Led Supply Chain Improvement projects in North America for a Global 100 conglomerate.   Projects were in a wide range of industries that included Medical Devices, Consumer Electronics, Lighting and Semiconductors.  Initiatives ranged from complete redesign of the plan/source/make/deliver processes on a product line's chain to Procurement contract negotiations.  

Process improvements involved large collaborative teams, aligned to achieve benefits that often included inventory reduction, SC visibility, optimization and process standardization all with the objective of lowering total cost of ownership or improving quality through innovative solutions that often involved technology.

Coached executive leadership and engaged with management and operations for hands-on Continuous Improvement projects to employ a LEAN management system coupled with Six Sigma tools and principles.  Initiatives were aligned to make improvements to Production Capacity, Yield,  eliminating waste, Standard work, 5S, Kanban Replenishments systems and reduction of setup-times (SMED).

Weekly coaching sessions with the Director of Production help drive Lean Thinking through the Operations organization and resulted in improved efficiencies in production, lead-times and yields. 

Designed an inbound supply chain program to equip a consumer electronics (TV) operation with a standard process to manage inbound bill of materials from their global supply based. Scope included Purchase Orders, confirmations, estimated delivery dates and visibility to enable tracking of P/O Management and inbound shipments.  A Performance KPI scorecard and program SOP were key deliverables that led to a successful program. Project resulted in a cost savings of over USD 1.5 million in its first year and included all key material suppliers.