Below are the 4 Supply Chain Managers, 4 Inventory Managers & 3 Product Managers with Lawson SCM & other systems experience. The Thor Group® also provides technical/functional specialties for web, cloud, social media and ecommerce professional on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Does a supply chain manager who is experienced in engineering, food and manufacturing industries, as well as knowledgeable in Lawson SCM pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Lawson SCM, Lawson M3, Syteline, Mapics, Kanban, Lotus Notes, Evernote Software and VMI programs. Educational background includes Associate in Business Administration, CrestCom Leadership Certificate, Supply Chain Management Certificate (NECC) and Lean Manufacturing Concepts Training Certificate.

One of the major responsibilities of this supply chain manager included carrying on a lead role in the development and implementation of divisional S&OP process. Data tracking was developed, resulting in improved supplier OTD from 77% to 98% and quality from 90% to 99%. Key roles covered implementing supplier management processes, resulting in average raw material cost reductions of 5% annually and carrying out continuous improvement programs resulting in cost reductions of raw material/freight logistics or improvements in order fulfillment and on-time delivery. This specialist played a lead role in ERP implementation for supply chain programs in M3 Lawson Platform.

The job covered developing supply chain performance tracking programs, resulting in improved supply chain as well as inventory reduction, including use of Kanban and VMI programs. Tasks consisted of leading the development and implementation of standardized customer product family lead times for finished goods and spare parts business flows, in addition to consolidating of nuclear and commercial plant operations and material relocation. An additional function involved implementing the annual department refresher training program. Serving as member of the procurement supply chain, COE project teams resulted in global freight agreements and efficient use of 3PLs.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a supply chain manager who has work background in manufacturing, business services and construction industries, as well as skilled in Lawson SCM and SAP R/3? Technical skills cover Lawson SCM, SAP R/3 and Access. Aside from having years of production and procurement/supply chain experience, educational attainment includes Business Administration and Accounting.

Main functions of this supply chain manager involved managing all aspects of remote facility success including budgeting, customer service, estimating, inventory, transportation, employee hiring/scheduling and production scheduling of build to order production. This individual carried out buyer responsibility for sourcing and negotiating pricing on non-standard door hardware to support custom build-to-order doors and frame projects. AS/400 Lawson ERP System was used to manage the supply chain of both stock and custom ordered aluminum extrusions and hardware for doors and frames from corporate regional distribution centers. POs were expedited for engineering change orders or priority projects. Cycle counting and physical inventory counts were managed.

In other jobs, notable tasks included coordinating supply chain to meet both planned sales and forecasted growth as distribution network expanded. Responsibilities consisted of working daily with branch management using RF scanners on such things as inventory discrepancies, receiving reports, trailer audits, cycle counts, shipment verification reports, and warehouse layout strategies. Functions involved managing daily interactions with customers via phone and in branch sales counter as well as using SAP R/3 Front End Order Management to place customer orders and check inventory availability at other locations. SAP R/3 ERP WMS was used to help maintain inventory replenishment orders through supply chain.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain manager who is experienced in restaurant and manufacturing industries, as well as proficient in Lawson SCM, SAP and PeopleSoft? Technical competencies involve Lawson SCM, Lawson M3, SAP, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, BCPS, UNIX and FoxPro. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science Business Administration (Supply Chain). This individual is a Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) with certifications in Advanced Negotiations Tactics Procurement Authority, Operations Management, and Source Selection, as well as LEED and ServSafe.

Important contributions of this supply chain manager included initiating the development and implementation of Lawson Purchasing and Inventory modules for seamless supply chain operations. The job entailed contributing towards continuous improvement of customer-supplier relationships using the concept of supplier’s supplier to customer’s customer. An online order system was applied for customer base by gathering business processes and IT system. Tasks covered administering a highly skilled and competent team of 14 including 2 supply chain leaders and coordinating their day-to-day activities. Best practices and procedures were adopted, while collaborating and working with suppliers/ customers that reduced operational costs by $3M within four months.

This specialist conceptualized the process of reverse logistics and slashed costs of rejected, damaged goods and slow-moving inventory that kept inventory turns at 12.5. An additional role involved benefiting the organization by establishing and implementing a plan to reduce product lines from 276 suppliers to 190, which increased turns as well as reduced dead inventory or cost.

What can an operations manager (supply chain) who has work background in retail, manufacturing and financial services industries with specialization in Lawson SCM and Oracle bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Lawson SCM, Oracle, WMS, Adage and Rapistan. Educational attainment includes Master’s in Business Administration (magna cum laude), Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Certification in Elementary Education.

Part of this supply chain operations manager’s work experience was leading multiple logistics departments with 7 supervisors and 100 employees in a 250 sq. ft. building with $650mm sales to achieve 15% growth with 30% reduction in overhead expenses which forestalls added DC of $32mm. Duties covered driving supply chain’s strategic goals of low cost, good customer service, and organizational excellence, while also executing engineered standards, lean manufacturing, self-directed work teams and succession planning. Demand forecasting accuracy was increased by improving communication between supply chain, retail, and wholesale to reach 100% order fulfillment and lowered inventory. Modifications were initiated in WMS, Adage, Lawson, Rapistan and Oracle for best practices.

