Below are the 3 Supply Chain Directors, 4 Supply Chain Managers & 4 Demand Managers with various systems & industry experience. The Thor Group® provides supply chain directors, supply chain managers and demand managers on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Would a detail-oriented director of supply chain management with experience working in pharmaceutical, consumer goods and thermoplastic industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Associate degree in Liberal Arts. Technical skills include JD Edwards SCM, Visio, Strategy Showcase, TrackWise, Business intelligence (BI) and Crystal Reports. APICS courses attended cover Production Control Activity; Enterprise Concepts/Fundamentals; Inventory Management; and Material Requirement Planning.

Accomplishments included being responsible for monthly budget for both work-in-process and finished products to meet monthly manufacturing absorption targets. While employed in a pharmaceutical company as a director of supply chain management, managed synchronization to the supply chain due to changes in forecast, material deliveries and manufacturing delays in order to meet customer on time deliveries. Also, coordinated and expedited delays through the following departments: quality control, quality assurance, distribution and regulatory. Key accomplishment was reducing back orders by $800,000 per month by focusing on root cause analysis and creating team concepts to track forecast vs. days-on-hand of finished product. Similarly, reduced inventory dollars by $70 million and increased inventory turns by changing the release of manufacturing orders based on finished product days-on-hand.

Shared expertise by assisting the IT department with the JD Edwards ERP manufacturing and distribution applications in reference business processes set up recommendations. While employed in a consumer goods company, reduced out of stock of finished products to the lowest point in the last five years, resulting in increased sales of $780,000/year. Furthermore, changed parameters on the JD Edwards MPS/MRP system to allow correct planning to support supply chain to domestic and international markets.

Does a director of supply chain & operations with experience in a medical organization pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes SAP, Oracle, i2 Supply Chain Strategist Suite and ERP/MRP Systems. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Business Management & Corporate Finance. Certification covers Certified Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager.

Major responsibilities of this director of supply chain and operations included launching and expanding the new business concept into ambulatory, and healthcare facilities for OSHA & HIPAA training as well as providing Medical Supplies and Hazardous Waste Management. This specialist leveraged technology, sales, marketing, supply chain, and logistics expertise to gain a competitive industry edge while orchestrating all aspects of day-to-day operations. Key roles covered hiring, training, supervising and developing a cohesive team of 37. Working closely with sales, marketing & engineering was done to develop and brand compelling Value Propositions to the marketplace. Positive experiences brought to the business table covered partnering with field-based operational teams to deliver exemplary customer service and increase customer satisfaction, in addition to spearheading the mobile technology development and implementation.

The job covered instituting the supply distribution task force to review techniques to consolidate functions, eliminate duplication of effort, and optimize efficiency. Functions consisted of building the Performance Metrics Dashboard for Health System, Inventory and Key Strategic Vendor Partners, along with managing key engagement with largest national account across multiple levels of leadership. Important contributions consisted of raising EBITDA, enhancing client satisfaction levels, and fostering a team -oriented, respect-based and service-focused internal culture.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain director who worked in a medical center and a health system, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM, PeopleSoft HR and Lawson? Technical competencies involve PeopleSoft SCM, PeopleSoft HR, Lawson, Access, Mobile Supply Chain Management Software and Pyxis. Educational background includes Master of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Associate of Science in Nursing (RN degree).

One of the important contributions of this supply chain director included overseeing supply chain for the regional facilities. Areas of oversight covered replenishment of storerooms on units, stocking of nurse server cabinets in patient rooms, implementing use of contracted items, receiving and distribution, courier services, mailroom, development and oversight of departmental warehouses. Maintaining the appropriate par levels based on usage in all areas of these facilities, as well as item file changes and maintenance in Lawson 9.0 MMIS were carried out. A staff of 45 direct and indirect reporting associates was managed. This individual operated within budget every year in management while assisting supply chain to reduce $1-2 million from supply cost annually.

The individual actively worked with the value analysis committee to evaluate, standardize, and consolidate products within the 16-facility system, to provide patients with the best care possible. The job entailed serving on the committee for planning and development of the medical center and serving on committee to expand same facility to an inpatient facility. Other tasks involved serving on the disaster planning committee and overseeing supply in the warehouse.

Does hiring a senior supply chain manager experienced in telecommunications, technology and manufacturing industries meet your organization’s requirements? Systems knowledge covers SAP SCM and SAP Ariba, along with Fieldglass and PeopleSoft. Experience is in directing contract and procurement services; supply chain programs; and vendor managed services for organizations in diverse industries that include manufacturing, telecommunications and transportation. Areas of expertise include supply chain systems management, materials management, as well as RFI & RFP Processes. The individual graduated with Bachelor of General Studies and Master of Business Administration.

Duties of this senior supply chain manager involved leading, managing and directing driving systematic improvement processes for forecast review/analysis to enable the materials organization to improve supply chain flexibility. Priorities were overseeing SAP workflow for sales orders, purchase orders, deliveries, and invoices, as well as taking care of people management by developing staffing strategies, establishing individual performance goals and priorities then reviewing performance against the goals, plans and grants salary increases as appropriate.

