Below are the 3 Supply Chain Managers & 6 Supply Chain Analysts with various industry and systems experience. The Thor Group® provides supply chain managers & supply chain analysts on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

What opportunities can recruiting a supply chain manager who has background in manufacturing, retail and business services industries give your organization? Technical knowledge is in using SAP SCM, as well as in procurement, sales and distribution, MM, and FI. This professional is experienced with operations management, understanding procurement/ supply chain and quality operating systems/ quality notifications management of data. Educational background includes Bachelor of Arts in English and Associate of Science in Business Administration. The individual earned certifications in Inventory Management, Procurement, & also other certificates in aspects of Supply Chain and in Adult CPR/AED (American Red Cross).

Responsibilities of this supply chain manager focused on the use of SAP application. The executive was part of the strategic modernization initiative team focused on Group 3 SAP go live supporting the global business scenario for collateral material processes and tools. Apart from performing all aspects on globally offered collateral programs, the individual served in the area of application training for the users and was the point of contact for collateral material concerns worldwide. The job also required driving requirement gathering, implementation and on-going execution on inventory planning programs.

Another job required analyzing the specific activities and creating value for customers to get better position in competitive market. With regards to operations, tasks included servicing customers demand, as well as defining, documenting and implementing audit. Evaluation was also done on policies related to WM (receiving, storage, movement, quarantine, shipping, customer specific labeling requirement). For outbound logistics, concerns were maintaining storage, as well as distributing FG, products, and transportation. For sales and distribution, customer needs were identified to generate demand for goods to target markets.

Would a supply chain manager with experience in a university hospital and proficient in PeopleSoft and Epic help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover PeopleSoft, Epic and KCI Express. Educational background includes Bachelor of Arts in Communication Management, Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Fundamentals of Leadership Certificate, Project Management Essentials Certificate, Change Leadership Certificate, Infection Control Certificate, as well as Managing and Developing People Seminar Certificate and Operational Leadership Seminar Certificate.

Making a positive difference with serving as an asset manager for all of supply chain’s equipment (4,000+ pieces), reducing overall asset lifecycle costs and ensuring the safety of equipment used for diagnosis, treatment and monitoring were some of the key focuses. Responsibilities covered managing equipment tracking via RTLS and performing daily maintenance in the system. This specialist coordinated the preventive maintenance and repair of broken equipment with the biomed department. The job involved facilitating the retrieval of hospital owned assets and managing wound vac fleet as well as alaris syringe pump fleet for the entire enterprise. The code cart fulfillment and Masimo recycling process were managed for the entire enterprise. Knowledge of PeopleSoft, Epic and KCI Express was utilized.

Notable skills used on a regular basis included managing projects given by the senior supply chain manager and supply chain director, in addition to supervising a team of 35 logistics technicians. Functions covered ensuring that all At Par/Blue Bin (Kanban) supply closets for inpatient units were serviced daily and coordinating the cleaning as well as distribution of central equipment for the entire enterprise. Transportation services of soiled instruments were provided for sterile processing.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this director of supply chain who is experienced in professional services, IT and manufacturing industries, as well as proficient in Oracle SCM? Technical competencies involve Oracle SCM and Mapics ERP Software. Educational attainment includes Master’s degree in Federal (FAR) Government Procurement and Acquisition Management as well as Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Management. This individual obtained certifications as Oracle Manufacturing IT Professional.

Important contributions of this director of supply chain included managing 60 Oracle application, database application and developer consultants that were located in different parts of the globe, as well as managing the IT support center that supported global companies. Fortune 500 companies were assisted in developing their global rollout strategies for North America, Europe, South America and Far East. Apart from developing training plans, training was performed for 30 global teams and executive management teams. Oracle and Mapics ERP software packages were evaluated. Multinational companies were assisted in determining business requirements, gap analysis, training and worldwide project requirements.

