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London, Greater London, Gb

Led implementation of Procure-To-Pay (PTP) functions—procurement, warehouse and inventory management and accounts payable—in ERP deployments at multiple mining businesses in the US and Canada, including Kennecott Copper• Manage ongoing engagement and improvement activities with all business units and support functions based in the Americas (primarily US/Canada) and outsourced service provider partners based in India and Poland• Provided process governance and leadership of PTP IT systems, including ERP, for all US-based mines and support functions• Ad hoc (PTP) process consulting for all Rio Tinto mines and support functions operations globally; 24,000 users, 46 million procurement transactions annually• Drove efforts to fully leverage existing system capabilities and identify opportunities to develop improved processes and tool sets• Facilitate escalation of high-impact PTP IT support issues and provide business process subject matter expertise in issue resolutionAccomplishments• Provided project and process leadership for PTP components of ERP system implementations at four mining business units and two primary and multiple satellite support functions sites in the US and Canada• Contributed key process and subject matter expertise in design and deployment of contractor management toolset that is saving millions annually at first implemented site and is now being scheduled for adoption/deployment globally• Supported integration project and led implementation of third party toolset that integrates with ERP system to track MRO inventory through delivery to asset management teams that maintain plant and equipment; toolset was later deployed at multiple business units globally based on success at first deployment• Achieved and maintained high levels of stakeholder engagement and satisfaction• Deployed functionality that substantially improved the end user experience and procurement process automation in ordering MRO parts

Irving, Tx, Us

Accountabilities• Progressive supply chain management (SCM) accountability from management of activities for $20 million cost of sales production asset to management of all production and inventory planning and control and purchasing activities for $200 million medical device business• Full product line supply chain management responsibility for $130 million Kimberly-Clark Professional industrial rags business, including sales and operations planning and new product introduction, product changes and product retirement• Led teams of up to 10 direct reports and 33 indirect reports in multiple supply chain functions, including production and inventory planning and control, purchasing and warehouse managementAccomplishments• Consistently delivered improvements to achieve key performance indicators targets, e.g. increased order fill rates, reduced inventory and increased inventory and shipment accuracy• Facilitated integration and assimilation of production and inventory planning processes and staff after Kimberly-Clark Health Care acquisition of Tecnol Medical Products• Identified capability gaps and increased team capability and performance through mentoring, training and development and personnel changes• Created functional requirements for implementation of Supply Network Planning (SNP) component of SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) application• Drove supply chain technology adoption, fit-for-purpose assessment and continuous improvement activities at multiple Kimberly-Clark Health Care subsidiaries, including ERP and warehouse management systems• Contributed as key member of operating teams and leadership teams to achieve sales and operational objectives, including revenue, cost, customer satisfaction and quality

Accomplishments• Developed sales and operations planning process for $30 million wood products company• Identified, acquired and successfully implemented sales and operations planning application

Master Of Business Administration, Business Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, Major: Economics; Minors: Computer Science And Asian Studies