Rajesh K Sharma

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Richmond, VA 23233

ad3cho@r.postjobfree.com

804-***-**** (Cell)

Core Competencies:

Infor LN functional rollout consultant and trainer (onsite), Production and Logistics role

Oracle NetSuite, SAP, and SAGE ERP systems functional trainer in Production and SCM

Operational Excellence - Production and Supply Chain

Production Planning, Control and Optimization

Materials Management, Supply Chain Planning and Control

Warehouse, Inventory Control, Shipping and Receiving

Project Management / Process Improvements

ERP/MRP Functional Management (SAP, Oracle, Sage X3, JD Edwards, Infor LN)

Change Management, Teams Engagement, Customer Focus

“Safety 1st” mindset followed by Quality and Productivity.

Professional Experience:

2021 - Present: Sailotech Inc., Fulton, MD

Senior IT Consultant and Trainer for Greif Inc.

(Infor LN Rollout Trainer)

Direction and training on digital transformation, via ERP (Infor LN) planning, implementation, and onsite training to various teams/people at Greif’s multiple manufacturing sites across USA and overseas, including each manufacturing site’s leadership team.

Tasks and Training covered (in Sales, Planning, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and shipping):

Sales and Production Schedule, Production Order creation and processing, Production and Quality reporting, shipping, and Invoicing. User system familiarization, education, and onsite training. Documentation, user friendly system screen shots to include in the training manual for easy understanding. Reporting in customized form as required by the plant management. Testing and new solutions for process improvements to be more efficient and effective in running the manufacturing operations and business overall.

2017 – 2021: Klockner Pentaplast of America Inc., Gordonsville VA

The Klöckner Pentaplast Group is a global leader in rigid and flexible packaging, printing and specialty solutions, serving the pharmaceutical, medical device, food and beverage, and card markets, among others. With a broad portfolio of packaging, films and services powered by innovation, Klöckner Pentaplast plays an integral role in the customer value chain by marketing and protecting product integrity, safety, consumer health and brand reputation. Klöckner Pentaplast, founded in 1965, has grown from its initial facility and headquarters in Montabaur, Germany, to current operations in 18 countries and employs over 6,300 people across 35 locations committed to serving customers worldwide.

Manufacturing, SCM and OTIF Leader

(Director of Operational Excellence)

• Safety, Quality, Productivity, Cost Control, Logistics

• Team Management and Leadership

• Production data and other reporting to the executive team

• Process Improvements using Lean and 6 Sigma tools for various cost saving organic projects (DMAIC, DMEDI, SIPOC, VSM etc.)

2015 – 2017 : Hillphoenix Inc, Richmond VA

Hillphoenix Inc., a Dover Company, designs and manufactures an extensive line of commercial refrigerated display merchandisers, commercial and light industrial refrigeration systems and mechanical centers, electrical distribution products, and specialty display cases and fixtures. Prime customers being served- Walmart, Kroger, Wegmans and like other supermarkets and businesses.

Director – Demand Planning and Supply Chain Management

• Production Planning, Control & Optimization (Metal cutting, fabrication)

• Material Control and Process Improvement

• Warehouse & Inventory Control Management

• Production Support including weekend supervision

• Leadership & Teams management (a team of 80 associates)

• Project management and Budget control

(Reason for leaving: Companywide layoff due to drastic product/business demand drop)

2013 - 2014: Gategroup (Pourshins Inc,), Reston VA (Washington DC)

Pourshins Inc is a 3PL service company providing supply chain product management (Food, Beverages, and Equipment) to Airline industry like Delta, Virgin Atlantic etc.

Director - Supply Chain Planning & Control

• Demand & Supply Chain Management (using Oracle NetSuite ERP system)

• Product Buying and Distribution

• Materials Management

• Warehouse distribution & Inventory Control management.

• Leadership & Teams management (a team of 30 associates)

• KPI, P&L, Budget management.

(Reason for leaving: long commute time from Richmond to DC, 80% business travel and high cost of living in Washington DC)

2000 – 2013: Alloy Polymers Inc, Richmond, VA

Manager - Supply Chain, Alloy Polymers (Manufacturing Plant), Richmond VA (3 years)

Alloy is a market leader in specialty, high-value added compounding services and solutions in the thermoplastics industry. Compounder for Major OEM’s i.e. DuPont, Honeywell, BASF, Sonoco, Solvay etc

• S&OP: Conduct weekly meetings with Sales and Customer service team to address demand, potential orders, and discuss any production schedule conflicts which may impact delivery timelines.

• Production Planning: Collate and analyze sales and production data to enable the scheduling of the days manufacturing activity. Present daily schedules to the senior plant management team and discuss conflicts and impact on customer delivery schedules.

• Materials Procurement: Ensure that appropriate inventory levels are maintained through the timely production of Purchase orders, and communication with vendors to mitigate any impact of production schedules

• Revenue/P&L tracking: Conduct monthly meetings with the Finance, Sales, and wider Plant Management team to present, discuss and adjust revenue reports/forecasts prior to them being submitted to the Plant Manager for inclusion in the P&L.

