Supply Chain Manager

Dan Panea, BS, MBA, CPIM (in progress) - 312-***-**** - ******@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PERSONALITY DESCRIPTION:

Results-oriented Global Supply Chain Manager, with over 14 years of international experience in supply chain, project

management, and engineering. Independent, motivated, with multiple language skills, a self starter that promotes

analytical thinking within multicultural environments.

CERTIFICATES AND TRAINING:

CPIM APICS – Module 1 – passed ; working on Module 2 and 3.

APO/BW SAP Super-User

Inventory/Planning Management Nortel Training

MBA-Supply Chain Management and Engineering Degrees

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Forecasting and Demand Manager (US and CANADA)

Robert Bosch North America

03/2010 to present

Work Focus:

• Reporting to the VP of Sales, with heavy work interaction at the

executive level

• Demand Management and Forecasting (APO SAP); SAP BW

reporting – super user

• Inventory Management with responsibility to minimize capital

expenditure, and increase turnover

• Implementation and re-engineering of demand management and

forecasting processes and tools

• Collaborative work with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Product

Management, and Manufacturing

Achievements:

• Increased forecast accuracy from 30% to 65% within two quarters

for heavy weather driven products

• Reduced obsolete inventory to zero through implementation of

inventory processes

Responsibility:

• Demand management of 2,900 SKU’s / $200 Mil business

Consumer Goods Products for US, and Canada

• Strong analytical skills to proactively create APO forecasting

solutions at multiple levels of aggregation

• Developed forecast models based on historical data (annual

percentage change, monthly over/under consumption)

• Manufacturing Plant Capacity analysis, estimating manpower and

resource capacity for 2011

• Demand sensitivity analysis for 12 months rolling forecast

• Implement and monitor manufacturing metrics like: capacity and

utilization. Identify constraints and bottlenecks

• Strong data mining skills at identifying potential risks. Developed

excel tools to identify forecast gaps

• Developed S&OP sales forecasting, inventory, and backlog plans,

to support monthly S&OP process in collaboration with Supply Planning

• Collaborated with Supply Planning to match customer demand to

supply resources, and re-plan demand across 3 months horizon

• Assembly and analysis of data pertinent to historical demand

(historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions)

• Financial, Marketing and Production data reporting

• Collaboration with Product Management, Marketing, and Sales

for product Phase-In/Phase-Out, and Ramp-up management

• Created weekly process to monitor and reduce excess and

obsolete inventory

• Monitor SKU levels and recommend SKU future rationalization

initiatives

• Implemented KPI metrics with the goal of monitoring and

improving supplier delivery and performance, and customer service performance

• Provided support to the Executive team to build short and long

term Business Plan

• Managed, trained, and provided direction to 5 forecast analysts

Process Re-engineering and Training:

• Trained Sales Team on using APO SAP tool and developed user

documentation

• Developed data analysis tools to help sales force analyze monthly

under/over-consumption.

• Worked with Executive team to gather and evaluate business

requirements

• Proposed recommendations to streamline core business processes,

minimizing complexity, training effort and data duplication

• Designed and documented business solutions (business processes

and application solutions)

• Worked with Information System team to configure APO software

solution

Global Demand and Procurement Manager (NA, EMEA, APAC, CALA)

Nortel Networks

12/2006 to 4/2009

Awards:

• Global Operations, Manufacturing Service Recognition Q4

2007 Award – awarded by the Vice President of Global Operations

• EMEA Operations and Quality Recognition of Excellence Q4

2007 Award – awarded by EMEA Global Operations Leader

Training:

• Material Management and Inventory Management Nortel

Certificate

• SAP Inventory and Purchasing

Achievements:

• Closed 4 quarters in a row with back-schedule of less than 1% of

total deliveries

• Reduced obsolete inventory to zero

• Surpassed company’s expectations reducing excess inventory by

20%

• Increased service performance from 65% to 95%, while reducing

inventory and increasing turnover

• Managed integration of new product line in the Nortel standard

supply chain process within dateline

Responsibility:

• Managed 4 different global suppliers (Motorola, Emerson,

Starent, Flextronics) in projects ranging $25 and $75 million

• Close work relationship with Manufacturing Planners to identify

bottlenecks and material constraints.

