Chris Hood

About Chris Hood

Manufacturing and Supply Chain Leader with more than 25 years of experience advancing and restructuring business processes within pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Expertise includes supply chain operations, process engineering, business analytics, quality assurance, customer services and budget management. Demonstrated ability to manage multifaceted supply chain, plant and business unit operations with track record of meeting and exceeding defined performance objectives. Recognized for determined work ethic and ability to convert obstacles into solutions.Core Competencies: Strategic Planning | Plant Operations | Chemicals | Pharmaceuticals | Strategic Planning | Continuous Improvement | Green Belt | Logistics | Transportation | Import & Export | Warehousing | Customer Service | Quality Assurance | Process Engineering | Analytics

Experience

1. Regional Supply Chain Director

   Croda

   Jan 2025 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   Focused on aligning regional execution with global strategy to drive results and continuous improvement. Contribute to global transformation initiatives that shape the future of the supply chain organization. Lead a team across multiple functions: customer service, imports/exports, warehousing, and supply/demand planning and business excellence. Member of both North American and Global Supply Chain Leadership Teams focused on leading strategic and operational improvements.

Education

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Process Engineering
• Continuous Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Six Sigma
• Lean Manufacturing
• Root Cause Analysis
• Manufacturing
• Supply Chain Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Leadership
• 5s
• Chemical Engineering
• Iso
• Kaizen
• Process Improvement
• Process Optimization
• Project Management
• Operations Management
• Management
• Engineering
• Factory
• Business Process Improvement
• Batch Processing
• Gmp
• Api Manufacturing