Will Haig Email & Phone Number

Indiana, United States

Project Manager for JDE implementations and improvements managing large to small teams based on the project

Skokie, IL

Purchasing / Planning- Process Improvement: MRP, Forecasting, Purchasing.- Data Cleanup and integrity - Basic data, System settings- Reporting - creating and maintaining various reportsItem Master- Training- Data cleaning up and integrity.

• Overall JD Edwards Project Leado Maintained project priorities, budget, and time lineo Developed and updated the Business Process Document o Managed Application Consultants
• Successful Phase I implementation, Phase II to Go Live 6/30/14
• Developed and adapted the JDE Project team structure to meet project needso Managed overall project activities of 17 Area Leads – from departments across the whole businesso Mentored new Leads in leadership, project.
• Directed best practices design, implementation, and problem resolution in the following JD Edwards modules: Inventory Management, Product Costing, Address Book, Sales Order Management, Advanced Pricing, Fulfillment.
• Oversaw Non-JD Edwards IT Activitieso Moved email to Cloud; virtualized most servers; centralized phone and servers

• Turned a department with serious morale and process issues into an effective, well-functioning team
• Re-established correct MRP, Planning, Forecasting, and safety stock calculation procedures
• Developed and implemented better inventory level and value control measures, reaching 95% accuracy
• Made significant improvements in QC and Receivingo Reduced the number of items held in QC longer than 2 weeks by 92%o Improved quality standards, performance measurements, and efficiency
• Consolidated three separate Purchasing locations into a single centralized team, effectively doubling the size of the corporate department over a 4 month period with minimal business interruption
• Facilitated new product introductions of over 2,000 new skus per year

• Designed and executed a total restructuring of the Inventory Control Team and Cycle Counting process, transforming the department from chaos to 93% inventory accuracy, and the efficient use of personnel
• Implemented numerous process improvements and performance measures including daily location checks and Material Handler activity score cards

• Managed the Finished Goods Bridge and the Parts Bridge; scheduled sales orders, work orders and outside operationso 300+ sales orders, 200+ work orders daily with critical accuracy and timing
• Implemented numerous process improvements and performance measures to increase productivity and efficiency, including WO MRP messaging and FG Picker tracking

• Core team member of the business integration o Responsible for all data migration o Developed process improvements and modifications to help integrate new business into the Tech business and JDE system
• Led bar code scanner implementation, resulting in a step change in how the company processes and controls operational activities
• Managed the Training and Testing activities for a JDE upgrade from JDE XE to 8.10
• Created a monthly demand forecast for over 7,000 active items

• Designed and implemented a global business data system for 10 production sites and over 1,000 products to reduce inventory and set production levels
• Assisted in the integration of two acquisitions through process development and data management, one of which was Dow’s most successful to date
• Created short and long-term business strategies for a subsidiary which were implemented as Six Sigma projects, resulting in annual savings of over $250,000 and revenue increase of 10%Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
• Implemented Six Sigma in Supply Chain department saving $2 million in warehousing and capital costs through inventory reductions.
• Reduced annual costs by $250,000 by cutting the number of item codes by 60%.
• Directed Green Belts with Six Sigma projects with savings of over $300,000 Distribution Team Lead- JD Edwards Implementation Team