Below are the 10 Supply Chain Planners with various industry & systems experience. The Thor Group® provides supply chain planners with your industry and SCM systems experience on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a VP (vice president) of supply chain who is skilled in Lawson and PeopleSoft with work background in a community hospital and a hospital regional network? Technical skills cover Lawson and PeopleSoft. Educational attainment includes Master of Business Administration (Management & Industrial Relations) and Bachelor of Science (Management & Industrial Relations). This individual obtained certifications as Materials/Resource Professional, in Six Sigma Green Belt and in Lean Manufacturing.

Main functions of this VP (supply chain) involved developing the supply chain vision, goals, internal controls and strategic plan for the merger integration between hospitals, which included governance, staffing, contracting, purchasing, distribution, standardization, consolidation, system data and planning cost reduction initiatives for a newly created three-hospital network. Scope of duties involved overseeing or directing network-wide supply chain operations for strategic sourcing, purchasing, contracting, warehousing, transportation and all materials management. This included operating rooms, inventory, distribution, print shop, copy center, mail rooms, systems development, clinical value analysis, Lean for supply chain, laundry, basic biomedical equipment maintenance, data analytics, data cleansing and championing all major non-labor cost reduction business planning initiatives. This individual combined PeopleSoft and Lawson item masters into a single cleansed item master, eliminating all duplicate and inactive items while establishing UNSPEC codes, standardized descriptions, categories, GTIN codes and consignment indicators.

Notable tasks consisted of authoring a 38-page, document detailing the vision, goals and strategic plan to integrate the separate supply chain groups for a merger. Tasks covered designing and developing a network value analysis structure/ process to manage all new product/ service requests.

Is impacting your organization with a supply chain planner/supervisor with SAP with work experience in a community hospital and a university hospital a current business consideration? Software skills include SAP Software, Defense Medical Logistics Supply System (DMLSS) and Lawson.

While employed in a community hospital as a supply chain planner/supervisor with SAP, tracked local vendor performance and compliance with the SAP system within surgical service. Some of the tasks were maintaining inventory for all supplies used in Operating Rooms and Sterile Core, as well as participating in departmental and hospital performance improvement activities as required. This specialist performed room turnover and restocked supplies, supervised and coordinated activities of workers engaged in activities, as well as planned, prepared and devised work schedules, according to budgets and workloads.

Part of the job as a perioperative resource coordinator in a university hospital was to follow established metric based goals and tracking for inventory as well as financial performance to include inventory levels, inventory accuracy, stock outs, and other indicators of performance as needed. Also, represented the departmental interests on operational and supply committees and provided logistical expertise to the flow of supplies in and out of surgical services in alignment with clinical needs and geography.

Does a supply chain planner who is experienced in pharmaceutical, manufacturing and software industries, as well as knowledgeable in Epicor SCM, Oracle and SAP pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Epicor SCM, Oracle, SAP, MS Dynamics Great Plains, Crystal Report Writer and Access. Educational background includes BA Business. This individual obtained a Certification in Lean Six Sigma.

Major responsibilities of this supply chain planner included developing vendor relationships for all mechanical, electrical, packaging and manufacturing purchasing needs for company utilizing GP Dynamics 9, as well as vendor management with international suppliers. Key roles covered creating and implementing purchasing plans to support growth from $5 million to $12 million annual sales. The supply base was evaluated against business needs. This individual worked hands-on with key suppliers to reduce cost, improve quality and reduce overall lead-times, as well as collaborated directly with upper management to make key suppliers part of the manufacturing process. Leading the troubleshooting related to specification problems that occurred and introducing new technology to supply base were positive experiences brought to the business table.

The job covered global supply chain management, frequent traveling to suppliers domestically and internationally, in addition to working with existing suppliers for cost reduction and lead times. Tasks consisted of COGS maintenance and initiating purchase requisitions for inventory replenishment. ERP implementation, bill of materials update, parts creation and safety stock and lead time maintenance with Epicor ERP were carried out. Functions involved working with manufacturing and finance to implement and maintain an effective and accurate physical inventory system, including ERP transaction accuracy, physical inventory events and cycle counting as appropriate.

How can a supply chain planner with experience working in retail, manufacturing and logistics industries help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS in Organizational Business Management and MBA. Professional certifications involve APICS CPIM. Computer skills involve JDA 7.8, Manugistics 7.2.2, SAP, Oracle / JD Edwards (ERP System), SAP, Manugistics 7.2.1 and QAD.

