Below are the 3 Supply Chain Managers, 4 Supply Chain Planners & 3 Supply Chain Analysts with various industry & systems experience. The Thor Group® provides supply chain managers, supply chain planners & supply chain analysts on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain manager who worked in agriculture, marketing and manufacturing industries, as well as proficient in JD Edwards SCM and Sage MAS 100? Technical competencies involve JD Edwards SCM and Sage MAS 100. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science Major in Business Administration and Minor in Finance; and Advanced Studies Diploma in Communications and Fine Arts. This individual is a Certified ISO Auditor.

Important contributions of this supply chain manager included planning and procuring all non-perishable raw materials for all ten of SG packaging facilities across the US, including subcontracted services. The job entailed setting, executing and achieving annual cost savings goals, as well as getting involved in all relevant staff. Working closely with sales, compliance, and operations on existing, new projects and product development was part of the assigned tasks. Supplier relationships between all suppliers (both domestic and foreign), and the buyers at all ten SG packaging locations were managed. Duties involved analyzing and negotiating terms to obtain necessary materials and products in a timely and cost-effective manner.

This specialist wrote, established and trained employees on sops related to all aspects of supply chain as it pertains to any specific department or employee. Significant trends, changes in suppliers and prices were monitored to capitalize on opportunities and/or protect the company. Cost savings opportunities were identifies and RFPs were executed. Aside from confirming supplier compliance, audits, and ensuring that suppliers conform with company rules and FDA regulations, new/innovative products/supplies were researched to provide opportunities to the sales team and for the company.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a supply chain manager-data analytics who is skilled in PeopleSoft, Epic and SAP with background working in a university hospital? Technical competencies involve PeopleSoft, Epic, SAP, Smartsheet, Oracle, EDI, SPM, Optiflex, Tableau, SQL, Statistica, data mining/analysis and award-winning supply utilization dashboards. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Business Administration in Leadership and Management degree as well as an Entrepreneurial Certificate. This individual obtained certifications in SFS, MMACS and CPS. One of the recognitions received is the Supply Chain Management Excellence Award for physician supply usage dashboards.

Serving in a university hospital, main functions of this supply chain manager included managing data analytics and tracking supply expenses associated with procedures/practitioners. Executing a multi-million dollar budget/100 FTEs across procedural, perioperative and the business unit functional areas was part of the duties competently performed on an ongoing basis. This individual implemented hospital wide substitution dashboard tracking/presenting active backordered items to end users/practitioners. Knowledge of Epic, SAP, PeopleSoft and Smartsheet was utilized.

Skills brought to the table consisted of increasing contract compliance of implants from 68% to 94% through dashboard, achieving highest quarterly rebate in 10 years and creating the physician supply usage dashboard leading to conservative projected savings of $1.4M over life of contract. Assigning $15M of non-contracted item spend to contracts over the course of one year was part of the key roles. Areas of expertise covered budgeting, P&L as well as financial analysis, leading to cost reduction and saving opportunities within Supply Chain, MIS/ERP inventory system management, EDI, supply automated ordering and supply utilization tracking.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this sr. supply chain manager who worked vastly in a healthcare system? Educational attainment is composed of various Courses on Inventory Control and Purchasing Strategies. Software skills involve Lawson SCM, Lawson Materials Management Software and Paragon System Software. Professional certifications include Emergency Medical Technician and CPR/BLS Certification.

Contributed to the organization by being responsible for the implementation and daily operations associated with resource and supply chain management of two rural hospitals. Tasks included the analysis of supply chain operational activities and overseeing a minimum monthly departmental expense budget. As a sr. supply chain manager, monitored and controlled the financial status of departmental budgets authorizing any changes or reallocations, and communicating with finance on a monthly basis.

As an operating room materials coordinator, duties involved maintaining the facility materials management computer system as well as creating and directing staff in the new hospital wide computer system. Tasks included the initial set up of materials as team lead for materials management for the build and introduction of computer system including assisting in writing and researching policies for materials management.

What contributions could a supply chain planner with experience working in manufacturing, software and pharmaceutical industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Economics and Master of Business Administration, with Specialization in Supply Chain Management. Software experience and proficiency involve Epicor SCM, NetSuite and SAP.

Challenges like utilizing proficiency in ERP software Epicor for day-to-day problem solving to help push backlogged orders through to the production floor were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. As a planner in a manufacturing company, interfaced with colleagues in Sales, Operations, Procurement, Production Control, Demand Planning, Marketing, and IT to consistently achieve desired results and department goals. Also, issued production orders for packaging, casing, labeling, and printing of USB flash drives and SD cards, as well as production orders for components made in-house, with total value of finished product exceeding $5 million USD. This specialist issued those production orders based on sales demand, forecast demand, component availability, line capacity, and special request. Also scheduled production according to priority and line capacity.

Shared expertise by redesigning logistical plan and container maximization strategy by analyzing parameters such as product packaging design, carton sizing, and freight consolidation. Serving as a supply chain Intern, created Excel model to track unit freight costing across product lines for all container sizes. In addition, implemented EDI feeds to/from existing ERP database: supported by CFO that streamlined transaction-related information and documented flows with vendors. Furthermore, took part in meetings with key vendors to discuss planning and purchasing for upcoming seasons, and assisted in preparing to negotiate important vendor agreements and contracts. Additionally, made planning recommendations to upper management, based on demand forecasting models, as well as profitability and freight efficiency analyses, generated in company’s ERP software.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this planning manager/supply chain planner who is experienced in import, manufacturing and logistics industries, as well as proficient in Oracle SCM and MS Dynamics AX? Technical competencies involve Oracle SCM, SAP and MS Dynamics AX. Educational background includes Bachelor of Business Administration and APICS CPIM Classes (Basics of Supply Chain Management and JIT). This individual received Six Sigma Green Belt Training.

