- Toronto, Canada
- August 11, 2020
Strategic, results focused Senior Management Executive with 20+ years of proven success managing and optimizing distribution, fulfillment, quality assurance, auditing and customer relationships throughout North America. Analytical, solutions-oriented leader adept in business process improvement, analytics, supply chain processes, operations, and quality assurance. Collaborative, deadline-driven, action-oriented team player with exceptional communication, presentation and relationship building skills.
Education
Experience
• Lead for the implementation of Microsoft D365 ERP platform at 4 bulk manufacturing facilities
• Assessed and directed the development and implementation teams
• Identified the business needs and performed fit gap analysis
• Involved in data mapping for fields in D365 to be matched with the fields in the legacy system
• Business owner of Industrial S&OP process for production and distribution of industrial ethanol to internal and external customers
• Responsible for design and optimization of distribution strategies for over 200 M liters of product annually
• Responsible for forecasting and distribution of over $500M of industrial ethanol to customers
• Forecast performance analysis for 5 industrial production and distribution locations across North America
• Collaborate with Canadian, US sales teams and customers to identify sales plans and forecasts to ensure production needs are met
• Track and identify trends in bulk product sales and plan production to accommodate projected volumes
• Develop and maintain S&OP KPI’s using enterprise dashboards for key stakeholders
• Champion and implement the on-boarding of new customers and transfers of existing customers during facility transitions
• Design and implement ERP optimization and Supply Chain projects to support the rapid scaling of production across all North American production facilities
• Manage process improvements using Value Stream Mapping and Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis
• Partner closely with Revenue Canada on excise initiatives resulting in new customer acquisition of over $250K annually
• Responsible for operational assessment of supply and customer demand requirements for bulk product across a global customer base
• Optimize and maintain the supply and demand model for industrial ethanol production and sale
• Execute in a Business Champion role as a core member of the ERP Optimization team, as well as SCRUM Product Owner
• Subject Matter Expert responsible for migration of data into Navision ERP Software.
• Develop and implement the Quality Assurance Navision module throughout the company resulting in standardization of quality documentation and data handling using the ERP software throughout the Canadian and US operations
• Establish and implement strategic goals and objectives and managed the performance of 17 direct reports within; Quality Assurance, Microbiology, Shipping, Receiving, Grain Sales and Scheduling departments
• Responsible for the hiring and motivation of direct reports, performance reviews, reward & recognition, training, employee development and community support.
• Lead role during government, customer and regulatory audits
• ISO 9001/14001 lead internal auditor responsible for maintenance of the ISO program and successful re-certification
• Execute the commissioning of over $10M of major expansion projects
• Manage introduction of 2 new product lines and commissioning of capital equipment related to transfer, storage and load out of new products
• Forge and manage strong relationships with customers and suppliers through frequent communication and hosting site visits and audits to understand customers’ needs and requirements.
• Determine and manage Opex and Capex budgets for the Quality Assurance and Shipping departments
• Foster strong working relationship with representatives of Revenue Canada – Excise Branch. Notification of capital expenditures, flow meter acceptance testing, maintaining of production and shipment records
• Filed for and successfully received over $ 600 K in grant money for R&D Projects from Government of Canada – IRAP
• Responsible for smooth operation of industrial fermentation system (batch and continuous)
• Lead optimization and yield improvement initiatives
• Negotiate contracts with suppliers for process additives worth $ 5 M/year