Below are the 8 Supply Chain Directors with various industries & systems experience.  The Thor Group® provides supply chain directors on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Does a supply chain director who is experienced working in surgery centers and knowledgeable in Lawson SCM pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Lawson SCM, Advantix, Fortis, HST and Envi. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science in International Business Management-Purchasing and Associate of Arts degree.

Major responsibilities of this supply chain director included implementing clear and effective planning strategies to meet supply chain needs, including reprocessing, contract compliance and vendor relations. In addition, inventory supplies were monitored with the help of Lawson Software.

Other jobs covered managing the company’s surgery center supply chain, including ordering implants and supplies for the OR, bio med repair requests for equipment and scheduling, as well as executing and entering the semi-annual physical inventory counts. Key roles covered directing purchasing of supplies or implants and facilities maintenance for the 5 OR facility, in addition to directing and executing physical inventory count. Purchase requisitions were used to order for an eight-suite OR. Areas of expertise included requisitioning supplies, A/P functions, case costing and insurance reimbursements.

Would a detail-oriented director of global supply chain, with SAP as well as experience working in distribution and industrial machinery industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science, Master of Engineering and MBA. This professional reduced overtime by 50% by instituting second shift and reassigning workforce, as well as implemented an aggressive inventory reduction plan, which reduced inventory levels by $400,000 in an eight-month period. Software skills include SAP SCM and SAP/APO/BW.

Some accomplishments included overall global supply chain planning process for 10 product lines, 800 SKUs, manufacturing in 10 plants (US and OUS), and serving customers worldwide through direct and distributor channels ($900M in revenue). Acting as a director of global supply chain, with SAP in a distribution/ equipment company, was in charge of all integration activities relative to Demand to Supply E2E process for the largest acquisition in the company’s history ($200M in revenue). This professional developed processes to span global planning across Oracle and SAP through the integration period.

Shared expertise by developing best in class skills for supply network planning, as well as leading training sessions with supply and demand planners across BD on implementation of SAP/APO/BW best practices. Serving as a global supply and demand manager in a supplies company, was in charge of SAP SCM design and implementation across the organization sites.

What can a supply chain director with work background in a university hospital, a children’s hospital and a health system, as well as specialization in PeopleSoft SCM bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft SCM. Educational attainment includes MBA, Health and Medical Services Administration and BS, Business Logistics.

Working with areas such as leading a team of 3 contract managers and 1 support person in managing vendor selection for a $75MM corporate portfolio of contracts for supplies, capital equipment and services at an 800-bed, 4-hospital system was one of the responsibilities of this supply chain director. Aside from directing cost investigations of products/services, duties covered developing systemwide local contracts and acting as liaison to the national purchasing alliance. Accomplishments included achieving $6MM savings for various medical/surgical supplies and other products and services by initiating and participating on 5 consensus building committees where appropriate decision-makers from each of the facilities discussed how to leverage volume and reduce costs. Minimizing the chances of overpaying for supplies and eliminated opportunities to corrupt a 30,000 item database residing on an ERP system (PeopleSoft) was done by establishing procedures to minimize access to the item Masterfile and monitor all price changes.

In addition, this individual saved $2.8MM (12%) annually for 2 major cardiac product lines through a collaborative process involving administration and physicians and 3 other major health systems. Functions involved administering all supply chain support activities for 50 suite, multi-campus perioperative services division with an operating budget of $40MM. Overseeing and controlling all new product introduction acting as liaison between medical/nursing personnel and the purchasing department were handled.

Does a supply chain director who is experienced in the retail industry, as well as knowledgeable in JDA SCM pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes JDA SCM. Core competencies include global systems implementation (JDA), improving time delivery by 21%, as well as implementing inventory leverage network and creating formal metrics to improve accountability. Educational background includes Business Administration and Retail Supply Chain Certification. This individual obtained a Lean Six Sigma Certification.

Major responsibilities included handling Global Systems (JDA) and process implementation resulting in inventory reduction, robust process and cross functional structure with strong focus on results improvement. This was done by focusing on key important metrics leading inventory optimization best practices control process, procedures and best practices across multiple international markets (US$50 Billion business) by establishing partnership with merchandise and replenishment key stake holders creating accountability and enabling markets to achieve results. This individual led a team of 11 people located in different markets. Implementing JDA replenishment system requirements, and process improvements focus in forecast accuracy, inventory optimization was one of the key roles. Forecast accuracy improvement was from 70% to 85%.

The job covered taking on a lead role in implementing Inventory Leverage network and global system (JDA) implementation: Best Practices sharing & formal documentation among international division countries related to process improvement in Supply Chain. Inventory management and optimization was established through data analysis, modeling and presentation of forward-looking, actionable information to key decision makers. Efforts exerted reduced 1.7 days of inventory. An additional role covered directly influencing the Global Replenishment System (JDA) business requirements gathering for multiple markets.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a supply chain management director with experience working in manufacturing, business services and IT industries? Educational attainment is composed of BA in History and MBA (Industrial Relations). Technical skills include PeopleSoft SCM, SAP R/3 and JD Edwards.

