Summary
Arnold has over fifteen years of industry experience, including five years as Chief Procurement Officer at Capital One Financial Corporation where he oversaw $5 billion in global annual procurable spend. He has established PeopleSoft and Ariba procurement systems, and has rolled out programs meeting Sarbannes-Oxley requirements. Arnold has also introduced supplier risk and performance management programs and designed and implemented supply chain social responsibility programs including building an award-winning supplier diversity program and introducing social and environmental factors in the selection of suppliers.

Prior to focusing on strategy and operations, Arnold held a number of management and operational positions focusing on economic development at the World Bank, the United Nations World Food Program, and the U.S. Peace Corps. During his tenure with the World Bank, he partnered with the government of Mozambique to transform their economic system to capitalism, resulting in one of the fastest growing economies in the world. He speaks two African languages, Setswana and Chichewa, as well as Portuguese.

Experience Highlights
Achieved >$100 million in savings annually by introducing competition/negotiation strategies in major supplier deals, including the outsourcing of call centers, human resources functions, card platforms and data centers.

Through introduction of continuous improvement programs was able to handle a 20% annual increase in number of deals executed by procurement department while also reducing staff headcount by 15%.

Designed and implemented a world-class supplier management program that met Federal regulatory requirements for third party management within a financial institution.

Achieved purchasing synergies of $47 million annually out of $600 million, through integration of procurable spend from several acquired entities through consolidation and rationalization of suppliers and negotiating larger volume contracts.

Education
Northwestern University, B.S., Chemical Engineering
Stanford University, M.A., Applied Economics
Stanford University, M.B.A., Finance

OnDemand Projects
Risk Assessment for Financial Institution Procurement Organization during transition to Bank Holding Company

 

Summary
Lynne is a senior trusted advisor with a 14 year proven track record helping Fortune 500 companies domestically and internationally. Her strong sourcing expertise spans an array of industries and categories, and her management consulting experience includes firms such as A.T. Kearney and Ariba. Lynne has a reputation for developing, directing, and inspiring team members to surpass client expectations along with outstanding interpersonal skills.

Experience Highlights
Strategic Sourcing - Logistics Company: Led a team in exceeding sourcing savings targets on over $100M in North American temporary labor spend for a logistics company. Given the category was sourced twice within the last five years and the impact of the rising labor market, unique strategies in managing cost components were required.

Strategic Sourcing - Airline: Led the spend opportunity assessment and sourcing delivery for a Fortune 500 client resulting in over $20M in implemented savings on $100M in spend in categories including janitorial services, crew hotels, catering, IT hardware, and office supplies.

eSourcing - Technology Company: Generated $100+ million in savings for a Fortune 100 high technology client. Program included executing online sourcing events (RFPs and auctions), prioritizing spend for sourcing and leading the change management effort to enable over 200 client users globally to use the online system in managing their spend portfolios.

Spend Management - Airline and Retail Companies: Served as a strategic spend management advisor and led engagements in implementing Ariba spend management solutions for a Fortune 100 retail client and Fortune 500 airline.

Education
University of Chicago, MBA Finance, Strategic Management,
  and Entrepreneurialism
Completed CPA examination
University of Illinois, BS Science

OnDemand Projects
Strategic Sourcing - Global CPG Company

 

Summary
Ken is a senior executive and strategic consultant with a 20-year record of developing and optimizing top-performing supply chain operations. He has demonstrated expertise in driving process improvement, cost savings, competitive positioning, as well as proven success in maximizing end-to-end supply chain resources to achieve financial and marketing objectives. He has strong business acumen complemented by a decisive, interactive, and motivational leadership style. Ken's certified in Production & Inventory Management (CPIM) and Integrated Resource Management (CIRM).

Experience Highlights
Devised alternative distribution network strategy and led national supply chain conversion for a F500 wireless carrier. Managed the integration of five regional supply chains into one national distribution operation with $25M+ in facility and operating expense reductions.

Implemented a new Sales and Operations Planning process for the US division of an $11B global high-tech manufacturer, including leveraging market-based analysis. Documented 50% improvement in forecast accuracy.

Managed a team of six category managers in a strategic sourcing effort of $900M in IT hardware/software and telecom equipment and services for a large government agency with $90M (10%+) in annual run-rate savings.

Planned and managed a reverse logistics assessment for the service and repair division of $29B+ wireless service provider. Generated $50M in annual savings and improved customer satisfaction.

