PEN192 

Coupa Llamasoft Supply Chain Guru Consultant

SUMMARY

Management professional with leadership experience. Expertise in production planning, inventory management, end-to-end supply chain analysis, and quality assurance. Specialty focus in mathematical modeling, decision support systems and supply chain optimization. Expertise using Coupa Llamasoft Supply Chain Guru for simulation and optimization of Supply Chain Networks.

SKILLS

• Business Process Mapping, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Team Leadership, Inventory Management, Logistics Operations Management
• Llamasoft, Python, Visual Basic; Oracle; AMPL-Linear Programming, SQL, Power BI, DAX, Tableau, Discrete Simulation

EXPERIENCE

                                                                      2021-Present

Supply Chain Consultant

• Coached a client in foundational inventory management…Reduced raw material inventory quantity and value by 60% in four months - an $8 million reduction
• Guided client through new ERP practices: inventory tracking and chained bills of material
• Led a team project investigating the link between lead time and fill rate for Starbucks
• Led design of new supply chain simulation product for GAINS Systems
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Lamasoft/Coupa                                    2012-2021

Supply Chain Design Consultant, Senior Consultant, Senior Principal

• Singular expert in Coupa Llamasoft Supply Chain Guru simulation. Served as product manager, training material developer, technical business analyst, quality assurance, trainer and project advisor.
• Led supply chain design projects for government and commercial clients. Delivered network optimization, inventory optimization and simulation models in support of HEB, Whirlpool, USTRANSCOM, Defense Logistics Agency, NAVSUP and the United States Marine Corps.
• Consultant on military and commercial simulation projects, customizing simulation behavior to meet client needs. Quality assurance manager and customer representative for our simulation development team. Delivered US Marine Corps inventory optimization project covering 45,000 NIINs demonstrating improved stock availability under current budget through modernizing inventory policies.

 2003-2011

Senior Manager, Supply Network Planning

• Contributed $20M in supply chain savings by including industrial cost in network model
• Delivered annual three-year plan to senior executives with recommended course of action
• Included $70M fixed cost savings through network redesign and minimal capital

Process Manager, Demand and Supply Planning

• Restructured distribution through linear program (LP) model constraints after deep study of data handoffs– reduced transportation costs from $185M to $80M versus previous year
• Designed LP to analyze import shipments; optimized ports and saved $1M annually
• Mapped network design during distribution center closures – saved $15M, no supply impact

Senior Logistics Coordinator

• Trained new logistics coordinators and sales professionals on AB supply chain system
• Lead analyst for pilot cycle-production strategy – reduced industrial costs by $300,000

Analyst, Distribution Logistics

• Operated inventory oversight for seven wholesaler support centers and over 90 customers
• Analyzed shipments for direct opportunities; saved $200K in annual transportation costs
• Developed visual daily and interplant shipment reports to enhance efficient decision-making

Product Supply Coordinator

• Optimized product availability, direct load, and inbound shipments from breweries, a distribution center and wholesaler support centers to manage inventory for 25 wholesalers
• Created innovative inbound transportation analysis to match expected arrivals with actual data from railroad/piggyback providers; ensured true information for cross-docking operation