John Katchka

About John Katchka

Positive, high-energy supply chain leader with 20 years of experience in large and small…

Experience

1. Director, Hospital Services Installations Mdr

   Stericycle

   May 2008 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Responsibilities:Develop and manage internal and external fulfillment channels to support highly diverse business units. Implement operational and growth strategies to maximize service levels and profitability. Oversee development and deployment of quality and operational programs in a tightly regulated environment. Develop, source, field, and support new products, lines, and services. Incorporate Lean/Six Sigma principles to drive improvement initiatives.Achievements:• Grew critical manufacturing/kitting operation ten-fold in 11 years • Executed multiple facility expansions and moves with no adverse impact to quality, safety, or service levels• Negotiated supplier agreements covering $30MM in annual spend• Increased outbound order accuracy to 99.9% and backorder rates to under 1%• Decreased on hand inventory costs by 50% with no decrease in service • Institutionalized safety attitudes. Only one lost time incident in 8+ years• Teams consistently in top 20% on employee engagement surveys

Education

• Community College of the Air Force

  AAS, Instructional Methodology

• Faulkner University

  Bachelor of Science, Human Resource Management

  2000 — 2002

Skills

• Training
• Logistics
• Supply Chain
• Operations Management
• Strategic Planning
• Process Improvement
• Continuous Improvement
• Recruiting
• Supply Chain Management
• Change Management
• Sourcing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Team Building
• Management
• Manufacturing
• Warehousing
• Inventory Management
• Coaching
• Leadership
• Sales Management
• Business Development
• Six Sigma
• Business Process Improvement
• Sales
• Budgeting
• Budgets
• P&L Management
• Transportation