Below are the 5 Supply Chain Managers, 4 Supply Chain Planners & 4 SCM Analysts with JDA and Other Systems experience. SCM professionals with JDA experience are offered through The Thor Group® on a consulting, contracting, interim or direct hire basis.

What contributions could a supply chain manager who worked in manufacturing and cosmetics industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Management. ERP/software skills involve JDA/Manugistics and SAP.

Challenges like providing oversight of $40mm W&D spend were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. As a senior manager for international logistics in a manufacturing company, has drove best practices, alignment, and harmonization within 3 legacy business units of organization in areas of air freight bidding, ocean freight sourcing, and partner selection. This specialist has partnered with operations to assess distribution network and subsequently move distribution center locations within Europe, enabling synergies.

Shared expertise by managing a team of 18 in the areas of planning, procurement, and warehousing. Acting as a supply chain manager, has oversaw $38mm annual purchasing budget. Also, has frequently interacted with senior leadership within operations and the commercial team. Some of the tasks were leading a team to ensure that cost savings, production volume, and inventory targets were met through annual business planning process. Moreover, was accountable for meeting or exceeding Supply Chain metrics for NA Shaving and Infant care businesses. Major focus was on DII, DPO, and LIFR. In addition, has drove strategy for meeting working capital goals through sourcing decisions, planning processes, targeted inventory reduction, and SLOB’s improvement.

What opportunities can recruiting a supply chain manager, proficient in JDA SCM who worked in a medical center and a health system with background in category management, intelligent fulfillment & manufacturing planning give your organization? System knowledge includes JDA, Lawson supply chain management system, Meditech and Optiflex. The individual graduated with Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Associate degree in General Business (concentration: Management). This specialist is also CompTIA Project+ certified.

In a health system, this supply specialist was tasked to build requisitions through Lawson supply chain management system for procurement, special order, and outside vendors. The job required working directly with purchasing and buyers for specialty equipment/ supplies. The individual acted as liaison between supply management and nurse management. Aside from processing invoices and work orders for accounts payable from outside vendors, other functions included serving as team leader or supervisor in absence of management. Design and construction were done for all specialty carts.

While serving a medical center, another job involved material management. The job required maintaining inventory of medical supplies for nursing units. Priority was given to receiving and ensuring accuracy of shipments. Specialized equipment was delivered to nursing units for the purpose of patient care. Meditech and Optiflex programs were used.

Is impacting your organization with a supply chain manager with work experience in the manufacturing and retail industries a current business consideration? Educational background is composed of BS Business Administration, Transportation and Logistics. Professional certifications involve CPIM- Certified in Production and Inventory Management and PMP Certifications. Software know-how consists of JDA (Manugistics), JD Edwards and AS/400.

While employed in a manufacturing company as a supply chain manager, has served as an integrated business planning team lead, leading a cross-functional team to develop hub-spoke proof of concept, aligning sail dates with carriers, and developing new inventory policies and procedures that identified $35 million inventory reduction opportunity. This specialist has launched Branch Rapid Replenishment pilot that increased fill rates by 30% and reduced lead time to market by 75%. Also, was responsible for managing 3rd JDA party resources to support hub and spoke strategic plan and procedures. In addition, has served as a project manager for JDA Supply Chain and Transportation Management Planning upgrades. Duties involved analyzing and improving JDA Master Scheduling Plan, providing 18 months visibility to manufacturing capacity and material requirements.

As a supply chain manager in the retail company, this manager was promoted into leadership position with accountability for 5,000 SKUs, $560M of sales and $550M+ in spend for approximately 2,000 stores. Part of the job was to provide leadership direction to team that developed, measured, and managed sales forecasts for more than 9.1M store-SKU level combinations. Moreover, was accountable for seven analysts that managed store in-stocks, vendor lead times, inventory levels, sales forecasts, and purchase order integrity.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this global supply chain senior manager with experience working in manufacturing and semiconductor industries? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Management. System knowledge involves experience with JDA/i2 Advanced Planning Systems-Demand Planner, Master Planner, Demand Fulfillment, and Corporate Planner. This individual was deeply involved in the implementation of i2 planning systems in the supply chain organization. Also, has familiarity with and experienced on ERP, FMS, JDA / i2, Manugistics systems (JDA). Areas of expertise involve managing teams internationally (Slovakia, Belgium, China) and domestically in Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Customer Service disciplines, as well as leading multiple corporate integration and project teams.

