Below are the 3 Supply Chain Analysts, 2 IT Support Analysts & 5 SCM Developers with various systems & industry experience. The Thor Group® provides supply chain analysts, IT support analysts & SCM developers with your SCM systems and industry experience on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Would a detail-oriented supply chain analyst with work experience in distribution and telecommunications industries fit in your organization? Educational background is composed of BSBA Major in Finance and MBA with Specialization in Supply Chain and Strategic Management. Technical summary consists of JDA, AS/400, PIM, SMART, Cost Maintenance/Unique Purchase Order Tool, CrossLoop, LogMeIn System, MLS & PrimeAccess, Active CMA/Real Fast, ARGUS valuation software, HOGAN and Wizard. Other expertise involves forecasting, procurement, and purchasing through supply chain and inventory management, from comprehensive data analysis and querying.

Some accomplishments included improving supply chain processes; inventory optimization and supply chain and operations forecasting, processing transfer orders and purchase orders; as well as recommending inventory item purchases. While working in a distribution company as a buyer/supply chain analyst, has updated records on purchase orders and vendors internally via Oracle ERP, as well as worked on requirements gathering and documentation. As a business analyst-contractor in a communications company, has developed and performed detailed customer audits that identify revenue recovery and cost savings opportunities. Also, has isolated and researched negative or non-optimal margin services, as well as analyzed the business drivers, determined root cause and worked with functional and business teams to resolve issues.,

Shared expertise by carrying out data mining and extraction via queries of JDA, as well as data analysis and performance report creation. While employed in another communications company as a supply chain analyst, has improved supply chain processes; inventory optimization and forecasting. Furthermore, has managed distribution channels of telecommunication handsets and accessories for company owned stores and national retailers via JDA/SQL/Excel/Access/PowerPoint/Outlook/PIM.

How can a supply chain analyst who worked in manufacturing and retail industries help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science, Business Economics and Supply Chain Management. Technical skills involve Vista Order Entry (Epicor SCM), Tableau, SAP, AS/400, SharePoint, MAPICS and Oracle SCM/WMS.

Working with challenging issues such as carrying out supply chain functions related to ordering, tracking and expediting the material required to meet the production schedule and to manage the inventory to meet the plant’s financial objectives have vetted this specialist’s work experience. Functioning as a supply chain analyst, managed the MRP process to ensure materials are available for production and to maintain the lowest possible material levels in inventory for standard products and contract custom-manufactured parts. Additionally, worked on inventory efforts, including inventory physicals, cycle counts, shortage and overage calculations, adjustments, stock checks, and Kanban changes. Also, reconciled shipment invoices on the AS/400 system.

With a “can do approach” in the area of maintaining targeted inventory levels for packaged goods in all warehouses have been career objectives. Serving as a supply chain analyst in a retail company, collaborated with Continuous Replacement Inventory (CRP) vendor partners to achieve established goals. Furthermore, forecasted and procured for promotional needs, as well as analyzed investment buy opportunities.

Is hiring a supply chain analyst from manufacturing, aerospace and real estate industries a priority for your organization? Systems experience involves SAP SCM, SAP Ariba and SQL. Aside from graduating with Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, the individual has a graduate certificate in Public Procurement and Contract Management. This specialist also received a professional certificate in Business Analysis Tools/ Strategies and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

This supply chain analyst managed material master and vendor master data quality/ governance activities, including modification of business systems along with collaboration with various IT departments, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders. Achievements included improving data quality through analysis, rewriting reporting rules, testing SAP field functionality, consultation with IT and software developers, as well as providing requirements for solutions to data scientists to perform mass clean-up and hole-plugging. Support was provided in rollout of SAP Ariba through testing systems and processes, liaising, gathering data, and collaborating with the project team and other stakeholders.

Functions in another job involved managing vendor relationships to improve supplier performance, lower acquisition costs, and improve logistical outcomes. Part of the job was employing effective communication skills, networking, and creating good relationships with vendors, coordinating across all vendors/ departments involved in the procurement. Understanding was important where each process was in the value stream of each party. The individual successfully managed a large book of business or portfolio of purchase orders through effective reporting, including statistical analysis and visualizations that clearly communicated progress and forecasts to supervisors. ERP/EPPM used was SAP.

Would hiring an IT support analyst with experience working in manufacturing, business services and aviation industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of MS Mechanical Engineering, MS Computer Science and Master of Applied Project Management. Professional certifications involve Master IS/IT Project Management and Six Sigma Green Belt. Software expertise consists of Epicor Vantage, Epicor Avante and Oracle E-Business suite (EBS).

