William Chao
Highly organized and detail-oriented. An experienced data-driven problem solver with a diverse skills set.
- Role
- Director, Supply Chain at Southern Tea
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About William Chao
An experienced supply chain leader. I am data-driven and results-oriented. My goal is to improve and optimize an organization’s performance though building capabilities in an organization\'s processes, systems and people. Specialties: Infrastructure and Supply Chain Strategy / Supply Planning / Inventory Management / Forecasting / Operational Analysis & Data Analytics / S & OP / Product Innovation / Operational Budgeting / Tools and Models Development / Process Improvement / Problem Solving / Metrics Development / Project Management
Experience
Director, Supply Chain
Aug 2017 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US
Responsible for leading supply chain strategy, planning and execution for 2 production plants and 3 co-manufacturing sites, distributing inventory to 20+ distribution centers. Developed tools and process to support continuous improvement in the areas of purchasing, production planning, inventory management, capacity management and Sales and Operations Planning.
Education
Louisiana State University
BS, Finance
1987 — 1991
Thunderbird School of Global Management
MBA, International Business
1992 — 1994
Skills
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Budgets
- Lean Manufacturing
- Microsoft Office
- Marketing
- Pricing
- Warehouse Management Systems
- Demand Planning
- Management
- Production Planning
- Manufacturing
- Warehousing
- Sap
- Strategy
- Project Management
- Inventory Management
- Product Development
- Purchasing
- Process Improvement
- Project Planning
- Supply Chain
- Financial Analysis
- Materials Management
- Warehouse Management
- Budgeting
- Operational Excellence
- Logistics Management
- Leadership
- Warehouse Operations
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Consumer Products
- Business Planning
- Operations Management
- Procurement
- Mrp
- Forecasting
- Continuous Improvement
- Supply Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
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