Jalal Bourgana

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Brea, CA *****

714-***-****

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Experienced global supply chain professional with 10 years of continued career progression. Hands-on and leadership experience across a range of logistical functions including: transportation and distribution, production and demand planning, inventory management and customer service. Proven track record utilizing a process-oriented approach towards reaching aggressive goals in support of cost, service and organizational objectives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Golden Beach Inc– Torrance, CA Supply Chain Manager April 2008 to May 2009

Leadership position in a global business reporting to the President of the company with responsibility for logistics, procurement and distribution.

· Reduced Total Logistics costs by 23%, a saving of more than $500K the first year.

· Led effort to improve on-time delivery to a sustained 97%, up from 83% average.

· Cut order fulfillment time from one week to 24 hours.

BOZ Spirits, Inc – Santa Ana, CA Manager, Operations & Product Development April 2005 to Dec 2007

Management position in a global business reporting to the President of the company with responsibility for logistics, purchasing and product development.

· Developed and implemented logistics/planning processes in support of a business unit initiative to transition to a “make-to-demand” environment away from a “make-to-inventory” environment.

· Reduced product development cycle time by 30 days.

SHONFELD’S USA – Santa Ana, CA Supply Chain Manager May 2003 to Dec 2007

Overall responsibility to develop and implement logistics and purchasing strategies and processes in support of a global business unit including production planning, customer service, distribution, inventory and order management.

· Established core processes around production planning, scheduling and forecasting that had failed to exist prior, resulting in a significant improvement in costs and service levels.

· Initiated productivity, cost and performance management programs that resulted in a 28% increase in productivity.

SOCIETE GENERALE Bank - France International Operations Manager Oct 1997 to Nov 2002

Directed day-to-day activities including processing Import and export documents, international wire transfers and issuing letters of credits.

EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT

● Bachelor of Science in Economics. University of Lyon, France.

● Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) by APICS, the association for operations management.

● Certified Global Logistics Specialist (GLS) by Cal State University Long Beach.

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