George Karahalios

About George Karahalios

k••••••@gmail.com | 22••••••14 | Project Manager Supply Chain | Supply Chain Manager Project Manager | Supply Chain Maestro |#ONOWHO AM I. Thursday.Supply Chain Manager…. Project Manager, Supply Chain… Bringing successful leadership to global supply chain process, capable of gaining buy-in, resources, and collaboration across all levels and functions within highly regulated manufacturing environments. WHAT I DO… With expertise in business modeling, capacity planning, demand planning, financial strategy, risk management, FDA cGMP, training, and cost control to help organizations grow the bottom line, organizations that typically hire me have:• Inventory levels have grown too high.• Manufacturing costs are too high.• Lost sales due to service levels.• Underutilized production facilities.• Excessive logistics costs.HOW I ADD VALUE.With years of providing supply chain expertise to manufacturing environments, I add value:• Utilize data driven solutions to optimize inventory levels.• Create Lean Six Sigma programs to maximize manufacturing more efficient.• Implement and improve ERP systems to ensure customer service levels are met.• Assess and challenge demand and capacity levels to maximize facility utilization.• Apply voice of the customer and modeling software for logistics to meet and exceed expectations.Areas of Expertise: Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain Management, Program Management, Project Management, Product Launch, Pharmaceutical, Medical Diagnostics, Nutritional, International Scope, Process Improvement and Optimization, Lean Six Sigma, Technical Support, FDA, GMP, Cross-functional Team, Re-Engineering, Organizational Change, Quality Systems, Validation, Third Party Manufacturing (TPM)

Experience

1. Portfolio Lifecycle Management Program Manager

   Medtronic

   Oct 2021 — Present · CA, US

   Portfolio Lifecycle Management (PLM) Program Manager, Respiratory Interventions• Started work to reduce portfolio by 1591 SKUs: Volume uplift $497M, 11% marginimprovement.• Developed a robust PLM Playbook improving the process of directing growth to higher margindriving a cross-functional team of Regulatory, Engineering, Marketing, Supply Chain andClinical to simplified supply chain:$447M

Education

• Indiana State University - Scott College of Business

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance

  1990 — 1992

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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

  1983 — 1987

Skills

• Change Management
• Gmp
• Risk Management
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Business Process Improvement
• Fda
• Lean Manufacturing
• Software Documentation
• Validation
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership
• Quality Assurance
• Process Improvement
• Training
• Business Analysis
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Manufacturing Operations
• Production Planning
• Inventory Management
• Change Control
• Management
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Business Intelligence
• Demand Planning
• Materials Management
• Product Development
• Analytical Skills
• Microsoft Office
• Six Sigma
• Strategic Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Capacity Planning
• Operations Management
• Medical Devices
• Mrpii