Eric Staedt
Product Director | Supply Chain Executive | Founder | Creator of “Supply Chain Fables” Podcast
- Role
- Product Director, Product Management at SAP
- Location
- Cleveland, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Eric Staedt
AI-driven digital supply chain and product executive with 20+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale transformation across Fortune 100 organizations. I bridge the gap between traditional supply chain optimization and modern analytics.Thought Leadership:Passionate about democratizing supply chain knowledge. I am the creator and host of the \"Supply Chain Fables\" podcast, where I demystify complex concepts for the next generation of supply chain leaders.
Experience
Product Director, Product Management
Jul 2022 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US
Rapidly expanded SAP’s Demand Sensing capabilities as Product Owner, leveraging cutting-edge AI machine learning algorithms to enhance forecast accuracy by over 20%, while leading a high-performing team of 6.•Drove significant enhancements to drive customer adoption growth of 300% from 2023 to 2025, while reducing customer incidents by 30%, demonstrating a commitment to scalability and quality.•Directed the strategic development of an advanced machine learning algorithm for statistical forecasting, integrating demand sensing technology to empower traditional forecasting clients and elevate demand-sensing customers with best-fit and ensemble forecasting solutions.•Product Discovery and collaboration with customers, sales, and consulting teams to define and implement demand management best practices, showcasing IBP analytics capabilities across modules to drive adoption and operational excellence.
Education
Gannon University
BS, Marketing
1989 — 1994
Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University
MBA, Operations
1998 — 2001
Skills
- Demand Planning
- Lean Manufacturing
- Consulting
- Process Improvement
- Project Management
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Forecasting
- Continuous Improvement
- Training
- Logistics
- Materials Management
- Inventory Management
- Integration
- Programming
- Strategic Consulting
- Mrp
- Lean Six Sigma
- Strategy
- Supply Chain Consulting
- Inventory Optimization
- Erp
- Sap Erp
- Safety Stock Modeling
- Qad
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Sap
- Change Management
- Sap Apo
- Crm
- Business Process Improvement
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Smartops
- Leadership
- Product Development
- Analysis
- Management
- Project Planning
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