Operations/Production
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Collaborated with IT team at Struers to develop a daily dashboard of business information that places many key aspects of running a successful organization on the desktop of key managers. Sales, Order Intake, Discounts, A/R, Inventory, Backorders, and an Opportunity Pipeline are just a few of these items.
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Personally customized an international CRM application running on Microsoft SQL Server in 1999 that is still being utilized by the global Struers organization. This multi-language and multi- currency system is considered by managers at that organization to be one of the single biggest factors to their successful growth over the past 15 years.
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Led internal management teams at Struers on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, GSA vendor approval, and the complete development of internal safety standards and HR policies.
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Implemented a new inventory management philosophy at Buchi and Struers that resulted in a 20% reduction in local inventory.
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Also implemented a cycle count program that resulted in less than $8,000 in write-offs for fiscal year 2012 at Buchi.
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Attained a 66% growth in operating profit during a four year time period at Struers through the effective management of expenses and discounts.
Recommendation
"As a manger, Chris demonstrated the best leadership attributes of anyone I previously worked with"
Joe Caco
CFO at NCS