The job covered coordinating changes with supply chain, wholesale, and IS to meet global customer demands such as RFID, TMS, EDI, vendor compliance, customs import classification and harmonized tariff codes. Functions involved managing material handling departments from planning/purchasing to receiving/stock handling to DC/external customer, while also leading continuous process improvements such as APICS-JIT, CPIM, MRP, Six Sigma and TQM.

Could your organization use a regional inventory manager who is experienced in manufacturing, retail and publishing industries, as well as proficient in Lawson SCM, JD Edwards and SAP? Technical proficiencies cover Lawson SCM, JD Edwards, SAP, Access and Ariba. Educational background includes Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies, Associate in Business Administration and Associate in Business Administrative Sciences. This individual obtained Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

This regional inventory manager reported to the director of supply chain and served as an inventory planning analyst supporting thirty-nine retail locations and four manufacturing locations. This specialist planned inventory for demand and local contractor market, as well as managed third-party relationships and internal manufacturing to optimize real time inventory demand and logistics. Contributions consisted of reducing slow inventory while maintaining highest inventory levels to support the 80/20 customer and demand business model. Lawson software was used.

Other jobs consisted of reporting to the director of supply chain and serving as purchasing planner. Vendor relationships were established. Consistent pricing and margins were validated as the class C division was merged. Inventory management and forecasting were carried out. Performing project management and production status tracking, in addition to managing logistical operations between different divisions of the company were also carried out. Materials required were procured to meet manufacturing forecast based upon historical sales trends and current customer demand. Relationships with vendors were managed. Spreadsheets and database were created to analyze data. Skills brought to the table consisted of serving as the division product data manager, creating all item numbers and assigning ISBNs, UPCs and EANs.

Would an inventory manager who is experienced in manufacturing, biotechnology and professional services industries, as well as skilled in Lawson SCM and SAP help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover Lawson SCM, Lawson M3, SAP, Vlookup and SharePoint. This individual obtained training in APICS CPIM (Basic in Supply Chain Management).

Making a positive difference with leading the continuous improvement of order management, system technologies and manufacturing/purchasing issues was one of the key focuses of this inventory manager. Responsibilities covered forecasting using the Forecast 21 system and procuring demand for dance wear and costumes (fabrics, raw materials, finished goods). Item masters were maintained for all SKU levels in Lawson M3 ERP database and appropriate inventory levels for both finished goods and raw materials. Writing and maintaining all work instructions for planning and purchasing for ERP system comprised other jobs. Job functions consisted of managing forecasting and inventory requirements for fabrics, trims and production components. Accomplishments involved reducing the overall inventory by $1 million while keeping customer satisfaction at 95%, in addition to reducing supplier costs through contract negotiations.

Notable skills included cross-functioning responsibilities with director of supply chain, finance, merchandising, designers, customer service, plant manager and shipping to achieve sales, in-stock and service objectives. This specialist analyzed and forecasted pre-season demand at the SKU level of detail, anticipated seasonal demand variations of new products and made adjustments to forecast or inventory targets based on changes in demand as well as market trends. The yearly physical inventory was led.

Could your organization use an inventory manager who is experienced in retail and transportation industries, as well as proficient in Lawson SCM? This high school graduate’s technical proficiencies cover Lawson SCM, IBM AS/400 and Access.

Primary tasks of this inventory manager included reviewing and modifying purchasing procedures to ensure that inventory entries were made correctly into the general ledger. Working closely with purchasing to monitor average cost calculation exceptions, calculating vendor program rebates and making the appropriate monthly accruals were also handled. Key roles covered reconciling the vendor program accruals to charge backs written and credits issued by vendors, along with handling month and year-end reconciliation of consignment inventory and payment to suppliers. Skills brought to the table consisted of auditing quarterly and year-end warehouse physical inventories, in addition to making recommendations/changes as appropriate with the current inventory accounting and processes to ensure perpetual as well as general ledger balances were consistent. Ensuring the accuracy of data loaded into Lawson A/P and assisting with other duties as needed to maintain inventory and relationship with suppliers were also carried out.

The monthly reconciliation of un-journalized receipt balance and the general ledger balance was completed. Duties covered coordinating and directing the daily activities of the accounts payable reconciliation staff. The team was trained and developed. Compliance with key processes and procedures was ensured. Controls were created and monitored. Contributions involved minimizing outstanding reconciliation issues and ensuring the receipt of and accuracy of supplier credits. Accounts issues were settled with purchasing and suppliers. Assistance was provided with over payment recoveries, charge backs and open credits.

What can an inventory supervisor who has work background in marketing, advertising and home services industries, as well as specialization in Lawson SCM and Lawson Insight II Business Management bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Lawson SCM, Lawson Insight II Business Management and Access. Educational background includes BA Sociology.

