Below are the 3 Supply Chain Managers, 4 Procurement Managers & 4 Inventory Managers with JD Edwards SCM & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides supply chain analysts, supply chain planners, product managers, systems analysts, software engineers, business analysts, functional consultants, developers and JD Edwards SCM implementation consultants on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Does a supply chain manager who is experienced in precious metals, manufacturing and retail industries, as well as knowledgeable in JD Edwards SCM and SAP pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes JD Edwards SCM and SAP. Educational background includes Bachelor’s in Business Logistics & International Business with Emphasis in Spanish.

One of the major responsibilities of this supply chain manager included carrying out an integral leadership role during a successful ERP conversion to SAP. The success was recognized globally due to the complexity/scope of the site. Key roles involved serving as SAP key user in logistics, purchasing, and production planning, as well as coordinating, managing and supporting the activities of the purchasing, production planning, warehouse activities, receiving and inventory control. As member of operations management, lean management, 5S and continuous improvement were ensured. Leading the complete physical inventory for site valued at ten million dollars, accuracy resulting at 99% was part of the important accomplishments.

The job covered leading a global initiative in the photovoltaic business to rebalance raw material and finished good inventory levels at sites globally, which was critical for the short life cycle of the product. Part of the tasks consisted of ensuring the integrity regarding inventory control, receiving inspections, cycle counts, returned goods. Developing and improving inventory KPIs on raw and finished goods, as well as optimizing safety stock strategy were done to avoid shortages, resulting in a 10% decrease of the site inventory. Both low and high inventory situations were monitored while taking appropriate steps to minimize customer service impact and obsolete inventory was minimized including redistributing to other sites globally.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a supply chain manager with work background in manufacturing, telecommunications and food services industries, as well as skilled in JD Edwards SCM, SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft? Technical skills cover JD Edwards SCM, SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft. Educational attainment includes Major in Agriculture Business/Dairy Science (5-time Dean’s Honor List Recipient) and Strategic Sales Negotiations Course.

While working for a manufacturing company, main functions of this supply chain manager were comprised of managing all supply chain activities from procurement to customer delivery including all warehousing, transportation and logistics. This individual coordinated and forecasted production with overseas partners in China and Germany. Collaborating with program management, engineering, sales and customer service was done to achieve company goals and new projects. Demand levels were managed in order to maximize inventory turns and FIFO. Procedural use of lean practices such as 5S, Kanban and JIT principles was employed. Developing, monitoring and improving cornerstone KPI’s were some of the duties.

Notable tasks included coordinating and importing full and LTC container transportation. Extensive customs experience was applied. On time delivery performance was improved by two weeks. Responsibilities consisted of moving and coordinating initial warehouse relocation and serving as key member of the implementation team to transition MRP to SAP. Functions involved overseeing and monitoring cycle count activities and annual physical inventories audits at the warehouse. Skills brought to the table consisted of handling the entire material coordination from procurement thru logistics and delivery of kitted material to cell tower sites.

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.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this procurement manager who worked in engineering, telecommunications and banking industries, as well as proficient in JD Edwards SCM, SAP and Oracle? Technical competencies involve JD Edwards SCM, SAP and Oracle. Educational background includes ITAM CSAM Attended Certified Software Asset Management and Strategic Sourcing (Certificate). This individual obtained Certifications in ITIL, Sig Sigma and A+.

One of the important contributions of this procurement manager included using Remedy requests to create purchase requisitions for software, hardware, indirect spend and professional labor/ professional services. The job entailed creating purchase requisitions for retail store hardware, IT asset hardware and software in SAP, in addition to pulling daily reports monitory life of the purchase requisitions. Making price changes and creating part numbers in SAP were included in the list of assigned tasks. The goods receipts for accounts payable were completed, along with ensuring purchase orders were paid on time. The category pricing in SAP was maintained and stakeholders were engaged.

This specialist managed EOL from Remedy tickets or emailed Excel spreadsheets, created purchase requisitions, created an Excel Workbook to track EOL and put on SharePoint. Working with vendors was done to obtain quotes, prices, inventory updates and ensure delivery. Skills brought to the table consisted of documenting the software management process, creating PowerPoint presentation then presenting for the awareness/importance of tracking software purchases in order to be compliant. Variances between the retail inventory database and SAP database were corrected. This was done to correct unrestricted and blocked variances for cellphone and accessories inventory; IDOC control reports were completed.

What can a procurement manager with work background in the construction industry, as well as specializations in JD Edwards SCM, PeopleSoft and Sage 300/Timberline bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve JD Edwards SCM, PeopleSoft and Sage 300/Timberline. Educational attainment includes B.B.A. Finance.