Key roles involved performing Oracle training as a subcontractor, along with assisting customers in the development of Oracle 10.7, R11 and R11i.10 upgrade plans. Customers were assisted in minimizing the risk of project delays and ensured appropriate resources were allocated for their initiatives. Developing strategies that provided quality project management, control and execution that ensured predictability and minimized risks, as well as gathering critical information for numerous customer business processes were included in the list of duties. In addition, this specialist used that information to design and deliver the solution that allowed companies to achieve their business objectives.

What contributions could a supply chain analyst who worked in financial services, diversified chemicals and marketing industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Political Science with Concentration in Legal Studies Management and Master’s Degree with Acquisition & Supply Chain Management Specialization. Areas of expertise involve Forecasting, Vendor Management, Continuous Improvement, Consignment Control, Cost Reduction and Inventory Control. Technical skills include SAP, SAP HANA and SAP Ariba E-PROCUREMENT.

Challenges like monitoring the supply base for assigned category areas, as well as providing input to sourcing team on potential opportunities were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. As a supply chain analyst, gained an expert-level understanding of the company P2P systems (SAP Ariba) and processes including requisition creation, post-order management, inventory, and invoice payment. Some of the tasks were providing recommendations based on analysis performed to category and sourcing initiatives, as well as identifying opportunity areas, such as standardization, supplier consolidation, and changes in purchasing process.

Shared expertise by maintaining ongoing relationships and providing a key interface for customers, sales, plants, suppliers, and internal personnel. Serving as a supply chain analyst in a diversified chemicals company, functioned as an SAP key user in North America for Logistics Execution module, as well as evaluated logistics service providers (LSP’s) to ensure they were in compliance with corporate requirements and issued corrective action request when necessary to drive supplier continuous improvement.

Would a supply chain analyst with familiarity in a teaching hospital and a community hospital, as well as skilled in PeopleSoft SCM and Oracle help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover PeopleSoft SCM, Oracle, SharePoint, Visual Studio and Adobe Acrobat. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Technology.

Making a positive difference with implementing a strategic inventory burn down plan to reduce the on-hand quantity of slow moving inventory by 1.5 million was one of the key focuses of this supply chain analyst. Responsibilities covered assisting in the implementation of item replenishment process and physical inventory counting processes, as well as managing new product implementation designed to move inventory items on local contract to national contract as part of the organization’s national contract initiative. Assistance was provided in training the hospital staff on how to update stocking quantities, receive inventory, view item inventory balances by BU (business unit), enter return for credit information and post inventory transactions. The strategic burn down plan was managed for 2.2 million in excluded inventory.

One of the notable skills used on a regular basis included managing supply chain data conversion files used to crosswalk supply chain information from the legacy system to PeopleSoft SCM (Supply Chain Management) platform. Strategic stocking procedures and flexible put away plans were designed to track the physical inventory by location and transfer of items between departments by serial number. Assistance was provided in on hand training of hospital personnel and nursing staff to support in the implantation of the PeopleSoft SCM system along with creating work instructions and QRG (Quick Reference Guides).

What contributions could a supply chain management analyst who worked in retail, telecommunications and financial services industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS Finance, MBA Finance and International Business emphasis. Skills summary involve JD Edwards SCM, Manugistics demand planning, Lotus Notes, Visio, Nimbus Control and SAP.

Challenges like providing full-stream supply chain support for JDE implementation for 13- state Midwest region, as well as full involvement in implementation, validation and testing, and go-live migration from legacy system were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. Serving as a supply chain management analyst, handled all procurement for region including inventory rebalancing amongst over 100 warehouses. Also, was responsible for warehouse consolidations and definition of procurement parameters for new systems, as well as conducted JDE training sessions for region.

Shared expertise by championing the creation of the Collaborative Planning Forecasting Replenishment model that integrates financial forecasting and unit production forecasting with business partners, maintenance and repair organization, platinum customers, third-party contract manufacturers, and indirect channels. As a global supply chain analyst, developed global demand forecasts for Material/Production Planners, Product Support, Vendor Partners, and Market Management. This individual monitored forecasts vs. business plan metrics and provided ad-hoc reporting. Furthermore, conducted operational Sales, Inventory, and Production Planning (SIPP) meetings for OEM product lines.