Working with areas such as managing inventory levels within the location and the manufacturing site utilizing Lawson has vetted this inventory supervisor’s work experience. This was done in conjunction with the use of NABS NET, a global inventory system. Day-to-day responsibilities included managing scope, maintaining status reports, managing issues, ordering, tracking, and receiving materials, managing vendor relationships and escalating key issues to the program manager. Meeting with clients on a daily basis was done to assess needs and address any pertinent issues. An important accomplishment involved discovering global pricing error within Lawson, assisting the home office in correcting the problem and garnering the company an $18,000 profit.

One of the responsibilities consisted of creating a detailed inventory using Microsoft Excel. The report led to a significant decrease in over-stock, and billing issues, directly increasing company profits, while decreasing write-off. A companywide purchase order/invoicing protocol was implemented, virtually eliminating non-payment issues.

Could your organization use a supply chain product manager who is experienced in IT and Professional Services industries, as well as proficient in Lawson SCM, PeopleSoft, Epic and Oracle? Technical proficiencies cover Lawson SCM, PeopleSoft, Epic, Oracle, SAP, Cerner, SQL Server, Pyxis, Omnicell, Carefusion, ADT, Patient Charge Interfaces and Carousel System. Educational attainment includes MBA (major in Management Information Systems, minor in Marketing) and course in Marketing.

Primary tasks of this supply chain product manager included managing multiple projects involving functionality changes and new product development to enhance the materials management application for new/ existing releases-right fax outbound interface, purchase order confirmation viewer, 810 invoice enhancements, accrued receipts interface, auto processing applications and interface integration. Developing and initiating 2 to 3-day on-site customer education/optimization sessions, generating revenues and increasing customer satisfaction were also efficiently handled. Key roles covered providing on-site training, optimization, and workflow management consulting, for clients across North America, in addition to providing Business Objects reporting to senior level management on version release and upgrade progress. Clients navigated through integration with PFM/HEFM HSM (Horizon Surgical Manager), Epic, Pyxis, Omnicell, Cerner (Surginet), Carefusion, ADT, Patient Charge Interfaces, Carousel system, Lawson, PeopleSoft and Oracle.

Working with customers was done to analyze customer existing environment, optimizing towards new workflow to increase or maximize productivity and decrease spending. Skills brought to the table covered collaborating with product management, leading focus groups to understand market pressures as well as developing solutions new product design, overall functionality and market focus review. This Super User provided support in SAP CRM, Business Intelligence and HBI SCA (supply chain analytics).

What can a product manager who has work background in professional services and computer software industries, as well as specialization in Lawson SCM, Lawson S3 and Oracle bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Lawson SCM, Lawson S3, Oracle, PeopleSoft, eBusiness and McKesson (HBOC, ESi). Educational background includes MBA in Business Informatics (online program) and B.A. in Business Administration. This individual obtained Certifications in CMRP and Pragmatic Marketing.

Working with areas such as authoring design documents and guiding the development team at Lawson solutions to meet the needs of multiple decision makers were part of this product manager’s work experience. Duties covered performing requirements gathering with the stakeholder/end-user community and translating the functional business demand requirements into technical specifications. Product lines included requisition center, budgeting, activities, grant management, project accounting and business intelligence. Designing and developing the recommended configurations for applications software as well as other related applications software were some of the tasks. Revenues were increased by 50% for the region that grew the bottom line by $25M.

Responsibilities consisted of leading a team of 40 analysts and developers overseeing the development of market research documents and implementing design specifications. Promotional campaigns initiated resulted in $112 million in new business nationwide. Developments, installations, migrations and upgrades of ERP systems were efficiently managed. Expertise included CORE (Manufacturing/Retail ERP,) Infor (Lawson S3, Service) Oracle (eBusiness and PeopleSoft), McKesson (HBOC, ESi) and Premier (Aperek, Mediclick). Actively participating and supporting the project management infrastructure, leveraging organizational capabilities to ensure delivery of high quality, timely and cost-effective information technology solutions were also done.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this product manager who is experienced in the food services industry and proficient in Lawson SCM? Technical competencies involve Lawson SCM and IDS/Bosonova. Educational attainment includes Business, Marketing, Computer and Accounting courses.

Important tasks included managing 104 vendors and approximately 650 items for 3 distribution centers and ensuring proper inventory level for all levels for customers. Skills consisted of maintaining inventory turns 22-26 per year and verifying that pricing on purchase orders agree with customer contracts and fall in the guidelines with the vendors. The job involved overseeing the work of 6 buyers to make sure that they have the necessary information from customers as needed for their products, monitoring the weekly payroll in department, developing and managing work schedules, in addition to communicating with president, vice president and key customers as needed.

Key roles in other jobs involved buying and ordering products, in addition to assisting the buyers with any product or vendor issues. Communicating information regarding their products such as promos and increases at peak holidays throughout the season was also carried out. In addition, this specialist was responsible for ordering specific food groups for customers in a timely manner. Apart from verifying the pricing and freight as well as the transportation, 4 distribution centers were bought. The customer base grew from 4 to 14 chain accounts. Products were ordered and managed from the storage locations.