Below are the 11 Supply Chain Managers with various industries & systems experience.  The Thor Group® provides supply chain managers on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Would a detail-oriented SAP supply chain manager with experience working in biotechnology, pharmaceutical and aerospace/defense industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of AA Specialized Business, BS Management & Information Systems. Professional certifications include PWC Certification in SAP 3.0 Materials Management. SAP modules skills include MM, IM, FI, CO, PS, P2P, SD, RWD uPeform, and RWD InfoPak. This specialist is experienced with end-to-end SAP Implementations (3.0, 4.0, 4.5, 4.6c, 4.7, 5.0) Procure to Pay, Materials Management (Vendor, Info records, Source List, Master Data, Service Entry Sheets, Purchasing, Requisitions, Contracts, Sourcing, Vendor evaluation, Outline and Scheduling Agreements, Material Master, Inventory Management, Logistics Invoice Verification) and Integration Points between Materials Management, Finance and Sales and Distribution.

Some accomplishments included working as (hands-on) manager responsible for designing, configuring, technical development & testing of Business Administration solutions based on business requirements for Materials Management, Purchasing (working knowledge of purchase requisitions, purchase orders, release strategies, vendor master, etc.), Inventory Management (working knowledge of goods receipt, stock levels, etc.), and Logistics Invoice Verification. Serving in a biotech & pharma company as a SAP supply chain manager (SAP R/3 Version 4.7), has good working knowledge of integration points between SD, MM and LIV (in 4.7) and Invoice Verification in other SAP versions.

Shared expertise by managing and leading Material Master Upload Project (Web-based material master data upload program). While employed in an aerospace/defense company as a SAP MM Consultant, developed reports for the Procurement team to support KPIs, as well as analyzed and resolved help desk tickets for Procurement, Inventory Management and Finance.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a supply chain supervisor who is skilled in Lawson Mobile Supply Chain and Epic with background working in a general medical/surgical hospital and a medical center? Technical competencies involve Lawson Mobile Supply Chain and Epic. Educational attainment includes Master of Public Administration (Healthcare Management, with honors), Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Associate of Arts (pre-med). This individual is a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA).

One of the main functions of this supply chain supervisor included managing the inventory control staff that maintained the inventory for five separate departments (including cardiac catheterization, interventional radiology, electrophysiology, neuroradiology and pre/post holding) within the heart and vascular center. Improving the inventory through streamlining processes, assisting in capturing proper charging for surgical procedures/products and being available for inventory specialist as a resource were all part of the duties competently performed on ongoing basis. This individual worked hand in hand with manager and physicians to address any changes, issues, or concerns that might exist, as well as collaborated with value analysis and material management and aided the project management team in projects throughout the facility. With the operation of Lawson Point of Use, the inventory in the Catheterization lab decreased by $260,000.

The job entailed working in partnership with Infor Lawson to improve Lawson Point of Use and establishing an interface between Lawson Point of Use and Epic. Utilizing functions, reports, and Microsoft Add-ins within Lawson Back Office was done to improve the heart-vascular center. Operating the Lawson Mobile Supply Chain to facilitate process improvements was also completed.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a supply chain manager with experience working in government, transportation and mining industries? Educational attainment is composed of MBA (Supply Chain). Professional certifications earned as: Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA), Oracle EBS R12 SCM Certified Implementation Specialist: Oracle Purchasing, Oracle EBS R12 SCM Certified Implementation Specialist: Order Management and Oracle EBS R12 SCM Certified Implementation Specialist: Oracle Inventory. Oracle skills include iProcurement / iSupplier / WMS / Purchasing, Oracle E-Business Suite R12 / Oracle e-Business Suite CRM, Supply Chain Management / Procure to Pay (P2P), Oracle EBS Financials AR, AP, Adv’ Collection, CM, FM, as well as Demand Management / Supply Chain Planning. This specialist has developed integrated Oracle ERP business solutions CRM and SCM domains, as well as architected Oracle R12 SCM Sourcing, Self Service, Proc’ Contract, SLCM and iSupplier Portal.

