Below are the 9 Supply Chain Managers with various industry & systems experience. The Thor Group® provides supply chain managers on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

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.

Does a supply chain manager who is experienced in a full-service hospital, a health system and a medical clinic, as well as knowledgeable in Lawson SCM, PeopleSoft Financials and McKesson STAR Financials pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Lawson SCM, PeopleSoft Financials, McKesson STAR Financials, PeopleCode and Java, as well as Meditech, Epic and NextGen. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems.

Major responsibilities of this supply chain manager included managing the Lawson Materials Management team (consisting of 6 data coordinators) and successfully implementing data conversions for 25 facilities. Converting data from mainframe AMS, SMS, & HBOC legacy systems into Lawson data, as well as setting up the Lawson Materials module for all facilities were positive experiences brought to the business table. Key roles covered ensuring effective implementation and maintenance of the Lawson MMIS across the organization and maintaining the organization’s item master, vendor master and vendor agreement pieces of the supply chain in both the legacy and Lawson systems.

Other jobs covered developing and maintaining informatics/ analytics reports to support and manage the clinic’s supply chain. Lawson table hierarchy and data structures were utilized to create over 100 Crystal Reports. Tasks consisted of working on a team that developed the clinic’s Lawson Supply Chain Data Warehouse, as well as designing dependencies, links and data integrity checks for the Lawson Data Warehouse due to thorough understanding of Lawson tables. Functions involved providing IT support for the organization’s corporate and clinical applications, while also administering the finance, accounting, supply chain, HR, payroll, time & attendance, and labor productivity applications on a daily basis.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a hospital operations manager with work background in a children’s hospital, a university hospital and a health system, as well as skilled in PeopleSoft SCM and Lawson? Technical skills cover PeopleSoft SCM, Lawson, Omnicell, ParEx, and Pyxis. Educational attainment includes Associate degree in Business Administration. This individual is a Certified Healthcare Leader, Certified Supervisor Certificate; and Project Manager.

While working for a university hospital, main functions of this hospital operations manager involved managing the daily operations for a 24/7, medical equipment asset management program and working closely with logistics. Ensuring compliance with all regulatory agencies including JCAHO, NFPA OSHA and AAMI guidelines, as well as providing program oversight as part of national contract agreement with the organization were some of the duties. Responsibilities included budget development, inventory verification, policy/procedure compliance and program standardization. Providing leadership to and managing 35 local area medical equipment technicians, in addition to planning, developing and implementing policies/procedures and training for new/ existing employees were part of the key roles. Proficiency in Purchasing Systems (Pathways to Materials Management, Lawson, AIMS, Mediclick and PeopleSoft) was applied.

Providing effective inventory and equipment management, including distribution functions and code cart replenishment were some of the notable tasks. This individual worked with vendors consignment, maintained patient equipment assignments and DC’s on the AIMS/CS tracking system and generated monthly billing reports. Working knowledge of point of use inventory control systems (Omnicell, ParEx, Pyxis) was applied. Functions involved successfully completing and passing JCAHO inspections for healthcare facility and organization department with best of practice commendation.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this senior supply chain manager who worked in manufacturing, business services and technology industries, as well as proficient in Epicor SCM? Technical competencies involve Epicor SCM. Educational background includes MBA in Business Finance and Bachelor of Arts in Management. This individual obtained certifications in Industrial Relations and Lean management.

Important contributions of this senior supply chain manager included managing the overall success of the supply chain business unit functions at the company, including procurement, inventory control, material management, production planning and logistic control for three manufacturing plants. The job entailed reviewing the effectiveness of the supply/ material management processes utilizing supply-chain operating metrics and driving the implementation of necessary changes/enhancements to optimize total cost of ownership. Key achievements consisted of reducing production inventory by 28% ($8.99Mil), reducing E&O over $2.1Mil, eliminating 58% (1,460) active suppliers, obtaining savings $500,150 (9 months), increasing the gross margin by 8%, and terms extended average of 30 days. Implementing the new ERP System (Epicor 10) was achieved with a restructuring reduction of 30% headcount and 40% reduction in revenue.

This specialist provided analysis and offered guidance on complex bids or proposals incorporating business requirements, commercial requirements and appropriate specifications – playing a primary role in significant negotiations with key strategic suppliers. One of the skills brought to the table consisted of developing continuous improvement plans and procedures related to buying materials, commodities and services. Areas of expertise included inventory management, negotiation, procurement/purchasing management, forecasting/order fulfillment and materials management.

Does a supply chain manager who is experienced in precious metals, manufacturing and retail industries, as well as knowledgeable in JD Edwards SCM and SAP pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes JD Edwards SCM and SAP. Educational background includes Bachelor’s in Business Logistics & International Business with Emphasis in Spanish.

One of the major responsibilities of this supply chain manager included carrying out an integral leadership role during a successful ERP conversion to SAP. The success was recognized globally due to the complexity/scope of the site. Key roles involved serving as SAP key user in logistics, purchasing, and production planning, as well as coordinating, managing and supporting the activities of the purchasing, production planning, warehouse activities, receiving and inventory control. As member of operations management, lean management, 5S and continuous improvement were ensured. Leading the complete physical inventory for site valued at ten million dollars, accuracy resulting at 99% was part of the important accomplishments.