Working with areas such as performing a full range of financial functions on project procurements/purchasing using a variety of contract types (FFP, T&M) ranging in size and complexity from small task orders to multi-million-dollar contracts in support of construction projects was one of the responsibilities of this procurement manager. Duties covered organizing and overseeing the entire planning process for the division’s construction expense budgets. This individual developed new and innovative pricing models and improved existing pricing templates and processes. Aside from obtaining quotes and negotiating pricing, POs were managed and long-term commodity purchasing strategies were developed. Implementing a major cost system conversion to JD Edwards was efficiently completed.

Other functions consisted of reviewing all delivery issues and taking corrective action to avoid impacts. The ability to write reports, correspondence and procedures effectively and responding to suppliers, vendors, managers and customers was applied. Performance reviews and training were provided. The job covered exerting large-scale effort to reduce specification levels of current jobs by modifying materials used, and successfully achieved cost reduction and subsequent sales prices. Developing strategic planning schedules and performing variance analysis were part of the tasks. Initiating request for proposals (RFP), request for quotes (RFQ), and request for information (RFI) was completed, along with performing cost comparisons with alternate vendors and evaluating vendors and their products to meet customers’ needs.

Could your organization use a procurement manager who is experienced in engineering, construction and energy industries, as well as proficient in JD Edwards SCM and SAP? Technical proficiencies cover JD Edwards SCM and SAP. Educational background includes Bachelor of Arts in Business Management/Purchasing. This individual is a Certified Purchasing Manager.

One of the impact contributions of this procurement manager included handling procurement of all subcontracting construction services, engineering services, consultant services, frame agreements, capital equipment, and modular fabrication. While sourcing new contractors, this individual was able to save $1.3M on the mechanical contract, bundled the mechanical contract with the E&I contract, and saved an additional $361K in synergies. Responsibilities covered negotiating with the primary mechanical contractor and awarding a lump sum contract at the budget price of $15.7M. A sourcing strategy was developed for lower cost country resources in Central and South America. Negotiating agreements for Power Distribution Center (PDC) modular buildings and electrical panel fabrication was completed. The subcontractor qualification procedure was developed in conjunction with HSES, QA/QC and finances, as there was no written qualification document for contractors.

Procuring all subcontract construction services, in-place materials, capital equipment, engineering services, outsourcing of fabrication, rental equipment, consulting agreements and indirect services was one of the skills brought to the table. Functions covered ensuring contracts in compliance with nuclear regulatory commission quality levels, as well as developing a change management procedure that did not exist prior to my employment. Aside from reducing change orders by 28%, tracking and recouping the scope of work reductions were completed.

Would a procurement manager with familiarity in manufacturing, marketing and oil/gas industries, as well as skilled in JD Edwards and SAP help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover JD Edwards SCM and SAP. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Business Administration and Associate’s Degree in Banking & Finance.

Making a positive difference with conducting global agreements with an annual spend of $52 Million, achieving annual savings of $11 Million in different product categories, such as: forklifts, bearings and tires was one of the key focuses of this procurement manager. Responsibilities covered providing unit price analysis and handling global spends consolidation by material, comparative analysis by country to take action for solving differences. Duties consisted of creating new agreements in JD Edwards and SAP with Procurement Module and running reports from Business Intelligence of global agreements and total spends for the regions. The monthly report was prepared with the most relevant news for each negotiation, metrics of negotiations comparing the purchasing total spend report versus purchasing spend report under global agreement by country.

Notable tasks included tracking negotiations report and providing customer service for over 200 clients. Assistance was provided for JD Edwards’ transactions. This individual managed inventory control (in-out) of raw material reception, registration and payment process into JD Edwards and SAP. Controlling and maintaining all contracts agreed with suppliers were completed, along with creating raw material routes to generate purchase orders. One of the functions consisted of updating material and freight prices, exceptions in freights and fuel surcharges. Providing to the raw material coordinators and logistics the show case queries helped them to collect the raw material information required.

Would an inventory manager with familiarity in chemical, wholesale and manufacturing industries, as well as skilled in JD Edwards SCM help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover JD Edwards SCM. Educational attainment includes U.S Customs Compliance Course and World Writer/Software Workshop.

Making a positive difference with managing 4M dollars of inventory in 7 locations, as well as MRP (RoFo) spreadsheet preparation/customer forecasting were some of the key focuses of this inventory manager. Responsibilities covered transferring and receiving of product to 7 locations, ordering of product for 7 locations and setting up of carriers to transfer product to all locations. Duties consisted of receiving of product from vendors, overseeing relocation of 2 warehouses, in addition to analyzing rates and data for minimizing warehouses. The job covered negotiating of warehouse rates. Savings of $25,000 with a continued savings of $15,000 plus per year were achieved.