Serving as a sr. EAM / ERP procurement specialist, proposed, planned INFOR, Oracle e-Business Suite and Unifier for integration, as well as integrated INFOR EAM, Inventory with Oracle SCM (PO, iProc) for fulfillment. Also, leveraged contracts in Unifier for Oracle SCM Sourcing, PO, iProc, INV, as well as configured users’ Oracle iProc’s for Punch Out / Shops for EAM orders.

As a sr. Oracle EBS SCM/EAM consultant, analyzed Oracle EAM, SCM processes, Oracle P2P Cycle, Spend Analysis and Vendor relations. Other duties were architecting, implementing Oracle R12, Sourcing, Procurement Contract and iSupplier Portal, as well as consolidating demands using 3rd Party Viziya tool Scheduler integrated through Oracle EAM / INV. As supply chain manager, tasks involved analyzing legacy data, mapping it to Oracle ERP, SCM and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). This individual managed Oracle SCM data team SMEs, business users, contractors, data load schedules / time as well as designed templates captured data from legacy, and validated data loaded into Oracle ERP system.

What can a supply chain manager with work background in a county hospital and a medical center, as well as specialization in PeopleSoft SCM and PeopleSoft HCM bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft SCM and PeopleSoft HCM. Educational attainment includes Masters of Business Administration Specializing in Healthcare Management (Magna Cum Laude) and Bachelors of Business Administration in Business Management (Cum Laude).

Working with areas such as providing results within direct management to the purchasing, planning, shipping/receiving and inventory control functions was one of the responsibilities of this supply chain manager. Duties covered hands-on participation in departmental activities, planning, budgeting, purchasing, resource management, scheduling, training, supplier network, best practices, quality and continued improvement of responsible areas. This individual assisted with the planning, restocking and usage data for 168 locations; planning, organizing, directing and controlling all facets of a comprehensive supply chain program. This included inventory management of $1.4 million in 7 buildings for all materials, supplies, services and equipment: receiving, storing and distribution of supplies to customer units for multiple facilities.

Primary achievements consisted of managing the price for approximately 80,000 items in PeopleSoft Database, importing contract pricing into the organization’s PeopleSoft System (MARS) within 24 hours. One of the key roles involved providing customer service resolutions by resolving pricing issues for all entities affiliated within 24-48 hours upon receipt. The job covered resolving day-to-day (MARS) PeopleSoft issues, communicating with supply chain clients (system-wide) and other customers to understand system challenges, as well as delivering solutions to best serve the needs and effectiveness of the organization.

Would a detail-oriented senior supply chain manager with experience working in postal services, business services and communications industries fit in your organization? Professional certifications involve CPM certification and Six Sigma Green Belt Training. Computer proficiency consists of JDA Manugistics and SAP. Highly experienced in demand forecasting and modeling using SAP APO and Manugistics, with functional expertise in supply chain management, supply chain integration in supply planning, demand planning, Manugistics and SAP. The professional is qualified in using Manugistics to create models for forecasts that help improve customer service, source more effectively, reduce inventory and revisit pricing strategies for a supplier base.

Some accomplishments included using JDA Manugistics to forecast operational start dates of Contract Postal units, as well as utilizing Manugistics to forecast 450 contract postal units nationwide for Postal service. Acting as senior supply chain manager in a postal services company, extensively used MS Project to manage Manugistics and Supply Chain Integration Implementations, as well as evaluated historic demand patterns, such as randomness, trend, cycle, seasonality, and seasonality with trend utilizing following forecasting heuristics: moving averages, trend, seasonal and seasonality with trend analysis.

Shared expertise by utilizing Manugistics to forecast optimization of office supplies with another locale. Also, evaluated deviations in the forecast for all heuristic using MAD and MSD. This then helped determine the best technique for forecast modeling through Manugistics. Furthermore, forecasted long term and short term requirements of headcount at 7 district field sites, as well as handled implementation of a workforce management system within the organization to enable effective management of shifts, and forecasting staffing.

