Supply Chain Manager

Summary:

Senior Supply Chain Manager with ** years of experience in Materials Management and 8 years in Management Consulting. Expert in setting up, measuring and running: Global Supply Chains, Supplier Selection/ Evaluation/ Management, Cost Reduction, Constant Improvement, Risk Management, Materials Planning, Change Management, NPI and EOL, Reverse Logistics (warranty/repair) and Project/Program Management. B.Sc in Industrial Engineering and Lean Six Sigma Certified (Green Belt). In depth knowledge of ERP implementation, Business Process Transformation, Hands on and people managing experience (4-22 direct reports).

Team player with strategic thinking. Experienced presenter and leader in matrix organizations.

Major areas of expertise:

Supplier Management – RFQ, Bidding, Selection, Negotiation, Contracts, Cost Management, Constant Performance

Improvement, Metrics (KPI) and Quarterly Review (QBR)

Strategic Sourcing - Assessing, Planning, Capacity Requirements, Risk Management and Ramp up considerations

Inventory and Materials Planning – BOMs, Procurement, Replenishment, Planning and Execution, MRP output follow up

Supply Chain management - Supply Chain Implementation, Process Improvement and Org. Development

ERP Implementation – Managed 4 full cycle implementations and dozens of partial ones

Program/Project Management – Planning, Tracking, Coordinating, Expediting, Problem Avoidance, Corrective

Action, Schedule, Progress and Budget Reporting.

Business Process Transformation – Assessment, Mapping, Opportunity Identification, Prioritization and Implementation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lam Research (Superior) Supply Chain Business Manager (SBM) at Lam Research 2010 – 2011

MFC Commodity SBM – Managing, monitoring, tracking and expediting MFC (Mass Flow Controllers) Supply

and Suppliers. Streamlined the MFC Supply Chain in 2.5 months, significantly reducing shortage levels and reduced buffer stock by 44%.

Refurb Gas Box SBM – Leading the Supply Chain Cost Reduction Program, managing the contractor and supporting the

GB refurbishing activity. Drove a 6% reduction of total cost in 2 months and extended the global Supply

Chain infrastructure by 120% .

Consignment SBM – Supervising and managing suppliers with Consigned Inventory. Drove suppliers from 76% to 98%

On time delivery with less shortages and better service level. Evaluating and assessing new suppliers.

Seagate Senior Materials Manager 2004 – 2009

Commodity Management – Drove the cross commodity, continuous cost reduction of the Customer Solutions

Division, Achieving quarterly 2%-4.9% reduction in manufacturing, materials and Supply Chain costs quarter to

Quarter, while improving the flexibility, the responsiveness and the performance of the Supply Chain.

Created and Managed the vendor Scorecards and the quarterly reviews

Created and Managed the new vendor selection process

Repair Operations Project Management - Added a large clean room repair plant in Malaysia. The project was

successfully completed on time and 36% under budget.

Reduced supply chain and repair costs while maintaining customer service levels.

Manufacturers Sub-contractors Management - RFQ, Vendor Selection, Measurement, Reviews, Competitive

Bidding and Pricing control.

Strategic Planning – Design and Select next generation of integrated Repair Planning System.

M. Stern Consulting Management Consulting 2001 - 2004

Provided Supply Chain and Management consulting services to the following companies:

Intransa Streamlined the supply chain by establishing a solid relationship with the OEM. Define and select an

ERP system

Streamline Solutions Set up the support workflow to add value for large customers. Designed the tractability

module for the major software package

Innolog SASR Designed and implemented Capacity and Flow Planning Model for the Airport Security

Screening (TSA)

CEI Set up the infrastructure and the IT requirements for the distributed maintenance system

Pivot DSP (Israel) - Customer Support

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Houston TX – San Francisco CA Senior Manager 1996 - 2001

Supply Chain High Tech Leadership Team Member and - responsible for Strategy line of service. Performed

Supply Chain and ERP implementations and improvements, business development with alliances and

development of implementation methodologies.

Nominated as Consultant of the Quarter in Q3/2000.

Was rated 4.7 out of 5.0 on quality and delivery of value by the customers.

Recipient of a special sales award

Performed two separate Supply Chain Program implementations for computer hardware manufacturing

companies, resulting a $2M saving in direct expense and reduction of 6 months in the program’s time frame.

Successfully, with a team of consultants analyzed and developed a product quality oriented solution for a

semiconductor equipment manufacturer. The project Generated an immediate increase of 30% in product

quality.

Customized the A&D (Analysis and Design) methodology to the Supply Chain practice, to enable accelerated

value generation for the customers.

Analyzed and Managed several implementations of Baan IV (ERP Package). All requirements were

successfully met within the originally planned time frames and budgets. In some implementations - the same

(well documented) work processes could easily be re-implemented in other subsidiaries.

Applicom - Israel Israel’s Baan (ERP) Product Practice Manager 1992 - 1996

Introduced the Baan ERP package to the Israeli market. Translated and customized it to fit specific needs. Established a satisfied customer base of 13 installations. Led the practice from 0 to 13 successful ERP implementations in under 3 years while positioning it as one of the ERP market leaders in the country.

Developed the Hebrew/Arabic language support for the package.

Partially specified the EDM (Engineering Data Management) module of Baan.

Defined and supervised the necessary customizations for the Israeli version of the package.

Carried out the presales activity, performing the major software demonstrations and pilots.

Directly managed 4 full-cycle Baan implementations and supervised 7 others.

Supervised smooth “transition” of “localizations” and customizations between software releases.

Aviv Consulting – Israel IS Line of Service Director 1989 - 1992

Built the IT consulting service in the company, growing it to from 5 to more than 50 consultants.

As the director of Information Services Line of Business of Aviv Consulting, personally managed one of the company’s most lucrative projects. It was an “in house” definition, development and implementation of a comprehensive Shop Floor Control System for a large subcontractor of Boeing and the Israeli Defense Industry. Designed the algorithm, the data structure, the screens, the reports and the associated paperwork.

The project was successfully completed on time, reducing significantly the customer products late shipments.

REVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

Laser Industries – Israel - Surgical Laser Manufacturing Company MRPII Implementation Manager

Clal Systems– Unisys Distributor in Israel Manufacturing L.O.B. Support Manager

Elscint - Medical Imaging Equipment Manufacturer -Materials Manager (Metal and Plastic) and NPI Program Manager

EDUCATION:

B.Sc. Degree, Industrial and Management Engineering, Technion – Israel.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING:

Six Sigma – Green Belt Certified

Enterprise Effectiveness

Balanced Score Card

Network Value Chains

SCOR 5.0 - Supply Chain Operations Reference

Supply Chain Simulation Game

MIMI - Aspentech Supply Chain Package Training.

Baan Manufacturing & Distribution Certified.

Baan DEM (Dynamic Enterprise Modeling)

Baan Supply Chain Training and Baan PDM (Product Document Management)

Coaching and Mentoring

Seagate Leadership Development Training

Kepner Tregoe

Analysis & Design Implementation Methodology

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