Below are the 4 Supply Chain Managers, 4 Project Managers & 3 Subject Matter Experts with Oracle SCM & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides Oracle SCM experienced professionals with your industry experience on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Would hiring a global supply chain lead with experience working in manufacturing, aviation and telecommunications industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational background is composed of Bachelors of Engineering in Instrumentation and Control. This specialist has 13 + years of over-all experience and 12 years of Oracle Apps experience. Also, was involved in 5 Oracle ERP manufacturing full life cycle implementations and 1 Fusion ERP Full Life Cycle implementation, as well as managed 3 Oracle ERP Implementations and 1 Fusion implementation with 7 Years of Functional Lead/Manager experience. Oracle Apps processes knowledge included SCM Planning Modules: Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP), ODP, Forecasting, Demantra, as well as Procure to Pay: Purchasing (PO), Accounts Payable (AP), iExpenses, MRP, i-Procurement, Inventory, Receiving, iSupplier, Scheduling and WMS.

Acting as a global supply chain lead, worked on Oracle R12 implementation for OPM Mfg. and supply chain as well as planning integrating with other modules like Demantra and forecasting. Efforts required coordination among all stakeholders, business users and development team to identify the business and new functionality.

While working as a technical lead/developer, interfaced with users, identifying functional and technical gaps, estimating work, architecting system interfaces, designing custom solutions, programming, leading developers, scheduling, producing documentation, and providing production support. Moreover, worked with the business owners and key users to understand and develop business processes and produce plans for implementation of changes to the Oracle Fusion system.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain manager with extensive work experience in a healthcare management provider? Educational attainment is composed of BS in Finance. This professional successfully managed reduction of $150K in delinquent supplier accounts to $14K in 1.5 months. Moreover, quarterbacked training for facilities linked to Oracle Purchasing Module: 100% moved to paperless environment, as well as conducted monthly contract pricing analysis where average product margins remained between 19% – 44%. Technical skills include Oracle SCM, Argus, Yardi, Lease Harbor and Harbor Flex.

Contributed to the organization’s success by managing the purchasing of $6M+ in annual medical supplies for 1,500 healthcare facilities. Acting as a supply chain manager in a provider of healthcare management, spearheaded the development of an Oracle interface which reduced monthly invoice errors from 10,000 to 1,250 raising monthly revenues by over $48K. In addition, worked on large scale database management; healthcare supplier product pricing errors less than 1% margin.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by managing Capital Expenditures by facilities; discovering $450K in facility savings due to contract pricing audits. In addition, implemented monthly product price margin analysis; reduced annual margin fluctuations by 37.5% or $335K. Furthermore, charted monthly analysis related to purchase order pricing versus contract billing costs for all capital purchases, as well as performed Inventory Analysis for multiple outpatient facilities thereby reducing standing inventory amounts. Performed supplier product cost analysis and created the only pricing model which provided healthcare facilities the ability to reduce cost by over $2.5M in 1 year.

Is impacting your organization with a supply chain manager who worked in manufacturing and HVAC industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of BS Biology. Professional certifications involve Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification, Professional Project Management Certificate and Purchasing Manager Certification (CPM). Technical skills consist of Oracle SCM, Oracle Procurement & Payables systems, SAP and eCommerce. Core skills include Supply Chain Management, Sourcing/Procurement, Project Management and Supplier Management.

While employed as a supply chain manager, developed strategic design, established supply management process and directed operational execution for asset management and financial programs in North America (US, Canada, Mexico). This professional improved Fleet Management for 4700 vehicles with $39mm annual spend, resulting in an internal cost per mile of $0.25/mi as compared to a peer benchmark of $0.30/mi. Also, streamlined Cellular Phone Services for 8800 cell phones–Blackberry and telematic cellular service devices–with $12mm annual spend, resulting in a cost/min of <$0.07.

Part of the job as a supply chain manager (Procure to Pay Services) was to be responsible for design of Oracle Procurement & Payables systems integration with an outsourced AP service provider, saving $1.5 million annually. Moreover, responsible for coordinating outsourcing of Accounts Payable Process to an external provider for two of IR’s largest business segments, resulting in conversion of >$600mm in invoice processing through a 3rd party provider and resulting in an initial First Pass Yield of 75%.

What contributions could a supply chain manager with experience working in manufacturing, electronics and automotive industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. This specialist has over 15 years of strong and diverse experience in progressively responsible positions in manufacturing and supply chain management. Also, improved plant’s operation efficiency by from 70% to 85%, inventory reduction of 33% due to VMI program and wastage reduction from 8% to 3%. Technical skills consist of Oracle Supply Chain Management R11, as well as Supply Chain Management: Full Value Procurement, Order Management & Customer Services, Inventory, Supply and Demand Planning, Logistics & Distributions.

