Ron James
Director, Supply Chain @Carpenter Technology Corporation
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WORK HISTORY
Director, Supply Chain @Carpenter Technology Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA, US
Serve as S & OP leader for the organization and deliver forecasts, plans, reporting, analytics business unit leadership. Ensure forecasts are aligned between commercial and operations with a deliverable volume and mix.• Lead Supply Chain staff from melt to shipment to customer.• Lead Business Unit supply planning with SAP IBP.• Special projects manager supporting product transfers, asset/capacity utilization, and lead time quoting for multiple site initiatives.• Ensure collaboration between commercial, sales, operations, and planning teams to improve clarity of demand signal and continuity of operational production plans, commercial forecasts, and financial projections.• Integrate Inventory planning techniques, production planning methodologies, capacity management processes, and continuous improvement to optimize use assets while providing high customer service through multiple department interrelationships.• Select, motivate, and develop team members in optimal positions to provide growth and success to the associate and the company. • Perform strategic evaluation, development, and direction for supply chain organization to ensure continuous improvement.• Optimize internal and external capacity utilization, melt balancing, resource allocation, demand load, and business synergies across internal operations.• Support continued improvement efforts for system optimization within SAP and Factory Planner applications.• DPAS (Defense Priorities & Allocations System) Coordinator
EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor's Degree, Accounting
Carnegie Mellon University
Master's Degree, Master of Public Management (MPM)
Robert Morris University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), IT & Finance
ABOUT RON JAMES
Experienced manager in operations, supply chain, procurement, sales, marketing, continuous improvement with a demonstrated history of working in the manufacturing and banking industry. Skilled in management and development of employees, materials management, demand/supply planning, master scheduling, forecasting, production planning, negotiation, strategic planning, S & OP and how to apply across the extended supply chain. Master\'s Degree Carnegie Mellon University, Master\'s Degree Robert Morris University, and BA from University of Pittsburgh.
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