PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Knowledgeable and results-oriented professional with over 15 years demonstrated success in supply chain management. Accomplished in all aspects of supply chain planning, inventory management, improving material flow, and customer focus. Six Sigma Black Belt certified.

Respected leader with experience in delivering cost reductions, distribution network optimization, process standardization, and inventory variability reduction across multiple products and regions. Experienced in supporting mergers and acquisitions. Skilled working in virtual environments. Successful in building consensus across multiple groups.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Inventory Management and Analysis
Sales and Operations Planning
Supervising Professionals
Demand Management
Capacity Management
Lean Thinking
Team Leadership
Production Planning
Materials Planning
Systems Thinking
Strategic Resource Planning
Cost Reduction and Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential Supply Chain Manager 2007-July 2011
Confidential Rochester, NY

Developed supply chain strategies to support each product line business strategy. Optimized product flow from supply source to warehouses to markets consistent with market delivery plan. Recommended warehousing and transportation options to achieve the best value proposition.

Directed the supply chain planning efforts required to separate the Health business from Eastman Kodak for sale to Onyx Corporation in 2007. Managed $250 million asset transfer and created inventory plans that addressed start-up inventory needs resulting from country-specific health care regulations.
Improved two different global product families to ten (10) inventory turns per year through a continuous improvement focus. Improved working capital for business.
Reduced distribution costs for photochemistry products by $4 million from 2007 to 2010 by changing transportation modes and delivery processes.
Recommended options to demand managers in order to meet unanticipated sales demands. Improved market delivery and revenue timing through reasonable risk-taking.
Led supply chain efforts to support new product introductions enabling lower cost products get to revenue faster.

Global Finished Goods Supply Chain Manager 1999-2007
Confidential, Rochester, NY

Established inventory goals for regions and manufacturing. Drove inventory improvement activities in the regions. Developed global supply chain information and physical flow improvements.

Reduced worldwide inventories by an average of $10 million per year by focusing on lean principles and lead time reductions.
Led improvement effort that yielded $4 million savings in analog equipment product inventory.
Supervised five remote regional supply chain managers.
Developed standard processes for consistent timing and structure of demand information to improve equipment manufacturing supply planning results.

Worldwide Analyst for Manufacturing Strategic Planning 1997-1999

Developed global strategic plant sourcing loads for multi-million dollar sensitizing and polyester film making machines. Evaluated impacts to other sites when considering plant closure to support strategic restructuring. Monitored monthly utilizations to re-balance overloads and improve manufacturing performance and delivery.

Developed a worldwide polyester film capacity model which validated the need for strategic capacity expansion and capital programs for polyester film base.
Prepared the manufacturing capacity assessment of key sensitizing assets in connection with the $500 million acquisition of Imation’s health business.

Materials Manager, Color Paper Manufacturing 1993-1997

Responsible for inventory management, demand management, master scheduling, capacity planning, and materials planning. Developed production plan for Rochester paper sensitizing.

Coordinated plant utilization balancing across three North American sites.
Supervised supply planning team for a vertically integrated manufacturing organization.

Other relevant work experience

Production Supervisor, Glass Plate Manufacturing
Supply Chain Planning Team Advisor supporting Graphic Arts and Document Imaging
Film Businesses
Film Sensitizing Aggregate Demand Planner, Graphic Art Films
Systems and Business Analyst, Information Systems, Distribution and Supply Chain

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics

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