Stephen is an insightful, versatile Sales Operations, Operations and Supply Chain leader. He has a proven track record of understanding complex operational issues – developing and implementing sustainable improvements in cost, product delivery and supply chain flexibility; Stephen is an exceptional leader for challenging, operational & people transformation initiatives. Stephen has extensive global experience in sales and operations planning (S&OP), demand planning and forecasting, operations, supply chain & commodity management, and creating high performing teams. Over the course of his career he has developed strong relationships with key suppliers and manufacturers in the storage and electronics industries and is recognized in these industries for his business operations and technology acumen.SALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNING (S&OP) | DEMAND PLANNING AND FORECASTINGDesigned, achieved cross-functional alignment and implemented Seagate’s S&OP process. Staffed and trained the Demand Forecasting and Analytics Team. Implemented system level forecasting solution, which demonstrated 30% improvement in forecasting capability within 3 months of go-live. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCENuanced understanding of international cultures. Includes site locations in Northern Ireland, Japan, Singapore, China, Malaysia, Thailand and Brazil. International assignment experience in Brazil. PERFORMANCE CULTURE | OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIPRespectful natural leader and change agent, recruiting, retaining and energizing organizations from 5 to 120 people. COMMODITY MANAGEMENT | SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENTExperienced commodity manager and contract negotiation. Developed and staffed supplier development organization that delivered industry leading suspension technology.Connect with me using:►►► stephen.p.denmark@gmail.com ◄◄◄►►► 651-999-9149 ◄◄◄
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