Below are the 7 Supply Chain Managers with various industry and systems experience. The Thor Group® provides supply chain managers with your industry and SCM systems experience on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

What opportunities can having a senior supply chain manager who served pharmaceutical, technology and manufacturing industries give your organization? Software skills are in using SAP SCM, SAP IBP, SAP Ariba, Oracle NetSuite, Oracle ASCP, JD Edwards, AS/400, Cloud based systems, Sage MAS 90, Demantra, Point-man, Made2Manage Agile and Windchill. Aside from graduating with Bachelor of Arts degree, the individual is also an APICS Member/Trained and has APICS Detailed Scheduling & Planning Certificate as well as TQM Certificate.

In a pharmaceutical company, this senior supply chain manager oversaw supply chain and warehouse operations, for 8 medical device and pharmaceutical equipment lines. Improvements were made on fill rates from 45% to 99% by closely overseeing planning, as well as on inventory accuracy by 13% reducing stock levels and reducing excess and obsolete inventory. The job called for managing supplier relationship/negotiations contracts to include cost savings and mitigate inventory risk, while ensuring that material was available for production in a timely fashion. The individual was Super User for SAP, responsible for implementing, validating and training for all new employees, while also troubleshooting all issues.

For another job, functions involved overseeing planning/materials with MRP and IBP/S&OP planning, along with demand/supply planning for wafer, back grinding, dicing, assembly, testing and inspection for semiconductors with domestic/ international vendors. Part of the job was working closely with sales and manufacturing to maintain proper inventory of raw materials and finished goods. The job required setting up S&OP process to keep operations, supply chain, marketing and engineering/R&D in sync. The professional interacted with production, sales, warehouse and logistics to ensure proper priorities were met.

What can a supply chain manager with work background in manufacturing and construction industries, as well as specialization in JD Edwards SCM, SAP and Oracle bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve JD Edwards SCM, SAP, Oracle, P2P (Procure-to-Pay process) and Supply Chain KPIs. Educational attainment includes Master of Science in International Business (partially completed), Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance & Marketing and Certificate in Accounting.

Working with areas such as managing 11 closures of manufacturing plants business in consumer packaging division throughout the America region, as well as leading internal biweekly S&OP meeting for assigned segments were some of the responsibilities. Duties covered leading weekly cross-functional meetings to execute master priority scheduling, raw material planning, reviewing resin situation, capacity planning and working capital management. This specialist improved collaboration and partnership with customers, participated in S&OP meetings to determine their future demand needs and provided analytical solution to problems for the customers. Data was extracted from Oracle JD Edwards, while Cognos queries were written and dashboards were built on tableau.

The job covered optimizing inventory and replenishment planning applying standard, sustainable operating procedures, maintaining the correct SKUs, master data, analyzing gaps in process and recommending preventive actions. Accomplishments consisted of recovering $1 million from consignment profit erosion on freight and aged VMI by introducing EOQs, sailing scheduling, SKUs consolidation, timely inventory reconciliation and internal process improvements. Areas of expertise included material planning, manufacturing support, inventory control, SOP collaboration, logistics operations, process improvement, profit growth, project management and training.

Would a detail-oriented supply chain manager who worked in a healthcare system and a hospital network fit in your organization? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Science degree. Technological skills consist of PeopleSoft SCM, Lawson ERP and Paragon systems.

Some accomplishments included designing a complex simulation model to determine optimal invoice matching tolerances. Based on the model recommendations, tolerances were adjusted in ERP Systems of new members. While working in a hospital system as a supply chain project manager, collaborated with Value Analysis Directors to create a process that more carefully vets impacts on quality and cost, from accommodating new add requests to the item master. This specialist developed scorecards as a framework to conduct business reviews with newly on-boarded vendors. Also, standardized processes related to bill- only requisitioning and developed a user guide for requesters, as well as led supply chain projects that are related to transitioning newly acquired hospitals to policies, processes and their instance of Lawson. In addition, achieved the highest customer service score amongst all ancillary departments (Average Score: 4.8/5). This is based on a survey that was distributed to all end users.

Shared expertise by preparing routine reports for Finance Leadership that identify supply expense variances originating from AP, inventory and general ledger transactions. Acting as a senior supply chain analyst, performed spend analysis to help Clinical Affinity Groups with strategic vendor consolidation. Furthermore, created a “Top 25 Non- contracted” report that pushed the network’s contract compliance to 97%. Additionally, achieved $203K in savings from redesigning dialysis, wound care and perfusion therapy contracts.

What can a manager (supply chain operations) with work background in a teaching hospital and a health system, as well as specialization in Lawson SCM and PeopleSoft bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Lawson SCM, Lawson BI, PeopleSoft, SQL Queries and Access. Educational attainment includes Master of Business Administration (MBA), Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration and Graduate Certificate in General Business.