Challenges like implementing and driving outsourcing manufacturing strategy and defining new procurement organization structure to align with company’s new direction were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. While working as a supply chain manager in a manufacturing company, was in charge of cost reduction and negotiation with ODM/manufacturing partners and key suppliers. Part of the job was to take lead in royalty and licensing negotiation and help to develop standard commercial contract template on terms and conditions. In addition, performed supplier evaluation and qualification to carry out the bidding for the new products (RFP / RFQ) via score card measurements. Achieved BOM cost reduction of $5M within 3 months, as well as improved cash flow by reducing Order to Shipment lead time from 90 days to 45 days with key ODM partners and improved 50% of flexibility.

Shared expertise by leading and developing Supply Chain Department with 8 direct reports with managerial position. As a supply chain manager, responsible in designing supply chain solutions to meet customers and suppliers requirements. Moreover, defined Supply Chain strategy and roll out Supply Chain Web based tools and implementation of MRP system.

Would hiring a project manager with experience working in design services, software and aviation industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Economics/General Engineering. Software skills involve Oracle 11.5.8-12 Advanced Pricing, Advanced Supply Chain Planning, Oracle 11i, Oracle Developer Track – 3 courses (Introduction to SQL, PL/SQL, Forms), Oracle 11.5.10-12 General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable, Cash, Treasury, Oracle 11.5.8-12 Order Management, as well as Shipping, Inventory, Purchasing, Warehouse Management, BOM, WIP, OSFM, and Discrete.

Shared expertise by successfully implementing purchasing for direct and iProcurement as well as purchasing for indirect in coordination with other modules such as HR, inventory, Ecommerce Gateway, XML Gateway and others. Serving in the software industry as a lead supply chain implementation consultant, used iProcurement with XML Gateway, Purchasing and Inventory to include heavy patch and DBA management.

Acting as a project manager, demonstrated Advanced Supply Chain Planning Hub and spoke MPS and MRP setups for multi-organization setup, buyer workbench, Kanban replenishment with assembly line and product family setup. While employed in a design services company as an independent supply chain consultant, demonstrated 80/20 part replenishment using a combination of replenishment methodologies (pull-Min/Max, pull-Kanban, push-MPS/MRP). This specialist purchased approvals setup using account range option. Furthermore, setup Kanban replenishment for intra, inter, supplier, and production Kanbans.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a project manager with work background in software, packaging and lighting industries? Educational attainment is composed of Dual Bachelor’s Degree in International Trade Engineering and English as well as Master of Business Administration, Major in Supply Chain and Logistics. Professional certifications include Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing and Oracle Project Manager Certificate. System skills involve Oracle SCM, VB, SAS, JMP, Crystal Ball and SQL. Core skills involve Supply Chain Strategies, Demand Planning & Forecasting, as well as Procurement and Distribution.

Serving in a software company as a project manager, achieved $15 million to $20 million clients’ supply chain cost reduction per year through restructuring clients’ logistics and supply chain operations and facilities worldwide. This professional effectively improved client’s on-time delivery performance from 50% to 90%. Also, successfully developed and established success criteria, benchmarking, matrix and measurements to assess and evaluate transportation cost, total distribution cost, on-time shipment performance and inventory turnover rate resulting to better decision making which was driven by facts, data and analysis.

As a project manager, successfully improved supplier on-time shipping performance from 30% to 85%, and reduced lead time through implementing process reengineering. Furthermore, led the implementation of Enterprise Replenishment System at 82 DCs with major suppliers to centralize demand planning and forecasting as well as consolidate legacy systems.

Would a detail-oriented project manager who worked in distribution, consumer goods and chemical industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (IT and Finance). Professional certifications include Six Sigma Green Belt and PMP Certifications. Technical knowledge involve Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud (Release 11): Planning Central, Procurement and Global Order Promising, Oracle Cloud Applications, Oracle RDBMS (Oracle 11i/10g/9i/8i) and Oracle Applications Versions R12 (12.2.3/12.1.3/12.1.2/12.0.6/12.0.4), and 11i.

Some accomplishments included implementation of new highly automated storage and retrieval robotic conveyor system (worth $5M) for expanded warehouse having multiple interfaces with Oracle Applications (as source of truth business system) covering Master Data, Material Transactions, Cycle Count, Kanban, LOT/ Serial/ LPN transactions, inbound receiving, quality and put-away process, as well as manufacturing processes, outbound picking, shipping process, etc. As a project manager, worked on the replacement of EXADATA hardware with DELL/ EMc2 hardware with rigorous business process regression testing and bug fixing.

Shared expertise by doing assessment of capabilities of Supply Chain Management Cloud Planning Central for ‘Constrained Planning’ and ‘Allocated ATP’. While working as a project manager, designed prototype solution alternatives of allocating materials for high priority sales orders based on Customer Classification. In addition, did assessment of impact of Allocated ATP and Demantra Forecasting in ASCP Plan Run in ATP Simplification Process.