Contributed to the organization’s success by being responsible for planning / supply chain activities for the Medical, Digital DC/DC, and Mobile Solutions divisions. As a global supply chain senior manager in a manufacturing company, has led a team of seven Integrated Supply Chain Managers. Some of the tasks were teaching, training, mentoring and empowering each of the managers to be the Supply Chain interface for their respective Business Units. The main goal was to maximize revenue through supply chain execution and strategy.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by volunteering to spearhead the DRS Rewrite project. Acting as a global supply chain senior manager, has acted in the role of facilitator for cross functional team during the brainstorming and developing phases. Also, has presented to the IT Governance board for project approval and was the business owner throughout the project timeline.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a supply chain lead/manager with experience working in distribution and technology industries? Educational background is composed of Associate Degree in Business Management and BS in Business Management. Professional certifications include Agile Certified ScrumMaster and JDA Demand Level 1 Certifications. Technical skills involve JDA.

Serving in a distribution company as a supply chain lead/manager, has collaborated with customers and sales team to assess needs and build global supply chain support programs. This professional has participated in contract negotiation process, as well as participated in JDA requirements mapping process. Also, has analyzed material position and initiated supply replenishment requests to support production requirements. Moreover, has engaged with suppliers to negotiate pricing and changes to existing business policies.

As a supply chain manager in a technology company, has introduced supply chain practice, theory, and tools to all US regions. Other duties were leading a 9-person Supply Chain Analyst Team, supporting over $205M in annual revenue, as well as leading Eastern Region supplier purchasing team. Part of the job was to design, implement and monitor customer specific support programs. Acting as a senior supply chain program manager in an electronics company, was responsible for demand planning and “clean up” of underperforming accounts.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain planner with experience working in manufacturing, distribution and retail industries? Educational background is composed of Associate of Applied Science in Graphic Arts – Graphic Design (AS). Technical knowledge consists of JDA/Manugistics, Absolution, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence, SAP, Anzio and RTCIS. This professional has years of diverse planning skills and 20 years in the industry with results-focused experience involving supply chain, logistics and transportation, imports/customs clearance, product customizations, and finance support, along with a high degree of detail orientation. A key accomplishment was exceeding NPI (Non Performing Inventory) goals as well as analyzing 100% of expiration/stop ship and batch code management actions with local DC to help drive department savings target for NPI of $1.2M.

Contributed to the organization’s success by consistently delivering and exceeding +98.5% case fill rate for all brands while managing $40MM of inventory. As a supply chain planner in a retail company, has exceeded annual inventory target reduction. This professional was in charge of running daily and weekly reports, as well as maintenance of local Master Data and creating a new improved report. Some of the tasks were executing 100% code activation and set up on time, completing one-month prior Global shipments, as well as managing movement of inventory and the operations transactions in the system to support order fulfillment and to maintain accuracy of inventory levels.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by consistently delivering and exceeding +98.0% case fill rate for cosmetics and 99% case fill rate for skin care as well as men’s grooming brands while managing $30MM of inventory, thus exceeding annual inventory target reduction. As a supply chain planner in a manufacturing company, has exceeded NPI (Non Performing Inventory) goals as well as analyzed 100% of expiration/stop ship and batch code management actions with local DC to help drive department savings target for NPI of $1.2MM.

Would a detail-oriented supply chain planner with extensive experience working in the retail industry fit in your organization? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Distribution with a Minor in Business. Project/presentation experience include creating and presenting supply chain/JDA rollout training for vendors at the hardware division vendor forum, as well as providing classroom training to supply chain planners on the role of merchandise planners.

Some accomplishments included managing inventory levels-maintaining product in-stock, promotional and resetting execution to achieve sales, margin and turn goals while achieving inventory budget. While employed in a retail company as a supply chain planner, has carried out combination of all responsibilities of merchandise planner, inventory planner, and supply chain optimization sr. analyst. Some of the tasks were optimizing supply chain costs by managing product flow, ship units, product setup, as well as managing the Product Line Review (PLR) process. Part of the job was to direct the activities of demand planners, replenishment team, and merchandising specialists.

