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

Could your organization use a supply chain manager experienced working in medical centers? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft SCM, PeopleSoft HCM, PeopleSoft Query and QuickBooks. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Business Studies and Bachelor of Arts in Education; Certified in Mathematics, Language Arts and Elementary Education.

Primary tasks of this supply chain manager included serving as an application specialist for financial PeopleSoft Supply Chain Software, administering the marketplace, as well as managing the message board, user roles/views and notifications. Aside from serving as part of the Lean team, supply chain related processes were reviewed and made more efficient. Assistance was provided in the implementation of Financial PeopleSoft upgrade from 8.4 to 9.1. Key roles covered maintaining the PeopleSoft item master for the supply chain, building and maintaining items, updating locations, as well as researching and correcting any issues that were supply chain-related. Audit file issues were analyzed and resolved.

Contributions involved creating reports using PeopleSoft Query and testing any new Supply Chain related modules, patches or upgrades for the ERP team. Reviewing physical inventory reports daily to find any receiving or issuing errors and rewriting outdated test scripts for 8.4 Financial PeopleSoft were managed. This individual authored visual instructions and test scripts and developed the curriculum for training classes for Oracle Financial PeopleSoft. Training was administered in Financial PeopleSoft end users via group class or one on one training sessions. Assistance was provided to current Financial PeopleSoft end users as needed for level one support.

Is impacting your organization with an operations and supply chain manager with experience working in hospitality, wholesale and manufacturing industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of BS Business Administration, Major in Business Management & Finance and Minor in Computer Science. Software skills include JD Edwards, Stratton Warren and Micros.

While employed as an operations and supply chain manager, served as the senior manager for a $12M business and helped develop strategic relationships in specialty food and travel retail industries as well as strategic alliances with retail and wholesale partners. Other duties were managing all Operations, Supply Chain and Logistics functions for North America and Caribbean, as well as managing all P&L responsibilities and budgets, with a strong focus on operational efficiencies and cost control. Moreover, managed facilities and maintenance in Miami and Caribbean including all vendor contracts, as well as managed Material Requirements Planning and Inventory for 2 Warehouses.

Part of the job as a director of operations and resort supply chain management was to manage operational functions: Warehousing, P&L Management, Profitability, Policies and Procedures compliance. Some of the tasks were managing purchasing functions for merchandise, goods and services and retail: purchase order entry, payment approvals, receiving, and distribution, as well as vendor bids, contracts, negotiations and RFQs.

Would hiring a supply chain management consultant/manager with experience working in professional services, IT services, software and digital imaging industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics Major and Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance Major. Professional certifications involve Certified Purchasing and Financial Applications Professional (OCP), Certification in Supply Chain Management Sales and Pre-sales from Oracle, Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) and Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) certifications. Software proficiencies involve Oracle SCM, SAP and Lotus.

Acting as a supply chain management associate in the professional services industry, managed Supply Chain and Procurement projects, including software vendor selection for security and utility companies applying best practices such as using a Balanced Sourcing Model, Lean Manufacturing, JIT, Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies. Also, served as a team lead for major Procure-to-Pay projects implementing Oracle Purchasing, i-Procurement, Procurement Contracts, and Inventory in the software and utilities industries. Moreover, streamlined procurement processes with contract templates and buyer workbench. Improved process for handling blanket, contract and standard purchase orders and did standard, direct and inspection required receiving.

While working for the IT services Industry as a supply chain management consultant, acted as a team lead for Purchasing, Supply Chain and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) improvement projects by implementing, upgrading and troubleshooting processes and applications for SCM and ERP applications for the United States Air Force and defense industry. Applications included Oracle Inventory, Purchasing, i-Procurement Order Management and Accounts Payable.

Could your organization use a supply chain manager who is experienced in a general hospital and a healthcare center, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM and PeopleSoft Inventory System? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft SCM and PeopleSoft Inventory System. Educational background includes Bachelors of Applied Arts & Science, Associate of Arts degree and General Studies.

Some impact contributions of this supply chain manager included acquiring, invoicing, organizing and dispensing inventory by department using the barcode scanner. This individual processed returned inventory and credited department accounts accordingly. Key roles covered reviewing, processing, adjusting and submitting weekly invoices to purchasing. Tasks consisted of processing, reviewing and distributing the daily replenishment cycle report of inventory to purchasing. Creating, processing and distributing return to vendor (RTV) for end of life and erroneous inventory were efficiently carried out. Significant responsibilities in converting and migrating all inventory into new facility software system (PeopleSoft) were handled.

