Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement, SIOP, Commercial Contracting

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ROBERT J. BORDERS IV

**** ***** **** **. * Pearland, TX 77581 * 713-***-**** C * ***********@*****.*** SUPPLY CHAIN LEADER

An innovative, data driven Supply Chain Leader with over 20 years in the chemical industry pursuing a leadership position to focus on continuous improvement driving results in cost savings and increased profitability. Specializations in collaborative leadership, SIOP implementations, and Six Sigma/ Lean project leadership.

Skillsets

SIOP Develop/ Implement Six Sigma Green Belt Business Development/ Expansion Tactical/ Strategic Planning Lean/ TPM PKE Leadership Contracting- Supply/ Demand Inventory Management Warehouse Management SAP SME- MM, WMS, BW, PD HIGHLIGHTED EXPERIENCE

Sasol Chemicals Houston, TX 2015- Present

Manager, Sourcing and Supply Optimization 2021- Present Proven leader providing optimized material planning/ sourcing plans improving working capital while keeping plants operational maximizing profitability

• Raw material planning leader planning and nominating purchases over $1.8B annually

• Planning asset leader for the ethylene chain including ethylene and ethylene oxide/ glycols

• Developed running S&OP for the ethylene business increasing collaboration between multiple teams and communication

• Leading ongoing project optimizing ethylene to glycols profitability saving over $1MM in 3 months

• Developed and implemented an optimization tool showing integrated variable margins to drive decision making to maximize profitability within the olefins value chain Senior Specialist, Optimization, Group P&O 2019- 2021 Driver of Economic Value Chain analyses using financial acumen to maximize profitability for independent and interdependent value chains including Supply Chain, Operations, and Utilities.

• Responsible for Aspen PIMS Linear Programming model implementation driving economic decisions for the Lake Charles plant including ethylene and kerosene prioritization

• Completed cross-functional team savings projects for $31MM (use of off-spec material) and

$8.67MM (Optimization via LP modeling) respectively

• Developed and implemented a monthly S&OP tool for Utilities, Offsites, and Infrastructures teams to collaborate with Purchasing to optimize supply requirements Market Manager, Polymers, PP and LLDPE 2015- 2019

Product Manager conducting start-up of global LLDPE business managing the North American asset; Leader in Business Development, marketing, contracting, pricing, and business management.

• Utilized market intelligence, customer experience, product analysis, and R&D to develop and lead business start-up for the global 465KT LLDPE business asset in the US

• Led initiatives to develop and implement netback tools, and executive reporting

• Interfaced with customers and collaborated with Sales creating and executing more than 300MM lbs in contracts for North America selling out the asset upon start-up Nalco Champion (formerly Champion Technologies) Fresno, TX 2012- 2015 Materials Control Superintendent

Supply Chain Leader in matrix organization leading 20+ people improving customer service levels, inventory control, planning and purchasing processes, and increase productivity while decreasing overall costs.

• Utilized Lean/ TPM methods leading a team saving $258M in 9 weeks reducing organizational stops; annualized Tier I savings over $1.4MM

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• Earned Process Kaizen Engineer certification (LEAN Green Belt) accomplishing an annualized savings of $250M in cycle time reduction of key product

• Increased customer service levels 15% improving planning and communication processes

• Organized and implemented inventory control processes reduce total inventory by $7MM and inventory adjustments by $1.2MM

• Exceeded productivity targets in 2012 improving productivity in excess of 1,700 lbs/ man-hour

• Lowered costs by reducing overtime more than 2,000 hours with efficiency improvements

• Plant leader for SAP integration into Nalco Champion system, designated as super user

• Developed and implemented warehouse management system processes for inventory control, inventory movements, and usage documentation into SAP WMS system Dow Chemical (sold to Braskem America portfolio) Houston, TX 2010- 2012 Supply Chain Planner

Supply Chain planner for the Polypropylene business driving the SIOP process, accountable for the Dow business integration into Braskem portfolio.

• Obtained Green Belt Project Leader Six Sigma certification and Leader of multiple projects o Optimal Product Cycle Wheel Project using DMAIC, saving approximately $900M o Introduced Schedule break costs and earnings tool saving over $475M

• Accountable to create and maintain Material Master Data including BOM’s, routings, work centers in SAP (R/2) for plants, terminals, and warehouses

• Accountable to optimize Production Planning for multiple facilities using Logility to Excel managing plans achieving optimal Lean Manufacturing Planning

• PP business planning lead increased profitability with a 10% increase in forecast accuracy

• SAP Transition leader from R2 to R3 system

TPC Group Houston, TX 2008- 2010

Sales and Operations Planning Manager

Developed and implemented an integrated SIOP process driving the business plan to maximize profitability while decreasing costs and working capital.

• SIOP process developed to create and implement a KPI management program including: o Improved Forecast Accuracy by 15%

o Utilized a cross-functional PVA (Plan Variance Analysis) tool to highlight deviations and opportunities (Operations, Finance, Logistics, Supply and Demand) o Fleet utilization coordinator (marine/ rail shipments) reducing demurrage costs

• Developed and issued supply, demand, and production reports to recommend EBITDA improvement scenarios utilizing Aspen PIMS LP models

• Direct sourcing management experience by advising optimal purchases of spot market CC4’s

• Assisted in the planning and coordination of operational outage to estimate profitability, productions, and Logistics equipment needed

• Production Planner experience scheduling operational consumption, production, marine traffic, pipeline, rail, commercial sales, and shipments

ICL-IP, Formerly Supresta US, LLC Gallipolis Ferry, WV 2006- 2008 Materials Planner

• Developed and implemented full SIOP program

• Implemented an inventory program including: cycle counting, inventory accuracy, inventory reduction program, and an off-spec/ aged program

• Created and implemented a detailed master planning tool EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

• University of Houston, B. S. Industrial Engineering, Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society (12/2003)

• Aspen PIMS Beginner (2009) and Intermediate Courses (2010)

• Six Sigma Green Belt Project Leader Certification (2011)

• Multi-modal HAZMAT Training Certification (2015), RCRA Training (2013)

• Lean/ TPM PKE Training (2015)

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