Other responsibilities were leading, managing, and directing the functional supply chain systems team. Support was given to instances of Ariba Buyer, Fieldglass, PeopleSoft, SAP, and additional web applications. Aside from being in charge of program and project management, another duty was handling customer relationship management by acting as a functional liaison between IT, internal customer organizations, and external vendors.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain manager with vast experience working in a healthcare system? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Arts in English and Masters of Science in Data Science (MSDS). Systems mastered were Lawson SCM, Systems Application and Products (SAP) MM Purchasing, Business Objects Material/Inventory Management, SAP ARIBA, Salesforce CRM, NetSuite, Cerner and Infor CloudSuite. Professional certifications involve Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) Champion Certification and Epic (OpTime Preference Card Builder, Cupid, Cogito Reporting).

Contributed to the organization’s success by optimizing efficiencies as the Technical Administrator for the BMC FootPrints Help Desk Support Ticketing System. This professional cleared a 3-year backlog of unresolved tickets in a span of 6 months, and enhanced the reporting ability/data visualization in conjunction with Microsoft Access Forms and Power BI. This shaved an average of 27 minutes per resolution of each FootPrints Issue Ticket to 8 minutes in the same 6-month span.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by preemptively pioneering the impending decommissioning of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and initiating the query migration and modification of the Reporting Services (SSRS) to POWER BI for the Materials Management Information Services (MMIS) Function. As a supply chain manager in a health system, enriched the landscape of Lean/Continuous Improvement Models as a Thought Leader to the System-wide Culture Through Ongoing Design and Development as well as Implementation of Automated Solutions to Rudimentary Tasks.

Would a supply chain manager with familiarity in a short term, acute care hospital, as well as skilled in Epicor SCM, Oracle and MS Dynamics Navision help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover Epicor SCM, Oracle, MS Dynamics Navision and IBM AS/400. Educational attainment includes Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical). This individual is Certified in Production and Inventory Management and APICS.

Making a positive difference with planning, purchasing, shipping/receiving, material handling and tooling management were some of the key focuses of this supply chain manager. Various projects were led, resulting in process improvement and cost savings. Supply chain optimization was carried out, resulting in annual savings of over $300K with better lead time and quality from suppliers. Lean materials management was implemented in the planning and production floor. Responsibilities covered leading the ERP system cleaning project resulting in better scheduling messages and reduction of past due work orders by 30%, as well as demand planning, forecast analysis and loading/variation analysis. Sales and operation planning were led with weekly performance monitoring to the plan.

Notable skills used on a regular basis included handling capacity review and planning both short term and long term, in addition to implementing supplier scorecard to monitor supplier performance. This individual managed standard work implementation for planners and buyers and assisted with value stream implementation and new product development. Particular strengths included sales, inventory and operation (SIOP); forecasting; supplier relationship/performance monitoring; and supervision of planning, purchasing, assembly, manufacturing and materials.

Is impacting your organization with a supply chain manager with experience working in a healthcare system a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration with Concentration in Information Systems. Technical skills consist of PeopleSoft SCM, Oracle ERP and SaaS. Professional certifications involve Certified Scrum Master.

While employed in a healthcare system as a supply chain manager on Oracle ERP PeopleSoft implementation, was involved in 30+ Supply Chain and Financial applications. Some of the tasks were development and execution of remediation, testing and go live project schedules, as well as coordinating with geographically disbursed teams to meet project objectives within scope, schedule, resource constraints, dependencies, quality, and risks. Part of the job was to work with functional managers to secure project staffing and coordinate work effort. Moreover, ensured timely status updates to all project stakeholders including Project Sponsors and Executive Management.

Part of the job as a senior IT project manager-Certified Scrum Master was to work on patient education SaaS and Hosted platforms. Other duties were IT project management for $1.4 million patient education SaaS and Hosted platforms, as well as cross functional project management and coordination amongst Development, QA, IT Infrastructure, and Operations. Additionally, managed day-to-day project details, facilitated daily stand-up, retrospectives, release planning, demos, bug fixes, change requests, risk mitigation, and enhancements for key products to meet business need. Furthermore, defined resource requirements and managed resource allocation specific to assigned projects.

Does recruiting this demand & orders manager who has experience in manufacturing, construction and automotive industries meet your organization’s requirements? Technical knowledge includes the use of JD Edwards SCM, SAP, MAPICS Oracle, QAD, BPICS, and ASI. The individual graduated with MA in Management and BS in Education. Expertise is in materials management (inventory control, MRP), supply chain management/ synchronization, logistics, WMS, transportation/ distribution, DRP, cost accounting, budgeting, purchasing, demand management, forecasting, S&OP planning, and CRP.

