Tom Patrick Email & Phone Number

Huntersville, North Carolina

SAP Power User and Implementation Team Lead in MRP, MM, PP and LE functions for direct raw materials planning and procurement, as well as primary developer and ongoing SME for SAP Subcontracting process

Huntersville, North Carolina

Built all planning tools and metrics for new centralized Raw Material Planning functions for North America. Process development, data mining, inventory management, Safety Stock process owner

Supply Chain support and IT liasion for Planning, Demand Management, and Customer Service.

2009-2010— Accessories, Shower Curtains, and Rugs, Capacity Management, Planning, and Data Support•Drove integration of Springs Canada production into Nashville, TN rug manufacturing facility, eliminating an external supplier, increasing facility utilization, and improving inventory control.•Improved on-time shipment percentage by 10% in Rugs by re-education of facility management in the importance of schedule compliance to customer satisfaction. •Increased viability of small volume… Show more 2009-2010— Accessories, Shower Curtains, and Rugs, Capacity Management, Planning, and Data Support•Drove integration of Springs Canada production into Nashville, TN rug manufacturing facility, eliminating an external supplier, increasing facility utilization, and improving inventory control.•Improved on-time shipment percentage by 10% in Rugs by re-education of facility management in the importance of schedule compliance to customer satisfaction. •Increased viability of small volume programs by decreasing lot sizes and inventory liability. 2007-2009—Accessories, Shower Curtains, Manufactured and Towels Capacity Management, Planning, and Data Support•Reduced shower curtain and accessory inventory liabilities by 20% in one year. •Converted to plan-by-vendor ordering, reducing transportation and order processing costs by $70,000 annually.•Became data support and Manujistics Super-User for Bath division.•Planned and guided the towel finishing capacity relocation to Brazil sister company.2005-2007—Manufactured and Import Towel Capacity Management and Planning •Integrated Springs ERP systems with primary supplier ERP systems.•Reduced redundancy, confusion, and inventory liability implementing best practices.•Planned and guided the towel weaving capacity relocation to Brazil primary supplier.•Developed and implemented capacity management tools for off-shore manufacturing base.2002-2005—Manufactured Towel Capacity Management and Planning •Converted division to corporate driven master planning.•Reduced total inventories by 40%, while improving customer service.•Successfully implemented JD Edwards ERP system and Manujistics Master Planning in a three week window. Show less

1999-2002 Manager Customer Service and Product Planning•Absorbed product data management responsibility and final cost approval into planning, removing information gaps, eliminating repetition of duties, and improving customer service.•Successfully implemented Oracle ERP system in a one week window. •Planned and guided reduction in capacity and transition of customer demand to Kannapolis, NC sister facility.•Developed production and shipment tracking methods for import towel… Show more 1999-2002 Manager Customer Service and Product Planning•Absorbed product data management responsibility and final cost approval into planning, removing information gaps, eliminating repetition of duties, and improving customer service.•Successfully implemented Oracle ERP system in a one week window. •Planned and guided reduction in capacity and transition of customer demand to Kannapolis, NC sister facility.•Developed production and shipment tracking methods for import towel supply chain from India.•Performed on-site India supplier manufacturing facility capacity audits.1997-1999 Manager Customer Service and Production Planning •Promoted to include customer service/support responsibility for division, combining efforts into one cohesive group.•Implemented collaborative forecasting with Target and JCPenney buying teams, which lead to collaborative inventory management and increased on-time shipment levels by 13%.•Aligned Customer Support and Planning efforts with Distribution to increase personnel utilization and decrease distribution costs, while improving customer service.1994-1997 Manager Production Planning •Converted entirely manual planning process to PC based tools, increasing reliability and speed.•Developed processes and tools for both capacity management and finite scheduling. •Planned and helped manage the replacement of all Columbus weaving capacity with no customer service impact. Show less