Employees were trained to facilitate and ensure the accurate delivery of equipment in a timely and proficient manner using pallet jack or other necessary equipment. The job consisted of conducting a yearly physical inventory and weekly cycle inventories, in addition to creating and delivering weekly inventory reports for management as well as accounting departments. Serving as liaison between departments and inventory supply, in addition to interacting with various levels of management were part of the duties.

Would a supply chain business manager experienced in manufacturing, retail and technology industries, as well as skilled in Oracle SCM, Oracle EBS and SAP help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover Oracle SCM, Oracle EBS, Oracle Projects and SAP. Experience also includes Oracle modules on OM/Shipping Execution, Advanced Pricing, Quoting, Teleservice, Product Configurator, ASCP, Demand Planning, PLM, Inventory, WMS, Manufacturing; INV, BOM, WIP, MRP, Depot Repair, Procurement, CRM: Service Contracts, TeleSales, Install Base, and ERP Project Management. Educational attainment includes MBA (Finance, Supply Chain Management) and BA in Business. This CPIM obtained certifications in Oracle ERP and Project Management (including Six Sigma).

This supply chain manager worked in an Oracle Supply Chain management group for small boutique Oracle development and applications. One of the responsibilities covered completing 5 full cycle Oracle implementations of manufacturing and supply chain modules (modules included Quoting, OM, Inventory, Purchasing, ASCP, Demand Planning, MRP, BOM, WIP and WMS). The job involved developing Oracle applications implementation practice specializing in manufacturing and supply chain functionality in the following verticals: manufacturing companies, automotive, electronics and food industries. Another specialty of practice was Oracle development and EAI. This individual was responsible for closing applications sales opportunities and for maintaining customer satisfaction. Practice revenues increased by 250%.

Another job also required concentrating on all aspects of Supply Chain Management, ERP and related systems development/operations management improvement. The project upsell was $1.7MM. Tasks covered providing a restructuring plan for an IT group to consolidate 3 disparate divisions in a common service center and a plan to move towards a single BPICs installation.

What can a supply chain operations manager with work background in an acute care hospital, as well as specializations in Lawson SCM, Lawson Materials Management and Lawson RSS bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Lawson SCM, Lawson Materials Management IS, Lawson RSS and Matkon 3000. Educational attainment includes Associate’s degree in Business Administration, as well as Healthcare Association for Resource & Materials Management Certification.

Working with areas such as directing receiving, stored, shipping, mail services, and intra-facility supply distribution operations, as well as handling inventory management control for multi-facility and operating room surgical supply inventories were some of the responsibilities of this supply chain operations manager. Duties covered serving as system administrator for Lawson Materials Management Information System and providing training. This individual conducted personnel and Performance management duties, as well as maintained department labor or non-labor operational budget. Skills brought to the table consisted of reviewing revenue and expense reports, conducting variance analysis, as well as approving invoices and reconciling invoice discrepancies with accounts payable shared service and shared service procurement.

Other functions consisted of timekeeping and handling payroll approval process, in addition to managing product conversions and direct contract compliance monitoring/ reporting with department directors, senior management and supply chain council. The job covered participating as standing Member on various internal/ external groups and committees and providing customers service support for all supply chain related issues. Tasks involved processing all orders, resolving supply requisitions, and reconciling invoice discrepancies. Assistance was provided with the implementation of Lawson supply chain management system.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a supply chain manager with experience working in telecommunications and manufacturing industries? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor’s degree in Business Management. This professional obtained Certified Supply Chain Professional (APICS) status. Software expertise include PeopleSoft SCM, SAP BusinessObjects, Impromptu, Toad, Oracle and SQL.

Serving in a manufacturing company as supply chain manager, found and closed profit-from-materials opportunities of over $100K monthly. Some of the achievements were negotiating Purchase agreements (pricing strategies, terms, VMI/SMI) to consistently achieve 2-3% Cost savings for standard IC commodities, as well as developing best-in-class suppliers that offered speed, low Cost, technology and quality (total Cost of ownership). This was done by new/ existing suppliers quarterly. Additionally, utilized reporting data from various tools (SAP BusinessObjects, Impromptu, Toad, Oracle, SQL) to effectively manage metrics which drove Cost reductions and other LEAN objectives.

Working in a telecommunications company, implemented efficiencies in several groups to exponentially speed up work for over $75K labor Cost savings in just 6 weeks. Part of the job was to audit supplier and quality contracts/ agreements within the supply chain, then consolidated obsolete documents into valid agreements (PeopleSoft). Furthermore, developed Access database and SQL queries to manage 600+ procurement contracts/ inventories and reported weekly on progress.