Ed Alsford

About Ed Alsford

Global Operations professional with eighteen years experience in cross-functional supply chain roles. Developed a wide range of skills and a profound understanding of the end-to-end supply chain, holding a variety of key strategic positions encompassing program management, planning, distribution, transportation, 3PL management, finance, communication and customer management- Respected and inspirational leader of supply chain, customer and process improvement focused teams. Instilled a shared vision in each of the teams I have led in building and developing key capabilities with the ability to communicate across a broad group of stakeholders to senior executive level- Entrepreneur with experience in building a start up business from the ground up with a focus on marketing and communications strategy- Fluent in French and Spanish with advanced Italian and with a broad international outlook. Eligible for Mexican passport.

Experience

1. Supply Chain Director

   Supreme

   Nov 2017 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Director of Supply Chain at Supreme New York. Planning, analysis and project management.

Education

• University of Sussex

  BA Honours, French and European studies

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• Supply Chain Optimization
• Project Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Forecasting
• Manufacturing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Key Performance Indicators
• Materials Management
• Strategy
• Supply Chain Management
• Logistics
• Project Planning
• Supply Management
• Procurement
• Logistics Management
• Change Management
• Retail
• Demand Forecasting
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Sap
• Supply Chain Operations
• Operations Management
• Sap R/3
• 3pl
• Fmcg
• Warehouse Management
• Erp
• Business Strategy
• Demand Planning
• P&L Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Purchasing
• Management
• Warehousing
• Production Planning
• Leadership
• Pricing
• Supply Chain
• Inventory Management