Below are the 5 Supply Chain Analysts, 4 Solutions Architects & 4 Project Managers with JDA supply chain & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides supply chain managers, planners, SME's, developers, architects, business analysts, functional consultants, software engineers & JDA software implementation consultants on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Would hiring a supply chain analyst with experience working in manufacturing, entertainment and broadcasting industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS in Management Information System and MS in Industrial Engineering. Software skills include JDA Manugistics MRP System, SSRS, SSIS, SSAS, CSG Billing System, MATLAB, Arena, C++, Microsoft .Net Framework and MySQL.

Acting as a supply chain analyst in a manufacturing company, has modeled and classified sales/demand patterns on hierarchical levels (aggregated by customer, location and SKU) via Excel VBA. This professional has evaluated and assigned the most appropriate Forecasting Model built in JDA MANU System to each demand pattern. Also, has integrated the whole demand classification and model selection process in the SQL Server and JDA Manugistics environment for future demand planning, enhanced forecasting accuracies on each level by at least 40%.

While working for an entertainment company as a business intelligence analyst-sales and retention, has proposed and conducted solution developments based on CSG Billing System and Microsoft BI Platform (i.e. SQL Server, Reporting Services (SSRS), Analysis Services (SSAS), Integration Services (SSIS), Power Point, SharePoint and Excel). Furthermore, has designed and developed quantitative models including forecast, financial, operational and statistical models of business trends. In addition, has overseen and maintained the Workforce Management Platform utilized for forecasting, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting the daily/monthly call center statistics. Enhanced service level by 20+% by ensuring 85% forecasting accuracy while balancing financial budget and workforce efficiency.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain consultant with work experience in manufacturing and diagnostics solutions industries? Educational background is composed of BS in Marketing and Advertising. Software expertise consists of Manugistics Forecasting and Manugistics DRP. This specialist has expertise in driving the supply chain to perform effectively and efficiently in sales forecasting and production planning/scheduling.

Contributed to the organization’s success by forecasting usage, schedule production, place orders, plan deployment of diagnostic equipment and chemicals (reagents) serving customers worldwide. Serving as a supply chain consultant in a diagnostics solutions company, has helped transition the organization from Dispo & Censys (home grown systems) to new Demand Solutions supply chain system. This specialist has devised order and inventory tracking reports to ensure improved service to a customer base that included hospitals, clinics and other medical facilities. Moreover, has chaired strategic product supply teleconferences to focus on disruptions in the supply chain and led discussions for solutions.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by developing annual Plan Review accessing Manugistics forecasts that rolled up to strategic product groupings. Setting annual business volume and monetary goals while providing 12 manufacturing plants quality data for labor and material planning was part of the job. As a supply chain consultant in a manufacturing company, has created strike contingency plan and chaired cross functional meetings that validated strategies, as well as helped avoid plant work stoppages and labor issues.

Is impacting your organization with a supply chain analyst who worked in manufacturing, telecommunications and entertainment industries a current business consideration? Educational background is composed of AAS in Computer Electronics Engineering and BA in Information Systems/Supply Chain Management. Software skills involve JDA planning (AS/400), Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP-ARIBA. This professional has a wide range of experience in strategic procurement & supply chain most recently, as senior supply chain analyst; working within various inventory & procurement management systems to analyze forecasted demand, vendor supply, and fulfillment requirements for supply chain operations.

While employed in a manufacturing company as a supply chain analyst, in charge of the support for both regional and global procurement activity for assigned facility, MRO and other NPP categories. Also, has assisted global commodity managers for non-manufacturing agreements to help improve current cost reductions/cost avoidance based on specific site utilizations. Some of the tasks were performing data analysis for MRO projects to find competitive pricing in multiple regions globally, as well as conducting reverse eAuction for janitorial supplies in Americas to realize $23,000 in cost reduction savings overall. Moreover, has carried out DM Management, master data management of new suppliers, catalogs, and product category codes required in new or existing SAP purchasing systems.

