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Nick Patel

Islington,London

Summary

I am a member of CSIA, with over 20 years of experience in supply chain management (SCM) across Asia, the U.K., Europe & the USA, Through B2C, E-commerce & Catalogue Channel. I am a Six Sigma Black Belt Lean certified and advocate of the Continuous Improvement process within organizations. I can see the "Big Picture" in a company and understand how its business unit’s function. I can find opportunities to design and implement solutions strategically and tactically that reduce costs, inventory levels, and deliver an exceptional service level. I hold system knowledge of L.M., SAP, BW, Squeel, Demantra, Anaplan, Steelwedge, AWR & JDE. I am Dual Citizen for the U.K & The U.S.A Methodical Director with [Number] years of comprehensive experience overseeing daily operations of end to end supply chain. Hardworking and versatile professional well-versed in executing business strategies, preparing and implementing business plans and overseeing financial performance. Thorough knowledge of market changes and trends paired with strong grasp of corporate finance and performance measures.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director Supply Chain & Logistics

Philex Ltd
11.2021 - 10.2022
  • Responsible for continuously reviewing and developing the multi-channel strategy
  • Building & maintaining strong relationships with senior Management & stakeholders Create highly detailed business cases for recommendation including presentations
  • Presenting finalised business case propositions & information to the Senior Management team Monitoring & reviewing competitor information to ensure the multi-Channel strategy remains current and ahead of market trends Working seamlessly alongside other departments i.e., Finance, eCommerce, IT & Technology, and the Insight teams to contribute to strategy developments
  • Managing department budget Continuously monitor and analysing the company finance performance and understanding the successful drivers behind this E-commerce and/or marketplace experience – essential, Knowledge of Amazon systems (vendor central, seller central, FBA)
  • Worked with department managers to formulate annual budgets.
  • Implemented and prepared comprehensive business plans to expand business.
  • Met with stakeholders to address issues and implement solutions.
  • Generated reports to review data and issue corrective actions for improvements.
  • Supported work-life balance to improve staff morale.
  • Built strong referral network to generate new business opportunities.
  • Directed the organization's daily operations, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Director Supply Chain & Logistics

Taxa Outdoors Inc.
09.2019 - 09.2021
  • Accountable for the end-to-end supply Chain along with inbound and outbound logistics
  • I have a customer service/ materials/ QA inbound, dealer support and manufacturing team reporting directly under me
  • In my current role, I manage 105 vendors with 3000 SKU and 3, 3pl service providers
  • In addition, I manage 21 direct reports and a labour force of 75 people
  • Highlights: Moved the factory location from 22K SQ
  • FT to 73k SQ
  • FT in 10 days, along with increased labour force from 21 to 75 people Sourced installed and started operations on first day of the set up with increased capacity from 1 production line to 3 production line Duties: Implement and direct lean manufacturing processes to eliminate supply chain inefficiencies with the site manufacturing and administrative supply chain functions
  • Understand gaps and vulnerabilities for current and future requirements to develop solutions/options in partnership with other departmental leaders
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with the sales, operations, and customer service departments, providing information and guidance on availability and cost of supplies and materials
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with our supply chain vendors to negotiate more profitable pricing
  • Standardize supplier performance metrics and set targeted improvement goals
  • Establish monthly supplier performance data reporting and a quarterly report card with annual supplier executive reviews
  • Establish and monitor KPIs for measuring operational performance of logistics vendors and transit time accuracy
  • Implementing and managing the ERP and MRP system to drive operational performance and ensure proper utilization
  • Recruited, trained, supervised, evaluated and mentored staff members.
  • Identified opportunities for improvement in operational performance metrics.
  • Implemented systems for tracking progress on key initiatives or projects.
  • Guided and motivated staff to drive maximum performance.

