Project Manager Supply Chain

Lanny Sutton

Email: *********@********.***

Address: ** ******* *****

City: Cabot

State: AR

Zip: 72023

Country: USA

Phone: 501-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $102,000

Willing to Relocate

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LANNY SUTTON

*********@********.*** 501-***-****

21 Diamond Drive Cabot, AR 72023

SUMMARY

A highly accomplished professional with 15+ years of proven experience in contributing unparalleled technical knowledge and broad-based business acumen to dynamic IT, SAP, and manufacturing environments. Exceptional leader and Project Manager adept at using innovative technologies to solve complex problems, improve processes, and drive profitable growth. A consummate IT strategist with extensive system design, deployment, and support expertise with a passion for new and emerging technology. Proficient communicator and negotiator with international experience and an established facility to build and maintain productive professional relationships.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

SAP 4.70 MM, WM, FI/CO & QM - XI/PI - Flexnet 9.4, 9.5 - WinShuttle 10.1 - SQL Server 2000-2008 - Oracle 8i - Visual Basic XML/XSL - SharePoint 2003 - Microsoft Virtual Server - Loftware Labeling Solution - Maintenance Connection - Maximo 5, Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

L`OREAL USA - North Little Rock, AR 1997 to Present

Global Fortune 500 manufacturing and distribution company of cosmetics for consumer and professional markets.

IT MANAGER

* Manage deployment of manufacturing and supply chain applications including SAP (4.7) and Flexnet (9.4 and 9.5) in US and Mexico. Supervised North American support team responsible for SAP and Manufacturing Execution System (Flexnet - MES).

* Team leader in developing departmental mission statement and associated strategies and tactics to fulfill the mission.

* Project manager to implement tape library backup system to provide an efficient and reliable data recovery system.

* Participate in planning and performing off-site disaster recovery for mission critical data recovery strategy.

* Manager of support team responsible for resolving system support incidents and ensure clear communication to management team regarding incident resolution and root cause analysis. Coach and train end-users and support team.

* Manage monthly system change, customer change requests, and development of direct reports.

* Support MM, WM, QM, FI/CO, PR, and XI/PI, including functional knowledge of SAP, technical knowledge of interfaces between SAP and other systems, and inventory discrepancies between SAP and Flexnet (MES).

* Serve as liaison between manufacturing and distribution center IT teams to eliminate delays in supply chain due to system issues.

* Function as member of issue resolution task force to rapidly respond to mission-critical issues with root cause analysis.

* Write and/or review outgoing communication to ensure complete and appropriate communication to end-users and management.

* Direct national and international project teams in deployment of global MRP/MES application in Mexico, video conference solution (Chatman), mobile graphical management reporting tool, maintenance connection software for manufacturing sites, and HP Service Center helpdesk application. Create and monitor project objectives as project manager to ensure the right solution is delivered on time.

* Utilize WinShuttle tools to reduce time required by users to modify/create master data in SAP; generated savings of 500+ man hours in first year of use.

* Recognized as winner of L`Oreal -Beauty Shaker- business and technical innovation contest.

CAREER PROGRESSION

* IT Manager - 2006 to Present

* Data System Architect - 2003 to 2006

* Senior Database Administrator - 2001 to 2003

* Senior Programmer/Analyst - 1997 to 2001

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Computer Information Systems - University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, AR

Microsoft Certified DBA-Windows/SQL Server 2000

Certified Internal Auditor ISO 9001-2000

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