Part of the job as a strategic procurement/purchasing pro in a telecommunications company was maintaining CPE open PO reports for accuracy in due dates, JDA functionality output and accrual/outlook accuracy.

What contributions could a supply chain analyst with experience working in manufacturing and food industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology. System skills involve JDA, WMS, Sage MAS 500 ERP, SAP, Oracle, MID, 7th Online, MMS and IDEAS.

Challenges like analyzing material demand and warehouse capacity using Sage 500 ERP and Excel planning spreadsheets were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. While employed in a food company as a supply chain analyst, has monitored and managed packaging and raw materials to ensure all materials are delivered on time for production and to meet work order needs. Some of the tasks were coordinating timely deliveries, pricing, lead time and fulfillment rates with multiple vendors, as well as working closely with established MRP team to implement and test integration of MRP functionality and forecasting needs. This specialist has analyzed and reported on supply chain performance and trends with buyer and upper management on areas that impact overall performance to goal and identify areas of opportunity.

Shared expertise by being responsible for all allocation and weekly replenishment to approximately 90 retail stores, both outlet and full price along with weekly Ecommerce replenishment. Serving as an allocation analyst, has analyzed category and size selling by store and made necessary recommendations to buyer/planner on a monthly basis. Moreover, has ran weekly reports used for analysis to maximize sales opportunities and limit markdown risks, as well as make suggestions by working closely with the buying and planning teams on appropriate execution.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a supply chain analyst with work background in manufacturing, software and retail industries? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with Concentration in Supply Chain Management, Management Information Systems and Graduate Certificates in Business Administration. Software knowledge consists of JDA Manugistics.

Serving in a software company as a supply chain management professional-innovation management, comprehensive portfolio included Software Pre-Sales & Training, Sourcing, Supply Chain Planning, Forecasting, Marketing Analytics, and Pricing. This specialist has broad understanding & expertise in both the business and technical side of retail and manufacturing.

As a supply chain analyst in a manufacturing company, has designed and managed a robust global forecasting process for 2 overseas contract manufacturers. Some of the tasks were providing qualitative and quantitative analysis for all demand and supply planning and was responsible for all annual inventory planning and purchasing budgets. Other duties were implementing a direct freight program (just-in-time / JIT) to all worldwide subsidiaries. Within 1 year, has reduced US and world-wide inventory by $1M and increased inventory turns by 1.1 turns through extensive inventory management and displacement, identifying highly customizable, low volume, seasonal products to be reworked, eliminated from inventory and/or transferred to the direct freight program.

Does a detail-oriented solutions architect with significant global experience in various areas of supply chain management fit in your organization? Core competencies include sales/operations planning, statistical forecasting, distribution/logistics planning, functional consulting, analytics as well as forecast optimization/supply planning. Functional and technical knowledge in JDA products are composed of Demand Manager, Supply Chain Planner, Demand Fulfillment and ABPP.

Some impact accomplishments included designing and modeling of master planning process for a steel manufacturing’s tubular division. Other tasks were master planning workflow design, as well as designing various input and output data and user interfaces for the master planning solution. Moreover, this specialist designed and developed reporting system for master planning, as well as provided plan analysis and user training.

The job entailed analyzing the steel company’s forecasting process and identifying the gaps. Completing technical and functional ownership of the DM solution was also part of the job. The development of multi-currency support and proceeds generation for the company was also finalized.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a sr. solution architect with experience working in manufacturing, software and beverage industries? Educational attainment is composed of AAS in Business Administration. Professional certifications involve Intactix Suite, Dale Carnegie, Leaders Course, IGA Coca-Cola Institute International Category Management, and Certification as JDA Intactix Suite & Space Planning Professional. Technical skills consist of JDA, SAP R/3, Spectra and TDLinx.