In an equipment manufacturing company, this individual integrated Epicor Avante ERP (OLTP server) and a 3rd party hosted application (Datacraft Signum) using XML-SOAP for real-time visibility into on-hand inventory quantities of selected A-class items, generating release orders, trigger shipments from suppliers, etc. This initiative eliminated 95% processing time, gained 100% in timely disposition of returned products by implementing an integrated workflow system. This was to efficiently manage the Return Material Authorization (RMA) process. Also, planned upgrade to Epicor Vantage 8.0 ERP system for improved functionality and coverage of business operations.

While working for an aircraft engine manufacturer as an IT transactional lean leader, prepared forecasting on Oracle E-Business suite (EBS) and used new techniques for Safety Stock, Reorder Point, Min-Max Planning, and Kanban quantity calculations as appropriate for different inventory items to assess need for Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP). This specialist prepared to capture Bar-Code transactions with Oracle Mobile Supply Chain in Receiving, Inspection and Spares shipment.

Does recruiting an IT support analyst who has work background in manufacturing and petroleum industries match your organization’s requirements? Technical background includes the use of JD Edwards SCM, Visual Basic and Java. Strengths cover several years of experience working with computers, particularly in an Accounting\Finance Environment, for a variety of settings. The individual completed B.S. degree in Computer Science (Math minor) and A.S. degree in Computer Science.

In a manufacturing firm, this IT support was responsible for the support on the following applications: Microsoft Office, JD Edwards, Showcase, AS/400 and others. Activities were performed for report design/ development to support organization’s information and decision-making needs. Tasks included supporting and maintaining business applications as specified by supervisor. The professional also served as M.I.S. support (JDE user base, AS/400, JDE Citrix, data collection new and specialized software as required by divisions). Part of the job was responding to customer support requests on a timely basis while also managing computer image creation and deployment. Assistance was given to network/ communication technicians with configuration, installation, and maintenance of network related hardware, software, and services.

While serving another division, the individual provided back up to the provided assigned tech support personnel. Tasks were configuring, installing, troubleshooting and maintaining (PC) related hardware/ software, associated printers/ peripherals, network access, network client software, and laptops. Network server related hardware and software components, such as file servers and print servers were maintained and supported. Part of the job was functioning as M.I.S. support (JDE user base, AS/400, JDE Citrix, data collection new and specialized software as required by divisions).

Could your organization use a senior supply chain developer who is experienced in a medical center, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM, PeopleSoft Financials and Oracle? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft SCM, PeopleSoft Financials, Oracle, PeopleTools, Process Scheduler and Application Designer. Educational attainment includes Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (minor in Accounting).

Primary tasks of this senior supply chain developer included designing, developing and enhancing a variety of requests for PeopleSoft screens/ reports/ programs using PeopleCode, Application Engine, SQR, PeopleSoft Query, Crystal Report and BI publisher. Designing and creating data conversion programs were done to facilitate the merger of four hospital systems. Key roles covered designing and developing custom programs to convert data from legacy systems to PeopleSoft. Data mover scripts were developed to migrate data between environments. CI was created to import data for FSCM modules. Interfaces with third party vendors were created using SQR and Application Engine.

This individual worked closely with customers and business analysts to develop, test, and install enhancements, as well as participated in the tools and application upgrade to ensure all interfaces worked as expected. Daily production was provided to ensure system process failures were corrected for batch processes that ran during the peak hour for across all Financial and Materials Management modules; issues were resolved in a timely manner. Primary support was provided for payment files transferred to and from the banks. Areas of expertise included technical development as well as supporting PeopleSoft Financials and Supply Chain applications including general ledger, accounts payable, asset management, real estate, accounts receivable, billing, ePro, purchasing and inventory management.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain developer with extensive experience in requirement gathering, and business user training of Oracle applications R12/11i E-Business Suite with Financial, Supply Chain, CRM and Manufacturing modules? Technological know-how is composed of Oracle E-Business Suite R12, 11i (R12, 11.5.10, 11.5.9), Oracle PL/SQL, SQL Plus, RICE methodologies and SDLC. Notable accomplishments were designing, developing, testing, and deploying internal web systems that resulted in cost savings estimated at $3+ million annually. Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems.

Contributed to the organization by providing root cause troubleshooting analysis, performance monitoring, system administration and production support of the Oracle E-Business Suite, as well as building multiple custom Discoverer Reports and tune reports. Some of the responsibilities involved supporting the development of end-user reporting solutions nationally and overseas by understanding user requirements, designing reporting solutions using Oracle Discoverer and modifying existing Oracle Reports.

