John Purcell
Vice President, Logistics Sourcing. Smurfit WestRock
- Role
- Vice President, Logistics Sourcing at Smurfit Westrock
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Purcell
Global Supply Chain professional with extensive experience in logistics, sales & operations planning, inventory management, logistics sourcing, direct material sourcing and indirect material sourcing and sales & operations planning. Proven leadership experience with success in organizational development, achieving significant cost reduction, working capital improvements and process enhancements. Strong leadership, communication, presentation and problem solving skills. Areas of expertise include-Global Sourcing-Logistics Management-Sales and Operations Planning-Inventory Management-Raw Material Sourcing-Logistics Sourcing-Supply Chain Reliability and Risk Assessment-Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)-Supply Chain Management-Supply Chain Reliability and Continuity-Forecasting and Budgeting-Project Management-Leadership
Experience
Vice President, Logistics Sourcing
Jul 2015 — Present
Manage $1.9 billion in global logistics spend. Lead team responsible for sourcing all logistics services in areas of full truckload, rail, ocean, dedicated fleets, less than truckload, freight forwarding and parcel.
Education
Penn State University
Master of Professional Studies, Supply Chain Management
State University of New York at Oswego
BS, Business Administration
Skills
- Supply Chain
- Supplier Development
- Outsourcing
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supply Management
- Project Management
- Value Stream Mapping
- Forecasting
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Mrp
- Warehousing
- Global Sourcing
- Logistics
- Production Planning
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