Bill Dodge

Background

About Bill Dodge

Superlative leadership driving supply chain excellence, operational efficiency, and cost control efficiencies through strategic road mapping, innovative thinking, and promotion of continuous improvement best practices. Create synergy and integration among mission-critical internal systems, including 3rd party logistics, procurement, commodity management, warehousing, and trade compliance. Promote sense of common mission and trust among diverse stakeholders, key to adapting to quick evolving priorities and embracing change. Partner with sales, quality, and manufacturing stakeholders to react quickly and decisively to growth opportunities. Source and negotiate favorable strategic commercial and technical relationships with suppliers focusing on commercializing technologies, optimizing quality, improving efficiency, and driving cost reduction roadmaps. Plan and manage operations, including Sales & Operations Planning (S & OP) and business development functions to ensure sustained growth, profitability. and customer-centric focus. Manage multiple SAP and DRP implementations, deploying Lean / Six Sigma methodologies to minimize waste and troubleshoot difficult problems. Strategic Planning – Supply Chain Management – Legal Trade Compliance systems – Global Logistics & Distribution – Global Operations Management – Customer and Supplier Relationships – Continuous Process Improvement – Mergers & Acquisitions – IT Systems Integration – Contract lifecycle management – Service and Installation Supply Management – ITAR / FAR / OFAC government regulations – Global Material Asset Management – ERP / MRP / DRP / SAP implementation