Tasks of this manager (supply chain operations) involved developing and maintaining supply chain operations budget of roughly $2M. Duties covered analyzing and implementing FTE needs for implementing JIT delivery and internal process improvement on track for $500K/5 years ROI. This individual developed standard work processes for a team of 40 supply chain material handlers using Lawson, specialists, CSPD and mail room employees resulting in nearly zero defect and reduced OT to less than 3%. One of the responsibilities covered coordinating ERP item master consolidation and conversion activities to reduce item master by nearly 10K SKUs, allowing for the aggregation and leverage of spend across 3 acute care facilities.

Other functions involved designing and implementing a perpetual inventory location for an on-site location resulting in the management and visibility of nearly $300K spend which was previously hidden as an operational expense. The job covered reviewing and renewing outdated demand planning data resulting in roughly $250K removal of slow moving and dead stock, as well as increasing productivity by 2 FTEs. Developing and maintaining a culture of safety or accountability, instituting a huddle board, equipment training and certification process saving $20K annually were efficiently handled.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this senior global supply chain manager who is experienced in energy, telecommunications and manufacturing industries, as well as proficient in Oracle SCM, Oracle APS, Oracle iProcurement and SAP? Technical competencies involve Oracle SCM, Oracle APS, Oracle iProcurement, SAP, MRP/ERP, Order Management, Discoverer, Seagate Crystal and Brio Report Writer. Educational background includes BS in Quality Management System, AS in Business Accounting degree, and Master’s in Supply Chain Management. This Six Sigma Green Belt holder obtained APIC certifications in Strategic Best Practices of Supply Chain Management, Tactical Implementation of Supply Chain Management, and Functional Perspective of Supply Chain Management.

Improving procedures across multiple manufacture sites under jurisdiction, as well as implementing and managing the global supply base to support operations and financial growth objectives were some of the important contributions of this senior global supply chain material manager. The supply metrics was developed using the network database and the overall supplier performance including supplier quality programs were measured. The job entailed implementing the Oracle process, training and serving as part of the development team. Tasks covered strategizing and planning for LCR (low cost region) sourcing to support cost reduction. This individual teamed up with global supply chain director and led the initiative to establish China operations including site survey, assessment and selection.

Areas of expertise included leading organizations in NPI, manufacturing operations, supply chain/commodity, program management, global strategic sourcing, setting-up manufacture partner in the Asian region, contract negotiation, cost reduction strategy and vendor performance scorecard logistic inventory.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain manager who worked in pharmaceutical, manufacturing and software industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM, Oracle, SAP and JD Edwards? Technical competencies involve PeopleSoft SCM, Oracle, SAP and JD Edwards. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Organizational Dynamics and Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Human Performance Management.

Important contributions of this supply chain manager included executing all product specific manufacturing and supply chain activities including NPI, planning and purchasing (raw and sub finish products) for both pharma and medical devices production. The legacy portfolio was managed. Tasks covered managing 12 manufacturing internal and external (CMO’s) sites with over 300 SKU’s for US external supply group, including demand planning and purchasing for over 40 countries. Performing monthly reporting, analyzing data (KPI’s) for multiple sources, in addition to developing and managing the manufacturing schedules working with the planning/demand and sales teams to guarantee high customer service levels were completed.

Key roles involved serving as project manager for optimization of processes for manufacturing and supply chain for domestic and international sites, in addition to managing clinical supply chain for diagnostics, overseeing development of clinical demand forecasting for new and ongoing studies. Serving as part of new product launch team for a company with $5 Billion+ in sales and managing duel-manufacturing sites with over 150 SKU’s for US and over 50 countries comprised other tasks. New product launches of class III animal health product for 7 EU markets were managed.

What contributions could a supply chain manager with experience working in manufacturing, electronics and automotive industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. This specialist has over 15 years of strong and diverse experience in progressively responsible positions in manufacturing and supply chain management. Also, improved plant’s operation efficiency by from 70% to 85%, inventory reduction of 33% due to VMI program and wastage reduction from 8% to 3%. Technical skills consist of Oracle Supply Chain Management R11, as well as Supply Chain Management: Full Value Procurement, Order Management & Customer Services, Inventory, Supply and Demand Planning, Logistics & Distributions.

Challenges like implementing and driving outsourcing manufacturing strategy and defining new procurement organization structure to align with company’s new direction were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. While working as a supply chain manager in a manufacturing company, was in charge of cost reduction and negotiation with ODM/manufacturing partners and key suppliers. Part of the job was to take lead in royalty and licensing negotiation and help to develop standard commercial contract template on terms and conditions. In addition, performed supplier evaluation and qualification to carry out the bidding for the new products (RFP / RFQ) via score card measurements. Achieved BOM cost reduction of $5M within 3 months, as well as improved cash flow by reducing Order to Shipment lead time from 90 days to 45 days with key ODM partners and improved 50% of flexibility.

Shared expertise by leading and developing Supply Chain Department with 8 direct reports with managerial position. As a supply chain manager, responsible in designing supply chain solutions to meet customers and suppliers requirements. Moreover, defined Supply Chain strategy and roll out Supply Chain Web based tools and implementation of MRP system.