PEN194

Data Driven Supply Chain Professional

Professional Summary

With over 20 years of career experience, I have refined my skills and gained extensive hands- on expertise in supply chain functions, including manufacturing, logistics, warehousing & inventory, strategic procurement, supplier relationship management, integrated business planning, budgeting, process analysis & design, industrial engineering, data analytics, and consumer insights.

During my career and training, I have consulted and gained extensive experience using data analysis and statistics to uncover valuable insights. I have also learned programming and machine-learning tools to enhance my efficiency in data mining, normalization, analysis, and storytelling. Additionally, I have experience presenting these insights with interactive and static dashboards, as well as automated reports.

Has expertise with Supply Chain Network Optimization using Llamasoft Supply Chain Guru and Optilogic Cosmic Frog. (Optilogic's Cosmic Frog is a supply chain design tool that provides a cloud-native platform for optimizing, simulating, and analyzing supply chains. Optilogic also offers a converter that can import Coupa's LLamasoft models into Cosmic Frog).

 

Work Experience

 (End-to-end Supply Chain, Consulting, Strategy, Analytics, Training)

• Offering a spectrum of consulting services aimed at optimizing client's operations and supply chain network, as well as mapping, documenting, and designing efficient processes.
• Crafting solutions to meet client's unique business needs striving for increased profitability, service level, and agility.
• Taking data-driven and practical approach to ensure service excellence and foster strong client relationships.

CLIENT SERVICES ENGINEER (Consulting, Product Implementation, Strategy, Planning)

• Supported Oliver Wight Americas (OWA) Integrated Business Planning Accelerator (IBP-A) program objectives, as a member of OWA technology innovation team.
• Advocated for client success.
• Supported coordination of OWA IBP solutions’ delivery in an autonomous & agile way.
• Enabled adoption of IBP solutions among customer base through data model construction support, technology adoption, training, and process improvement.
• Supported sustainable data management and data analysis application enablement throughout the client lifecycle.
•  Supported product implementation, development, new technology research & innovation.
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• LOGISTICS PROCESSES & SYSTEMS MANAGER (Strategy, Transportation, Warehousing, Procurement, Analytics, Digital Technology)

• Designed, developed, implemented, and improved logistics analytics and reporting tools (ad-hoc and standard). Focus on high accuracy and actionable business insights.
• Led the NA logistics dashboard project & receiving top global award within the supply chain digitalization

4.0 area (2020).

• Led analysis and interpretation of supply chain network optimization projects (on-demand).
• Led and supporting development of processes to capture, extract, and manipulate data into usable formats a business can act on.
• Collaborated with supply chain teams, broader business functions, and external business logistics parties.
• Managed, monitored, and acted as the first level of business support in case of logistics systems/ process issues.
• Primary business owner for NA (USA/CAN) TMS Oracle, and cross-functionally steering Oracle TMS roadmap, development, upgrades and OTM systems enhancements' budget/ research/ testing/ implementations.
• Spearheaded the process of moving a business driven system change from development to testing and then production in support of logistics, distribution, and sales. Collaborating on about 30 Oracle TMS systems enhancements at a time.
• Designed, led, and reported on business system user acceptance tests (functional end-to-end processes, and all major systems: SAP ERP, Oracle TMS, WMS + peripherals), to support logistics and distribution network improvements and large scale systems upgrades. Led international teams (26 people between OR, USA > EU > Manila, Philippines) who successfully completed 6 project UATs, and one large scale system upgrade UAT in 8 months (Oct '19 – Jun '20).

SR. SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK DESIGN ANALYST (Strategy, Supply Chain

Network Optimization, Consulting, Analytics)

• Led supply chain modeling and optimization projects involving network design, transportation route planning, product sourcing decisions, capacity planning and inventory optimization.
• Led efforts that optimize current and future strategy and ways of working for warehousing as well as inbound, primary, secondary and international transportation.
• Utilized supply chain modeling software (Coupa/LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru) to evaluate, analyze and solve supply chain trade-offs related to cost, carbon, customer service, working capital, lead time and responsiveness. Modeled the operational interdependencies and linkages across all product flows.
• Facilitated critical input and data analysis to network optimization projects.
• Drove the future development of Transportation and Warehousing systems, processes and capabilities for the North America Unilever network.
• Led regional operational process design and implementation.

TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST (Logistics, Transportation, Supplier Manageemnt)

• Provided transportation solutions to Unilever-North America business, with sales in excess of $10 billion.
• Minimized the cost of transportation network for Unilever-NA inbound, outbound, and shuttle lanes.
• Developed and improved the capabilities and performance of 19 transportation providers.
• Monitored, analyzed, benchmarked, and managed logistics providers’ performance with the focus on safety, CO2 reduction, on-time compliance, and strategic business growth.
• Monitored and analyzed patterns and trends related to operational effectiveness and efficiency in an effort to optimize the existing strategies.
• Acted as an extended member of Sourcing Strategy Project Team(s) led by Unilever Regional and Global Procurement.
• Acted as the liaison between Unilever and the logistics services provider.
• Supported strategic procurement sourcing strategies and vision and supply chain management excellence.
• Actively participated on cross-functional supply chain projects enhancing electronic data exchange and management, distribution network optimization, and continuous logistics contracting compliance.

SR. PROCUREMENT ANALYST (Capital Procurement, Project Management, Supplier Review)

• Managed capital equipment order process, up to $300M per contract.
• Responsible for strategic procurement of the high-value aircraft structures. This includes: selecting of capable supply base, issuing of RFPs, evaluating of complex supplier proposals, and negotiating and issuing of major subcontracts.
• Managed major subsystem subcontracts. This includes: managing and monitoring suppliers’ performance, analyzing suppliers’ cost and schedule performance, working with the suppliers to achieve mutual optimal performance, and maintaining strong and collaborative relationship with the suppliers.
• Acted as the primary interface between the multi-functional Integrated Product Team and the supplier.
• Actively participated on supplier base management for the existing products and services and new product development.

CAPITAL CAPACITY MANAGER (Capital Procurement, Project Management, Supplier Management)

• Managed capital equipment order process, up to $40M per order.
• Oversaw the equipment procurement life cycle including Forecast, Order, Delivery, Receipt, Payment (FODRP) to ensure successful startup and maintenance of Intel's Virtual Factory (VF) sites, and mainly Intel Fab42 Ocotillo in Chandler, AZ.
• Managed the supply chain for equipment capacity, critical orders, and reuse equipment kit allocations.
• Measured and evaluated supplier performance.

SR. VENDOR ADMINISTRATOR (Reverse Logistics, Operations Analysis, Project Management)

• Responsible for developing and managing the capital and expense budgets for aircraft repair and overhaul of rotable and repairable material assets with budgetary responsibility for over $15 million, and managerial responsibility for 3 direct reports.
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SR. RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION ENGINEERING ANALYST:

• Supported Airport Customer Service management group in search of increased operational efficiencies and continuous process improvement/optimization.
•  Determined required metrics and data acquisition methods, including sampling techniques to generate and validate system standards and parameters.
• As a member of industrial engineering team under the corporate finance leadership, I served as internal consultant to the organization in developing, enhancing, and maintaining complex airport staffing models.
• Analyzed data and presented findings/recommendations to Sr. Management.
• Assisted the group in developing the airline’s airport staffing requirements, and optimization models used in decision-making.
• Provided analysis of flight schedule change effect on frontline staffing requirements.

DISTRIBUTION CENTER SUPERVISOR (Distribution, Inventory Management)

• Managed inbound area of distribution center operations (30,000+ SKUs from 500+ vendors).
• Identified operational opportunities and risks (reporting to mid and senior level management).
• Developed and applied continuous performance improvement methods
• Led projects to improve inbound process flow, minimize the DC expenditures, and improve vendor management (i.e. reverse logistics project that recovered $90,000+ between 05-12/09).
• Provided leadership to, and managed team of 30-50 direct reports to ensure the key performance indicators are met with productivity and quality at or above targeted levels.
• Ensured safe and secure environment within the distribution center.