Shared expertise by maintaining the sales forecast accuracy of the $6B+ Tools & Hardware Division. Acting as a demand planner, has managed the transition of the forecasting and replenishment system from Inforem to JDA. Other duties were serving as a main point of contact for line reviews, item transitions, promotional planning, and seasonal transitions. Furthermore, has facilitated rolling financial forecast/forecast alignment process – quarterly budgeting process, as well as performed financial forecast creation and validation for 80+ product groups. In addition, has managed item forecasts through JDA/Manugistics, including base forecasts and promotional event overrides.

How can a senior demand and supply chain planner with vast work background in the distribution industry help meet the needs of your organization? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with concentration in Finance. Technical skills involve JDA Demand and JDA E3 AWR (Advanced Warehouse Replenishment).

Working with challenging issues such as improving forecast accuracy, integration of newly purchased distributor, and training new team in forecasting software have vetted this specialist’s work experience. As a senior demand planner in a distribution company, has improved forecast accuracy by 25% on existing SKU mix in 2 months by implementing best practices from previous positions. Part of the job was to manage demand integration of 1.2K SKUs from new distributor into 3 Distribution Centers (DCs), exceeding fill rate goal. Some of the tasks were optimizing initial supply fill for new skus into 3 DCs, meeting receiving capacity needs. As a senior demand replenishment planner, has managed forecasts and purchases for perishable products for 2 DCs (milk, yogurt, eggs, and frozen). Key accomplishments were reducing spoils by $200K (25%) in second half of year after taking position through improved, stringent purchasing practices and by developing at risk inventory practices, as well as training newly created Perishable and Fresh departments on JDA Demand (Forecasting program) allowing teams to effectively forecast items individually.

With a “can do approach” in the area of managing procurement of 6K warehouse / item location in 9 warehouses for $13M to $17M in inventory. While employed as a supply planning specialist, has maintained 2nd lowest spoils rate of 30 supply planners for several years in a row by lowering inventory levels by 15% in 3 months, and creating distressed stock report reducing high probability of spoils. Furthermore, has assisted VP of Procurement in successful integration of new purchasing system (JDA E3) through verification of master data.

Would hiring a senior supply chain planner who worked in retail and manufacturing industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Marketing. Technical skills include JDA and SAP. Selected highlights consist of providing exemplary assistance in the ongoing development and maintenance of demand planning processes/systems to improve forecasting accuracy by 1.0%+. Also, has generated heavily-researched supply plan to reduce inventory levels across the supply chain network while improving service levels and was the first to achieve above 98.5% fill rates during peak sales season. Moreover, has revamped efforts for managing $1.5M in sales by processing orders and increasing truckload shipments by 10%.

Acting as a senior supply chain planner in a manufacturing company, has handled planning and purchasing activities for 250 SKUs across eight distribution centers to optimize inventory distribution, ensuring strong fill rates while minimizing costs. This professional established a rolling 18-month forecast process to reliably evaluate capacity and proactively provide recommendations for product and material shortages. Also, has worked in-line with Marketing and Demand Planning to plan as well as execute promotions and new product introductions. In addition, has developed heavily-researched supply plan to reduce inventory levels across the supply chain network while improving service levels and was the first to achieve above 98.5% fill rates during peak sales season.

While working as a demand planner, has measured, analyzed, and accurately reported key process matrices and monitored adherence to key performance indicators (KPIs). Furthermore, has aligned with Supply Planning, Trade Marketing, Finance, Brand Managers and Business Leadership to create and manage Demand Forecast for supply planning and distribution.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a sr. supply chain analyst with experience working in retail and food processing industries? Educational background is composed of BS in Mathematics and Computer Science as well as MBA with Concentration in Supply Chain Management. Technical knowledge and skills involve JDA Merchandising Systems, Manhattan Associates Warehouse Management, LLamasoft, LogicTools, MicroStrategy, IBM Showcase Query, Lotus Notes and QlikView.

Serving in a retail company as a sr. supply chain analyst , has built case studies that quantify decisions concerning areas of merchandising, product flow, inventory policies, and product placement strategies. This specialist has built supply chain models for inbound consolidation efforts, as well as developed multiple what- if scenarios to quantify business impacts and cost savings. Also, has provided configuration analysis of transportation between multiple distribution centers. The analysis highlighted potential strategies for multiple year distribution operations.

As a sr. supply chain analyst, has tracked and assessed purchase orders, inventory levels, and sales for supply chain sourcing department. Some of the tasks were working with IT teams to identify files and logic used in WM, JDA, and add-on programs. Moreover, has analyzed TMS (JDA) logic to maintain accurate freight management, as well as incorporated data fields to the purchase order tables within the JDA system. This data was needed to expedite shipments through the supply chain.

