Below are the 2 Supply Chain Directors, 3 Supply Chain Managers & 2 Supply Chain Planners with PeopleSoft SCM & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides supply chain analysts, SME's, developers, systems analysts, business analysts, project managers & software implementation consultants with your industry, PeopleSoft SCM & other systems experience on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a supply chain director with work background in IT services, business services and software industries, as well as skilled in PeopleSoft SCM? Technical skills cover PeopleSoft SCM and Oracle. Educational attainment includes Master of Engineering (Supply Chain Engineering); Master of Applied Science (Supply Chain Management); and Bachelor of Science (Engineering Management). This individual obtained certification as Six Sigma Green Belt.

While working for an IT services company, main functions of this supply chain director were composed of creating and executing strategic plans, risk mitigation initiatives, and Lean continuous improvement projects to streamline supply chain functions. Developing risk maturity assessment tools that addressed client needs and ensured the integrity of systems were some of the duties. This individual established roadmaps for digitization to communicate plans, as well as coordinated efforts to boost adoption and return on investment (ROI). Measuring the performance of inventory control processes and recommending corrective actions to enhance efficiencies were carried out. The company ERP systems were integrated with Oracle/PeopleSoft intelligence and visibility tools to automate response to program disruptions.

Notable tasks included cultivating professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve objectives, re-engineering non-scalable purchasing processes, along with optimizing inventory replenishment order policies for newly-acquired and existing client stockrooms. Managing the consolidation of companies into existing Oracle PeopleSoft ERP system that encompassed asset management, payables, general ledger, inventory, purchasing, and e-procurement modules, as well as providing combined organization seamless access to single back-office network were handled. This individual was recognized as subject matter expert (SME) often invited to speak at universities and business conferences.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain director who worked in engineering, oil and gas industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM, SAP and QuickBooks Pro? Technical competencies involve PeopleSoft SCM, SAP and QuickBooks Pro. Educational background includes BS, Kinesiology/Biology, along with Civil Engineering Studies. This individual is CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) and certified Green Belt Six Sigma.

Important contributions of this supply chain director included managing all supply chain business improvement initiatives, procurement/purchasing, subcontracting, category management, demand planning, tendering, financial, and logistics activities associated with the many projects being executed (value up to USD $300MM+). The job entailed establishing the tools and processes to manage and measure people, suppliers, projects, and inventory across the supply chain workflow. Tasks covered developing and executing sourcing strategies to leverage relationships within and across the business to achieve best total value. Developing and implementing category management annual plans related to spend, availability, and criticality for onshore and offshore goods/services were completed.

This specialist drafted/negotiated and executed frame agreements such as preferred supplier agreements and master service agreements for key commodity groups. Skills brought to the table consisted of managing kick-off meetings, with sales and project management teams, for new programs; review sales and operations plans, in addition to handling demand planning strategies. Areas of risk and mitigations plans that required team support were communicated. Attending, conducting and participating in the department and project meets were completed as directed. Customer and supplier relationships were managed, along with performance metrics (KPI’s). The attainment of project, operating budgets and specific financial objectives was ensured.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this supply chain manager who worked in business services, manufacturing and energy industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM? Technical competencies involve PeopleSoft SCM, SAP and Epic. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. This individual obtained a certification in Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

Important contributions of this supply chain manager included managing supply chain (obtaining $180M annual sales), as well as handling master scheduling, planning and supervising regional plant schedulers and warehouses. The job entailed leading the minimization of working capital and cost to businesses while maintaining customer satisfaction. Tasks covered leading long and short range S&OP to insure integrated demand/supply plans and product offering to achieve strategic objectives and PO. Strategies were developed in conjunction with regional marketing managers, technology and customers. Aside from leading the new product introduction/roll out, global pricing profitability/consistency was analyzed to improve business performance. Implementing improvements from complaint trends was handled. Setting up the new product line with toll manufacturing (SAP) and leading the team managing tolling facilities were carried out.

In another job, this specialist led strategic direction of outsourced manufacturing for non-core o-ring business functions. Technological research of new manufacturing methods, vendor selection/implementation, contracts & scope was conducted. New product development was enhanced with faster routes to market, thereby improving revenue growth and the utilization of brief market opportunities. One of the skills brought to the table involved developing manufacturing capacity & equipment utilization model to formulate requirements of 5-year plan (including transition to JIT cellular/lean manufacturing).

Could your organization use a supply chain manager who is experienced in manufacturing, real estate and business services industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM, SAP and Oracle? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft SCM, SAP and Oracle. Educational background includes Ph.D. Data Sciences; MS Analytics; Master of Business Administration; and Bachelor of Technology Mechanical Engineering. Strengths include experience in identifying critical information in process automation and supply chain analytics.

