Below are the 4 Supply Chain Managers, 4 Project Managers & 4 Inventory Managers with Lawson SCM & other systems experience. The Thor Group® also provides supply chain analysts, supply chain planners, buyers, inventory analysts, logistics analysts and purchasing agents on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain manager with experience working in distribution and software industries? Educational attainment is composed of BS Business Management. This professional helped generate $45 million in documented cost savings over three years implementing 530 initiatives, as part of Value Analysis Cost Savings Team. Technical skills include Lawson software apps (Lawson SCM) and Pathways Materials Management (PMM).

Contributed to the organization’s success by creating perpetual inventory locations for facilities to include daily maintenance of issues, receiving, adjustments, credits, reconciliation and conducting physical inventories. As a supply chain director in a distribution company, planned and executed broad new contract services, as well as played key roles in strategic planning, leadership, oversight of strategy, operations, administration, financial and clinical outcomes. Functions directed were contract negotiation and administration, procurement, including item master management, price management, invoice reconciliation (P2P) for supply chain and logistic operations, inventory control and PAR stock replenishment, receiving and distribution. Moreover, acted as a Project Manager for the implementation of ERP Lawson Software for Materials Management, including electronic requisitioning, procurement, and inventory control serving client’s entire system.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by improving inventory control, PAR stock replenishment, receiving, developing and launching small medical equipment services for all nursing departments. As a hospital supply chain manager, did the installation of technology, including Lawson and mobile supply chain initiatives, to provide best-in-class supply chain processes and thereby improve customer service and quality outcomes.

Is impacting your organization with a supply chain manager with work experience in consulting, logistics and manufacturing industries a current business consideration? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Key strengths involve Supply Chain Management, 3PL Industry, Systems Implementation and Project Management. Software knowledge involves Lawson SCM, Oracle and ADP.

While employed as a supply chain senior manager in a consulting company, negotiated several key contracts for a local client worth over $15,000,000 for Professional Services and Software from Oracle, Lawson, and ADP which saved client over $3,500,000. Also, co-negotiated merchandising & point of sale software purchase at $2.5 billion retailer and saved $14,000,000 for client. This professional initiated and facilitated major RFPs from concept through implementation for a client in the Real Estate Industry regarding several key purchasing categories – saving over $20,000,000 during a three-year period.

Part of the job as a director of supply chain solutions in a logistics company was re-organizing and operating the Client Solution Center responsible for technology demonstration capabilities and service offering development in support of Sales and Marketing using the Supply Chain Council’s SCOR Model. Moreover, developed and implemented Ryder Value Chain Assessment Methodology earning nearly $500,000 in consulting fees.

What contributions could a supply chain manager who worked in wholesale, airline and staffing industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS in Accounting, Minor in Business Administration. Computer experience consists of Lawson SCM, JD Edwards, Oracle, Aribia, Walker, Peachtree and SAP.

Challenges like working with logistics to warehouses and vendor promotions to retail functions creating greater efficiency and cost savings, better inventory control, and shelf-life control were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. As a supply chain manager in a wholesale company, assisted on conversion from SAP to Lawson Software installation for various functions: cost accounting, inventory, budgeting, and accounts payable. Serving as an accounts payable manager, maintained vendor files, maintained daily accounts payable, check runs and 1099 tax forms. Commission payments were shown on the check stub, and commission checks were created through accts/payable. Moreover, supervised 20 people in AP Department.

Shared expertise by auditing expense reports for staff required for merger under new guidelines. Serving as a travel expense/auditor, advised staff on allowances according to new policy, as well as purposed process flow, process narratives, risk-control matrices. Controls that were used were data controls for inappropriate, processing set controls with posting limits release strategies, tolerances, validations, and edits authorization groups.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a supply chain manager with extensive experience working in the telecommunications industry? Skills in ERP systems include Lawson SCM, PeopleSoft 7.5, 8.X, SAP R/3 MM Module, Ariba, MM, WHMS and GTEAMS. Professional certifications involve APICS CPIM Certification. Key areas of expertise consist of Supply Chain Design, Logistics/Distribution, Materials Management and Master Scheduling. This professional has over 16 years in Materials Management and Purchasing profession, and more than 10 years in managerial roles providing direction, leadership and motivation to the functions.

Serving in a telecommunications company as a manager of purchasing & material control, served as a project team lead for financial system integration, reconfiguration and conversions for the Item Master and Inventory records from PeopleSoft 7.5 to 8.4 and again for Lawson AS/400 to PeopleSoft 8.4 platform with enhanced functionality. Also, worked on contract negotiations for products and Outside Plant materials that resulted in over $1M savings.