How can a project manager with experience working in consulting, manufacturing and technology industries help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Technology. This individual is an Oracle Certified Professional-Financial Applications and Certified in Oracle Financials by Brainbench.com. Technical skills consist of Oracle SCM and other Oracle Applications. This professional has implemented and supported Oracle Applications including Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Assets, Cash Management, Inventory, Order Management, Contracts, Purchasing and Business Intelligence.

Working with challenging issues such as serving as an IT consultant on various IT Supply Chain Management projects, as well as working as a project manager for Information Technology projects have vetted this specialist’s work experience. While working as a project manager, functioned as a business analyst for a variety of projects which included Oracle Applications and several custom developed software programs for clients. Other duties were working as a project manager for Implementation of Oracle Applications.

With a “can do approach” in the area of developing the Oracle and PeopleSoft consulting practice, as well as managing onsite and offshore IT consulting services have been career objectives. Acting as a project manager, recruited and placed IT consultants on projects and managed them. Furthermore, led technical programmers, contractors and database administrators.

Would hiring an SME with experience working in energy, technology and pharmaceutical industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS in Computational Mathematics, MS in Joint MS program in Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics as well as Joint Ph.D. program in Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics. Technical skills include Oracle SCM, DB2/UBD, SQL Server, Informix, SQL Plus, PL/SQL, LDAP, NDS and embedded database.

Acting as an SME in the energy industry, reviewed system architecture design to create a new system that runs independently from parent company. Some of the tasks were troubleshooting issues for Documentum Content/Archive services for SAP V7.0 to improve performance and system stability, as well as making recommendation to the client to create SOP for system upgrade to make sure the procedure is repeatable.

While working for a tech company as an SME, served as a Sr. IT consultant to review, update system architecture design document and operation guide for a DOD project. Other duties were leading the efforts to upgrade Documentum platform from V5.3 to V7.0 with OS upgrade from Window 2003 to 2008, Oracle database update from 9i to 11g. In addition, upgraded WebLogic server and portal from 9.2 to 10.3, as well as upgraded Brava Enterprise from 5.3 to 7.0.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this Oracle functional consultant/SME with work experience in multi-level marketing, industrial and manufacturing industries? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Engineering. Professional certification earned as: Oracle E-Business Suite 12 Supply Chain Certified Implementation Specialist: Oracle Order Management. Technical skills consist of Oracle Supply Chain (OM, INV, PO), Oracle 9i/10g, Oracle Manufacturing (BOM, WIP), ASCP and Oracle Financials (AP, GL, AR). This professional has in-depth experience in all stages of Oracle EBS data conversion from legacy systems (Third Party).

Contributed to the organization’s success by interacting with business users for gathering the requirement and presenting the BRDs to users. This Oracle functional consultant was involved in Order Management and Inventory Modules, as well as developed the business requirement document and explained to development team. The aim was to meet the requirements and to deliver on the right time. Moreover, handled more than 4 projects with Functional Design and delivered on the right time.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by being involved in initial implementation phase and in preparation of BR100, BP040, BP080 documents. As an Oracle EBS functional lead, held workshop sessions to drive into the key requirements, enhancements and impact analysis for all SCM Modules, Manufacturing Modules, and Project Accounting. Furthermore, worked on integration testing with business users to move the changed or developed code to Stage instances and Production instances.

Is impacting your organization with a lead Oracle DBA/SME who worked in professional services, airline and IT services industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Physics and Master of Computer Applications. Professional certification encompasses Oracle 10g Database Performance Tuning Course by Oracle University, Oracle Certified Professional for Oracle 8i OCP DBA, Certificate in Oracle 8.x & Visual Basic 5.0 from Jet-In-Park Computer Division and Certificate in Oracle DBA from Software Technology Group. Technical knowledge consists of Oracle SCM, Oracle 10g R2, 11g R2 and 12c.

While employed in a professional services company as a lead Oracle DBA/SME, monitored database storage space and created storage requests to the UNIX System Administrators. Other duties were creating AWR and ASH Reports in Oracle 10g R2, 11g R2 and 12c database instances for tuning, as well as installing and configuring RAC, ASM with various Disk Groups to create Oracle Database Instances. Moreover, created several Oracle Databases using ASM for the DEV, QA / UAT and Production environments. Furthermore, created Oracle Data Guard with several Standby DB servers with the Primary DB server.

Part of the job as an Oracle DBA/SME in an airline company was implementing installations, upgrades and migrations of Oracle database instances to Oracle 10g/11g on various Production DB servers. Some of the tasks were monitoring database storage space and creating storage requests to the SAN Storage Administrators, as well as archiving and transferring data using Export, Import and Data Pump of various tables and schemas.