• Logistics: Responsible for implementing, maintaining and documenting processes and procedures for all production activity from raw material delivery through the shipping of finished goods.

• Inventory Control: Manage a team to ensure that inventory levels are always optimized. This involves regular reconciliations and the production of inventory reports.

• Streamlined and Right sized Supply Chain Operations (Inventory Control, Warehouse, Shipping & Receiving, Materials movement) improving revenue by 30%

• Achieved substantial cost savings by adopting Lean practices, 5S to drive continuous improvement and transformation within Supply Chain functions

• Reduced operational expenses by 50% by improving efficiencies

• Instigated increase in Inventory accuracy metric from 90% to 98.8%

Senior Product Planner, Alloy Polymers (Corporate Offices), Richmond VA (2 years)

Multi-site support and occasional travel to bring all manufacturing sites on common platform from Supply Chain perspective by working closely with Plant Managers, IT/ERP system teams and various Plant teams.

• Contributed to effective control on multi-site activities from corporate offices leveraging ERP system and generating common rules and procedures for all sites to follow for business transactions and reporting.

• Built strong team spirit and cohesiveness across all manufacturing sites by sharing each other’s challenges, educating and providing organic solutions by leveraging each other’s experiences.

Manager - Production Planning, Control & Logistics, Alloy Polymers (Manufacturing Plant), Richmond VA (3 years)

Revenue/P&L reports handling, tracking and reporting to Plant Manager and Corporate CFO on weekly basis. Supervision and mentorship of 2 direct reports and 4 indirect reports to handle Planning and Logistics clerical functions, creation of process controls and work instructions for smooth operations.

• Lean and 6 Sigma projects implementation saving $100,000 annually.

• Increased associate morale by making ERP system more user friendly with support from IT.

• Effective Inventory management leveraging ERP system to create more warehouse capacity, and less material movement with less resources helped in cost control (Lean Initiative).

Manager - Planning & Procurement, Alloy Polymers, Richmond VA (3 years)

Participated actively in implementation of Alloy’s first ERP system (Adonix/Sage X3) by creating scripts for IT team, creation of customer data, material codes/names, BOMs/Routings etc. Learned and created process for Planning, Procurement, Customer Order entry functions in ERP system, trained associates on production floor for efficient and effective use of ERP system, team building efforts.

• Managed the Production Planning process including the production and input of a daily schedule into the ERP system.

• Created a database of all clients, materials and finished goods.

• Worked closely with the Engineering team to produce a Bill of Materials.

• Participated actively in implementation of Alloy’s first ERP system (Adonix/Sage X3) by creating scripts for IT team, creation of customer data, material codes/names, BOMs/Routings

• Learned and created process for Planning, Procurement, and Customer Order entry functions in ERP system

• Trained associates on production floor for efficient and effective use of the ERP system.

• Contributed effectively in rightsizing and restructuring resources saving over $500K per year.

• Increased customer confidence by providing instant information leveraging ERP system features

• Improved operational excellence and costs by 30%

• Decrease in customer complaints by 25%

Lead Planner – Demand & Supply, Alloy Polymers, Richmond VA (2 years)

Worked closely with Sales team and Plant Operations team to optimize production and meet customer needs on time. Led daily morning production meeting for effective resource allocation for cost control.

• Increased production capacity by 25%

• Increased on-time shipments by 25%

• Increased confidence of Sales team with Operations team increased sales/orders by 20%

Production Planner & Customer Service Rep, Alloy Polymers, Richmond VA (2 years)

• Took and processed customer orders

• Production Planning on 8 different machines

• Issued Quality Plan paperwork and Product Labels to the production floor that specified instructions for manufacturing

• Quality control and product pack out

• Coordinated incoming raw materials delivery and final product shipments to customers.

• Customer orders tracking, material postings, production posting in their SAP systems.

• Increased production line capacity by 10%

• Increased on-time shipments to customers by 15%

• Customers recognition for timely transactions in their SAP systems (DuPont, Honeywell, Basell etc)

(Reason for leaving Alloy Polymers Inc.: Company on sale, moved operations to Asia due to economic reasons)

1996 - 2000: PL Worldways Limited, New Delhi (India)

Asst. Manager–Tour Operations

• Inbound Tourism – Planning, Costing and Execution of itineraries and tours.

• Supply Chain Management (Hotels, Airlines, F&B, Ground transport)

(Reason for leaving: Got an opportunity to work in land of dreams – USA!)

Education & Training

• ERP (Infor LN, Oracle NetSuite, SageX3, and SAP) functional training in Logistics role

• Leadership Quest certification, LMR, Richmond VA

• Operational Excellence certifications, VCU business corporate education, Richmond VA

• MBA in Operations with computer application course, IMS, Indore (India)

• MS (Physical Chemistry), DBS-SGRR Science colleges, Dehradun (India)

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