As a supply chain manager, facilitated new product launches and promotions between suppliers, Purchasing, Production Management, Customer Service and Supply Chain. Furthermore, was accountable for the material supply operations, supplier programs, policies including distribution, repair & return, asset recovery and disposal, inventory forecasting and establishment of critical stocking plans/spares supporting customer service delivery at an enterprise level.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a senior project manager with experience working in financial services, aerospace and defense industries? Educational attainment is composed of BS Information Systems and Accounting as well as MBA Information Systems and Accounting. Professional certifications involve PMI/PMP, ITIL v3 and SDLC. Key software skills involve Lawson SCM, DB2, IDMS, Oracle, SQL Server, MS Visual Studio, Java, HP Quality Center, COBOL, IDMS DB/DC, Assembler, ES/9000, MVS/ESA and IEF.

Serving as a senior project manager, worked as the technical project manager for the second largest private acquirer / processor for a network of over 80,000 ATMs supporting major debit card issuers. Responsibilities included managing CDS’ move to a dual data center Active/Active environment using the ACI Postillion software platform and working with telecom providers and payment network providers to ensure testing and certification success.

As a program manager for the IS program management office, engaged as PM for Siebel order entry upgrade from v6.5 to v7.7 with real-time integration with Lawson ERP. Project was due to be implemented. Siebel was highly modified and used as a front-end order entry system by Customer Service Reps for company’s massive inventory supplied to government, airline, and general aviation sectors internationally. Furthermore, served as PM for design and implementation of Lawson e-Recruiting module with modifications required for an aerospace company compliance initiatives.

Would a detail-oriented senior IT project manager with work experience in drilling, computer hardware and IT services industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry/Biology, Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering and Masters in Information Technology Management. Professional credentials involve Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. Technical skills consist of Lawson SCM, Apache Hadoop, HDFS, HBASE, MapReduce, YARN, Kafka, Spark, Zeppelin, JDeveloper, and J2EE WebLogic.

Some accomplishments included working on Infor Lawson Payroll Workstream execution including data migration from legacy SAP / InforMF services. Acting as a senior IT project manager, worked as Enterprise Resource Management (ERM) Navy ERP Program Lead and implemented Navy ERP software services to replace legacy DFAS budget, invoice payment, contract fulfillment IT services and Navy receiving, material management, and vendor supply chain management IT services. Also, led the implementation of Enterprise Password Vault (EPV) Breakglass coverage for legacy Data Warehouse Oracle database accounts and implementation of Mortgage Express Reporting Services Phase 1 using MS Project and CA Clarity for project management and reporting.

Shared expertise by being responsible for revamped project schedules, work plans, and staffing plans constructed to align with the county’s Infor ERP master schedule and identifying project work stream dependencies. Moreover, executed Analysis, Design, Build, Test/QA, UAT, and Implementation using MS Project and CA Clarity for project management and reporting.

How can a project manager who worked in software, professional services and retail industries help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS Industrial Psychology; Minor in Business Administration. Professional certifications: Certified PMI Project Manager, PMP and Certified PeopleSoft Project Manager CPM. This individual has multi-industry experience in Technology, Project Management, and Business Analysis. Technical skills involve Lawson SCM and PeopleSoft.

Working with challenging issues such as managing projects for Enterprise ERP application software suites, implementations and upgrades to retail clients have vetted this specialist’s work experience. As a project manager in a professional services company, provided client issue resolution, maintained proper level of project documentation, prepared and issued periodic status updates to client management, as well as provided recommendations to clients regarding project overall progress and milestones. Moreover, managed project risk and mitigation techniques, created and maintained project plans, as well as followed the Lawson methodology for project management, control and successful implementations.

With a “can do approach” in the area of implementation of financial, Supply chain, and Human Resources application suites as well as Lawson Business Intelligence and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) implementations have been career objectives. As a project manager, managed a retail company online user experience project that directly interfaced with Consumer Reports and provided expert reviews as part of the product detail page for company.

Would hiring a senior project manager with experience working in software, consulting and IT services industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BBA in Economics. Professional certifications involve Project Management Professional. Software skills include Lawson SCM and Infor Lawson ERP Version 8.x, 9.x as well as 10.x.

Acting as a principal consultant for project management, demonstrated project and program management expertise by leading numerous successful full life cycle (Planning, Initiating, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, Closing) ERP implementations and upgrades of Infor Lawson ERP Version 8.x, 9.x and 10.x projects. This success was realized through knowledge and skills in project planning, program management, communications management from C-level, VP level through end user levels, as well as business requirements gathering.