Education
University of Chicago, MBA Finance and Marketing
Illinois Institute of Technology, BS in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering

OnDemand Projects
Strategic sourcing, IT - Global Logistics Company
Strategic sourcing, IT - National Government
Strategic sourcing, facilities management - Regional Retailer
Strategic sourcing, handling equipment - Big Three Auto Manufacturer

 

Summary
Curtis has over 12 years of logistics, procurement, strategic sourcing, sales, and information technology experience. He has led multi-million dollar initiatives with project teams in excess of 75 professionals, covering multiple divisions of Fortune 1000 companies. He has held senior positions in both consulting and industry, including: General Manager of Logistics, Director of MRO/Strategic Sourcing, Manager of Supply Chain Transformation, Project Manager for Strategic Sourcing, and Independent Supply Chain Consultant.

Experience Highlights
Centralized and led logistics operations for a $1.8B manufacturing company

Consistently reduced material acquisition costs for clients between 5 and 20%

Extensive experience in spend-analysis, spend management, requirements definition, supplier negotiations, and sourcing program implementation

Education
Indiana University, BS Business and Finance
Washington University, partially completed MBA

OnDemand Projects
Interim strategic sourcing manager - Paper Industry
Strategic sourcing, industrial materials - Paper Industry
Strategic sourcing opportunity assessment - Federal Government

 

Summary
Rick is a proven executive leader with more than 30 years of senior management experience in industry and consulting. He has directed and trained large groups of people in a collaborative team environment, solved critical business issues, and implemented changes for areas requiring significant improvement. He has also managed complex supply chain operations to achieve targeted profit improvement objectives using an approach structure and schedule to ensure the best solutions are implemented in the shortest possible time.

Experience Highlights
Led a project to capture all improvement benefits ($6M) for manufacturing and packaging of patented and consumer pharmaceuticals. The project had two yield reduction teams and cycle time reduction teams, reducing order entry to ship cycle time by 27%. It also included process and maintenance reliability improvement teams.

Managed a consulting engagement to reduce the time to market of a key drug in clinical trials and achieved a 40% reduction in total cycle time and 27% reduction in resources to bring the new product to market.

General Manager of an electronics plant while under transition to closure. Reorganized the staff and developed the project plan to drive it to a predetermined date. Managed the teams to maintain revenue while transitioning the production to a contract manufacturer in Asia.

Director of Purchasing with an annual budget of $125M. Implemented an online purchasing system and EDI connecting 12 multiple locations, completely re-engineering the process.

Education
University of Kentucky, BA, ROTC graduate

OnDemand Projects
US to China plant relocation project lead - High Tech

 

Summary
Bruce is an experienced management consultant and former Fortune 200 executive. He has demonstrated success in leading enterprise-wide business performance improvement, new product development, and supply chain and global sourcing programs in North America and Asia. His background spans more than 20 years of industry experience.  

Experience Highlights
Established and ran a highly successful global sourcing program at Culligan International. With a staff of eleven in Canada and the United States, Bruce reduced materials costs by 7% and logistics costs by 20% through requirements consolidation, product redesign, competitive bidding, and supplier reduction. He initiated sourcing programs in Mexico, Taiwan, South Korea, and China resulting in total cost savings of 25-40% over previous sources.

Set-up and led the strategic sourcing function at USFilter (later Veolia Water) with a $1.2B goods and services spend. He formed 20 commodity teams in indirect categories such as: travel, office supplies, and IT. He formed direct categories such as: pumps, valves, and basic chemicals. After three and a half years, annualized savings in excess of $120M were achieved.

Bruce has implemented a variety of e-commerce procurement tools including:

• A data warehouse to integrate purchasing information from 44 business systems
• An MRO purchasing portal with 21 suppliers and a meta-catalogue of ~1.5M items
• Several e-marketplaces where he conducted over $100M in reverse auctions  

Education
College Militaire Royal de St-Jean, St-Jean, Quebec
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, MBA

OnDemand Projects
Interim Chief Procurement Officer - Regional Retailer

Summary
Frank has more than 20 years of industry and consulting supply chain experience focusing on inventory management, warehousing and transportation, manufacturing planning, and strategic sourcing. He has led multiple projects in almost all aspects of the supply chain in a broad range of Private Equity Groups, Consumer Products Groups, and manufacturing and distribution companies. In addition he has participated in numerous acquisitions, divestitures, due diligence and turnaround initiatives and projects.  

Experience Highlights
Significant project and long term savings by developing shared services sourcing initiatives, building sourcing teams and establishing global agreements across numerous Private Equity Groups and within manufacturing and distribution companies.

Extensive experience in spend and financial analysis, supply chain modeling, and strategic sourcing, with specialization in commodity purchasing including steel and resins.

Led or managed numerous distribution initiatives including network design, warehouse selection and systems improvement, fleet reduction, carrier selection and negotiations, and logistics operational improvements.

