John Crosse

Background

About John Crosse

Experienced Supply Chain and Procurement executive across a number of industries including Planning, Customer Service and Operations roles with a Business (Finance) degree, dual APICS certification (CPIM, CIRM) a Diploma in Project Management, and WCM Instructor Certification • Responsible for purchasing spends up to €100M across three regions, operational spends up to €20M, responsible for up to 180 people • Project management experience including logistics and delivery strategies; warehouse consolidation and team development achieving improved services and €500k annual savings respectively • Implementation of lean management across supply chain activities with delivered stock record accuracy; safety, warehouse management and logistics improvements • Cost reduction project management including outsourcing, supply re-design and consolidation delivering $1M and €600K savings respectively • Led S & OP and Supply Chain process improvement management experience leading to business efficiencies, measurable customer experience improvement and global internal recognition • Customer experience improvement through use of problem solving tools leading to 6% customer service index improvement • Supply chain re-design and supplier development to support new business and 150% business growth • Design and development of a site and warehouse change plan, using 3 external suppliers to deliver a logistics and inventory management strategy development to meet growth and commercial need