Materials Manager

Westlake Chemicals
11.2017 - 09.2019
  • Highlights: Merged Canada & US operations through consolidation and streamlining of the process
  • Implemented process and 17 projects in 12 months (JDE & SAP) Duties: Developed and implemented a supply plan and manage operational planning efforts to meet customer requirements while delivering targeted business goals and operational and financial metrics for the North American Pipe and Fittings division
  • Proactively managed the system operational configuration within SAP and JDE to maximize operating rates, minimize costs, and achieve or exceed sales forecast requirements
  • Provided planning information and recommendations for the on-going financial forecasting process, the annual business plan, and long-term strategy development
  • Implemented S&OP best practices, tools and metrics
  • Implemented production planning MRP best practices, tools, and metrics

Director of Supply Chain

Retail2Customer (R2C) Business Consulting
10.2016 - 11.2017
  • Implemented Lean in client's functional areas as agreed and drove results to the bottom line
  • (Current project saving of $ 650K) Lead & coordinate procurement strategy across indirect & direct category teams, engaging with Global and Regional VPs and SVPs across Procurement, Finance, HR, Manufacturing, IT, Shared Services & Engineering departments Collaborate with the procurement performance team to understand the current status and set about improving it through continuous improvement methodologies Create board papers and leadership presentations, acting as an extension of the CPO in specific meetings to represent an organizational strategy

Senior Planning Manager

ITW Global Brands
05.2014 - 10.2016
  • ITW is one of the world’s leading diversified manufacturers of specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related service businesses The company has operations in 56 countries that employ approximately 51,000
  • (www.Itwgb.Com) Highlights: Designed and implemented S&OP process from the ground up and, Improved fill rate from 91 to 98.5% & reduced VNC Fines from 1.4 million to 650,000 in one year Managed & improved Supply for 1300 to 1440 SKU's- NPI Process for in-house manufactured & ready to sell products Managed /Mentored & coached a team of 6 & Implemented team structure changes within the department
  • Duties: I served as a functional leader and shared my expertise in supply chain processes
  • By influencing the leadership team, I contributed to the development of Supply chain strategies, and being a champion for the expanded use of Technology in Planning and Materials Management, I lead continual optimization of Supply Planning processes
  • Provided overall Program Management Office (PMO) leadership Involving, a reduction in complexity, optimization of distribution planning and inventory management, Customer collaborations/ CRM, and the consistent standardization of operative processes
  • Managing both OEM and retail supply
  • By sharing Industry experience, I developed the accuracy and routine maintenance of all Lean Manufacturing/supplier planning data, including forecasts, inventory, and replenishment schedules and Providing KPI's and master data management for the planning and inventory functions were also the part of my responsibilities.

Supply Chain/Collaborative Planning Manager (Tesco Account)

Reckitt Benckiser
06.2013 - 03.2014
  • Managed internal & Tesco stakeholders in specification improvement to drive cost containment and savings Managed and effectively deliver multiple projects on time and with the appropriate results

Supply Chain Manager (Promotions)

Tesco Stores Ltd
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, UK
02.2004 - 06.2013
  • Highlights: Grew my team of 4 in 2004 to a team of 65 by 2014- Delivering Savings of $1m + on each project managed Appraised/ evaluated and performed vendor selection through analyzing manufacturing ability through on-site visits, measurements
  • Performed contract negotiations, prices & terms of supply with suppliers along with a freight forwarder
  • Managed 125 Suppliers for Manufactured and finished goods, Defining performance metrics of measurement, comparisons, evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost & quality, Designed & implemented supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers, selection process & maximize economy by combining shipments and consolidating warehousing and distributions
  • Managed QBR/ EOYR with Suppliers & 3PL- Owning Total Cost of Ownership
  • Reviewed & updated supply chain under new and changing environmental policies, standards & law regulations., Along with Developing & tracking materials cost forecast & standard cost lists.Designed & implemented a supply chain that supports the company’s environmental policies
  • Participated in engineering changes, product line extensions and manage timely transitions of material flow and NPI
  • Evaluate and select information about other technology solutions to improve tracking and reporting
  • Identify opportunities to reuse or recycle materials to minimize consumption of new materials.Worked with the Product category from the Household, Stay well & Supplements, impulse, fresh fruit, and vegetables/frozen/poultry/Beers Wine & Spirits and Grocery