Education
University of Illinois, BS Finance
DePaul University, MBA Business Systems

OnDemand Projects
MRP planning, supplier reliability - Global CPG Company
Strategic sourcing, heavy duty transportation parts- Global Transportation Company
Strategic sourcing, alcohol, corrugated, contract manufacturing - Global CPG Company

Summary
David has 11 years of procurement and consulting experience in print/ marketing, contingent workforce and logistics sourcing, as well as procurement outsourcing. Prior to becoming an independent consultant, David was Manager of Sourcing & Category Management at ICG Commerce, a procurement BPO; VP of Global Sourcing at Deutsche Bank; a founding employee of Zerborg, a procurement services startup; and a consultant with Mitchell Madison Group, a strategic management consulting firm. David's specific focus at Deutsche Bank was strategic sourcing and outsourcing in the areas of print/marketing and professional services, as well as business process outsourcing of purchasing operations.

Experience Highlights
David has a broad range of indirect procurement sourcing, category management and e-procurement experience. David has sourced, managed and/or enabled in excess of $1.3B in indirect spend across numerous categories including:

• Print (commercial print, envelopes, direct mail lettershop, forms)
• Contingent Workforce (temp labor, IT contractors, consulting, third party payrolling, outplacement)
• Logistics (freight, express mail and courier)

Education
University of Virginia, BA History

OnDemand Projects
Strategic sourcing, IT contractors and consultants - National Government
Strategic sourcing, commercial print - Investment Bank

 

Summary
Chris is a senior supply chain and procurement executive with extensive experience developing and implementing programs to reduce expense while improving operations, supplier management, and quality within Fortune 100 companies. He is experienced in leading teams, as well as executing "one-off" projects, that deliver break-through results in direct spend (chemicals, packaging) and indirect spend (technology, facilities, energy, professional services, travel, research and development, marketing, and more). Chris is a strong consensus builder with a history of delivering change management initiatives and leading enterprise-wide activities in supply chain re-engineering, sourcing, procurement, MRP implementation, SMI, ISO9000, and lean manufacturing. Cost reductions delivered exceed $140M to date.

Experience Highlights
Delivered a transition to a nationally centralized, direct buy model of MRO and appliances for over 160 properties throughout USA from a decentralized, sub-optimized model for a large property management company. Savings in excess of $2M in process.

Addressed supply and operations disruptions and needs for primary raw materials - Mineral Oil, Propylene Glycol, Naturals, and more for a large personal products company (chemicals category). Reduced costs by over $2M.

Assessed, recommended, and delivered $5M expense reduction for a large hospital chain's IT category focused on mainframe costs.

Reduced costs in excess of $6M for a large pharmaceutical products company - primarily software with some professional services.

Education
Fairleigh Dickenson University, MBA, Operations and Materials Management
Ramapo College of New Jersey, BA Marketing and Business Administration

OnDemand Projects
Interim sourcing manager, chemicals - Global CPG company
Strategic sourcing, marketing - Global BPO company

 

Summary
Elgin has over 11 years of supply chain experience focusing on inventory management, sales and operations planning, manufacturing planning, and strategic sourcing. He has led multiple projects in almost all aspects of the supply chain in consumer products, energy, healthcare, and public sector.

Experience Highlights
Led post-merger integration inventory management and manufacturing planning efforts identifying $69M in inventory savings at a large consumer products manufacturer

Extensive experience in spend analysis, financial analysis, supply chain modeling, and strategic sourcing

Reengineered the capacity planning, master scheduling, detailed scheduling, and inventory management processes at a $2B cosmetics company

Education
Harvard University, BA Mechanical Engineering
Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, MBA Finance
Northwestern University, Master of Engineering Management

OnDemand Projects
Post-merger integration, inventory optimization - Global CPG company
Strategic sourcing, custodial services and waste collection - Federal Government
Strategic sourcing, fleet management - National Government

 

Summary
Walter has over 30 years of management consulting experience in over 150 different manufacturing and distribution business environments. His expertise in strategic planning and tactical implementation are grounded in his "hands on" approach resulting in improvements to margin, cash flow, asset utilization and capital management for his clients.

Experience Highlights
Strategic supply chain network reconfiguration and planning

Operations due diligence support; business case preparation for acquisitions or divestitures

Project planning (PERT, CPM), management, oversight and execution

Continuous flow cellular manufacturing, facility planning, and plant layout

Application of "Lean" manufacturing principles - kanban, flow, cycle time reduction, inventory reduction, and methods improvements

Education
Northeastern Illinois University, BA Mathematics and Education
Loyola University, MBA

OnDemand Projects
Post-merger integration, manufacturing consolidation - Mattress Manufacturer