Working with challenging issues such as performing user acceptance testing with upgrade of Manugistics system to JDA 7.8, as well as generating deployment orders daily by reviewing recommended shipments through JDA have vetted this specialist’s work experience. As a supply chain planner in a retail company, was responsible for upkeep of JDA 7.8 settings for assigned categories. Also, has served as a planning team lead for the company’s diversified business unit sale, transitioned at $700 million. Also, has developed and implemented a successful 3-month production ramp-down plan for the closure of a facility.

With a “can do approach” in the area of skillfully project managing materials through all departments contributing to an increase of 12.3% in Order Fill Rate up from the prior year have been career objectives. As a planner/buyer, has served as a leader of transformation initiative to reduce budget and labor costs which resulted in a savings of $200,000 annually. Achieved inventory accuracy results above 98% for $2 million in annual finished goods volume.

Could your organization use a supply chain planner I who is experienced in manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries, as well as proficient in JD Edwards SCM? Technical proficiencies cover JD Edwards SCM, AS/400, MRP II, Lotus Notes, Stock Locator System, FGP, MPS and BPCS. Educational background includes BS in Business Administration and AS in Computer Systems Technology. This individual is pursuing APICS certification, along with certification in Basic Supply Chain Management, Master Planning of Resources, Master Scheduling, Situational Leadership Training and Supervisory/ Management Skills for the 21st Century Supervisor or Manager.

Key roles of this supply chain planner I included maintaining capacity-related information in the manufacturing system, creating the master production schedule and assigning the finished product to customer orders to meet internal or customer requirements for product quality and delivery time. This individual assigned quality released finished product to meet customer orders as indicated by documented ship dates or as directed by the appropriate logistics personnel and worked to achieve site targets. Timely communications on order assignment status were provided to warehouse and transportation personnel. Special customer dispositions from quality were requested to assure the timely availability for the shipment. Allocating the material per open order report and using the JD Edwards software comprised other tasks.

The job consisted of monitoring inventory designations and quantities in the logistics/ manufacturing systems, while also bringing suspected discrepancies to the attention of the appropriate personnel (corp logistics, local IS, local shipping, local QA). Master production schedules were provided utilizing thorough understanding of manufacturing capacities and up to date manufacturing system data to assure manufacturing efficiency.

Would a detail-oriented supply chain planner with extensive experience working in a general hospital and medical center fit in your organization? Technical skills include Lawson SCM, Meditech, QuickBooks, Factor PC and DAT Software.

Some accomplishments included filling requisitions, writing charges and inventorying supplies utilizing Meditech and Lawson databases. While working in a general hospital and medical center as a supply chain planner, restocked planning, labels and maintained supply inventories, as well as submitted supply requisitions and distributed supplies, medical equipment and crash carts to hospital departments, laboratories and clinics. This professional assembled, checked and finalized crash carts, as well as placed locks on carts to secure and maintain assigned equipment and supplies. Moreover, this specialist verified that equipment functioned properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair or replacement and removed defective equipment.

Shared expertise by processing patient and department charges on Lawson and Meditech software. In addition, processed quick pay orders and inputted customer & factoring info into the computers using QuickBooks and Factor PC. This specialist prospected and developed freight customers by using manufacturer’s lists, Internet and telephone directories. Furthermore, moved the freight using a database of thousands of trucking and freight moving companies, DAT software and the Internet as well as the trucks.

Would a detail-oriented supply chain planner with experience working in diversified chemical, specialty retail and beverage industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain and Information Systems. Technical skills include SAP (R/3, APO and BW), Ariba Buyer, Ariba Sourcing, VIEWS (Oracle), Transportation Management Systems (Logility), Warehouse Management Systems (Logility) and Oracle SQL. This professional impacted results towards overall improved finished goods supply service from an 84% average fill rate pre-ISIS to a 95% average fill rate post-ISIS. Also, optimized import planning by 66%, reducing time spent on planning by creating a macro that automates data analysis and generates a “focus list” of products to target for planning.

Some accomplishments included facilitating the Integrated Business Planning (S&OP) team meeting for Supply Chain and Product Management to address financial forecast deviations, inventory key drivers, new business opportunities and identify escalation topics for the Executive S&OP. Serving in a diversified chemicals company as a supply chain planner, performed continuous optimization of SAP setup for multiple acquired sites, to diminish manual efforts, and enable higher efficiency resulting in successful customer order fulfillment.