The job covered conducting Purchasing and Oracle iProcurement modules knowledge transfer as well as documenting processes and end-user training. Helping in addressing issues and enabling the business to move forward were other contributions. Moreover, this specialist elicited requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, and business analysis aside from task and workflow analysis.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a supply chain engineer who is skilled in SAP, Oracle and Infor Lawson with work background in a children’s healthcare organization? Technical skills cover SAP, MS Access, MS Project, MS SQL Server, Oracle SQL Developer, Infor Lawson, Manhattan Associates TMS, WMS, Crystal Reports, QlikView and XML. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Management with a Concentration in Operations, Minor in International Affairs.

While working for a children’s healthcare organization, main functions of this supply chain engineer were comprised of supporting, expanding and upgrading the inventory management system for all 25 hospitals and neighborhood clinics of a $2 billion hospital system. Duties involved advising the central warehouse and all inventory locations on various process improvements and providing direct end user support during system downtimes and other technical issues. Other roles covered spearheading and managing the project to introduce computerized cycle counts to the central warehouse. Combined with new automated inventory reports, this initiative reduced the number of stock-outs by 80% and led to a more efficient inventory operation.

One of the notable tasks covered being selected by management to lead project replacing the previous paper-based inventory system at two hospital pharmacies and all 22 neighborhood clinics. Once completed, this project brought all system locations under the umbrella of a procurement system, reducing ordering time by 75%. The new XML-based ordering interface was configured and implemented for the procurement team, which required the close coordination of three teams with conflicting timelines and priorities. This interface became the new system-wide standard and decreased order errors by 70% while contributing savings of up to $100,000 per vendor per year.

Could your organization use a PeopleSoft developer who is experienced in government, financial services and marketing industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM, Order Management, Purchasing and Inventory? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft SCM, Order Management, Purchasing and Inventory. Educational background includes BS, Accounting and Finance as well as MBA (Masters in Business Administration), Specialty in Finance and Management Information Systems (MIS). This individual obtained a Certification as CPISM (Certified Payment Industry Security Manager).

Some impact contributions of this PeopleSoft developer included upgrading PeopleSoft Financials modules (GL and AP) and SCM modules (Purchasing and Inventory) from 7.02 to 8.8, as well as getting involved with various set up and configuration issues relating to chart fields and accounts. This individual troubleshot and fixed problems at development, system testing and postproduction stages. Key roles involved assisting the client in the development of training materials (knowledge transfer), go-live activities and documentation of the user training material and test plans. The job covered working in the following environments: PeopleSoft SCM/ Financials 8.8 General Ledger, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payable, Budgets, Commitment Control, Workflow, Order Management, Purchasing, Inventory, SQR, Crystal Reports, nVision, Workflow, PeopleTools (Application Designer, Application Engine, Integration Broker, PS Query) and MS SQL Server.

One of the skills involved implementing PeopleSoft Financials 8.8 (General Ledger, Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payables), SCM 8.4 (Order Management, Purchasing and Inventory) and developing Component Interface for Accounts Receivables by creating Methods and Properties. Various inventory reports were customized, including the INS6000 and INS3000 reports. Functions covered designing and customizing various pages and components for Accounts Receivables, General Ledger and Purchasing using Application Designer.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this Oracle developer with experience working in painting, marketing and manufacturing industries? Educational summary consists of B. Tech in Electronics and Communications Engineering and Masters in Electrical Engineering. This professional has expertise in Oracle Purchasing (PO), iProcurement, Approval Management Engineering (AME), Account Payables (AP), Oracle Account Receivables (AR), General Ledger (GL), Order Management/Order Entry (OM), Inventory (INV), Bill Of Materials (BOM), Work In Process (WIP),Oracle Alerts (ALR), Shipping (WSH), Warehouse Management (WMS) ,Cash Management (CM), Fixed Assets (FA), Sub Ledger (SLA), Product Development (PD), Product Execution (PE), Application Object Library (AOL), and System Administration modules.

Contributed to the organization’s success by design, development, testing and deploying of technical objects like reports, interfaces, conversion and extensions. As a sr. Oracle applications techno functional analyst/Oracle developer in a painting company, responsibilities included producing various reports, logs, etc. pertaining to Technology Initiatives, issues and standard operations, as well as defining Coding Standards, Process Flows, High level functional and detailed technical design specification based on the business requirements.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by setting up iProcurement Module and Integrating with AME for Requisition Approvals, as well as setting up Punchouts, Stores and Catalogs in iProcurement and also transferring the cXML PO using XML Gateway. As an Oracle Applications techno functional analyst, developed an AR (Receivables) invoice Interface using API and also converted all open Invoices from Legacy System (AS/400) to Oracle Receivables.