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Career Highlights: * Built new global supply chain organization across 3 North American sites and transferred positions from Delaware to Indiana site leveraged global-regional business units to execute import sourcing strategy, cut working capital by 20%, reduced freight costs by 10%/year, achieved procurement savings, and implemented key Supply Chain processes, e.g. S&OP and benchmarking to drive EBITDA improvement results. * Led global supply chain integration across 6 plant sites, 2 home offices, and service centers in Canada and Brazil. Realigned production planning, quality, commercial interface, and third-party management functions to reduce supply chain costs 20%, reduce working capital requirements 20% on base spend of $360M, and achieve $18M cost reduction on $600M raw material spend. * Orchestrated merger integration into Exxon business model, including leading integration of 6 global plant sites, leading operational excellence initiative to ensure best practice transfer and reliability improvement that produced 75% improvement in safety, 33% improvement in quality, 10% improvement in utilization, and 3% total unit cost-reduction curve after inflation. * Increased profitability of Mobil's Netherlands operation by restoring morale, stabilizing workforce, installing new leadership team, and resolving manufacturing issues resulting in 75% improvement in safety, 70% reduction in turnover, and increase in production of 23%. * Turned around underperforming Canadian manufacturing plant resulting in improved safety and morale, as well as resolved capital equipment issues and attracted new capital investment that delivered 25% reduction in operating costs, 25% increase in productivity, and $6M increase in profits. Executive Career Progression & Contributions Principal - Senior Consultant 2017 - Present JAH Consulting Terre Haute, IN Challenge: To offer consulting services for supply chain and operations. * Offering supply chain and operations consulting services targeted for double digit improvement. Specializes in end-to-end supply chain assessments (plan, buy, make, move, store, and sell). Industries include Food & Beverage, Chemicals/plastics, CPG, Paper, Industrial, and Retailer/Wholesaler. Key Assignment: * Fortune 500 Retailer: Currently driving double-digit improvements in Procurement, Planning, Logistics (Warehousing & Transportation), Inventory/Working Capital, Import/Export, and Customer Service. Head of Supply Chain (reporting to CEO) 2014 - 2016 Taghleef Industries Inc. Americas Challenge: To build new Supply Chain organization and transfer group from Delaware to Indiana. * Managed all Supply Chain departments (Procurement, Logistics, Planning, Customer Service, and Supply Chain Process Improvement) in 3 sites (Indiana, Delaware, and Montreal) consisting of 4 direct Managers (Procurement, Logistics, Planning, Customer Service, and Supply Chain Process Improvement) and 62 indirect employees. * Oversaw $5M supply chain operational budget for all departments, $16M transportation/warehousing budget, $150M procurement spend, and $40M working capital in plastic film for food and beverage label packaging with $800M sales revenue. Managed global import/export business (MENA, Europe, and Austrasia regions). Key Contributions: * Built and integrated new Supply Chain organization for Americas' business unit across three locations in Indiana, Delaware, and Quebec, Canada in 18 months. * Transferred/recruited Supply Chain positions from Delaware to Indiana while maintaining service to marketplace and delivering EBITDA results. * Worked closely with other regional business units in Middle East, Northern Africa (Dubai, Oman, and Egypt), Europe (Italy, Germany, Hungary, and Spain), and Australia to leverage global sourcing of 25MM lbs. of imports. * Established collaborative Supply Chain role. * Built cohesive Supply Chain Group that delivered improved EBITDA results. Implemented best practices relative to S&OP, benchmarking, working capital and inventory management resulting in: * 20% EBITDA improvement, 20% reduction in working capital requirements, 10% reduction in freight costs (new shipping model and increased T/L density), and $1M cost savings in procurement savings. * Established Supply Chain function as business collaborator with all cross-functional groups to drive EBITDA improvements. * Implemented new distribution service model to meet next day delivery needs. * Changed local outside warehouse (230k square feet/16,000 pallets). * Recruited key Supply Chain professionals to drive integration positive change. Americas PS&RA & Product Manager 2013 - 2014
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