Below are the 4 Supply Chain Managers, 4 Supply Chain Planners & 4 Supply Chain Analysts with PeopleSoft and other systems experience. SCM professionals with PeopleSoft experience are offered through The Thor Group® on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Could your organization use a senior manager- supply chain who is experienced in petroleum, business services and IT industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM, QuickBooks and Oracle? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft SCM, QuickBooks, Oracle, HTML, CSS, Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Educational background includes MBA, Management Information Systems Concentration; BBA, Finance (Honors); and BS, Accounting. This individual obtained Certifications in Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt, as Project Management Professional and as Professional Scrum Master.

Some impact contributions of this senior manager- supply chain included managing the design and development of a shopper marketing analytics platform, as well as utilizing Agile Scrum framework and loyalty, transactional, and market data to determine key consumer behaviors and emerging trends. A revenue of $22M was generated. This individual conducted an A&U segmentation study to identify key need states, resulting in five focused consumer segments and led the development of the marketing master data management and governance processes, increasing data quality by 85%. Predictive analytics were driven to proactively influence consumers during the path to purchase by identifying $5M+ opportunities optimizing product mix, increasing trips, price optimization, and the design of digital marketing campaigns.

An important accomplishment involved developing a private label brand strategy resulting in $1M margin increase for initial rollout. The job consisted of implementing market research online consumer (MROC) panels for internal insights surveying and managing the development of retail pricing strategy using elasticity, demographic, geographic, and competitor pricing data. Leading the development and on-going reporting of the annual marketing business plan with data visualization and dashboards were efficiently carried out.

Could your organization use a supply chain manager who is experienced in a general hospital, a medical clinic and a health system, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM, Kronos Visionware Time and Attendance as well as McKesson STAR? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft SCM, Kronos Visionware Time and Attendance, McKesson STAR, EPSi and SQL. Educational attainment includes Master of Arts in Management with a Concentration in Organizational Behavior and Bachelor of Science in Accounting with a Concentration in IT. This individual obtained Certifications in Yellow Belt Six Sigma and PMP.

Primary tasks of this supply chain manager included leading the technical team and supporting PeopleSoft Supply Chain. The job covered managing rollout of PeopleSoft SCM and all modifications and development planning, supporting all functional users and managing support tickets.

Contributions involved implementing systems across multiple locations and integrating processes which produced an estimated $6M in savings the first year. This individual successfully performed back to back upgrades in 1 months’ time; PeopleSoft 8.4, to release 8.9, and then to 9.1. Implementing systems which enabled management to actively engage in real-time processes in the development of budgets, electronic audits, and approval processes was one of the skills brought to the table. The development and implementation of time and attendance systems were directed, including testing and training, resulting in several million dollars in savings through the elimination of the temporary workforce. Accomplishments covered producing approximately $1.5M per year in rebates through the implementation of procurement and payment processing systems and saving the organization thousands of dollars in storage fees through the implementation of an OCR scanning system for accounts payable.

What can a supply chain manager with work background in professional services, software and oil/gas industries, as well as specialization in PeopleSoft SCM, PeopleSoft Financial and PeopleSoft Query Manager bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft SCM, PeopleSoft Financial and PeopleSoft Query Manager, PeopleTools, PeopleCode and SQL. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Finance & Economics.

Working with areas such as overseeing the month-end close process (PeopleSoft), researching variances from prelims to final reports from P&L’s and making corrections were some of the skills brought to the table. Duties covered analyzing high revenue and high exposure type jobs for proper reporting. Communicating positive/negative trends and business practices to high level management, in addition to monitoring expenditures were some of the tasks. Key roles covered completing SOX 404 control self-assessments for all districts and assisting accounting for fixed asset inventory. Assistance was provided in accounting for materials and supply inventory.

