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- GKFIndependent Managing Consultant (IT/S&OP)LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINFebruary 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)Paris, FranceBuilt GKF – to promote management standards and principles across S&OP and IT/IS Management•Founded based on Sales, Supply & Operations Planning methods and techniques developed over 15+ years of Business Process and Enterprise Architecture principles.•Utilizing Information Systems and Technology to base foundations of information to support the S&OP structures of the global company.•Worked with a client related to United States short term rental/vacations industry for data standards and methods of operations•Currently working with a €2B client in the Data Centre and IT components space for consolidation of information and data across regions while implementing standards of reporting to support a possible future AI and S&OP framework.•Dealing with matters of Inventory and Stock reduction, demand and supply management and business intelligence models•Integration of multiple ERP systems (5 different software’s [SAP Business One, SAGE X3, Navision, D360, SAGE100, Other]) across•Coding/Programming/Data extraction with SQL, Python, C#•Creating data constructs utilizing the company’s toolsets to model a best in class data repository•Configuration change management through migration planning techniques.•Training and transition support in user acceptance, explanation, methods and standards.
- NufarmSenior Project ManagerCHEMICALFebruary 2021 - November 2023 (2 years and 9 months)Paris, FranceProject Planning and Management Lead for Oracle Fusion transition incorporating EMEA entities. Lead a cross functional business team through preliminary project phases of design, architecture vision, business, information systems & technology architecture, opportunities and solutions phases.•Created a program as a model for forecasting within the business that incorporates all needed elements of Planning from Supply, Demand, Inventory and operations for cross functional visibility of planning. Program was designed in standard C# utilizing access to business data within business security parameters. Logic was given to business and adopted as need under this proof of concept.•Challenging perception and ingrained misconception by real world example of what is possible.•S&OP metrics from KPI logic and instantiation to working cross functionally with Finance, Supply, Demand and Operations aspects of the business.•The UK Manufacturing plants budget analysis and tracking project.•Logistics optimization project to determine the least cost routing and centers of gravity for warehousing across the European Infrastructure.•Project to support dematerialization and EDI implementation – use of GS1 standards and implementation of data transfer and flows related to Finance, Supply and Logistics. Creation of program to manage GS1 barcode assignment alongside the Master Data management.•Project management development for Training, Compliance to standards, Process design, Risks and Opportunities analysis, implementation Governance and Change Management•Close support to financial operations and requirements by aligning to standards based on IFRS, King, SOX and Basel along with country specific requirements (country dependencies). Following through of systems integration and alignments while giving critical global insight and experience from operations.•User acceptance testing, guidance and practical support
- Southern Africa UPLHead of Supply ChainCHEMICALApril 2020 - January 2021 (9 months)Paris, FranceLeading a team of over 10+ internal individuals across Inventory, Supply & Logistics, Demand, Planning and Operations. Leadership member with strategic oversight and management of the entire Supply Chain of a R1.4B [+€70M] southern African agrochemical Sales and Manufacturing business.•New Product Introduction management phase for Supply Chain•Successfully kept the supply chain in operation under COVID period utilizing agile planning methods to offset supply constraints in an unorthodox time•KPI management and inventory optimization project for Slow Moving and Obsolete management.•Portfolio systems management and product review for Master Data management.•Scenario and “What If” modeling for high period of uncertainty and future scenarios•Staff retention and promotion of self improvement, including education and tutorships•Consensus building within S&OP for strategic alignment and distribution under tight constraint. Risk and Opportunity reviews.•Full budget review and scenario planning utilizing forecasting, budgets, historical trending leading into MRP long term planning scenarios for budget development.
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Education
- Diploma in Computer ScienceComputer Training Institute2002Diploma in computer science combining all aspects of Information Systems and Technology. From base electronics through to multiple programming languages and techniques.