Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Supply Chain professional with 20+ years of experience encompassing a broad range of expertise in the Consumer Packaged Goods and Medical Device industries. Demonstrated success and leadership as both an individual contributor and a people manager. Areas of knowledge include: Supply Chain Management, Planning Systems and Processes, Project Planning, Manufacturing, and Procurement.
In this role, I was responsible for leading the US Demand, Sales, and Operations (S&OP) planning process with the regional Marketing team, accounting for $900MM in annual revenue and 16% YoY growth. I managed a team of Planning Analysts to achieve supply chain planning metrics for assigned product portfolios including forecast accuracy (MAPE, bias), customer service (LIFR), inventory entitlement, and slow moving/obsolete (SLOB). I partnered with regional Plan and Manufacturing / External Operations to maximize customer service, establish safety stock levels, optimize inventory allocation, and minimize product expiry/obsolescence. I was responsible for setting and achieving the annual US inventory business plan ($ and DOS), managing inventory tracking processes and reconciliation, and identifying/implementing inventory reduction opportunities.
In this position, I established and promoted the use of best practices across the Supply and Plant Planner user communities at the three internal manufacturing sites: Lititz, PA; Los Angeles, CA; and the Dominican Republic. I maintained masterly level of skills in SAP-APO to assist each planner to build and sustain optimal use of SNP and PP/DS functionalities.
In this role, I led a team of consultants and SME’s through the Analyze, Design, Build, Test, Cutover, and Hypercare phases of a SAP implementation project. I worked with the Business Process Owner and Global Services team to design a common approach for Supply Network Planning and partnered with the Production Planning/Detailed Scheduling team to ensure decisions satisfied both areas.
In this role, I served as the category lead and brand contact for all Marketing Materials/Consumer Promotions suppliers. I ensured compliance through the negotiation and implementation of approximately 70 contracts totaling $16MM in annual spend.
Over the course of two different positions, I planned and managed the equipment and labor capacity for the Solid Dose bulk manufacturing work centers and blister/pouch packaging lines. I was responsible for ensuring Plant customer service, compliance, and cost objectives were met through the balance of capacity/efficiency.
In this role, I managed the 2nd shift production in all areas of Solid Dose packaging, including supervision, evaluation, and development of 25 Operators, 3 Mechanics, and 15 temporary employees. I led the root cause, corrective action, preventive action, and disposition analysis for over 75 product non-conformance's.
In this position, I led the logistics analyses and implementation of recommendations to drive efficiencies in the supply chain for top customers such as Target, CVS, Rite Aid, and Kmart.