Responsibilities consisted of implementing PeopleSoft version 9.1 Financial (Accounts Payable, Expenses and Supply Chain), for all North American locations, data warehousing and data uploading (item master) into PeopleSoft Item Master. User training was created and support of all PeopleSoft users after implementation was maintained. Tasks involved managing all supplier contracts and assisting the director of procurement in supplier negotiations. Assistance was provided in overall vendor portfolio re-certification project (usage of vendor approval). Contract negotiations were carried out, including all lodging company wide, tires, uniforms and products. The supplier portfolio and continued supplier adoption were managed through strategic sourcing initiatives.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain manager who worked in pharmaceutical, manufacturing and software industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM, Oracle, SAP and JD Edwards? Technical competencies involve PeopleSoft SCM, Oracle, SAP and JD Edwards. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Organizational Dynamics and Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Human Performance Management.

Important contributions of this supply chain manager included executing all product specific manufacturing and supply chain activities including NPI, planning and purchasing (raw and sub finish products) for both pharma and medical devices production. The legacy portfolio was managed. Tasks covered managing 12 manufacturing internal and external (CMO’s) sites with over 300 SKU’s for US external supply group, including demand planning and purchasing for over 40 countries. Performing monthly reporting, analyzing data (KPI’s) for multiple sources, in addition to developing and managing the manufacturing schedules working with the planning/demand and sales teams to guarantee high customer service levels were completed.

Key roles involved serving as project manager for optimization of processes for manufacturing and supply chain for domestic and international sites, in addition to managing clinical supply chain for diagnostics, overseeing development of clinical demand forecasting for new and ongoing studies. Serving as part of new product launch team for a company with $5 Billion+ in sales and managing duel-manufacturing sites with over 150 SKU’s for US and over 50 countries comprised other tasks. New product launches of class III animal health product for 7 EU markets were managed.

Would a detail-oriented supply chain planner with experience working in chemical, oil/gas and energy services industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Leadership & Supervision and Masters of Supply Chain Management. Software skills consist of PeopleSoft SCM, ENOVIA PLM, QLIKVIEW, Primavera P6 software and SAP ERP Systems.

Some accomplishments included planning and scheduling production of Liquid Polyglycol chemicals and coordinating transportation of materials using SAP. While working as a supply chain planner in a chemical company, issued Stock Transfer Orders, PO and production orders; ensured no shipment delays, forecasted demand, as well as estimated needed quantities of drums, totes, and rails to be sent to each terminal. Other duties were performing capacity analysis and constraints for tanks, rails; ordering raw materials for production just-in-time, as well as providing estimates for material availability and communicating daily with CSR and stakeholders. In addition, acted as a lead team meeting and updating stakeholders on production delays and impact to customer order, OTD.

Shared expertise by assigning machine, work centers and workers to particular production operations. Serving as a supply chain planner, monitored jobs to ensure they’ll finish on time and within budget, as well as planned activities, work centers, labor and distribution of load to ship. Additional responsibilities were issuing PO, RFQ and PO acknowledgement with suppliers, as well as scheduling shift according to production needs. Furthermore, prepared and submitted status and performance reports, as well as gathered data, reviewed and analyzed information to support stakeholders’ decision-making and problem resolution.

How can a supply chain planner with work experience in a computer hardware, logistics and telecommunications industries help your organization? Software skills consist of PeopleSoft SCM, SAP CRM, Oracle, SAS, WM, Baan, Access, AS/400 and MAS 200. Educational background is composed of BA Business Administration/Management.

Working with challenging issues such as updating management daily on any backlog supply or part issues, as well as planning quarterly volumes of parts to order and supply to purchase have vetted this specialist’s work experience.. As a supply chain planner, responsible for Brazil MRP planning for Depot and Field Service. Some of the tasks were verifying ETA of parts arrival from one facility to another, as well as maintaining data and updating on all parts and supplies incoming and out the company and Field Service. Moreover, was responsible for customer communications and conflict resolution. Thrived in a dynamic, fast paced environment and contributed in cross-functional and collaborative teams.

