Manager Lean Six

Jacobo Capuano

Alpharetta Georgia, *****

Phone: 770-***-****) Email: adgv43@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Manufacturing and Supply Chain Executive

Results driven Senior Executive with 25 years in Supply Chain Management, including key roles in Manufacturing, Distribution, Planning and Strategic Sourcing, with industry leader companies, in several business models, including eight years in the food industry, and various consumer goods industries in home care and pharmaceuticals(FDA, HACCP, CGMPS’s) in domestic, international and multicultural operations. Proven capability to create and lead high performance cross functional teams, getting alignment to deliver world class results in environmental health and safety, quality, productivity and bottom line results.

Inspirational leader, drives change with continuous improvement mindset

Strategic thinker develops strategic plans to deliver sustainable results.

Site startups,

Multi-site experience

International Exposure

Key Achievements

Lead a transformational cultural change across the Latin American Operations, aligning 10 site directors in 8 different countries towards one single strategy with common goals to improve process reliability and maximize efficiencies across the 15 regional sites by implementing a Clorox World Class Manufacturing Program at each site; improved customer services and delivered 10 million dollars in structural savings.

Created the Leadership Model and a Reward and Recognition process in Pharma Tech Industries to drive the behaviors towards safety, quality and productivity needed to shape the culture towards a continuous improvement mindset, and align the company’s culture with the executive team’s vision.

Optimized the bleach supply chain transportation and distribution strategy with multiple bleach suppliers, manufacturing sites and distribution centers delivering $5MM in annual savings and generated $1MM in free cash flow by cycle and transit time reduction.

Professional experience

The Live Kindly Co

SVP Head of Operations Americas (Consultant/Contractor) July 2020- Present

Member of Regional leadership team. Responsible for developing and leading the execution of the E2E Supply Chain strategies (including Sourcing, Manufacturing and Distribution), multinational start up in the Plant Based Protein foods industry.

Lead startup of 3 Contract Manufacturing Operations to deploy local capacity in the US and established 3PL operations to implement a warehousing and distribution solution.

PHARMA TECH INDUSTRIES (Athens, GA.) April 2016 – July2020

C.O.O Chief Operating Officer

Member of the Executive Leadership Team of this CMO in the Pharmaceutical and Nutritional market, responsible for developing and defining strategic plans and leading the execution of the Operations strategies including EH&S, Strategic Sourcing, Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Site Logistics, HR and IT). Full accountability for the P&L of two the Company Report to the Company CEO and directly manage a group of 4 Vice Presidents and 2 Directors while being responsible for 300+ associates and 35 salary employees.

Improved service levels from 95% OTIF to 99% OTIF and reduced 15% WIP by improving in 15% site OEE’s and overall equipment reliability by implementing LTPM/Lean concepts.

Drove cultural change towards an Operation Excellence/Lean Six sigma culture to deliver $1.5MM EBTDA improvement in the last 2 years by driving operational efficiencies across the organization.

THE CLOROX COMPANY (Atlanta GA) June 2011 -April 2016

Global Director of Strategic Sourcing (Feb 2015-April 2016)

Responsible for the development and execution of the sourcing strategies for all raw materials for this multinational company reporting to the Global VP of Strategic Sourcing, managing a spend US$700M. Accountable for delivering cost savings projects and supporting the company to deliver expected growth. Managed directly a team of 4 managers, leading a team of 16 buyers and analyst.

Developed a sourcing strategy for the top priority ingredients for Clorox worldwide(including Asia and LATAM), and executed key contract negotiations with the 4 key suppliers of these ingredients, achieving 10M dollars savings in 4 years, and reducing supply interruption risks.

Regional Director of Manufacturing LATAM (June 2011-Jan-2015)

Responsible for developing and leading the execution of the manufacturing operations guidelines and procedures for this multinational company over the 14 manufacturing and distribution centers that the company managed in 7 different countries across LATAM, and reporting to the Global VP of Manufacturing in the cleaning division; Managed a US$500M budget. Accountable for implementing innovative solutions to deliver world class results on EH&S, Sourcing, Planning, Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering in each country. Managed a group of 11 country directors, leading a team of 1600 associates and 100 salary employees.

