Supply Chain Director

Beth Ehrlich Kaniewski, M. S. ` 973-***-**** Cell

** ****** ******, *******, *** Jersey, USA 07419-1112 *************@***.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-ehrlich-kaniewski-ms

Intentional, passionate transformational change leader proven to successfully drive global initiatives. Excellent ability to “connect the dots” & assess situations. Demonstrated leadership in E2E Supply Chain Management, Quality, Operations, Logistics Management and Manufacturing. Ability to make data driven decisions and execute effectively using demonstrated skills.

Demonstrated Areas of Expertise:

■ Dedicated Global Leadership & Mentor ■ Change Management ■ Dedicated Global Leadership & Mentor ■ Strategic Decision Making & Problem Solving ■ E2E Supply Chain ■ Learning Mindset ■ Project Leader ■ Engagement in challenging situations ■ Success in building and scaling teams ■ Relationship Builder ■ Customer focus ■ Servant Leader Model ■

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HAYDON CORPORATION, Wayne, New Jersey September 2022-March 2023

Director of Integrated Supply Chain

Founded and established a fully integrated supply chain organization

Responsible and accountable for 20% of the corporate workforce inclusive of Customer Service, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Logistics and Shipping in a union operated facility

Empowered purchasing team, who delivered a $342k savings on imported components and grant receipts

Driving OTD, improved shipments by 70% within a two week period

Implemented a SLO/I (Service Level Index) process and OTD process in a process free environment

Oversight and ownership of all Supply Chain activities and inventory, driven from a legacy PFEP (Plan for Every Part) and translated this into viable stocking levels

Oversaw and drove the implementation of a S&OP process and forecasting process

Participated in Teamsters Union Negotiations

Steering Committee for S/4 HANA SAP integration

BD (BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY), Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 2019-2022

Senior Manager, Global Quality, Global Supply Chain

Global capable Supply Chain Quality leader responsible to drive transformation change

Leverage supply chain and quality expertise, with responsibility to execute and deliver critical value-added quality initiatives and practices through the Global Quality and GSC organizations

Identify and lead strategic improvement areas within QA and GSC including Good Distribution Practices, Global Governance Distribution Network, Center of Expertise, Risk assessments, Damage initiatives, etc.

Develop quality strategic plan which supports overall BDX GSC & Quality strategy

Create road map in alignment with Senior leadership of GSC and Quality moving organization toward stronger oversight of warehousing and transportation

Global Project lead containing non-conforming product from all 165+ sites; Responsibilities: Requirements, budgeting, training, change management, town halls and communication, through implementation and execution

Establish and maintain a global digital scorecard for distribution and transportation metrics

BD Global Process Owner, Material Handling, Distribution, Storage and Returns; Responsible for all policy and procedure development related to listed activities

Key Accomplishments

Creator & Project lead for the first BD cloud based, ERP Integrated solution providing a “single source of truth” platform to contain, manage and notify users of non-conforming materials for all BD distribution & manufacturing locations; Spans 8 ERPs/25+WMS systems; 115+ locations

Savings exceed $30M USD/annually in recall/FA avoidance

Reduced releases of nonconforming product through project from 60+ FY18-21 to Zero FY22

Developing QMS (Quality Management System) for Global Supply Chain

Established the first digital scorecard for Global Supply Chain across global distribution network

Lead Steering Committee activities for Quality, BU and GSC senior leadership

Change leader who gained alignment across all regions, manufacturing and distribution sites with legacy practices

Developed risk assessments, and best practice activities in warehousing

Established Global Distribution governance network

Recipient BD Gold Award “Find it Once, Fix it Everywhere”

Trainer for Growth Mindset and Leading without Authority

BASF CORPORATION, Florham Park, New Jersey 2011 to 2019

Head of Global Supply Chain & Logistics, Center of Expertise, Supply Chain Operations 4/2017 to 9/2019

Charged with transforming End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain processes in Global SC Operations, identifying improvement opportunities, including creation of global guidelines, business rules and best practices for global knowledge sharing

Lead global unit in highly matrixed environment; Accountable for budgeting, multiple cost centers, personnel, resource and project management in NA, EU and AP; Strategic employee development, coaching and hiring practices

Influenced and challenged SC operational services and groups in a HPO, with the objective of harmonizing, improving and leveraging BASF SC service capabilities globally across all regions

Developed strategic roadmaps; Reviewed capabilities, performance, and service content in each region and validated these aspects with external market providers

Key Accomplishments

Developed Center of Expertise strategy, business case, key drivers and methodology to support the mission of the COE

Reduced costs and cost to serve, optimized services, created best practices and communities by establishing partnership relationships with Strategy, Consulting and Logistics Procurement

Overall €36M in savings and cost avoidance delivered FY18 through harmonization and innovation

Successfully built a global team with breadth of expertise, tasked with attaining and sustaining value by challenging stakeholders to identify & derive world-class performance, while operating within budget

Global Supply Chain and Global S&OP Manager 3/2014- 3/2017

Managed, executed, implemented, and developed a Global S&OP process for a Global BU across all four regions

Managed average €60M global inventory, in alignment with strategic plans, production and storage capacities

Responsible for the E2E supply chain for two Global and regional SBU’s; Includes accountability for forecasting (DP), inventory management, contract manufacturing relationships and cross divisional supply management