Serving in a software company as a sr. solution architect, has worked within the Space and Category Management Team utilizing Intactix software, solutions and services to address the unique challenges of client base which include manufacturers, wholesaler-distributors, and retailers. Also, has implemented JDA Intactix Space & Category Management software and solutions utilizing a uniform methodology to enhance client business processes towards improved efficiencies and effectiveness of data insights and analysis. Moreover, has carried out functional application design of software solutions focused on space management, assortment optimization, planogram generation, database hierarchy, and business process flow.

As a sr. category manager, became the recipient of the JDA “Real Results” award for “Best in Space & Category Management” as the project lead during the sell-in, design, and implementation of the Intactix Suite database. This resulted in enhancements to reporting and analytic capabilities, optimized business processes, reduced manual tasks, increased data visibility to external teams, improved insights delivered to retail partners, improved product placement tied to shopper behaviors, and established a foundation for goal setting. Furthermore, has managed cost share programs with account teams at front-end checkout locations to enhance negotiations resulting in saving of $2 million in trade expenses.

Would a detail-oriented enterprise solution architect with extensive work background in a software company fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science, MS in Computer Science, MS in Computer Science and MBA in Operation Management. Software knowledge consists of JDA Cloud Service model. Proficient in solution design in Manufacturing, Master Planning, Order Promising, Supply Chain Strategy Management, Inventory Optimization and Transportation Management.

Some accomplishments included leading 7 project managers in charge of 6 big accounts globally (>$6 million), as well as leading a team that provided production and project support for servers, networks, OS and applications. Support vastly different infrastructure and application environments. While employed in a software company as an enterprise solution architect, has led project managers to handle root cause analysis and guarantee to meet SLA, as well as engaged with regional directors to identify the service strategy and meet customer service level.

Shared expertise by promoting and training the managers in customers the JDA Cloud Service model. While working as an enterprise solution architect, has defined the transaction processes, identify the control points, event notifying, and reporting KPI. Other duties were designing effective solutions through the definition of workflows, processes, test plans, training plans, and user interfaces to deliver value while solving customer’s business problems.

How can a solution architect who worked in logistics and pharmaceutical industries help your organization? This professional has worked with JDA (RedPrairie) WMD for 6 years, including 2 years of development and 4 years of project implementation. This individual has good understanding of JDA RedPrairie products as well as the industry. This professional is competent in process design, functional implementation, development and maintenance with JDA (RedPrairie) WMD system, as well as the setup and configuration of all WMD modules. Product expertise consists of JDA (RedPrairie) WMD, JDA (RedPrairie) WFM, JDA (RedPrairie) MOCA, RF, RFID, Reports Writer, Integrator, SAP R3, BAAN, Oracle JDE, and JDA (RedPrairie) WMD Automated Testing.

Working with challenging issues such as revising process with warehouse operation team, as well as revising and improving setup and configuration have vetted this specialist’s work experience. As a solution architect in a pharmaceutical company, has performed WMS Implementation based on JDA (RedPrairie) WMD 2012.2. Some of the tasks were designing inbound/outbound processes with internal/external audits, inventory control process, replenishment process, integration with WCS / Yongyou KSOA / ASRS, shipping stage assignment, piece picking with conveyor and pack station, integration with 3PL, etc. Also, has carried out system setup and configuration of put away, picking searching path, archiving and more.

With a “can do approach” in the area of doing go-live support for implementation based on JDA (RedPrairie) WMD 2009.2 have been career objectives. While employed in a logistics company as a master consultant, has trained developers, designed/implemented based on MOCA architecture, as well as developed labels/reports.

Would hiring a senior project manager with experience working in online retail and software industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Civil Engineering. Professional certifications include Scrum Master Certification. Technical skills involve JDA. Selected accomplishments consist of implementing programs with suppliers achieving over $2.5M in free hardware to support development and testing of enterprise applications, as well as garnering $750,000 in incremental funds and $1,400,000 in development support from a key vendor partner. Also, has generated over $500,000 in sales in the first 90 days on market.