While working for a software consulting company, acted as an overall project manager under contract to manage all facets of the project including planning, requirements gathering, business process design, system configuration, budget management, scope control, quality assurance, change management and project communications. While employed as a principal consultant in supply chain and project management, utilized software expertise and industry best practices to reengineer current business processes into a future state (to be) design that produced effective and efficient business processes.

Would hiring an inventory manager with experience working in engineering and technology industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Computer Information Science. Key skills include inventory control and shipping/receiving clerk functions. Technical knowledge consists of Lawson SCM.

Acting as an inventory manager in an engineering company, managed all shipping and receiving orders daily, as well as processed daily transactions into Lawson software for tracking and inventory control. This professional printed daily reports and reconciled with other departments to ensure proper methods of shipping/receiving orders are followed properly. Other tasks were doing weekly cycle counts for inventory, as well as maintaining warehouse facility properly and safely according to OSHA.

While working as a supply chief/inventory manager, directed supply and warehousing activities for equipment valued in excess of 25 million. Part of the job was to process over 800 shipments of military equipment both domestically and overseas. Also, supervised junior marines and civilians as well as guaranteed expeditious shipment and compliance to all guidelines and policies. In addition, covered and assisted other office functions as needed, as well as served as a liaison between the military and the source of supply.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this corporate inventory manager with work experience in food, music and retail industries? Educational background is composed of BS in Psychology. Software skills include Lawson SCM. This specialist has completed all CPIM modules and worked on CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) accreditation. Key achievements were consistently maintaining high inventory accuracy (99.5% or better) across the enterprise, as well as reducing annual inventory by 20% across the enterprise. Also, has received the Sabroso OPRA award for outstanding work effort. Key specializations involve inventory control, inventory management, distribution management, transactional analysis (Statistical), traceability/recall, manufacturing execution control systems, and Business Intelligence.

Contributed to the organization’s success by working on the project team on ERP implementation (Lawson), as well as developing and implementing inventory management strategies (reporting, auditing and analytics) across the enterprise. Acting as a corporate inventory manager in the food industry, developed a Distribution Requirement Planning tool to reduce stock-outs, as well as developed reporting tools to identify excess inventory (Finished goods and Input materials).

Supported organizational goals and objectives by developing and implementing inventory management strategies across the enterprise. Serving as an inventory supervisor in the music industry, worked on the project team on ERP implementation (SGA MACS), as well as developed the operating procedures for multiple distribution warehouses.

Is impacting your organization with an inventory control manager who worked in manufacturing, oil/gas and staffing industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Software skills involve Lawson SCM, Infor Lawson M3 Smart Office, SAP R2/3, Crystal Reports, AS/400, Logility SP and QlikView.

While employed in a manufacturing company as an inventory control manager, collaborated finished goods demand with manufacturing to achieve an efficient supply chain model to keep in line with Company strategic goals. This professional operated in Movex production system and Logility SP (supply planning) system. Some of the tasks were effectively managing the supply planning system, as well as producing accurate and timely short term and long term manufacturing plans. Furthermore, collaborated with purchasing, engineering, and merchandising teams to obtain required information to support the supply plan, as well as updated and communicated all reports associated with supply plan output on a weekly basis.

Part of the job as a raw material inventory control manager was tracking inventory movements and storage plans to ensure proper accounting and controls were maintained, as well as providing support to Engineering Department for Inventory and Accounting System (Infor Lawson M3 Smart Office) and Microsoft Excel. Moreover, performed inventory audit of the Cutting room to root out large losses of more than $10K. Findings included improper procedures being practiced and formulating corrective action plans to retain accuracy. Additionally, maintained daily records of inventory cycle counts and produced monthly variance reports for upper management review.

What contributions could an inventory manager with experience working in retail, chemical and financial services industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor’s in Accounting and Master’s in Business Administration. Professional certifications involve Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification. Computer skills involve Lawson SCM, Lawson Financials, Essbase/Hyperion, SAP (FI, CO, GF & Condor), and AS/400. Experience includes General, Cost and Inventory Accounting, Forecasting and Analysis.

Challenges like successfully assisting in the transition from manual costing to an automated costing module were welcomed and successfully completed. While working in a retail company as an inventory manager, learned Lawson Report writing skill without any training, as well as became point of contact for all Lawson reporting. Part of the job was to be responsible for all Sales, Cost and Inventory accounting for 2 rapidly growing divisions.

Shared expertise by supervising a Sr. Accountant who does various projects besides month end journal entries. Some of the tasks were preparing monthly close packages for senior management to review, as well as explaining in detail cost variances & inventory reserve to senior management at month end meetings. Furthermore, developed a more accurate way of preparing monthly cost variance forecast & annual budgets.