How can a global supply chain manager (SCM) with experience working in several oilfield services and equipment companies help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration in Supply Chain Management. Professional certifications include APICS CPIM Certification, Supply Chain Sourcing Certificate and Supply Chain Logistics Certificate of Entrepreneurship. System skills include JD Edwards (JDE), Oracle BI Navigator and Showcase Query Builder.

Working with challenging issues such as managing $167M inventory portfolio to improve day sales of inventory and inventory turns metrics have vetted this specialist’s work experience. As a global supply chain manager (SCM), managed two direct reports to handle tactical sales order redeployment and Min/Max Replenishment responsibilities. Some of the tasks were implementing a reposition strategy to reduce excess and obsolete inventory, as well as managing product forecast with regional business unit managers.

With a “can do approach” in the area of achieving $1.4M in global inventory reduction by utilizing the sales order redeployment dashboard in JDE have been career objectives. Acting as a global supply chain analyst (SCM), exceeded the 2015 inventory budget target reduction of $20M by 21%, as well as reduced inventory by $1.5M for all 9 locations implemented on Min/Max Replenishment System. Moreover, reduced $345K in excess inventory by identifying opportunities to substitute, cannibalize or rework slow moving inventory.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a supply chain manager with experience working in distribution and safety equipment industries? Technical skills involve Epicor Profit 21. Key accomplishments were negotiating product pricing that saved company $500,000 to $750,000 per year, as well as reorganizing warehouse; that resulted in improving accuracy from 60% to 96%. This prompted company to change to a centralized inventory system. Moreover, negotiated deals that brought slow / dead inventory net cost down by 75% resulting in annual savings of $1.5 million annually.

Serving in a distribution company as a supply chain manager, documented and maintained precise records (Prophet 21, Epicor, SX Data Software, and Excel). Some of the tasks were directing contact for executives, vendors, clients and warehouse teams, as well as being responsible for inventory management including dead, slow moving and consignment inventories with focus on cost effectiveness and profitability. In addition, was responsible for negotiating high dollar credits with all vendors.

As a supply chain manager, was responsible for the procurement of high-volume consumable items (poly-sheeting, duct tape, hand tools, PPE, etc.) and high dollar restoration equipment for all company warehouses. Additionally, was accountable for the automatic replenishment system with focus on expediting purchase orders and shipping. This professional directed contact across departments for logistics and accurate lead times. Furthermore, handled the logistics and movement of company’s slow and dead moving inventories.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a supply chain manager with experience working in a children’s hospital and a university health system? Software knowledge consists of Lawson, ChartMaxx, BusinessObjects and Pyxis.

Serving in a children’s hospital as a supply chain manager, has managed inventory control item master via Pyxis and Lawson for stocked and non-stocked items. This professional developed and implemented processes for getting product to clinicians most quickly, efficiently, and consistently with selected technologies chosen by the customer. Also, has designed revenue reporting to clinicians and nurse managers, identifying supply chain processes that enhanced revenue and maximized productivity. Moreover, has rapidly learned and mastered various computer programs and logistics to benefit hospital clinical supply chain production, cost management, and overall day-to-day processes. Programs used were Lawson, BusinessObjects, Pyxis Consulting, Wisdom 2 and Microsoft Office.

As a project manager or team lead for various projects, has worked on Pyxis Stations System 15 upgrade to System 30 for an entire hospital, as well as acted as team lead for upgrade of handheld technology. In addition, has revised and rebuilt supply chain carts and cabinets for units and clinics.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain manager with experience working in logistics, communications and oil/gas industries? Educational attainment is composed of BA Marketing/Communications. Software proficiencies include PeopleSoft SCM, Oracle, Great Plains and SAP platforms.

