Manufacturing/Supply Chain Operations Expertise

Experienced in ALL aspects of supply chain operations at an expert level:

• Bill of Material
• Inventory Control
• Shop Floor Control
• Order Entry
• Cost
• Purchasing
• MRP (Material Requirements/Resource Planning)
• MPS (Master Production Scheduling)
• Capacity Planning
• Forecasting

Related Manufacturing Industry Positions Held

• Inventory Control Manager
• Production Control Manager
• Product Manager
• Assistant Merchandise Manager
• Assistant Buyer
• Business Analyst

Industry Certifications

• APICS certified (American Production and Inventory Control Society):  Inventory Control
• GEORGE PLOSSL: MRP (Materials Requirements/Resource Planning)
• GEORGE PLOSSL: MPS (Master Production Scheduling)

ERP/MRP Packaged Software Requests for Proposal (RFP)

Experienced in the creation of/response to RFPs (requests for proposal) involving multiple manufacturing/supply chain software vendors, software packages and related consulting services.

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ERP/MRP Packaged Software Implementation Experience

Experienced in the implementation of global ERP/MRPII packages (both IT and functional aspects) at an expert level ascross the following industries:

• Financial Services – 25,000 workstation technology hardware/software roll out at UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland – formerly Swiss Bank Corporation)
• Microchips – Advanced Micro Devices
• Retail – Zale Corporation (Fine Jewelry)
• Retail – Southern States (Farm Products)
• Textiles – Tultex
• Consumer Products – Boyle Midway
• Aerospace – ITT Avionics
• Complex Industrial Valves – Hoke Valve
• Flavors and Fragrances – Naarden

Project Management and Packaged Software Implementation Skills

• Leadership and work team facilitation
• Project planning
• Business process redesign
• Problem/solution identification and articulation
• Business/user requirements definition
• Packaged software selection
• “As Is” system and business analysis
• Data element and application transaction mapping
• Data conversion, system testing, and production cut-over (“go-live”)
• Education and training
• Organizational/functional restructure
• Culture change/change management