and market needs, enabling revenue and profitability objectives of Spacelabs with Cross-functional collaboration and communication. Develops strategy and execution plans for categories of spend that enable near and long-range business outcomes and improves value for the Company.Integrate Commercial Operations forecasts into an executable Supply Chain strategy that enables the company to deliver optimal and consistent results.Develop and implement processes and procedures necessary to select, maintain and develop an effective supply chain. Negotiate favorable commercial terms for price, delivery, quality, and total landed cost of inventory. Partner with Global Supply Chain team for group procurement arrangements.Acts as a business engagement leader, identifying business demand requirements and delivers annual value improvements and competitive advantage.Lead the Supply Chain employees, coach, mentor and raise the teams’ ability to deliver results, while creating opportunities for development and succession.

Oversaw all functions of franchise location, including optimizing inventory management, logistics, sales and marketing strategy, budgeting and financial management, and staff hiring and training. Increased location sales from $1.6 to $1.9M.

Core member of Senior Leadership Team for the manufacturing site and the Central Supply Chain Team, driving visible progress against transformational strategy deployment goals. Conducted monthly S&OP reviews with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure approval for and adherence to the 4-to-24-month Core Commercial Cycle (CCC) supply plan.LEADERSHIP: Supervised team to ensure the full integration of plans aligned across the Supply ChainTransformation and Strategy Deployment Programme. Focused on creating and maintaining a culture ofContinuous Improvement utilizing Six Sigma Lean methodologies.EFFICIENCY: Measurably improved metrics for days inventory outstanding (DIO), Conformance to Plan (CTP), Conformance to Release (CTR), Conformance to Volume (CTV), and Distribution.BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Negotiated realistic Customer Services agreements for Finished Goods inventory, resulting in 100% accuracy in meeting customer requirements.PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Orchestrated the efforts of Manufacturing, external manufacturing partners, Quality, and Finance to significantly enhance site capacity.QUALITY MANAGEMENT: Designed domestic procurement and import sourcing strategies to match the requirements of shifting business conditions, technology advancements, and market dynamics.OPERATIONS : Drove end to end Supply chain transformation at the largest site, managing vendor outsourcing vendor relationships and positively impacting forecasting, , purchasing, manufacturing and distribution activities for all product lines. TECHNOLOGY: Ensured the right-time delivery of innovation projects, coordinating NPIs (New Product Introduction) and Value Engineering Projects at the manufacturing site.

Promoted to Senior Manager in recognition of strategic and leadership qualities, analytical ability and people management skills. Embedded the culture of Operational Excellence ways of working and mentored colleagues for getting Green Belt certification. Planned inventory levels of over 100 raw material and 20 finished goods types while achieving targets for working capital, on-time product deliveries, and capacity utilizationReviewed processes to drive material and labor productivity, reduce burden, and inform asset strategy Met cost and delivery targets minimizing manufacturing disruptions and seasonality challengesLed warehouse inventory management, freight cost negotiations, and on-time finished goods deliveriesMaintained and developed Standard-Operating-Procedures to consistently pass safety and quality audits

Championed the establishment of Lean/Six Sigma culture throughout the organization through staff training and mentorship.Supported Lean projects to drive improvements across all functions of Time Study, Line Balancing, and Value Stream Mapping. Improved OEE performance through loss identification and elimination.Conducted baseline study of Manufacturing sites and performed data analysis using tools such as Gemba, Pareto, TVM, Bottleneck Analysis, Histogram, CP, CPK, layout, logical process map, fishbone, 5 Whys, and run charts.

Administered the complete finished product inventory in compliance with GQP and EHS standardsConducted on-site process audits, prepared and maintained CAPA tracker, and ensured implementation of the proper corrective and preventive actions to maintain regulatory compliance.Strengthened the reporting of releasing customer service level KPIs across the supply chain, including data on standard root causes and category level misses across the supply planning area.Performed safety standards audits across functions to meet site KPIs and safe work culture targets. Implemented multiple EHS and quality initiatives which led to successful ISO certifications.Core team member for implementing new ERP modules such as BPCS, JDE, and Costing system.

Identified logistic firms to negotiate contracts for shipping-in 110 metric tons per day of raw materials. Liaised between 40 satellite purchasing offices which received and fed the raw material to the sugar millIncreased purchases from local communities earning goodwill and promoting responsible sourcing