Roger Clairmont

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About Roger Clairmont

Helping companies to understand and act swiftly on supply chain KPIs, costs, and margins is my specialization. As a supply planning and inventory management leader, my work focuses on analyzing deeper into complex data to give business a real competitive edge. Specifically, this means I’ve delivered inventory and supply chain strategies, plans, forecasts, and reports for electronics, consumer good, and medical device companies ranging from global Fortune 500 to ecommerce platforms. Some highlights from my career include: COST SAVINGS: Returned $2.3 million to a large consumer goods company after improving financial reporting and uncovering duplicate vendor payments. Generated annual savings of to $2 million for various companies through rigorous inventory management processes. REVENUE GROWTH: Delivered a 14% increase in inventory turns by providing detailed production analysis that improved product decision-making at the sku level. INVENTORY IMPROVEMENT: Reduced average days in inventory by 43 days, and decreased inventory errors from 15% to less than 1%. INNOVATION: Created a Fortune 500 company’s first analytical tool that provided insights into both historical and plan data in the same report, strengthening supply planning accuracy. LEADERSHIP: Recognized for clear communications and an engaging interpersonal style as the leader of program and cross-functional project teams. Also notable: I earned the Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) designation from APICS. SPECIALTIES: Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, Distribution Planning, Inventory Optimization, Tool Development, Report Development, Team Management, Project Management, SAP, Business Objects, PeopleSoft, Access, Excel