Below are the 4 Supply Chain Managers, 3 Supply Chain Analysts & 3 SCM Planners with Oracle and other systems experience. SCM professionals with Oracle experience are offered through The Thor Group® 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.

Would a detail-oriented supply chain manager with work experience in a general hospital, a healthcare system and a hospital network fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Business Administration. Technical knowledge consists of Oracle SCM, Oracle, PMM, Pyxis Supply Station, Pyxis Procedure Station, Gentran Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX), SAP (MM, FI) and Lawson.

Some accomplishments included supporting the purchasing department’s technical/functional processes in transition due to new health system acquisition. Acting as a SCM analyst/buyer, executed all functions as a system administrator for PMM ERP including the handling of EDI transactions and maintenance. Also, developed and generated ad-hoc reporting as needed by management. Moreover, engaged with various inter-departmental teams to identify and resolve deficiencies thus creating positive synergies to optimize efficiencies.

Shared expertise by simultaneously serving as a cross-functional/technical subject matter expert on the Lawson remediation project which included further participation for implementation of Oracle ERP and Integration as well as interfacing of 12 Pyxis Supply Stations located throughout the O.R. Floor. While employed as a healthcare supply chain manager in a hospital system, supervised two direct reports in managing the day to day inventory needs for 15 to18 active operating suites.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this project manager of global supply chain who is experienced in software, communications and manufacturing industries, as well as proficient in Oracle SCM? Technical competencies involve Oracle SCM. Educational background includes Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Concentration in Finance and Bachelor of Business Administration. This individual obtained Certifications in Six Sigma Yellow Belt and as a Project Management Professional.

Managing planning and sourcing for $200 million to $500 million projects to secure mobile handset materials and production capacity in line with customer requirements were efficiently handled by this project manager- global supply chain. Coordinating with manufacturing partners was done to ensure they had, the right parts, in the right places, at the right time, and to achieve time to market (TTM). Extensive international travel and cross-cultural communications, including low cost country were also managed. Apart from owning and managing project budgets, project costs, project changes, project risks and bills of materials were also administered. This individual promoted benchmark design for supply chain and reuse of materials in new projects to reduce costs by 25%. Managing and negotiating end of life liability claims with factories and vendors were carried out, saving $2 million per project.

One of the important tasks covered direct material procurement to support manufacturing operations and meet customer shipment expectations. Key roles covered managing the end-to-end supply of hardware, software and services including planning, procurement, and logistics, in addition to forming relationships with key suppliers in support of Oracle deliveries.

What can a senior supply chain solutions manager who has work background in engineering, petroleum and manufacturing industries, as well as specialization in Oracle SCM, Oracle EBS and Oracle iSupplier bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Oracle SCM, Oracle EBS, Oracle iSupplier and Oracle iProcurement. Educational attainment includes Master of Business Administration in Global Management.

This senior supply chain solutions manager was responsible for developing a roadmap to align the company’s SCM (supply chain management) with industry best practices to improve SCM. Accomplishments involved identifying $94M inventory reduction plan (product in right place at right time) and identifying a $250M cost savings on spend plan through increasing spend visibility/ analysis from 35% to 85%. This specialist identified supply chain overhead cost reduction of $2M through streamlining P2P process and identified an 8.2M dollar cost savings for logistics through identification of consolidated distribution through global shipping lanes.

Analyzing end-to-end business processes by function, region and business unit, in addition to coordinating all supply chain application interfaces were some of the functions. Duties covered developing and implementing the metric system to identify trends. The root cause method was championed for troubleshooting problems. The stabilization and upgrade of HighJump software were launched. One of the contributions included successfully employing best business practices that improved efficiency, reduced operating costs and increased performance. Experience in identifying and implementing improvements in the supply chain was also applied.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a supply chain analyst who has work background in business services, technology and manufacturing industries, as well as skilled in Oracle SCM and SAP? Technical skills cover Oracle SCM, SAP, Macola and Baan. Educational attainment includes BS Coursework in Project Management. This individual obtained Certifications in Lean Six Sigma and Lean Greenbelt.

Main functions of this supply chain analyst were comprised of assisting the Oracle functional analyst with set-up and conversion criteria, as well as sourcing and procuring parts as assigned, to maintain requested delivery dates and meet target pricing, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Analysis support was provided for assigned programs to include planning and expediting of materials to ensure on time procurement resulting in on time delivery for the customer. Several highlights involved supply chain management and leading the team of buyer/planners in all procurement supply chain activities, procurement planning and scheduling. Procurement status reports were provided to assigned program managers to facilitate in critical path scheduling and program management.

Notable tasks included certification development, researching alternative supply chain certification programs and making recommendations to supply chain management to further the development of supply chain personnel. Process development was carried out and was tapped by the functional manager to re-write division standard enterprise practices (SEP) procurement policies. Oracle implementation was completed and was assigned as the Supply Chain Subject Matter Expert for the integration of the Oracle 12.0 ERP system. Fifteen employees were managed through dynamic purchasing and accounting activities supporting all key laboratory activities.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain consultant/analyst who is experienced in software, engineering and construction industries, as well as proficient in Oracle SCM, Oracle AIM and Oracle Business Flow Accelerators? Technical competencies involve Oracle SCM, Oracle AIM configuration methodology, Oracle Business Flow Accelerators, Oracle Workflow, Oracle iSupport, Oracle eTRM, Oracle User Management (UMX), Oracle Tutor and PL/SQL. Educational background includes Master of Science in Computer Science as well as Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Computer Science (summa cum laude).