• Managed project teams of engineers and supply chain

professionals

• Responsible for leading supply chain re-engineering projects

• Managed supply chain set-up between Nortel, manufacturer, and

integrator

• Managed Nortel’s global forecast, new product introduction, and

production plan

• Managed development and set up of KPI metrics (Delivery, Inventory, Quality, LT, Flexibility, Capacity);

• Resolved escalation with suppliers (understand and eliminate supplier constraint at the manufacturing site);

• Implemented special projects to reduce lead time and service delinquency: consignment stock at supplier

location, Vendor Managed Inventory, Safety Stock at various locations through the supply chain

• Managed Bill Of Material with Sourcing, R&D, Quality, Manufacturing

• Supported new product introduction by implementing standard processes and coordinating all the related aspects

& resources;

Full-Time MBA Student

MBA Program - East Carolina University

01/2005 to 12/2006

Full-time MBA student (24 months)

Entrepreneurial Initiative Intern (4 months)

Verizon Business Consultant (4 months contract)

Graduate Assistant (14 months)

Sales Telecom Consultant

AT&T Company

07/2004 to 12/2004

Responsibility:

• Collaborated with AT&T technical services in evaluating business solutions

• Offered project support for small and mid-size business customers.

• Responsible for translating business requirements into technical specifications, and

identifying gaps in requirements.

• Acted as a liaison between technical and business partners on strategic and new

initiatives by assessing, researching, and documenting system specifications.

• Research client requirements to develop potential solutions by interacting with internal

and external solution providers and subject matter experts.

• Developed potential solutions, impact analysis, benefits/risks, implementation

requirements, and recommended approach.

• Analyzed alternative options with the goal to recommend solutions that fill the customer

needs.

• Advised on options, improvements, cost savings opportunities and cross-project

Project Manager Telecom

PG&E Company

01/2003 to 06/2004

Achievement:

• Managed implementation of technical projects valued at $1 million

Responsibility:

• Provided support to designers and crew teams of several technicians

• Managed and supported infrastructure voice and data network projects.

• Meet with clients to determine project scope, gather technical and business requirements

• Estimated project cost and elaborated project milestones

• Designed, developed and delivered Project Packages to stakeholders

• Developed schedules, expense plans and monitored project implementations

• Lead installation crews to a successful project implementation

Project Telecom Engineer – Intern Program

Franchise Tax Board, State of California

06/1998 to 11/2002

• Responsible for administrating and supporting test network servers and workstations.

• Installation of hardware and software on LAN and stand-alone servers and workstations - including upgrading,

patching and troubleshooting.

• Other responsibilities were to operate and maintain a rotational backup plan for production file servers.

Operations Manager

EdalCom Services Srl, Europe

11/1995 to 12/1997

• Responsible for the site’s production activities including the efficient utilization of equipment, manpower,

and working capital for both the development and production of products and process technology.

• Responsible for developing site and departmental budgets and cost performance metrics as well as tracking

and meeting budget and cost performance goals. Generate new ideas to improve production and supply chain

cost.

• Oversee the coordination of resources to meet the production requirements in a safe and efficient manner.

• Build a culture of continuous improvement in the areas of compliance, quality, safety, efficiency and people

development. Provide regular reports on production metrics and improvement levels.

Customs Broker

CP Trading Srl, Europe

06/1992 to 10/1995

• Prepared import brokerage documentation, including entries, in accordance with the

Romanian Custom rules and regulations.

• Examined documents such as invoices, bills of lading, and shipping statements.

• Responsible for timely completion of import document and coordinate with carriers

for delivery to customer.

• Calculated brokerage, transportation, and related charges on inbound shipments.

EDUCATION:

MBA – Supply Chain Management – East Carolina University, NC (Dec 2008)

MBA – General Management – East Carolina University, NC (May 2006)

Bachelor of Science – Electrical & Electronic Engineering – California State University, CA

(May 2002)

Engineering Program – Electrotechnic Engineering – Polytechnic University, Europe (May

1994)

HOBBY:

Piano, Road/Mountain Biking, Jogging, Swimming

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