Thomas Friend
Supply Chain & Logistics Management | Sales & Operations Planning | Global Procurement | Inventory Management Team Building & Leadership | Cross-Functional Leadership | Customer Relationship Management | Demand Planning
- Role
- Co-manufacturing & Commercial Sourcing at Arla Foods
- Location
- Chester, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Thomas Friend
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVE Forward-thinking executive with a record of maximizing enterprise value, increasing profitability, and improving supply continuity in highly regulated B2B and B2C environments. Collaborative cross-functional leader with a talent for building, mentoring, and empowering teams and cultivating long-term relationships with customers, suppliers, and third-party service providers. Leverages in-depth knowledge of the end-to-end global supply chain process to successfully lead multi-site projects, involving cross-organizational/cross-cultural teams, such as global SAP rollout at Fonterra. Backed by a strong record of streamlining operations, driving down costs, maximizing customer value, and improving the bottom line. Experience and knowledge working with FDA, ISO, FSVP, FSMA, USDA and C-TPAT regulations and guidelines. Contact me at t••••••••@gmail.com or cell: 60••••••44KEY COMPETENCIES & STRENGTHSSupply Chain & Logistics Management | Sales & Operations Planning | Global Procurement | Inventory Management Team Building & Leadership | Cross-Functional Leadership | Customer Relationship Management | Demand Planning | Vendor Management & Negotiations | Budget Planning & Management | Demand Planning | Cost-Cutting | Strategic Planning & Execution | Change Management | Organizational Development & Streamlining | Process Improvement | Six Sigma/Lean | Technology Rollout (SAP/APO/Oracle)| Regulatory / FDA Compliance
Experience
Co-manufacturing & Commercial Sourcing
Sep 2022 — Present · Basking Ridge, NJ, US
Education
University of Michigan-Flint
BA, Operations Management
1991 — 1996
Skills
- Global Sourcing
- Warehouse Operations
- Cost Reduction
- Sap
- Account Management
- International Trade
- Vendor Relations
- Strategy
- Production Planning
- Vendor Management
- Inventory Management
- Demand Planning
- Forecasting
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Supply Chain Operations
- Lean Sigma
- Budgets
- Customer Service
- Logistics
- Hiring
- Business Process Improvement
- Logistics Management
- Budget Management
- Procurement
- Purchasing Management
- Sap Apo
- Contract Negotiation
- Management
- Warehousing
- Import/Export
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Six Sigma
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Transportation Management
- Operations Management
- Supply Chain
- Leadership
- Network Design
- Budget Development
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