Is impacting your organization with a supply chain analyst with extensive experience in a university hospital and a multi-specialty academic hospital a current business consideration? Technical skills are composed of Oracle, SAP, VBA, JMP, Minitab and more. One key accomplishment was analyzing drug reimbursement data to determine opportunity to increase overall earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). Educational attainment includes Master of Science, Operations Research and Supply Chain Management and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Logistics, Material and Supply Chain. Professional certifications: Six Sigma (Green Belt Certification) and APICS-Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM- BSCM).

Being employed in a university hospital as a supply chain analyst, utilizing technical skills in Oracle ERP system was a notable contribution. The analysis of historical sterilization processing data from all the facilities of the university hospital was performed. Part of the job was to analyze the feasibility to centralize the CSP system (central sterilization processing) of 10 hospitals into one location.

This supply chain analyst for a multi-specialty academic hospital analyzed the drug reimbursement data to determine opportunities to increase overall EBITDA. Other responsibilities consisted of utilizing tools to map process flow, performing workflow analysis as well as defining and validating data collection methods.

What can a supply chain analyst with work background in a nonprofit healthcare organization, as well as specialization in Lawson SCM bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Lawson SCM, Crystal Reports, MySQL, UNIX, GHX, VHA and MSS. Educational attainment includes Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering as well as coursework in Computer Science.

Working with areas such as maintaining the purchasing database of over 40,000 items by adding, updating, evaluating, and purging data utilizing Lawson software, as well as creating pars and templates to streamline ordering process were some of the responsibilities of this supply chain analyst. Duties covered quarterly reviewing CDM pricing, updating as necessary for surgery and distribution, in addition to creating add-in queries and loads to easily update the database. This individual updated and created new Crystal Reports and benchmarked pricing and usage compared to other hospitals in the region.

Functions in another job consisted of verifying and maintaining surgical and medical item inventory levels throughout the campus, managing real-time Phone requests, along with ordering specialty equipment from outside vendors. This individual worked with the inventory coordinator on cycle counting.

Would a supply chain-experienced systems analyst with experience working in manufacturing, software and retail industries fit in your organization? Educational background includes BS Information Technology (Database Management) and MBA (ongoing). This specialist has extensive skills in the analysis and integration of supply chain & manufacturing systems, enterprise, POS, inventory, merchandising, space and floor planning. System skills involve JDA SCM, JDA Demand Classification, JDA Demand Planning; JDA Supply; JDA Master Planning; JDA Monitor, JDA Strategy, JDA Sequencing supply chain systems (Manugistics); JDA Enterprise Planning; JDA Enterprise Knowledgebase and Allocation (JDA Arthur, JDA Enterprise Architecture and JDA Integrator (platform); JDA IKB Space Planning and JDA EIA (JDA Intactix); JDA POS, WINDSS, and Portals store systems; JDA PMM merchandising inventory system; JDA Trade Event Management revenue management system; SAP MRP and APO systems integration; Cognos reporting and business intelligence systems.

Some accomplishments included performing IT and business of Supply Chain Planning and Optimization (JDA/Manugistics), as well as systems and application installation, configuration, and integration (JDA Webworks, Demand, Supply, Strategy, Monitor, Master Planning, Sequencing, EAI interfacing, SAP (P40, MRP, APO) and DW/BW. This specialist provided integration testing, support, QA and enhancing JDA SCPO suite of applications such as JDA Demand, Monitor, Demand Classification, Fulfilment, Master Planning, Sequencing and Strategy (Manugistics).

Shared expertise in another job by supporting over 23 go-lives and upgrades for customers by assisting in installations and configurations for Oracle-based host system, supply chain, and revenue management system. Part of the job was to carry out QA and unit testing for host systems, demand and seasonality products, as well as POS integration.