This planning manager fulfilled a critical role leading a broad spectrum of logistics and supply chain responsibilities for this leading developer of technologies for the benefit of electronics systems end users. The job covered engaging in capacity planning, production scheduling, inventory control, procurement and forecasting to ensure the continuous availability of components to meet market demand. Accountability was maintained for all revenue generation and forecasting for the lighting division. Tasks covered leading the Oracle ERP implementation for the Manufacturing and Order Management modules, including the creation, documentation and testing of material flow through the manufacturing facility.

Another job encompassed production planning and customer shipments at 3 plants. Achievements included increasing the OTD % from 89% to 98% by analyzing the data for high volume parts off the presses and establishing min/max production runs. This also smoothed out the production schedules for longer, more efficient runs on high volume 1100T, 1200T, 600T and 330 Servo presses and allowed small presses (400T, 100T) to be utilized for smaller/service part runs.

Does a supply chain planner who is knowledgeable in Lawson Financial and QuickBooks with experience in a nonprofit drug and alcohol rehabilitation center pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Lawson Financial and QuickBooks. Educational background includes A.A.S, Business and Computers.

Major responsibilities of this supply chain planner included sourcing supplies and equipment per the organization’s policies, preparing purchase requisitions, issuing purchase orders in accordance with policy and negotiating terms/ conditions. Key roles covered preparing the documentation for all items needed to run the facilities on a daily basis and training the facility administrators on the Lawson Financial software. Relationships with key suppliers were developed and managed to create effective partnerships. The purchasing agent and administrator were trained or overseen.

Other duties involved planning, developing and buying materials, parts, supplies and equipment in a cost effective way or timely manner while maintaining appropriate quality standards/ specifications. The job covered serving as a liaison with accounts payable department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier. An additional function consisted of bidding on goods/ services, price negotiations and vendor selection.

Is impacting your organization with a planner with work background in transportation, technology and retail industries a current business consideration? Remarkable achievements were generating $20 Million in savings thru labor efficiencies, scrap reduction, as well as increasing turns from 4 to 12, sustaining above 96% service levels across distribution network and 98% line fill/unit fill rates. Technical skills are composed of JDA SCM, Oracle and Kanban. Educational attainment and certification are composed of MBA in Finance & Operations Management. Credentials include Certified CPIM, CSCP and Certified CPF.

Serving in a retail company, utilizing Oracle and JDA integrated solution to conduct demand planning, store assortment planning and replenishment was a primary responsibility. Reconciling category/sub-2 allocation to sales plan/margin plans was also part of the job. Additional tasks involved driving sales/operational planning with merchandising, finance, and Marketing department to implement process improvements.

In another job, executing supply chain related kaizen events and value stream mapping was one of the key duties accomplished. Other responsibilities were ensuring shortened vendor lead times, tooling, components, subassemblies, and turnaround cores availability to close gaps in materials organization. Moreover, this specialist identified alternate vendor sourcing, as well as developed inventory control programs of consignment stocks, VMI, and Kanban replenishments. Standardizing and adopting A3 project methodology of JDA planning systems in statistical forecasting was also part of the job.

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.

Could your organization use a data analyst who is experienced in hospital network and healthcare services provider, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM, SAP and Oracle? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft SCM, SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, SQL, Crystal Reports, CPT, HCPCS and ICD-9/10. Educational background includes Information Systems and Business Management; as well as Mathematics and Music.

Some impact contributions of this data analyst included supporting the supply chain management conversion team for a large-scale PeopleSoft ERP implementation at the hospital with legacy system to PeopleSoft data crosswalks, cleansing and validation through go-live. Standardizing business processes related to supply chain with a focus on a new inventory system and processes were part of the key roles.

In another job, the initial receipt, review and delegation of all data files r (clinical, cost, charge master, pricing, pharmacy, supply) SQL Programming, ETCL, process development and automation were carried out. Duties involved troubleshooting and customizing client-specific data issues and requests in SQL, development of middle-tier stored procedures for process auditing and data QA. The CTO was assisted with data re-structure and automation of daily processing tasks and analysis of Medicaid, Medicare, AddB, HCPC and CPT codes.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ an SAP supply chain senior analyst with extensive experience working in computer hardware and storage industries? Academic profile is composed of Bachelors in Computer Science and Engineering and Masters in Human Resources Management. This SAP supply chain senior operations analyst has over 8+ years of experience with strong knowledge in end to end supply chain and logistics as well as SAP ERP, SAP MM, JDA HANA and PP. Also, well-versed in SAP ERP CoE, SAP JDA, SAP HANA, SharePoint, Ariba and QC tools. Moreover, experienced in Master Data Integration with Arena PLM for Materials and Costing BOM, SAP Best Practice Implementations and ABAP methodology.

Serving as a SAP supply chain senior analyst, provided technical, analytical leadership and support to improve the quality and timeliness of the S&OP process. Other duties were identifying and implementing various tools to support the S&OP and product lifecycle management processes as well as the inventory and purchasing functions. This professional collaborated with multiple departments and vendors on procurement need to successfully execute supply chain initiatives. Also, created/analyzed Master Schedule (supply-Demand Plan) then presented weekly findings to upper management.

As an SAP supply chain analyst in a computer hardware & storage company, served as a liaison between the distribution center, purchasing, inventory management and logistic departments to ensure a proper flow of product through the supply chain. Furthermore, responsible for the oversight of multiple projects supporting diverse business units and technologies within the Enterprise Resource Planning Center of Excellence (ERP CoE).