Contributed to the organization’s success by managing all warehouse operations to include OSHA compliance, maintenance, scheduling, configuration, personnel, systems enhancement and new construction. Serving as a supply chain manager in a logistics company, managed all local drayage, rail, over-the-road, multi modal, cross docking, reverse logistics, warehousing and trans-loading operations nationwide. In addition, utilized extensive multi modal contract negotiation and contract management experience to negotiate new rail, trucking and barge agreements to leverage corporate freight volume. This resulted in reduced transportation Cost and maximized operational efficiency.

Supported organizational goals in another job by providing global distribution guidance, inventory, fulfilment and logistics leadership/ support at a corporate level for this satellite telecommunications company. This was primarily for their line of personal GPS locating devices through all major sporting good supply chain channels. As a supply chain manager in an inventory/transportation/contracts/logistics company, managed, coached and mentored a staff of three professionals. Also, analyzed stock run rates and determine necessary steps to ensure availability domestically and in foreign markets while maintaining a balance with a “Just in Time” format and backorder situations. Furthermore, accounted for all inventory entries to include Purchase in, transfers, and returns-to-inventory into inventory management system (ERP: Great Plains/PeopleSoft/Oracle).

Does a supply chain manager who is experienced in manufacturing and IT services industries, as well as knowledgeable in Oracle SCM pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Oracle SCM, Oracle Applications 11.i/ 11.5.6/ 11.5.7/ 11.0/ 10.7/ 10.6, Inventory, iProcurement, Purchasing, Bill of Material, AP, GL, OE, Shipping modules and Mapics. Educational background includes MBA (Industrial Management) and BS Business Administration (cum laude).

Major responsibilities of this supply chain manager included effectively administering materials for assigned commodities supplies or services, as well as developing long and short-range procurement strategies that ensured materials supply. One of the key roles covered developing a supplier rating system related to cost, quality and ability to deliver. This individual was hired to lead the team for Oracle implementation.

Another job covered working with Oracle Applications Production Instance 11.5.6, 11.5.7 Inventory, Purchasing, iProcurement, AP and GL Modules. Tasks consisted of serving as procurement functional lead for three deployments involving Purchasing, Inventory, iProcurement, Accounts Payable and General Ledger, in addition to working with individual business units to develop and analyze business issue questionnaires. Gap analysis between application performance and reports to business requirements was performed. Functions involved working with business units to develop best practices, establish optimized processes, determine suppliers/ item data integrity and develop a project plan or test scripts used in process playback, conference room pilot as well as user acceptance testing. Other skills consisted of performing Oracle manufacturing configuration and set-ups, process flows, system security; user fit surveys, gap analysis, end-user training and serving as system administrator.

How can a supply chain manager with work experience in a children’s medical center and a medical technology company help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS Accounting and MBA. Professional certifications include Six Sigma Black Belt, CPIM (APICS) and Certified Public Accountant. This specialist has extensive leadership and management experience in Supply Chain, Distribution/Warehousing, Logistics, Facilities Management, and Purchasing. Software knowledge involves SAP SCM. This individual has broad background in Strategic Planning, Operations and Operational/Capital Budgeting.

Working with challenging issues such as being responsible for the hospital Supply Chain from point of entry to point of use, maintaining 34 OmniCell towers, as well as Pharmacy, Emergency and Operating room supplies have vetted this specialist’s work experience. Acting as a supply chain manager in a children’s medical center, orchestrated a complete service recovery for the hospital after split with another Hospital, including Improved Prime Vendor fill rates from 90% to 97% in 60 days. Also, documented and streamlined operations as well as designed and implemented a comprehensive selection and training program, eliminating wasted labor by 4 FTEs.

With a “can do approach” in the area of managing a total inventory of over $19M, with annual gross sales of over $180M have been career objectives. Serving as a vice president of supply chain, negotiated and managed over $4.6M in vendor growth and incentive programs, increasing program revenue by over 7%. Furthermore, reduced non-performing inventory by over $2.3 Million (10%), championed Demand Forecast Improvement Six Sigma Project, saving over $20,000 per year.