UK Site Supply Chain

Scott Bader
02.2023
  • I work with Group Procurement and Group S&OP to set site supply chain strategy
  • Identify improvement areas and integration of business system processes with the group ERP systems establish inventory management/replenishment strategies to drive improved customer service levels while minimising inventory investment
  • Liaise with group S&OP to understand future plant demand and feed this into the site strategic plan for capacity needs
  • Manage UK site specific RM and indirect contracts and supply with site direct and indirect category managers
  • Manage logistics partners and their in-plants as needed
  • Manage domestic and export shipments to customers and sister-sites
  • Accountable for all site supply chain KPIs and setting out and driving improvement plans as required
  • Control site COMAH inventory levels Provides local feed into the S&OP Process and is the owner of a monthly S&OP Site meeting
  • Coordination of weekly ‘order book’ management/meetings to line up the production schedule with open orders and facilitating short term fulfilment.
  • Developed and implemented supply chain strategies to optimize inventory levels, reduce costs, and improve delivery times.
  • Monitored supplier performance metrics such as quality, cost, lead time, and delivery accuracy.
  • Conducted regular reviews of existing supply chain procedures to identify opportunities for streamlining operations.
  • Fostered relationships with suppliers to develop purchasing agreements with logistics customers and reduce risks.
  • Identified and rolled out both short- and long-term supply chain plans while optimizing procedures to decrease annual expenses.

Education

MBA -

University of Hertfordshire
Herts- U.K
07-2006

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Logistics Management
  • Operations Management
  • Staff Development
  • Budget Control
  • Business Planning
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Budget Management
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Capital Spending
  • Corporate Communications
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Organizational Development
  • Crisis Management
  • Innovation management
  • Content Development
  • Financial Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Information Technology Management
  • Team Management
  • International business
  • Problem-solving
  • Vendor management
  • Warehouse management
  • Time management
  • Strategic planning
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Materials management
  • Logistics management
  • Creating KPIs
  • Managing inventory levels
  • Navigating distribution centres
  • Working with cross-functional teams
  • Developing methods for continuous improvement and process improvement
  • Team management
  • Raw materials sourcing
  • Negotiating pricing
  • Optimisation of inventory control
  • Financial and supply forecasting
  • Inventory management
  • Project management
  • Material and vendor procurement
  • Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
  • SAP and Oracle
  • Six Sigma
  • Lean manufacturing

Certification

Six Sigma Lean – Black Belt Professional – July 2016

Strategic Organizational Leadership- March 2016

Bachelor of Commerce -Sardar Patel University, Anand, Gujarat, India

Certification: Project Management/ Risk Management/ Sourcing Concepts/ Project time management.

Familiarity with multiple regulatory laws and guidelines, including OSHA, SOX, DOT, FMCSA, and EOE & CAPEX, Startup & D2C & B2C

Timeline

UK Site Supply Chain

Scott Bader
02.2023

Director Supply Chain & Logistics

Philex Ltd
11.2021 - 10.2022

Director Supply Chain & Logistics

Taxa Outdoors Inc.
09.2019 - 09.2021

Materials Manager

Westlake Chemicals
11.2017 - 09.2019

Director of Supply Chain

Retail2Customer (R2C) Business Consulting
10.2016 - 11.2017

Senior Planning Manager

ITW Global Brands
05.2014 - 10.2016

Supply Chain/Collaborative Planning Manager (Tesco Account)

Reckitt Benckiser
06.2013 - 03.2014

Supply Chain Manager (Promotions)

Tesco Stores Ltd
02.2004 - 06.2013

MBA -

University of Hertfordshire

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