Supply Chain Management

JANIS DEROCHE

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PROFILE

Senior operations management and supply chain leader with over 20 years of experience improving performance, driving growth, and facilitating client-focused and service oriented environments for global engineering, manufacturing and distribution organizations. Strong track record of optimizing revenue growth and productivity by building and strengthening operational processes and implementing strategic sourcing and industry-leading supply chain initiatives. Broad-based expertise includes strategic planning, commodity management, performance metrics, risk mitigation, waste elimination, inventory control, standardization, partner management, contract compliance and negotiations, finance, IT, merger & acquisition integration, continuous improvement, Six Sigma and kanban methodologies. Dedicated to building and motivating cross-functional teams that consistently exceed expectations.

EXPERIENCE

CISCO SYSTEMS, San Jose, CA 1995 – 2011

Global leader in networking, consumer electronics, voice, and communications technology and services

Director, Customer Value Chain Management

Director, Global Partner Management

Director, Global Commodity Management

Manufacturing Engineer, New Product Introduction and Sustaining Engineering

Responsible for driving strategic planning, roadmaps, and supply chain initiatives, creating and overseeing a $3 billion electro-mechanical commodity organization and a $9 billion partner management and sourcing group, and managing relationships with 200+ suppliers

Developed cross-functional councils that achieved over 16% cost savings in the first year and reduced supply base by 30% leveraging Cisco’s total buy with preferred suppliers

Consolidated six data repositories into one, which saved over $300,000

Instituted Six Sigma methodologies, lean processes, and a global hub, which reduced lead times by 10-20%, attained $60 million in buy-down savings, eliminated waste, and increased productivity

Led the initiative to outsource 70% of the firm’s manufacturing operations

Launched multi-billion dollar new product releases to completion on-time and within cost targets

Served as executive leader for the Global Supply Management Operations Board, which developed operating framework, processes, governance, and goals, ensured alignment with corporate objectives, and conducted quarterly and annual reviews

Achieved exceptional product quality levels by working closely with internal and external partners to mitigate risk and ensure supply continuity

Identified numerous opportunities for process improvement by proactively monitoring metrics and analyzing operational goals

Created a Global Supplier Management System including a supply chain roadmap, supplier and customer scorecards, dashboard, IT integration, executive and operational communication, executive review and governance and new product award integration

Cultivated long-standing supplier relationships and negotiated favorable contracts that ensured best value and reliability in a very deadline-driven environment

Instituted aggressive resource planning programs that included standardization, waste elimination and robust inventory controls that improved bottom-line performance

Managed mergers and acquisition integration for more than 100 companies including people, culture, processes, information technology and supply chains

Founded the San Jose chapter of Connected Women promoting the career of Cisco’s female employees and increasing interest in math and science in young girls

ADAC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, Milpitas, CA 1992 – 1995

Provider of nuclear medicine and nuclear imaging devices, which was acquired by Philips in 2000

Senior Manager, Operations

Manager, Quality

Managed a 15-member team responsible for shipping, receiving, and quality management

Improved receiving inspection metrics by 32% after implementing a source inspection program, lean manufacturing processes, and kanban methodologies and processes

Attained ranking as a finalist for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

Championed a leadership development program for the management team

CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, San Jose, CA 1985 – 1992

Designer and manufacturer of integrated workstations and multi-processors, which was acquired by Unisys in 1988

Manager, Quality and Technical Services and Repair

Quality Engineer

Led a team of technicians responsible for product repairs, quality, root cause analysis, and corrective action and working with contract manufacturers to achieve delivery and quality objectives

Administered insightful supplier business and operational reviews that led to achieving expectations and quality goals

Motivated and mentored staff members in a way that reduced turnover in a challenging talent market

EDUCATION

Global Supply Chain Management, 2010

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Global Supply Chain Management, 2008

Thunderbird Global School of Management, Glendale, AZ

Global Supply Chain Management, 2006

Stanford Business School, Stanford, CA

Industrial Engineering Studies

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

General Studies

Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA

Speak Easy Executive Series

7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey

Cisco’s Global Director Program, Business Leadership

Director Leadership Program

Industrial Engineering Certification, Work Factor

Co-Chair, Connected Women Employee Resource Group, Cisco Systems

Co-Chair, Connected Women Community Outreach, Cisco Systems

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