The job covered leading a global initiative in the photovoltaic business to rebalance raw material and finished good inventory levels at sites globally, which was critical for the short life cycle of the product. Part of the tasks consisted of ensuring the integrity regarding inventory control, receiving inspections, cycle counts, returned goods. Developing and improving inventory KPIs on raw and finished goods, as well as optimizing safety stock strategy were done to avoid shortages, resulting in a 10% decrease of the site inventory. Both low and high inventory situations were monitored while taking appropriate steps to minimize customer service impact and obsolete inventory was minimized including redistributing to other sites globally.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain manager who worked in a health system, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM, PeopleSoft Requisitioning and SAP? Technical competencies involve PeopleSoft SCM, PeopleSoft Requisitioning, SAP, Agile Methodology, Lotus Notes and Jira. Educational background includes Communication Technologies Management.

One of the important tasks of this data analyst included reviewing all conversion files for the organization’s transition from Lawson to the PeopleSoft platform. The job entailed coordinating and analyzing all hospital and clinic location information for transition to PeopleSoft, including redesign of z tables in order to transition information correctly and within implementation-wide guidelines. Functions covered reviewing and analyzing all requesters, including permissions as well as specific vendor access, in order to determine the appropriate level of access for new PeopleSoft design and correct group of requesters or approvers.

This individual handled the ongoing review and analysis of ship to, delivery location and requester conversion files to ensure conversion file pass rates were met for each mock and official go live. An additional role involved working with HR to identify any discrepancies in assignment of signature authority or approval chain for requesters. Go-live support was posted for non-acute locations and vendor relationship management.

Can recruiting a supply chain manager who has background in business services, computer and banking industries have a positive impact on your organization? This Project Management Professional (PMP) has software skills that include PeopleSoft SCM, Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, Workday, Great Plains, Maximo, Java, HTML, XML, Powerbuilder, Visual Basic, JavaScript, and C/C++. Technical experience also covers IT networking, ERP implementations’ full life cycle, financial services, supply chain logistics/ design & management, sales force automation, insurance & health care services, EHR systems, web portal / cloud designs, federal/ state regulatory management and financial services. This professional graduated with B.S. in Psychology and A.A.S. in Accounting.

This supply chain manager led the development of new business and the implementation of “Alliance Software” for new products in the ebusiness consulting services vertical field. Accomplishments involved creating a large PMO consulting practice focusing on the development of system applications through third party integration with interfacing into legacy systems. Systems utilized included PeopleSoft.

The executive designed and developed a floral web-based system to link growers, seller, and retailers, along with providing a sales portal for customers to have a wider range of floral goods to select from and a direct ordering process to reduce cost. Work plans were also developed & managed for implementation at client’s service center and integration with third party bank system site. Prime responsibility was for assisting a medium sized physician owned professional liability carrier to diversify its markets and distribution systems. Responsibilities included in-depth analysis of competitors, new ventures, products and diversification strategies.

What contributions could a supply chain manager with experience working in a teaching hospital and a university hospital bring to your organization? Technical skills include Lawson Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, Cerner, Kronos, GroupWise and Salesforce.

Challenges like preparing inventory status reports including vendor backorder, storeroom not in stock and critical low reports were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. As a supply chain manager in a teaching hospital, has reviewed, validated and implemented EOQ model changes in Lawson monthly. Some of the tasks were determining velocity and appropriate stratification for any new items added to inventory, as well as regularly communicating with affected stakeholders in regard to inventory status and giving direction to appropriate channels/contacts to rectify potential or actual inventory issues. These include ordering, requesting, substitutes, and emergency orders. Also, has maintained perpetual inventory to include physical inventory locations, bin locations and PAE-level maintenance.

Shared expertise by coordinating the ordering of patients’ specific supplies with the scheduling office, senior nurse and materials management personnel. Acting as a materials management/OR coordinator in a university hospital, has made sure there was timely availability for scheduled procedures. Furthermore, has coordinated the stock replenishment process of supplies specific to individual services through periodic and perpetual inventory methods.

Could your organization use a supply chain manager who is experienced in a health system and proficient in Oracle SCM, PeopleSoft and SAP? Technical proficiencies cover Oracle SCM, Oracle eBusiness Suite, PeopleSoft, SAP, JD Edwards, Epicor M2K, QuickBooks, Crystal Reports, ePro, JIRA and Cloud. Educational attainment includes Master’s degree in Health Administration (MHA) and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. This individual obtained certifications in Six Sigma Black Belt, as well as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Supply Chain professional.

Primary tasks of this supply chain manager included negotiating purchasing contracts and sourcing for all software/ hardware. Managing purchasing, maintenance, inventory control and operations Oracle supply chain modules from a corporate perspective for 45 hospitals and 40 other facilities in the health system network was also handled. Key roles covered developing metrics/scorecard for the facilities and initiating process improvement goals across all facilities that involved training on the ERP system and warehouse operational improvements.

This individual was able to achieve significant cost savings across all warehouses through system and operational efficiency gains. Developing a daily duties warehouse checklist that was used across all facilities was one of the important accomplishments. Other skills involved assessing and capitalizing on opportunities to streamline operations.