Key Accomplishments

Successfully led & executed a global inventory reduction initiative: Reduced 40%, regional & 35% globally derived from strategic & risk-based decision making, market fluctuations evaluation, in alignment with commercial & finance

Designed, implemented and led the Global Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process; Inclusive of supply / demand imbalances, interregional supply allocation, aged inventory, continued optimization of SC processes and Executive S&OP. Guided change management process up through senior leadership required to execute

Developed best practices, cross-BU processes, including intra-company product availability agreements (BRM)

Key executor of Supply Chain E2E optimization and Demand Planning Optimization process, with key deliverables specific to fixed costs, inventory reduction and delivery reliability effectiveness; Est. savings $20M

Successful project implementations include Planning Optimizations; Supply Chain Logistics and Transparency pilot utilizing SCOR model; C-IBC implementation, Management of Change and BRM

Manager, Supply Chain, Demand Planning and Master Data 2011- 2014

Key Accomplishments

Executed Demand Planning Strategy in partnership with SBU VPs, business & commercial team; Creation of win/loss process, oversight of third-party forecasting process & sales incentive impact (change management)

Streamlined DP processes, including implementing ABCxyz strategy & BIAS review resulting in 11% increase in FCA

Designed and directed CI planning process for effective demand planning process while improving customer satisfaction and KPI conformance

Accountability for all SAP master data, including 6,000 SKUs extended to 16,000 product/warehouse locations

Led the BASF Demand Planning Community to ensure best practices and knowledge transfer across BASF BUs

ELEVATOR PRODUCTS CO, INC., (SCHINDLER ELEVATOR, INC.) Wayne, New Jersey 6/2010-9/2011

Operations Manager

Formulated, developed and implemented corporate objectives through strategic planning, policy development and programs, for 100+ unionized and management employees in partnership with Schindler leadership

Lead and oversaw Continuous Improvement (CI) across the organization, inclusive of manufacturing and operations,

productivity improvement, cost reduction to maintain competitive position and profitability; strategic component sourcing, lean manufacturing process implementation, and sustained quality improvements

Leader for Purchasing, Supply Chain and IT associates including unionized (AFL-CIO) team members

Interim Quality Manager responsible to identify risk factors and root causes in core competencies which impede quality; Created and documented preventive plans of action, accountable for implementation and adherence by teams

Project management oversight to define process and practice for “On Time in Full” (OTIF) within budget.; Coordinated activities to engage engineering, manufacturing, sales and procurement teams

Aligned with R&D and product line managers in development of manufacturing and procurement action plans for product implementation and product launches, to ensure lean and quality initiatives prior to production

Key Accomplishments

75% reduction in expedited freight costs on core inventory and product costs based on development of a cost reduction methodology and workflow, focused on vendor management

Management oversight for approximately 10,000 SKU’s; Established safety stock protocols and correct procurement method per SKU within SAP environment

Created organizational forecasts to establish inventory levels procedures to manage excess and obsolete stock and ensuring customer needs are met

FRAZIER INDUSTRIAL CO., INC., Long Valley, New Jersey 1997-2010

Director of Operations and Manufacturing Logistics 4/2003-06/2010

Strategic decision making related in capacity planning, logistics and pricing ensuring OTD and customer satisfaction while optimizing profits and minimizing costs

Managed demand and capacity planning at ten manufacturing sites with annual revenue $200M+

Reported financial backlog to President and CFO with trend analysis of backlog; performed efficiencies analysis on product lines and manufacturing processes and oversaw all project costing and budget analysis

Pricing negotiation with Contract Manufacturers, based upon volume and market indicators, ensuring alignment with corporate operation and logistic practices

Implemented and facilitated cross functional project/production meetings in alignment with sales and project review

Member of Executive management team

Key Accomplishments

Implemented and executed costing system with employee incentive program based on manufacturing time study process; Increased sustained efficiencies by approximately 20% and improved efficiencies reducing operating costs

Collaborated with VPs of Manufacturing, Operations and Quality to ensure harmonized operations and logistics across all corporate and contacted manufacturing sites, internationally

Negotiated manufacturing pricing with five contract manufacturing facilities resulting in multiyear sustained contracted costs; Established vendor relationships ensuring operational understanding necessary to facilitate savings

Designed and facilitate sales training course for understanding of full operational activities

Production Control (Planning) Manager 1997-2003

MAIDENFORM INC., Accounts Receivable Coordinator, Bayonne, New Jersey 1996- 1997

DUN & BRADSTREET, INC., Business Information Consultant, North Carolina and New Jersey 1992- 1996

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Management, Change Management. Saint Elizabeth University, New Jersey

Bachelor of Arts, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina

Cornell University- Certificate in High Performance Leadership, 2019.

Cornell University - Certificates in Strategic Change Management and Change Leadership, 2019

Cornell University - Certificate in Executive Leadership, August 2019

Cornell University - Certificate in Business Strategy, 2019

LEADERSHIP, HONORS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Women Unlimited, Inc, LEAD Program, Leadership Program Graduate, 2018; Mentor for IMpower Program

Supply Chain and Logistics Professional Advisory Council, Rohrer College of Business, Rowan University, 2019-Present

BD Gold Award, Find It Once, Fix It Everywhere, Inspire Quality Program

Member Association of Change Management Professionals

Logichem, Chemical Supply Chain Conference, 2018 and 2019, Speaker and Presenter

Executive Women of New Jersey, Merit Award Recipient

Lean Six Sigma, Yellow Belt, 2018

BASF Leadership Program

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