Lead the Operation Excellence Continuous group across the region to deliver US$6.5M in cost savings projects from the manufacturing and distribution operations from 2012 to 2014.

Transformed the Argentina E2E supply chain operation to become the model plant by implementing the company’s lean/ continuous improvement program, and developing the local leadership team into a high-performance team.

GIVAUDAN FLAVOURS (Cincinnati, OH) June 2004 – May 2011

Senior Director Manufacturing Operations (Cincinnati, OH) (July 2008-May 2011)

Responsible for developing and leading the execution of the E2E Supply Chain strategies (including Sourcing, Manufacturing and Distribution), implementing guidelines and procedures for the 2 sites in this Swiss multinational company in Cincinnati area operations, reporting directly to the VP of Operations, with dotted line responsibility to the General Manager. Supervised 11 Managers and 8 direct reports over a department of 300 operational people. Managed the implementation of Lean Six Sigma activities to drive performance across the Supply Chain organization, achieving world class results and ensuring strong leadership in the region.

Lead the Implementation of SAP at Cincinnati operations exceeding expectations to meet all business stabilization objectives.

Achieved a 15% reduction of the total cycle time to deliver products to the customer, achieved by the implementation of Lean Manufacturing methodologies with a strong focus on TPM.

Developed Sourcing Strategies and drove contract negations for key ingredients including imported ingredients from Asia and Africa to ensure supply and minimize price variability.

Director of Manufacturing Operations (Mexico City) (May 2004 – June 2008)

Responsible for developing the E2E supply chain strategies, guidelines and procedures for this company which was leader in the flavors and fragrances business. Managed a 45-million-dollar annual budget, reporting directly to the Regional.

Achieved 5% reduction of the total delivery cost due to efficiencies, gains that resulted from optimization of the distribution network.

Lead the implementation of S&OP process across the organization and drove customer service excellence (99.8%), achieving certifications and recognitions from key customers (Unilever, P&G, PepsiCo, and Coca Cola).

PACK TO PACK DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. May 2000 - April 2004

Operations Director

Responsible for the end to end supply chain guidelines, strategies and policies to assure the correct performance of this start-up company in the packaging industry to assure a vertical startup of this new company. Reported to the general manager and managed US $10 million annual budget. Supervised 3 managers and 3 direct reports.

PARMALAT DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V (México city) May 1999 –April 2000

Operations Director

Responsible for the development of the operational guidelines, strategies and politics of the production, logistics, customer service, and purchases departments in this multinational food, dairy and Beverage Company. Accountable for delivering expected manufacturing and distribution costs to assure profitability of the company. Coordinated operations of all their manufacturing and distribution centers in the country. Reported to the general manager of the company and managed a US $43 million annual budget. Supervised 4 managers and 5 direct reports.

PROCTER AND GAMBLE DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. (Mexico City) June 1993 - May 1999

Operations Manager (1996-2000)

Responsible for the control and direction of the manufacturing and logistics operations of the feminine protection business. Accountable for delivering expected manufacturing and distribution costs to assure profitability. Reported directly to the Plant Director, managing a US $30 million annual budget. Supervised 10 managers and 10 direct reports.

Planning and Logistics Manager (1993-1996)

Responsible for maximizing customer service and keeping healthy inventory levels of raw materials and of the finished product. Developed production plans and planned raw materials purchases based on marketing forecasts. Reported directly to the Plant Operations Manager and supervised 15 direct reports.

EDUCATION

MBA (Major in General Management); Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México ( I.T.A.M). México, City, México.

Industrial Engineering (Degree comparable BS); Universidad Anáhuac del Norte, Huixquilucan, Estado De México, México,

E2E Supply Chain Management

Strong focus on Manufacturing

C.I./ Lean Manufacturing

FDA, HACCP, CGMP’s, USDA

Change Management

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