Sheila Durrell

• Managed inventory and supply chain operations to achieve timely and accurate delivery of goods and services.
• Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
• Developed systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency.
• Enhanced customer satisfaction by establishing clear communication channels and addressing concerns promptly.
• Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
• Analyzed and reported on key performance metrics to senior management.
• Managed budgets effectively, consistently delivering projects on-time and within financial constraints.
• Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
• Achieved higher employee retention rates by fostering a positive work environment and providing opportunities for professional growth.
• Handled staff training initiatives aimed at upskilling the workforce to meet dynamic industry demands.
• Implemented new inventory management system to optimize stock levels and reduce waste.
• Manage and develop budgets
• Participate in S&OP

· Manage 200$M inventory worldwide in 28 countries with over 300 stock locations.

· Prepare worldwide operating budgets.

· Intricate S&OP planning

· Determine, develop, and implement best in class business processes.

· Maximize inventory health to best service customers.

· Balance inventories globally

· Key stakeholder in IT development

· Implemented and Developed Inventory forecasting

· Develop strategic plan to improve efficiency.

· Create and develop function strategy.

· Keep inventory balanced and flowing with solid business processes and strategy.

· Communication through out the business on key issues and improvement

· Oversee all inventory planning.

· Manage team of 45 worldwide, Asia, EU, NA, Australia, LATAM

· Coach team, across language barriers and junior members

• Lead the supply chain team in executing best practices and measuring performance through agreed upon Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Direct and coordinate global supply chain functions through strategy, resource optimization, profitability maximization, and KPIs resulting in the maximization of customer satisfaction.
• Plan, manage, and coordinate all activities related to the procurement of necessary materials and supplies needed to meet the changing levels of product demand.
• Work with plant, warehouse, and logistics departments to determine and set up inter-company transfers.
• Work directly with sales department to determine most cost-effective distribution solution for finished goods transportation to customers.
• Monitor and correct inventory levels at outside warehouses (3PL) and internally to ensure rotation and maximize working capital.
• Collaborate with procurement department to determine best practice for freight in and freight consolidation.
• Support proper utilization of ERP system (SAP).
• Member of the operations staff, responsible to routinely report on department KPIs along with appropriate analysis and countermeasures where necessary.

• The Vice President of Operations will plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee operations activities in the organization, ensuring development and implementation of efficient operations and cost-effective systems to meet current and future needs of the organization.

· Manage 3 factories (200+ personnel)

· Manage Supply Chain

· Manage IT

· Manage Engineering and maintenance.

· Develop S&OP

· Develop KPI

· Develop business processes.

· Develop strategic plan to improve efficiency.

· Develop and manage budgets.

• Analyse business process for supply chain

• Model and document “current state” using “Lean” and “Six Sigma” technics working closely with Director of Enterprise Architecture

• Develop with key stakeholders the vision of how will interact with our customers, vendors, employees, and partners in 3-5 years horizon.

• Identifying gaps and process improvements required to get there.

• Ensure visibility of business process links and interdependencies

• Maintain process efficiency measures and KPIs and publish dashboard.

• Process Efficiency & Improvement

• Promote standardization and harmonization of processes, aligned with IT standards and leveraging SAP (S/4 HANA) system applications.

• Design solid solutions in the context of defined strategies instead of quick fix as we roll-out or upgrade SAP throughout the organization.

• Promote best practice in process design and benchmark against competition.

• Support business partners and BPO in identifying improvements & solution opportunities and develop business cases.

• Facilitate the investment intake process and the high-level planning and execution of business process initiatives.

• Monitor progress of system and process implementation in accordance with schedules

• Business Partnership and Communication

• Maintain effective communication channels with key functional and regional stakeholders and exchange regularly about issues, projects requests and priorities.

• Support the development into an effective voice of the process - prepare reports and presentations for council meetings.

• Collaborate with IT groups/members in solutions design, development and implementation, represent the interest of the BPO.

• Ensure processes for finished product inventory management procedures are established, deployed, monitored, and maintained in all parts of the world. $ 150M over 26 sites.

• Coordinate the inventory strategy and global objectives with the supply chain team and business unit teams. This includes an agreement level of service and product portfolio.

• Ensure regional replenishment parameters are in line with the overall strategy of the inventory are maintained by the regions in the various ERP systems.

• Determine and the right level of inventory for all finished products worldwide.

• Manage updates to global settings inventory through the process of determining the inventory parameters and the appropriate frequency.

• Manage and monitor initiatives to minimize excess inventory (rebalancing).

• Inventory budgets

• Manage deployment of new sites

· Develop and implement supply chain projects on a global scale.

· Collect and interpret data and information relevant to the progress of projects.

· Use IT resources at its disposal to solve many complex problems,

· Demonstrate interpersonal skills,

· Ability to coordinate multiple activities,

· Provide clear direction in terms of goals and responsibilities,

· Communicate information clearly and logically.

· Proceed through analysis and be creative to solve a problem,

· Make effective decisions under pressure.

· Explain the concepts and complex ideas in simple and precise manner.

· Develops and manages inventory budgets.

· Holds the principal role between sales and operations.

· Developed and deployed MRP strategy

· Automated distribution and manufacturing planning.

· Implement planning methodology for the plant and the distribution network.

· Manage the planning team with an inventory of $25M over 5 sites.

· Manage the traffic department with a $ 6M annual budget.

· Manage 2 warehouses with 12 employees

· 3PL management

· Implement and maintain the methodology of sales forecasts.

· Supply and demand planning.

· Implementation of new planning strategies.

· Leader of IT automation.

· Part of WCM

· Implemented new service model throughout North America

· Negotiate leases and transportation.

· Manage production planning

· Moved entire warehouse

· Managed team on 25

· Inventory planning USA/Canada

· Plan and negotiate transportation rates

· Customs management

· Cost negotiation on resale items.

· Sales support.

· 3PL implementation.

· Special projects.

· Analysis.

· Inventory budgets

· Implementation and creation of MRP

· Forecasting

· Plan and manage inventory levels.

· Plan and negotiate transportation rates

· Creation and maintenance of BOM, cost accouting

· Special projects.

· Analysis.

· Forecasting