With a “can do approach” in the area of utilizing excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with employees at all levels of an organization have been career objectives. Other duties were managing evolving client expectations needs and priorities and collaborated with client team members to ensure effective integration with consulting and service delivery capabilities and priorities. In addition, led cross functional meetings to elicit requirements from subject matter experts to determine potential conflicts/other requirements that may exist in other areas. Furthermore, kept team informed on all significant matters which members of staff must know to effectively manage their areas of accountability.

Would hiring a supply chain planner who worked in pharmaceutical, manufacturing and insurance industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelors in Business Administration. Software skills consist of PeopleSoft SCM, Oracle, SAP, Maximo, Zycus and EPCOR.

Acting as a supply chain planner, maintained excellent quality of buyer supplier trust and relationship, quality of system and intensity of information sharing with many VMI sales reps. Some of the tasks were sourcing materials from suppliers domestically and internationally, as well as working as a strategic buyer of integrated supply site at company’s West Point, PA facility. This specialist researched and purchased over 2 million dollars in sales volume monthly, as well as assisted senior manager on demand curve for the month and participated in daily production meetings with other department supervisors in an effort to open lines of communication and handle procurement meeting deadlines for shipments. Moreover, was responsible for delivering RFPs for all POs in order to ensure pricing negotiation. Also, ensured OTDs and expedited all items purchased due to the nature and sensitivity of Pharma manufacturing.

While working as a planner, provided demand on supply for Germany and China factories based on sales demand and monitored International & domestic logistics. Additional responsibilities were supporting the Sales and Operations Planning process and the Pre-Enterprise Planning Process where appropriate and driving improvements in Global Supply Chain Projects’ processes. Furthermore, provided input for Global Supply Chain strategy across projects and platforms, supported the Supply Chain Project Leaders on the team and potentially mentored Associate Supply Chain Project Coordinator(s).

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this planner with experience working in manufacturing, building products and distribution industries? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Masters of Business Administration. Technological proficiencies involve PeopleSoft SCM, Siebel, SAP, Irriss, Syteline, MAPICS and AS/400.

Contributed to the organization’s success by managing supply buffers and allocation to shorten lead times and build resiliency into the supply chain without causing excess and generate quarterly cost savings of $352,000. While employed as a planner, reduced procurement expenses by $568,000 over 12 months by performing new vendor qualifications/second sourcing and driving price negotiations processes to ensure that company’s commodity pricing are best in class. Also, was responsible for developing and implementing strategies for robust material planning requirements, optimal inventory levels and allocations of purchased parts and supplies. Additionally, identified, developed, and accessed international sources of supply in Canada, Europe, and Asia.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by managing assigned vendors and providing oversight and governance of associated purchases; as well as performing category spend and risk analysis. In addition, designed and implemented category and supplier risk mitigation strategies. Furthermore, ran and maintained local warehouse and supplier review meetings to capture accurate information for the supply chain KPI and continuous improvement in the Sales and operations process.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain analyst with experience working in BPO, automotive and power systems industries? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Science in Industrial Engineering. Technical skills consist of PeopleSoft Supply Chain Analytics (SCM), AutoCAD, R studio, SAS, Minitab, Power BI, Tableau, Qlik and SolidWorks. Also, leveraged data analysis to streamline processes and saved $20K+ by proposing new approach and solutions for inventory planning. This has been done by precisely calculating stock rate, conducting regression and sensitivity analysis.

Contributed to the organization’s success by saving $10k+ by improving operational efficiency by implementing automated business assessment and strategies utilizing ERP software. Serving as a supply chain analyst, optimized inventory and the logistic requirement to support customer demand by redesigning forecasting and customer collaboration process.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by troubleshooting problems to maintain the continuity of supply chain flow by monitoring interface, ensuring that everything was in place and applied. In addition, supported in the development of customized inventory system by configuring MRP strategy, procedures, safety stock and lot size parameters in SAP. Furthermore, worked in the processing of Just in Time (JIT) and Just in Schedule (JIS) orders from the customer in an integrated network and related configurations.

