Senior-level Supply Chain and Operations leader with extensive experience in creating strategies and leading execution of all global supply chain activities, including procurement and distribution management. Manages and leads cross-functional teams to drive product supply and productivity improvements. Leads risk mitigation while driving supply chain strategies for end-to-end pipeline management and supply planning. Skilled in negotiation and strategic decision making, perfected by 14 years of experience in leading organizational business units.
• Oversaw supply chain and supported tech transfer projects, batch release testing, change management and resolution of customer complaints. • Integrated financial and operation plans with strategic objectives to deliver improved operational and financial results to boost customer satisfaction, profitability and working capital. • Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods. • Drove cost reduction efforts for supply chain AOP to meet annual operations targets. • Formulated demand planning and generated supply chain management metrics. • Deployed logistics systems and outsourced transportation to maximize efficiency, cost and benefit. • Identified, selected and maintained logistic suppliers and achieved optimum costs and service qualities. • Established vision and master plan for regional supply chain end-to-end structure, sourcing and delivery. • Managed distribution network, including logistics, trade compliance and warehouse management. • Drove key performance indicators and continuous improvements throughout logistics and supplier operations. • Challenged teams to improve performance within distribution network to meet inventory targets. • Led implementation of effective supply chain planning systems while improving sales and operations planning processes for distribution network. • Facilitated change management strategies and incorporated functional area infrastructure to support demand planning and supply initiatives. • Optimized supply chain infrastructure by assessing and initiating targeted changes to reduce operating costs by 6 % • Developed and managed global supply base that contributed to growth of 5 %