Serving in a manufacturing company as director of supply chain management, directed the implementation of an ERP system consisting of JD Edwards and PeopleSoft that improved asset utilization and organizational efficiency, as well as facilitated cross selling of products. Also, integrated purchasing, logistics, and scheduling into one supply chain function to reduce overall operating Costs. This individual also implemented project management methodology based on PMI principles. Additionally, reduced inventory requirements 20%, improved cycle time 30%, and saved $1.8 Million. These were done by utilizing Six Sigma concepts through discrete continuous improvement projects, cross-company 6 Sigma Black Belt projects, and joint projects with major suppliers to reduce material/ freight Costs and minimize inventory requirements.

While with another employer, established, documented, and instituted a part numbering standard to gain efficiency by reusing previous designs. Moreover, formalized supply chain processes and led a change management effort for the overall function that lowered inventory 20%, reduced aged inventory 40%, and improved record accuracy. Furthermore, identified and implemented substantial Cost savings in process, inventory, and subcontractor areas totaling an estimated $500,000, as well as developed strategy and executed a supply base consolidation that reduced the number of suppliers 50% and decreased procurement Costs by 10%.

Does a supply chain director who is experienced in manufacturing and utility industries, as well as knowledgeable in JD Edwards SCM and Oracle Financials pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes JD Edwards SCM and Oracle Financials. Core competencies include supply chain development, supply chain synchronization/SIOP, risk management, strategic sourcing/supplier relationship management and lean management. Educational background includes Master’s of Business Administration (MBA); and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (dual degree in Purchasing & Materials Management and Production & Operations Management). This individual is a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.).

Major responsibilities of this supply chain director included managing 6 buyer/planners and 1 SCM manager, as well as being accountable for the company’s supply chain including international shipments. Key roles covered managing direct material spend of approximately $100M and utilizing Oracle (JD Edwards) ERP system. Accomplishments involved reducing 2016 inventory value by $1.045M versus goal of $1M and further reducing inventory value by $668K. Implementing vendor managed inventory agreements with 20 strategic suppliers; thereby, reducing supplier lead times and improving on time delivery were positive experiences brought to the business table. This individual decreased lead times of strategic suppliers by 25-65% via SIOP meetings, increasing supplier capacity and VMI implementation.

The job also covered improving OTIF metric for strategic suppliers from 70-80 to greater than 90-95 percentile and leading global cross divisional SIOP meetings with strategic suppliers. As a result, supplier capacity was increased; supplier lead time was reduced; VMI was implemented; supplier OTIF and backorder reduction were improved. An important contribution involved outsourcing 134 forged metal bone plates resulting in annual Cost savings of $3.5M.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a supply chain operations director who has work background in an acute care hospital and a medical center, as well as skilled in Lawson SCM, JD Edwards and McKesson? Technical skills cover Lawson SCM, McKesson, PeopleSoft, Oracle, JD Edwards, Lotus Notes and Access. Educational attainment includes Associate’s degree in Business Management, as well as courses in Advertising, Business Law, Communication, Organization, Management Methods and Human Resources.

While working for an acute care hospital, main functions of this supply chain operations director were managing a 316-bed acute care hospital supply chain, as well as handling forecast, procurement, inventory and distribution supplies/equipment. This individual met the corporate contractual requirement with primary vendor performance levels at optimized yearly $65M budget. Some of the duties involved managing Lawson/McKesson software: procurement system, cost center chargeback and warehouse-inventory management. Tasks involved managing inventory/warehouse, rotating stock, setting par level, increasing inventory turns and returning/crediting obsolete stock.

The position entailed administering inventory, warehousing and distributing General Stores Order (GSO) compliances (HPG) contract and non-contract items. Responsibilities covered implementing supply chain inventory standardization programs and maintaining/managing the master file standardization (EDI). Functions involved managing hospital capital equipment, in addition to receiving and attaching capital (RFID-GE) equipment tags exceeding $500 hospital/clinics.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this executive director of supply chain management who worked in a university hospital, a community hospital and a medical center? Technical competencies involve Epicor SCM, Meditech, PeopleSoft, Lawson, Epic and MediClick. This individual possesses a ten year cost savings track record of over USD45M. Educational attainment includes PhD (Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services); Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) in Healthcare Management; Master of Business Administration in Business Administration/ Management; and Bachelor of Business Administration (Marketing). This professional is a Master Six Sigma Black Belt.

Important contributions of this executive director of supply chain management included supply chain management, procurement, warehouse shipping/receiving, courier-fleet and inventory functions of region network of 27 clinical sites for medical groups. Tasks covered developing plans for the enterprise-wide strategic supply chain, procurement and contract administration for all goods and services, including the pharmaceutical commodity line. Skills brought to the table involved coordinating the necessary controls for the efficient contract negotiation, procurement, warehouse inventory management, internal courier services, medical records document storage and distribution operations.

In another job, one of the key roles involved handling procurement and supply chain functions for the national enterprise, consisting of over 150 medical clinics and supporting business sites in 15 states. Duties covered developing the plans for the enterprise-wide procurement and conformance of national GPO or local contracts for goods/ services, which included medical supplies, laboratory supplies, pharmaceutical/medications, printing, furniture, IT and general supply- chain distribution of the entire network.