Acting as a senior project manager-new product development support in a software group, has developed and managed teams providing centralized support for Database Administration, Systems Engineering, Software application, and data support, for all JDA New Product Development teams (65 products and over 250 development staff). This professional has procured over $2.5M in free hardware supporting strategic development and testing projects for all New Product Development. Furthermore, has managed all aspects of acquisition for New Product Development hardware budget of $2.3M.

While working as a senior manager-IT project management, has developed processes, tools, and training for more efficient matrixed resource allocations. Data accuracy was up by 200% in first 2 weeks, real-time updates instead of twice weekly, proactive messaging to project management resource managers for changes, and net increase to staff utilization of 40%.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this sr. software project manager with work background in software and semiconductor industries? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Master of Science in Computer Science. Professional certifications involve Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Certification and Certified Scrum Product Owner. Software knowledge consists of JDA Portfolio Merchandise Management (PMM).

Contributed to the organization’s success by being involved in development and maintenance activities of multiple JDA Products. Acting as a sr. software project manager in a software company, was responsible for merchandize operations team of 6 engineers and architects. This specialist has carried out dotted line responsibility for 20+ global engineers, portfolio merchandise management system, trade promotions management, as well as management of escalations and provision of guidance of high severity cases. This specialist has coordinated activities with product management (PMG), support and services, as well as participated in high visibility client calls.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by managing product development activities for JDA’s client server merchandising solution JDA Portfolio Merchandise Management (PMM). As a sr. software architect, has performed management for onshore and offshore teams as well as formed and trained offshore team in India. Other duties were building a repository for product for offshore knowledge transfer, as well as leading Scrum activities for onshore and offshore team.

Is impacting your organization with a project manager who worked in software, technology solutions and marketing/research industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and Economics, Master’s Degree in Commerce and Economics, Graduate of Software Exports and Master’s Degree in Business Administration. Applications skills involve JDA Suite of Products, Loftware, Codesoft, Jetforms, SAP Portal 5.5 & 6.3, MS Project & Server, MS Office, Oracle, SQL Server and Visio. Expertise in programming languages consists of .NET (C sharp), ASP, VB, JavaScript, HTML, PERL, SQL Plus, PL/SQL, C, C++, PowerBuilder, Uniface and Shell Scripting.

As a project manager in a software company, oversaw big bang implementation of One-Sun project at Products involving integration between SAP and JDA-WMS across 11 WMS production and distribution centers. This specialist has managed six JDA consultants, which developed over 20 interfaces. Also, has directed telecom’s wireless implementation of various supply chain execution systems including a major $2M software upgrade to a distribution center. Moreover, has served as JDA project manager for telecom company, ensuring success of the supply chain execution systems installed at customer’s facilities.

While employed in software company as a director of supply chain execution services, oversaw all JDA approved partner led implementations in Latin America including three partners in Latin America, in Chile, Mexico and Brazil, with $14M license and services revenue per annum. Furthermore, has managed five JDA consultants, provided pre-sales support, implemented services and directed partners during implementation of JDA’s suite of supply chain products.

What contributions could a JDA project manager with experience working in retail and distribution industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE) and Masters in Business Administration (MBA). Trainings attended were JDA Merchandise Management System Course. Technical skills involve JDA Merchandise Management System (JDA-MMS).

Challenges like handling merchandise planning and control functions for the department store concurrent with the implementation and maintenance of the JDA Merchandise Management System (JDA-MMS) for the 3 business units were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. As a merchandise planning and control manager in a retail company, has spearheaded implementation of JDA-MMS for 13 supermarkets and 32 DIY stores; as well as completed roll-out of JDA-MMS in 15 department stores.

Shared expertise by working with merchandise managers in the development of the merchandise hierarchy and assortment planning. Other duties were serving as consultant during the implementation of the JDA-MMS, as well as assisting merchandising, store operations and receiving departments on drafting the policies and procedures. Moreover, has worked with a group for the pilot implementation of the JDA-MMS software. Furthermore, has led and facilitated the roll-out of the system to the rest of the merchandise departments and stores.