One of the important contributions of this supply chain consultant included serving as a core team member on complex Oracle applications 11i10 supply and maintenance project. The job entailed handling order management/ inventory, functioning as installation base subject matter expert during solution design, as well as serving as collaborative team member for detailed business process analysis, system setups and testing. Working as advisory member of the maintenance team, focusing on order management and shipping during repair/ maintenance operations (Oracle Field Service, Oracle Depot Repair) was efficiently handled. Quality assurance was led for all functional team solution design documents.

Apart from being the lead consultant for solution design of user management/system administration, the foundational document was delivered for the user management structure and role based access control (BR.110 security profiles). During the definition and operations analysis project phases, key roles covered serving as functional supply team Subject Matter Expert (SME), working in collaboration with 10 client SMEs and a 15-person Oracle functional team. Other proficiencies involved design, analysis, vendor selection and implementation of complex enterprise systems.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a supply chain management (SCM) analyst who has work background in manufacturing, real estate and pharmaceutical industries, as well as skilled in Oracle SCM and SAP R/3? Technical skills cover Oracle SCM, SAP R/3, Pivot tables, Vlookup and Lotus Notes. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education.

While working for a manufacturing company, one of the main functions of this supply chain management analyst involved analyzing customer sales trends, replenishment and unshipped backorders in relationship to product allocation, incoming product and material availability. Responsibilities consisted of monitoring SCM KPI’s weekly, uploading inventory data for five key accounts and advising week over week data for 19 accounts to upper management. An additional function involved creating planned order reports and weekly change reports for top management and data uploads for five key accounts for the home appliance division. This individual compiled and communicated product transitions of end of life and new product launches for TVs, DVDs, home theater and accessories.

Other skills involved tracking, prioritizing and reviewing PO receipts to process via Oracle operating system, in addition to highlighting discrepancies or deviations to planning and procurement. Duties covered coordinating with 3rd party logistics to assure accurate and timely receipts, in addition to maintaining the corporate component inventory to mirror on-hand at suppliers. Requesting and following multiple vendors for month-end reconciliation and processing MRO invoices for payment were also completed. The position entailed planning, purchasing and managing inventory.

Could your organization use a supply chain planner who is experienced in manufacturing, business services and software industries, as well as proficient in Oracle SCM and MS Dynamics? Technical proficiencies cover Oracle SCM and MS Dynamics AX. Educational background includes B.A. Technical Management, major in Sustainability Management (summa cum laude).

Part of the impact contributions of this supply chain planner included utilizing Oracle and Excel daily to check inventory, usage data and place orders. This individual worked closely with external customer to plan orders, set up new SKUs, remove outdated inventory and overstock. Internal and external reports were provided on a daily/weekly basis. Excel projects were completed as requested.

The job consisted of working closely with customer service and production leads to approve any rushes and resolve batch discrepancies. Key roles covered manipulating the production schedule to match the allotted zone capacity, checking inter-company inventory and planning transfer orders accordingly. Microsoft Dynamics AX was utilized daily to plan batch production, check inventory and verify customer orders.

What can a supply chain planner III who has work background in chemical, automotive and manufacturing industries, as well as specialization in Oracle SCM and SAP bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Oracle SCM, SAP R/3, SAP APO and Macola. Experience is in production/ materials management, production scheduling, purchasing, shipping and receiving as well as logistics coordination. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Arts in Business Management. This individual has Six Sigma Training.

Part of this supply chain planner’s work experience was working with areas such as developing and managing the production/ distribution requirement plan for the local site and other tolling sites which ensured proper replenishment of warehouses within the region. Duties covered managing finished goods inventory within defined target ranges to meet business working capital and service objectives, while also interacting with customer care or sales to properly manage a prioritized sales order confirmation process that meets the defined customer service levels. The plant as well as site supply chain were represented in the plastic additives S&OP and demand validation meetings. Capacity utilization was optimized for manufacturing to achieve customer requirements and corporate goals in a cost-effective manner.

In another job, the daily production schedule and release jobs in Oracle were reviewed to meet production requirements. Apart from reviewing shortage reports, this individual communicated with the purchasing department any components needed for production. Completing/closing jobs in Oracle as production fills open releases were completed. Engineering changes were reviewed, and any open jobs were updated. Long lead forecast information was entered and maintained. Setting up transportation print BOL’s, creating customs papers for all outbound trucks and tracking until delivered were part of the assigned tasks.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain planner who is experienced in manufacturing, technology and agriculture industries, as well as proficient in Oracle SCM and SAP? Technical competencies involve Oracle SCM and SAP. Educational background includes Bachelor of Business Administration in Integrated Supply Management.

Developing a dynamic production planning tool / strategy by utilizing the production scheduling software and demand metrics was one of the important contributions of this supply chain planner. The tool works cross-functionally with supply, demand planning and manufacturing. This individual achieved an increase to order fulfillment and inventory health, while also reducing risk of capacity constraints. The job entailed establishing the overall equipment effectiveness metrics to identify opportunities for improvement and emphasize the importance of preventative maintenance to increase output and preserve the life of the plant’s resources. Tasks covered completing the essential role in educating the leadership team and implementing the metric tracking tool.

Skills in another job involved managing the master production schedule and inventory of all made-to-stock finished goods using self-developed planning tools and Oracle software, as well as maintaining and monitoring MRP data in Oracle to ensure satisfactory inventory levels by using safety stock and lead time while considering capacity constraints. Responsibilities involved organizing and directing the integrated business planning supply meetings for all medical operations and the executive supply review with the leadership team. Meetings provided a forum for all functions of the company to align on best strategies to meet customer expectations in a constantly changing market.