Tyler James, Supply Chain Professional

Director of Supply Chain Transformation at Scotts Miracle-Gro

Arnold, Missouri, United States

About

Experienced Senior Manager of Supply Chain with a demonstrated history of working in the consumer goods industry. Skilled in Supply Chain Optimization, Continuous Improvement, Inventory Management, Transportation, and Project Management. Experience with a wide range of Supply Chain Technologies from SAP APO/TM/YL/LBN and BlueYonder Fulfillment/Shipment Scheduler/TMS. Strong program and project management professional with a Bachelor's degree focused in Engineering/Industrial Management from Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Experience

  • Director of Supply Chain Transformation at The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
    Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Director of Supply Chain Transformation in charge of leading the way for the Scotts Miracle-Gro supply chain journey through technology and process improvements.

  • The Hawthorne Gardening Company (Full-time · 1 yr 7 mos)
    • Planning Manager - Center of Excellence
      Oct 2022 - Jan 2023 · 4 mos

      Planning Supply Chain Manager on the Center of Excellence team for the implementation of Kinaxis Rapid Response for Demand, Supply, MRP, Deployment, and Production Planning.

    • Supply Chain Manager of Technology
      Jul 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Business Project Manager for Technology Implementations for Hawthorne Gardening Company in Distribution and Logistics. Currently leading the efforts for the Implementation of SAP TM/YL/LBN for the Logistics Operation and Managing the Team for the SAP EWM Implementation across the Entire US Distribution Network.

  • Anheuser-Busch InBev (7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Senior Manager Logistics - Supply Chain Transformation
      Feb 2018 - Jun 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Business lead for the implementation of JDA Supply Chain software for the US Zone operation of all beer shipments. The solution is constructed using the cloud based applications of JDA Fullfillment, Shipment Scheduler, and Transportation Manager. As the business lead I am responsible for all the project requirements and results adherence to the KPIs for measured success.

    • Logistics Specialist
      Sep 2016 - Feb 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Systems management role in logistics that maintains the master data and system enhancements for Anheuser-Busch supply chain optimization systems. SAP APO is the weekly production and distribution optimizer software that is used for 12 week horizon.

    • Senior Logistics Analyst
      Sep 2015 - Sep 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Senior Logistics Analyst for the Portfolio management teams that sets up and rolls out new innovations and crafts for production at the Anheuser-Busch breweries in the United States. Project management based role with cross functional interactions with many departments, from commercial and marketing to brewery operations.

  • Logistics Intern at Anheuser-Busch InBev
    Jun 2013 - Aug 2013 · 3 mos

    Summer Logistics Internship working in the Business Service Center Logistics group at Anheuser-Busch that manages the logistics execution of transportation and inventory management for the entire United States AB network of breweries, distribution centers, and wholesalers.

  • Purchasing Co-op at Hunter Engineering Company
    Jan 2012 - Aug 2012 · 8 mos

    Co-op experience with Hunter Engineering Company in St. Louis, MO where I worked in the purchasing group that managed suppliers and production component inventory levels for the manufacturing facilities.