Would a detail-oriented supply chain analyst with work background in retail and manufacturing industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Associate’s Degree in Business Management. Professional certifications include Certification in VMI Replenishment Mgt/Supply Chain Trim, Slim, Crisp Client Server, by E3/JDA Inventory Mgt Institute. Proficiencies include Supply Chain Management, Analysis, Replenishment, Demand Forecasting, Reporting Analysis, VMI, EDI Transactions, Mapping, POS, OTB, Ecommerce, E-Business, and Extensive Customer Service. Expertise in replenishment systems consists of E3/JDA Crisp, E3/JDA Slim, E3/JDA Trim, and E3/JDA Trim Client Server. Moreover, proficient in Supply Chain Management, Analysis, Replenishment, Demand Forecasting, and Reporting Analysis.

Some accomplishments included reviewing, identifying and addressing account information related to replenishment orders, inventory control, overstock, out of stock, backorders, SKUs, demand forecast, min/max levels, safety stock, seasonality, returns, lead time and service levels to ensure that both the company and customer objectives were met. As a supply chain analyst, has tracked in stock/out of stock inventory, and made adjustments as necessary according to the replenishment performance set for the customer. Also, has created and maintained weekly Shipment and In stock Reports to identify SKUs, which have in stock and shipment levels less than 95%.

Shared expertise by increasing sales and cutting waste by managing Supply Chain Store inventory through analysis and daily management of national accounts. This professional has helped the Customer Management Team save $300K using this process. Other duties were analyzing information for open to buy, point of sale, sales trends, sales forecasting, updating and tracking of point of sales, daily EDI Transmissions and transactions.

How can a supply chain consultant/analyst who worked in manufacturing, computer software and chemical industries help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Marketing, Logistics, and Transportation. Professional certifications include Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification. Technical skills consist of JDA (RedPrairie) Warehouse Management Systems, JDA (RedPrairie) BackOffice (BOS), JDA (RedPrairie) Workforce Management, Radiant Point of Sale (POS), TMW Systems, JDA (RedPrairie) Transportation Management System (TMS), RedPrairie Integrator, Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) R12, Cognos and i2 DP (JDA).

Working with challenging issues such as performing site assessment to identify the cost reduction and operations efficiency have vetted this specialist’s work experience. Acting as a supply chain consultant/analyst, has assessed and mitigated the risks to provide the plan to meet the supply chain initiatives and deliverables. Some of the tasks were creating and managing project plans for supply chain transformation initiatives. Also, has provided subject matter expertise on 3PL as well as domestic and international transportation process.

With a “can do approach” in the area of creating the reports with Operations, Finance, and Business Intelligence to discover the 15% freight saving opportunities have been career objectives. As a lead supply chain analyst in a manufacturing company, has defined, led and directed programs to ensure supply chain data optimization, improved planning system and data-mart utilization as well as overall supply chain process improvement.

Would hiring a sr. supply chain analyst with experience working in distribution and manufacturing industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration. Software skills include JDA (Manugistics) SCPO 7.7, Oracle SQL, Cognos, Prism, SharePoint, Business Objects, Tableau 8.2.3 and Supply Chain Guru 8.2.

Acting as a supply chain optimization analyst in a manufacturing company, has modeled, designed and implemented elements of the supply chain as part of network optimization. Part of the job was to drive savings projects that bring financial and customer service value add, as well as optimize distribution network design, profitability/mix applications, inventory hub and spoke, including raw material routing, and capacity planning. This specialist has served as a subject matter expert in the use of modeling techniques and translating insights into practical business solutions.

While working for a distribution company as a sr. supply chain analyst, has analyzed data and conducted research to support forecasting JDA models, optimized inventory stock and managed costs, while meeting service fill rate targets. Other duties were investigating performance issues/opportunities in JDA and providing analysis and recommendations. Moreover, has performed extensive data and business analysis proactively identifying performance improvement for JDA opportunities. Also, has culled and modeled data (both demand and supply) to extrapolate data patterns, as well as pursued maximum system utilization efficiencies, explored new applications for JDA (Manugistics) capabilities and resolved business issues with system solutions. Furthermore, has served as JDA Manugistics forecasting and replenishment system expert driving system utilization.