Is impacting your organization with a supply chain analyst with work experience in manufacturing and utility industries a current business consideration? Educational background is composed of Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. Computer skills consist of PeopleSoft SCM, AS/400, Manugistics and JD Edwards. Professional development involved Supply Chain, SWOT, CIP Compliance Training, Compliance Workshops, Cyber Security Awareness Training, ITC Standards of Conduct and Records Information Management Training (RIM).

While employed in a manufacturing company as a supply chain analyst, collaborated on committees to analyze regulatory compliance in both SOX and AB1953 Legislation. Also, worked on Lead Supply Chain initiative to comply with regulatory compliance issues. Some of the tasks were training department on process of automating value-added supply chain tasks, such as non-conformance materials requests, initial supplier sample requests, engineering change requests, and requests for quotes. In addition, collaborated on committees to analyze and revamp processes to remove wasted steps and standardize value-added steps. Moreover, established open communication and dialogue across departments, among locations, and within supply chain.

Part of the job as a raw material expeditor/assistant buyer was to serve as a liaison between manufacturing plants and mills as well as between IT and supply chain. Other duties were acting as project lead for IT services pertaining to Supply Chain functions, as well as providing assistance to Director of Purchasing and Director of Supply Chain. Additionally, contributed to company newsletter and Employee Activities Committee. Furthermore, developed purchasing section of company website.

What contributions could a supply chain analyst who worked in business solutions and logistics industries bring to your organization? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Double Major in Logistics / Purchasing and Supply Management. Computer skills consist of PeopleSoft SCM, Oracle, Business Objects and Hyperion Financial Management.

Challenges like analyzing fiscal year supply spend trends totaling $600 million in spend to prepare projections for the following year’s budget were welcomed and successfully completed. Acting as a supply chain analyst, served as lead facilitator for the creation and tracking of supply cost saving initiatives for Michigan. Key accomplishments were executing savings analyses for new products and companies to identify recommendations for crucial savings opportunities. Also, was responsible for the managing and assembling of multiple project plans to drive progress and accountability for initiative success. Additionally, led Michigan-wide pharmaceutical analysis and improvement team to standardize pharmacy operations and to achieve $3 million in savings on $175 million in yearly spend.

Shared expertise by setting up and managing over 2.5 million dollars of inventory for 300 client locations. While working in a logistics/shipping company as an account representative, calculated and updated inventory levels of shipping containers at customer locations with seasonal forecasting and historical usage. Furthermore, raised inventory utilization in 2011 by 3.5% and 2012 by 1.5%, surpassing company’s previous best end of the year numbers.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a supply chain analyst with experience working in manufacturing and biotechnology industries? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration with Concentration on Global Supply Chain Management. Technical proficiencies consist of PeopleSoft SCM, SQL, SAP, Access, Tableau, QlikView, SO99+ and Oracle. Served as a growth-focused thought leader open to relocation, and possessed expertise spanning numerous facets of supply chain excellence, including planning and analysis, KPI reporting, S&OP process management, global supply and vendor relations, inventory reduction initiatives, and project management.

While working as a supply chain analyst, generated reporting for supply chain KPIs, as well as minimized E&O inventory by $300,000. In addition, tasked with calculating potential impact of new supply chain strategies. While employed in a biotechnology company as a supply chain analyst, delivered clinical device management, and planned across multiple clinical studies, as well as cultivated and maintained positive site and vendor relationships. Moreover, in charge with demand and supply planning activities, based on trail needs.

As a business analyst: category planning, imparted analytic support for a team of 200+ category associates, managers, and directors. Other duties were originating KPIs for Category Management, and developing respective reporting. In addition, led cross functional project to create new resources for Category Management. Furthermore, supplied reporting on Category Management for monthly executive meetings, as well as responsible for sales forecasting in accordance with the Appliance category.