Senior Supply Chain Manager

• Feb 2023 - Present

Delivery Value Stream Leader

• Mar 2022 - Present

Promoted to manage and oversee a 12-person shipping/receiving team, a 3-person warehouse, and a 2-person logistics team responsible for $212M in annual sales ($93M spend).  Led improvements to shipping/receiving processes that increased shipping performance to two highest months in Caire’s (4 year) history. Leading a strong root cause/countermeasure team to develop meaningful work instructions and training all Value Stream employees (8 employees recently certified in Dangerous Goods Multi-Modal training.)

Supply Chain Manager

• Aug 2021 - Feb 2022

Recruited to manage and oversee a 6-person procurement team and a 4-person planning team responsible for $212M in annual sales ($93M spend).  Led procurement team to reduce late purchase order dates from 330 to 28 on a weekly basis. Developed weekly one-on-one meetings between procurement and accounts payable to reduce outstanding invoices from $1.2M down to $0.2M

Planning & Analytics Manager

• Jul 2019 - Jul 2021

Performed capacity analysis and led the development of production plans to reduce customer order backlog from $23 million in July 2019 to $11 million as of May 2021. Improved overall on time delivery from 42% in July 2019 to 87% as of May 2021 by initiating daily capacity reviews. Train and develop team members by establishing expectations towards improving customer service, measuring production requirements across finite capacity work centers, and weekly rescheduling to update dispatch lists. Performed capacity analysis and led the development of production plans to reduce customer order backlog from $23 million in July 2019 to $11 million as of May 2021. Improved overall on time delivery from 42% in July 2019 to 87% as of May 2021 by initiating daily capacity reviews. Train and develop team members by establishing expectations towards improving customer service, measuring production requirements across finite capacity work centers, and weekly rescheduling to update dispatch lists.

Supply Chain Manager

• Sep 2017 - Jul 2019

Established $915,000 annual procurement savings program through direct material negotiations (ABB Motors, Aluminum castings from best cost countries (Mexico), steel cost savings resulting from research with U.S. Midwest Domestic Hot-Rolled Coil Steel Futures (Olympic Steel), MRO savings through VMI programs (Fastenal, MSC) Monitored and collaborated with buyers re: top 10 supplier quarterly business reviews (QBR) Managed all processes related to the planning and buying of goods and services.

Supply Chain Planning Manager

• Jun 2016 - Sep 2017

Recruited to help centralize the master scheduling and rough-cut capacity reviews at five separate manufacturing plants under a unified control where all the critical decision-making, planning strategies, and policies were taken through direct contact with the core team. Document and improve supply chain processes and optimize inventories. Recruited to help centralize the master scheduling and rough-cut capacity reviews at five separate manufacturing plants under a unified control where all the critical decision-making, planning strategies, and policies were taken through direct contact with the core team. Document and improve supply chain processes and optimize inventories.

Materials Manager

• Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

Served as international customer service manager (Japan, South Korea, China, India, Europe, Middle East) as 75% of all orders went to international Pall locations (maintained KPI metrics and responded to expedite requests.) Participated in a daily senior management Gemba walk (out on the shop floor) and publicly reviewed 36 different work center Visual Metric boards (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Performance (SQDIP)) across 13 different value streams. Reviewed and implemented improvements to SAP Production Planning (PP) and Material Management (MM) parameters with both production planners and material buyers to improve on-time delivery to the production floor from 57% in Jul 2014 to 97% in Jun 2016.

Materials Manager

• May 2010 - Jul 2014

Recruited to manage and oversee a 2-person production planning, 1-person purchasing, and 3-person warehouse/receiving team responsible for $88 million revenues and a $32.5 million supply chain. Work to ensure costs are being used wisely, and fulfillment strategies are focused well. Managed and maintained sku forecasting, material purchasing and production planning for 86 items provided to The Home Depot (at 98% on-time-in-full (OTIF) within 3 days of initial order) Recruited to manage and oversee a 2-person production planning, 1-person purchasing, and 3-person warehouse/receiving team responsible for $88 million revenues and a $32.5 million supply chain. Work to ensure costs are being used wisely, and fulfillment strategies are focused well. Managed and maintained sku forecasting, material purchasing and production planning for 86 items provided to The Home Depot (at 98% on-time-in-full (OTIF) within 3 days of initial order)

Supply Planner

• Dec 2003 - May 2010

Trained and supported planning and scheduling teams throughout two full cycle SAP implementations – Atlanta, GA (2004) and London, Ontario, Canada (2008.) Achieved six-sigma green belt certification through classroom training, mini-tab projects (DMAIC analysis), lean manufacturing and warehouse delivery projects ($250,000 cost reduction project in optimizing material flow in pre-production warehouse.) Developed production planning cadence to provide 98% OTIF deliveries of chicken coating systems to national accounts (McDonald’s, Wendy’s, KFC) and other regional restaurant groups (Darden Restaurants, YUM Group.)