In a project to analyze losses in manufacturing plant to increase overall plant efficiency, some impact contributions of this supply chain manager included discovering and curating new/existing data sources for use in building incremental value and insight for the business. This individual collaborated with managers to define problems, identified data, established predictive and prescriptive models, and delivered optimal solutions. Key roles involved partnering with client business leaders and executives to inform transformation strategy, and driving improvements, change, and innovation in support of strategic objectives and operating plans that impacted growth, customer satisfaction, productivity, and operational excellence.

Skills brought to the table involved implementing an enterprise data governance model and actively promoting the concept of data sharing, data reuse, and data quality and data standards. Functions covered continuously increasing data coverage by working closely with the manufacturing managers, understanding, and evaluating their data requirements and delivering the data they needed. The job consisted of performing exhaustive data analysis to analyze losses in manufacturing plant, identifying and implementing 14 different improvement projects that led to an increase in overall plant efficiency by 16% over the span of 2 years. Providing visibility to data quality issues was managed.

Would a supply chain manager with familiarity in aerospace, banking and financial services industries, as well as skilled in PeopleSoft SCM help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover PeopleSoft SCM, Oracle and Deltek Costpoint, as well as Ariba, Cognos, SharePoint, and JIRA..

Making a positive difference with developing the control process review program consisting of over 200 control points and 10 attributes for detailed testing based on regional banking store operations policies and procedures was one of the key focuses of this supply chain manager. The annual testing of the design and effectiveness of internal controls was done by completing on site walk-throughs of complex business processes. Responsibilities involved developing in-depth program guidance and testing attributes relating to high-risk control points. The job involved second and third-level escalations involving vendor or procurement issues, along with researching, analyzing and reconciling vendor statements using various systems including PeopleSoft.

Developing the process flow for control program guidance and monthly aging, in addition to providing quality control reviews over the three operational risk consultant companies were carried out. Notable tasks included providing oversight for quality assurance analysts performing store compliance and operations reviews and providing process improvements based on risk. Monthly aging of quality assurance reviews was prepared and report was provided to management. This individual worked with various lines of business (LOB) in order to meet company and team objectives. Aside from performing daily reporting functions utilizing MS Excel, including v-lookups, pivot tables, and formulas, work was done with the MS database and data was pulled from SharePoint into MS Excel for reporting purposes.

What can a planner with work background in manufacturing, software and business services industries, as well as specializations in PeopleSoft SCM, SAP and Oracle bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft SCM, SAP and Oracle. Educational background includes Information Technology Project Management.

Working with areas such as managing assigned modules for nonstandard build and abatement production orders from release to ship status was one of the skills brought to the table by this planner. Collaborating with buyers and suppliers was done to ensure material demand was met according to schedule. Work was done with material project managers to obtain alternate market, spares and refurbished materials when not readily available in warehouse stock. Duties covered coordinating material movement with logistics team and manufacturing floor and initiating service requests to expedite as necessary to meet schedule demand. Key roles covered approving CRFs and executing material changes to production orders. Material analysis was performed to determine shortages and potential risk of missing customer commitments was mitigated.

Responsibilities consisted of managing quality notification and stock purge workflow to meet material requirements, along with processing shortage requests from manufacturing floor to meet demand and enable continuation of work. Tasks involved submitting and processing BOM update requests, accounting for and reconciling variances to production order. This individual participated in team meetings, provided status updates, engaged in project risk discussions and assigned action items as merited. An additional role involved acting as point of contact for customers and vendors addressing vendor onboarding, policy, procedure, tax forms, banking and payment-related issues as well as system access and application usage issues.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this planner who worked in oil, gas and energy industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft SCM, Oracle and SAP? Technical competencies involve PeopleSoft SCM, Oracle and SAP. Educational attainment includes MBA (Accounting) and Bachelors of Business Administration, Accounting/MIS. This individual obtained certification as PMP (Project Management Professional). Expertise includes project life cycle analysis, particularly MM/C&P/supply chain.

Important contributions of this planner included managing nine cost planners and developing the Requisition to Pay (RTP) process currently used globally. Assistance was provided in new venture implementations with regard to SAP BluePrint. Tasks covered implementing the focal point for setting up new structures in SAP and user acceptance testing for the entire RTP process. Skills brought to the table included preparing and reviewing with leadership cost variances due to currency fluctuation of exchange rates. Meeting with leadership and stakeholders was done to review costs on a monthly basis. All procurement of services and materials were monitored to make sure costs were in line with estimates. Aside from reviewing invoices for accuracy based on contract terms, 69 individual AFE’s were managed for R&D and onshore gas projects. Budgets ranged from $25MM to $500MM.

Key roles in another job involved implementing SAP and managing budgets on multiple R&D projects ranging from $50MM-$150MM. Performing field safety inspections and recommending improvements for field safety were included in the list of duties. In addition, this specialist interfaced extensively with the supply chain manager to establish contract terms and conditions. Processes were developed for vendors to follow when working at a field site.