Shared expertise by leading logistics team to a successful SAP implementation for USA manufacturing site, as well as monitoring data consistency and coherency for migration from legacy system to SAP. Acting as a supply chain planner in a specialty retail company, analyzed business impacts resulting from systems transition and implemented solutions to bridge the gaps between current and future ways of working.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain planner with experience working in software, IT services and telecommunications industries? Educational background is composed of Business/Computer Science. Professional certifications involve Oracle R12 suites ERP inventory, lifecycle product/data management 2010, Oracle R12 UAT1 Beta Tester user for OEM supplier planners/buyers for pilot launch 2009-2010, Oracle 11i and Oracle 10.7 (migrate modules Purchasing & Returns) Certifications. Technical skills involve Oracle SCM and Oracle R12,

Contributed to the organization by working on communications and updates directly to Oracle Reverse Supply Chain Ops division and third party. As a supply chain planner in the software industry, supported onboarding infrastructure and coordinated with on site management leads as well as in charge of a 3-month project to launch go live/EDI to support supply/demand backlog. Also, consulted global business teams daily on progress, troubleshooting, target date scheduling pilot, and reconciled ownership for other planning/commodity action items. Moreover, reviewed and migrated previous Oracle tool-users for job opportunity deployment, as well as mentored partner supplier team on Oracle R12 Training.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by maintaining inventory turnkey on Lifecycle commodities for a global IT services center. As a sr. planner advisor, engaged with 3PL Logistics on shippables and deliverables. Engaged with vendors and tracked performance, supplier goal lead times, with end to end supply chain departments. This included lean workflow process, policies/compliant reverse logistics, new, repairs, returns, upgrades and knowledge with tools/resources.

Would a detail-oriented supply chain planner with experience working in chemical, oil/gas and energy services industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Leadership & Supervision and Masters of Supply Chain Management. Software skills consist of PeopleSoft SCM, ENOVIA PLM, QLIKVIEW, Primavera P6 software and SAP ERP Systems.

Some accomplishments included planning and scheduling production of Liquid Polyglycol chemicals and coordinating transportation of materials using SAP. While working as a supply chain planner in a chemical company, issued Stock Transfer Orders, PO and production orders; ensured no shipment delays, forecasted demand, as well as estimated needed quantities of drums, totes, and rails to be sent to each terminal. Other duties were performing capacity analysis and constraints for tanks, rails; ordering raw materials for production just-in-time, as well as providing estimates for material availability and communicating daily with CSR and stakeholders. In addition, acted as a lead team meeting and updating stakeholders on production delays and impact to customer order, OTD.

Shared expertise by assigning machine, work centers and workers to particular production operations. Serving as a supply chain planner, monitored jobs to ensure they’ll finish on time and within budget, as well as planned activities, work centers, labor and distribution of load to ship. Additional responsibilities were issuing PO, RFQ and PO acknowledgement with suppliers, as well as scheduling shift according to production needs. Furthermore, prepared and submitted status and performance reports, as well as gathered data, reviewed and analyzed information to support stakeholders’ decision-making and problem resolution.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a supply chain planner with work experience in food processing and manufacturing industries? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Supply Chain Management. This professional is experienced in Epicor SCM, SAP (APO and ECC) and SQL.

Serving in a food processing company as a supply chain planner, increased case fill rate from 89% to 99% or higher across 135 different products, as well as managed 135 items in the 2nd largest factory. Some of the tasks were improving consistency in production planning, driving an increase in procurement and factory performance, as well as prioritizing production decisions based on business objectives, while achieving demand, procurement, transportation, and factory KPIs. Also, planned 135 items on 7 lines in accordance with forecast while consistently achieving line and kitchen constraints, as well as managed stock outs and over shipments of the forecast while meeting requirements. Moreover, led a top selling product for the year and season and coordinated its transactions among 8 departments, as well as deployed finished goods into 11 warehouses based on demand to meet intended customer orders.

As a supply chain intern, studied, analyzed, generated process mapping, and made awareness of company problems that require solutions. Additionally, was responsible for scheduling products using Microsoft Project. Part of the job was to input inventory into Epicor to launch system to improve company-wide access to all available inventory. Furthermore, communicated with headquarters in Japan on work in progress.