Amherst, New Hampshire, United States
• [email protected] Transforming new and existing multinational manufacturing operations into highly efficient entities through analytics, business expertise and an innovative mindset is my specialty. Building environments of collaboration, alignment and empowerment that tenaciously drive business efficiencies and results is my passion. I grow overall EBITDA by building high performance world-class operations and teams that focus on the sharing of best practices to eliminate costs, optimize productivity, and ensure sustained profitability. Recognized for: VALUE CREATION Developed and integrated an S&OP process across seven facilities, increasing forecasting accuracy more than 100%. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | BUSINESS PLANNING Started up a global S&OP, logistics and fulfillment process to optimize supply chain operations, increasing on-time delivery from 74% to 98%, and improving customer satisfaction 100%. COST SAVINGS Identified and executed approximately $250M cost savings and quality improvement opportunities using Lean, Six Sigma, ROP and pull methods. GLOBAL LEADERSHIP Optimized global supply chains, with annual spend of up to $1.3B. Led multifunctional teams in Malaysia, China, Mexico, Scotland, Taiwan and the US. MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Led/supported due diligence on six mergers or acquisitions, valued at $175M, including $50M optical manufacturing company in Canada. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Championed individual development, reducing employee turnover to 1.7% from 9%, and increasing employee engagement from 85% to 99%. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Personable, analytical, logical, decisive and trustworthy. Minimizes risk through teamwork and problem solving for competitive advantage. Executive Competencies that Drive Business Results Integrated Strategic Business Planning − Global Operations Excellence − Mergers and Acquisitions − Supply Chain Optimization − Distribution Logistics | Customer Service − Lean Manufacturing Operations − Inventory Management
Strategic advisor & consultant for Planning (IBP/S&OP), Manufacturing & Fulfillment, Procurement and Global Supply Chain Optimization. Working with Startups and Established Fortune 100 companies to optimize supply chain & planning execution.
Turned around global manufacturing operations performance for high-performance network solutions provider. Led manufacturing operations, quality, test and repair across seven partner sites in NA, EMEA and APAC. Led global team of 125 employees and 5,000 contract manufacturers, with multimillion-dollar budget to support a 1.3B spend. Position eliminated in corporate restructuring.
Vice President, Business Operations Planning (2013 – 2014) Senior Director (2011 – 2013), Business Operations Planning (2011-2013) Senior Manager Business Operations Planning (2007 – 2011) Integrated and aligned business planning (supply and demand planning) across finance, sales, product development and operations. Led cross-functional team of 27 employees and multimillion-dollar budget to support billion-dollar spend.
Transformed product manufacturing offshore. Led global supply chain, cost, pricing, direct order fulfillment, and day-to-day customer experience. Managed multimillion-dollar spend.