Notable tasks included updating and maintenance of accurate stock positions, carrying out stock adjustments on ERP system and maintaining lot information including expired lot. This individual handled monthly reconciliation and resolution of inventory in 7 warehouses, as well as carrying out toll manufacturing/movement of raw materials for blending. Functions involved overseeing re-labeling of product, monthly supplier forecasting and maintaining the SMOG report. The proposal of disposal was managed, in addition to negotiating pricing of disposal with a savings of $20,000 plus. Aside from approving warehouse and carriers’ charges, work with customs/brokers was done in maintaining correct duty rates. Problem resolution day to day with sales, customer service and warehouse personal was completed, along with maintaining and overseeing the samples account.

Could your organization use an inventory manager who is experienced in restaurant, business services and communications industries, as well as proficient in JD Edwards SCM, PeopleSoft and Oracle? Technical proficiencies cover JD Edwards SCM, PeopleSoft and Oracle.

Primary tasks of this inventory manager included inventory control, procurement, quality control, and billing, as well as restructuring purchasing and inventory control groups by splitting the procurement and maintenance of inventory levels from the purchasing function. Creating a new role to perform the function removed the responsibility from two purchasing agents. One important achievement involved reducing out of stocks by 95% within first three months. Performing the analyses of all processes in the warehouse, customer service, purchasing, transportation, and inventory departments was completed, along with proposing and implementing changes to maximize efficiency. This individual is a Power User on JD Edwards.

Contributions involved maintaining the weekly cycle count accuracy at 99.7%, improving physical inventory process, reducing from full weekend project to a half-day project and cutting overtime by 83%. Physical inventory losses were slashed from $17,000 first year to 86% less. Reconciling the inventory sub-ledger to the general ledger, posting transactions to all inventory related accounts was also handled. Developing the schedule for product to be delivered on existing routes, prior to equipment installation, for chain-wide conversion was carried out. New process was implemented for importing routes into JD Edwards, discontinuing use of Manugistics and saving $13,000 annually in support. Workflow efficiency was maximized by consolidating six jobs into four, saving $49,000.00 annual salary.

What can an inventory manager with work background in pharmaceutical, manufacturing and retail industries, as well as specializations in JD Edwards SCM and OneWorld XE bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve JD Edwards SCM and OneWorld XE. This individual obtained a Certification in JD Edwards OneWorld XE.

Working with areas such as providing inventory control of 2.1 million units and retail sales of $60 million was one of the skills brought to the table by this inventory manager. Duties covered designing, developing and implementing the Advanced Warehousing System, including configuration, setup and menu design. As is processes, to be processes, CRP, BPS and go live support were efficiently handled, along with the implementation and design of ASAP, Pick to Light Module for the distribution center. Tasks involved distribution of control and non-control finished goods, returns, inventory control, annual physical inventory and cycle counts, as well as managing two supervisors and eighteen hourly employees. Controlling 65 million dollars of inventory and achieving inventory accuracy of 99.8% were some of the key roles.

Responsibilities consisted of designing, developing and implementing JD Edwards XE Advanced Warehousing System, including configuration, setup and menu design. As is processes, to be processes, CRP, BPS and go live support were completed, along with the implementation and design of DSI for the distribution center. Responsibilities included providing functional support for the client and carrying out JD Edwards OneWorld B73.2 for Advanced Warehousing and DSI. Bar coding functionality was also handled. Maintaining service request response times per the SLA agreement was completed.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this inventory manager who worked in the manufacturing industry, as well as proficient in JD Edwards SCM? Technical competencies involve JD Edwards SCM and DSI Systems. Educational attainment includes Completed Courses/Seminars in JD Edwards, shipping, receiving, PIC System, and Leadership.

Important contributions of this inventory manager included working directly with the president of the company in US and managing $15 million inventory, total of 4 branches. Tasks covered handling 5 cycle counters that conducted daily counts and entries, as well as providing JD Edwards support (distribution, manufacturing, production) analysis and reports. Skills brought to the table included conducting physical inventory (responsible for 150 personnel at the physical counts and data entry) using JD Edwards and DSI (4 physicals counts at year), continuing with implementations and providing training of JD Edwards (pick, pack & ship confirm & pallets report by customer using DSI (wireless system).

Key roles involved providing analysis to each department manager to consolidate the environments and lower the inventory cost from by providing disposition plans, along with completing other duties as assigned by management. Duties consisted of handling physical inventories, accuracy, adjustments and issues, in addition to introducing systematic analysis of daily discrepancy reports. Participating on the JD Edwards team “go live” and carrying out the implementation of inventory, distribution, and part of the manufacturing side were completed. Training was conducted for employees of inventory, distribution, manufacturing and production (JD Edwards & DSI System). Metrics and reports were maintained to measure the effectiveness of the planning and inventory department.