This demand & orders manager was accountable for managing and stabilizing supply-demand for a plant. This included responsibility for all master schedule and materials demand forecasting, production and inventory planning, scheduling, and shipping. Part of the job was handling the system development/ implementation of the corporate template of SAP ECC and APO software in one division. Duties included direction of master schedule development and complex attachment forecasts for two product lines with 8 models and multiple variations within the constrained S&OP forecast requirements during the ramp up to accommodate customer demand within the evolving short/ long-term production capacities. The individual ensured that the communication of facility performance across all levels of the company and division enterprise adhered to reporting targets, met established KPI metrics and optimized product mix between the two lines based on margin, forecasts as well as extensive sales analysis.

In another job, the professional was responsible for all inventory planning, forecasting and materials movement between 6 manufacturing facilities and 4 regional distribution centers. Additional responsibility was for JD Edwards software system implementation and consolidation for a $500 MM corporation in the welding equipment industry.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this SAP demand manager with experience working in beverage, retail and distribution industries? Professional certifications include Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) certification. Software skills include SAP SCM and SAP Security.

Contributed to the organization by utilizing the new Payroll Tax Data Synchronization tool to update SAP tax tables to the relevant TUB level. As an SAP demand manager in a beverage company, performed HCM and cross-functional integrations into a multi-tenant model of SAP, as well as SAP Time and Payroll integration for Salaried Non-Exempt employees to utilize CATS. This specialist implemented Child Support EFT file process for disbursing Child Support garnishment payments to the SDU’s (State Disbursement Agencies) by utilizing SAP functionality through ACH CTX payments. Also, was responsible for coordination and project management of the client’s Demand Management process which includes working with the International bottlers, Business Process, Development and Deployment teams.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by designing Change Control Process for all SAP changes and SAP Security as well as Value Stream Mapping. In addition, managed approximately 60 Resources for all SAP Projects. Moreover, managed offshore & on shore technical partners for all deliverables on time, and on budget for project augmentation needs. Furthermore, worked as CIO Advisor to interview and staff the entire Global Solutions Delivery Team (SAP and Non-SAP).

Is hiring a demand planning manager with background in food, manufacturing and business services industries a priority for your organization? Knowledge in computer systems involves using JD Edwards SCM and JDA. This APICS Certified Pro in Production & Inventory Management (CPIM) graduated with Masters in Business Administration (Marketing major) and Bachelors of Arts (Economics major). The individual also has Green Belt Certification.

For a food company, this demand planning manager was accountable for supply chain management planning activities from manufacture to customer delivery for 9000 stock keeping units (SKU) in12 plants; the replenishment process for the business units was managed. Accomplishments included reducing safety stock levels by $750,000, while maintaining 99% fill rates. Private brand SKU’s were also reduced by 36 %, resulting in salvage savings of $950,000. The professional led the re-design of the JD Edwards ERP System’s planning/forecasting/MRP module.

Another job was managing $500 million finished goods inventory, including demand forecasting, global customer service levels and sales/ operations planning. Achievements were reducing stock of finished goods by $800,000, as well as initiating and coordinating with IS department to improve the continuous replenishment process (CRP), resulting in customer service level increase from overall 80% to 95%. A back-order recovery projection report, which successfully enabled the company to recover from a $12 million back order, was created and implemented in 2 months. Assistance was given to the planning department in the successful implementation of JDA SNOP software. Another task was developing dashboards to provide proactive information on supply, demand, and distribution of finished goods, and proposed corrective action where required.

Is impacting your organization with a demand manager with work experience in chemicals, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of BS Business (IT Systems Management) and MBA Change Management. Professional certifications include Lean Six Sigma-Green Belt. Software skills involve SAP SCM. A key accomplishment was reducing off grade and aged inventory by 20%, reducing working capital by $1.2M by partnering with the plant, commercial, and technical staffs to agree on what could be reworked and what should be scrapped. Also, reduced Toll Manufacturing costs by 23% saving $264K by establishing contract relationships with tollers and optimizing schedule mix. This specialist served as SAP power user in: Tolling (sub-contracting), Purchasing, Material Master, Inventory, Product Costing, and Bill of Materials.

While employed in a chemicals company as a demand manager, reduced the lead-time for establishing a new toll manufacturer from “months” to “weeks”. Some of the tasks were providing logistical coordination of manufacturing “Trials” held at Surface Products tollers, as well as establishing the setup of commercial production of 5 tollers in SAP. Managed toll (private label) manufacturing operations, inventory, S&OP, demand forecasting, new product commercialization scale-up, materials creation processes, purchased imports, and SAP supply chain process improvement for various business units with $132M-$220M in sales. In addition, created and managed the entire supply chain for a new business unit, as well as established the supply chain in SAP for the manufacture of film and capstock resins, using multiple tollers enabling sales of $4.5M in first year.

Part of the job as a business information technology manager & strategist in biotech & pharma company was serving as member of business supply chain re-engineering team that won a Rohm & Haas corporate quality award for the application of Total Quality Leadership methodology. Furthermore, reduced supply chain costs by 21% over 3 years.