Supply Chain Manager
Resume:
Ronald A. Vacca
Office: 203-***-****
E mail: *****@*********.***
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Profile
Supply Chain professional with experience in all aspects of Supply Chain Management including,
Purchasing, Master Scheduling, Warehousing, Logistics and Inventory Management. Demonstrated
expertise in assessing, evaluating, and implementing effective solutions to operational and cost issues.
Ability to understand the needs of customers, individuals and the organization and apply a broad based,
deep technical knowledge to solve the toughest problems and achieve departmental and corporate goals.
Advanced systems and analytical skills.
Experience
Royal Philips Electronics, Healthcare (Medical Device) Division, Wallingford, Ct., 2008 –
Present
A $41.7bn global leader in healthcare, lighting and consumer lifestyle.
Senior Supply Chain Analyst
Responsible for streamlining operations throughout the entire global supply chain. Developed S&OP
process, designed forecasting procedure, implemented analytical and applied tools and processes to
optimize inventory.
Created and administered database, downloaded data from SAP using queries, info sets and Logical
Databases into DB V tables, created macros and SAP variants to automate process, created Access
queries, forms and reports for daily and ad hoc reporting. Reduced information processing time by
75%.
Serve as supply chain representative to business units and key product management. Maintain close
contact with Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance/Quality Systems, Marketing, Corporate Planning,
Legal, Research and Development, Manufacturing and other functions to insure overall businesses are
served. Established issues meetings with each function for identification, assignment of responsibility
and update on open tasks.
Work with Purchasing\Materials and Manufacturing teams utilizing Lean manufacturing principles
to establish and maintain pull based replenishment systems for raw & finished good material. Lead
project team to implement visual factory processes, integrate new processes with SAP and champion
improvement of master data accuracy. Develop and implement improvements to optimize inventory.
Reduced inventory by 10%.
Participated on corporate wide project team to develop and launch Supplier Management Reporting
System (S.M.R.S.) defined scope to include 6,000 materials, classified them using standardized
C.L.O.G.S. (CLassification Of Goods and Services) codes, identified impact to 2,175 vendors, served as
site point person, measured site activities to ensure on time completion and trained users. System
facilitated cost savings of 9%
Pitney Bowes Inc., Danbury, Ct., 2006 – 2007
A $5.7bn global provider of precision integrated mail and document management systems and
solutions
Manager, Material Operations
Own Supply Chain Management processes and match to overall goals. Manage Buyer\Planners, Supply
Base and material handlers to optimize and execute master schedule and fulfillment plan while minimizing
downtime. Manage 2,200 components, minimize assembly line downtime by driving critical paths to ensure
continuous material flow.
Lead Lean Manufacturing efforts to simplify assembly line process, design new material storage
layout, lead Kaizan and remove roadblocks to results implementation. Attained Takt time reduction goal
of 2 days.
Achieve and maintain month end Inventory targets. Monitor inventory reduction efforts of
Buyer/Planners through weekly meetings and adjust when necessary. Exceeded 6% reduction goal on
$12.1 mil. of inventory
Created SAP reports for restocking material. Designed automated process, managed tables
containing over 2 million records, imported data from SAP R3 into Microsoft Access, automated
production and emailing of reports to colleagues for each assembly line. Increased productivity by 25%
and decreased shortages by 8%.
Kraft Foods, Tarrytown, N.Y., 2003
– 2006
A $32 Bil. Global Consumer Products company engaged in the manufacturing of packaged foods and
beverages
Supply Chain Manager
Overall responsibility of managing Supply Chain processes for product lines with annual sales exceeding
$240 mil. Provide a single point of contact for product line and senior management. Maintain Customer
Fill Rate of 98.5%.
Achieved peak season CFR of 99.8%, enabling the product line to exceed revenue targets.
Developed action plan, gained team consensus and senior management agreement to increase
warehouse and shipping capacity, remodel distribution network, implement alternative crewing
schedules and optimize inventory levels. Created forecasting process for transportation equipment and
warehouse shipping dock usage vs. capacity.
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Exceeded corporate goal of 10% inventory reduction resulting in $10.7 mil in savings. Exceeded
Customer Fill Rate goal of 98.5%. Lead task force charged with optimizing monthly average inventory
worth $99.6 mil. Solicited ideas, gained cross functional consensus on targets, documented initiatives,
tracked performance, developed action plans and identified best practices. Created presentations to
communicate progress.
Achieved 84% OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency) vs. world class average of 83%. Co led cross
functional team to fully assess sales volumes, production performance, and available run time.
Conducted 5 year production capacity analysis. Created proposal to increase capacity via contract
manufacturer. Created and maintained Master Schedule and lead weekly meeting to assess production
performance vs. schedule.
Launched and configured multiple categories using JDA (Manugistics) Advanced Planning and
Scheduling (APS) system on time with minimal service disruptions. Developed parameters including
Safety Stock levels, Days Forward Coverage. Maintained key dates such as Item Replacement and
Master Schedule Time Fence.
Arthur Schuman Inc., Fairfield, N.J., 2001
Brookfield, Ct. 06804 3710
Office: 203-***-****
E mail: *****@*********.***
– 2002
A $250 Mil. Consumer Products company
Manager, Materials and Logistics
Developed and lead Supply Chain function, identified K.P.I.’s to achieve operating and cost objectives.
Achieved a 5% annual reduction in operating costs and a 50% reduction in cycle time within first 3
months while reducing raw material & finished product inventories by 10% through Lean
Manufacturing programs.
Reduced raw material inventory 10% by developing vendor managed inventory programs, achieved
99.3% of fill for materials and reduced finished product inventories 10% by gaining the buy in of
company ownership.
Analyzed Logistics requirements, reduced sea container costs by $65,000 & freight costs by
$180,000.
Ford Motor Company, Romulus, Mi. /Teterboro, N.J., 1991
– 2001
A $180.5 Bil. Automotive manufacturer and Financial Services company
Various Positions including: Supplier Compliance Manager
Varied responsibilities including managing multiple projects in support of monitoring and improving
supply chain performance. Multiple locations including distribution centers and corporate headquarters.
Organized, implemented & managed a project to add 1,700 supplier locations to Supplier
Performance system. Oversaw design, identified metrics and benchmarks served as liaison between
user community & system architects. Attained 95% satisfaction level from external customers &
completed project ahead of schedule.
Lead & managed project to bring North American Material Flow department of 170+ employees
into ISO 9000 compliance. Developed & implemented a department wide training program, wrote &
assisted in the writing of desk procedures & work instructions, participated on cross functional team
charged with bringing the $40 bil. customer service division into compliance. Achieved 0 non
compliance reports during registration audit.
Designed & created a database, automated the downloading of data locked in legacy systems & the
distribution of daily reports to operating management. Reduced report review time from 2.5 hours to .5
hours.
Education
Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ, M.B.A., Industrial Management
Emphasis in management information systems.
Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ, B.S., Business Management
Emphasis in Operations Management.
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI., Guest student study
Completed courses in Logistics and Technology management.
Computer Skills
Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions: SAP, Oracle
Demand/Materials Management: SAP, APS, Materials Management Process, Manugistics J.D.
Edwards
Databases: 15+ years Microsoft Access, DB5, Oracle, Microsoft Sequel Server, RDMS
Desktop Applications: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Microsoft Project, Visio,
WordPerfect
Business Intelligence: Business Objects, Business Warehouse, Business Explorer Analyzer, Crystal
Reports.
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