• CPIM - American Production and Inventory Control Society
• CIRM - American Production and Inventory Control Society
• PMP - Project Management Institute
• CPF - Institute of Business Forecasting
• CDP - Institute for the Certification of Computing Professionals

Experience

• Analyzed, designed, and executed consolidation of six North American distribution facilities into one new location for $1B distributor. Designed custom warehousing application (putaway, picking, and replenishment) for facility shipping in excess of eight million units annually.
   
• Designed an automated allocation and shipping system for a manufacturer with four distribution and manufacturing facilities.
   
• Responsible for development of implementation methodology and subsequent implementation of ERP systems in all plants of major textile manufacturer, including Shop Floor Control and greige planning/scheduling. Project Manager for conversion of plant systems from mainframe to AS/400 applications, and B2B procurement and fulfillment integration. 
   
• Designed/implemented Purchasing functionality for $2B distributor with 45 DCs to streamline acquisition process.
   
• Decreased working capital by 40 percent while increasing inventory turns from 4.2 to 12.5 annually; increased order fill rate from 42 percent to 99 percent; decreased warehouse space requirements by 45 percent; decreased overstocked inventory from 58 percent greater than eight weeks on hand to less than 18 percent greater than eight weeks on hand.
    
• Designed/Implemented JDE inventory management strategy for $5B distributor with 58 DCs to increase service level to 96%+ while decreasing inventory investment$ by 20%.
    
• Designed/implemented inventory management and Purchasing strategy for distributor of imported hard goods (90 day lead times) to increase inventory turns by 40% while maintaining 98%+ order fill rate.
   
• Designed/implemented Corporate Performance Management systems for multiple companies.

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Harry Moser

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Ladd Shinn Ladd is a business consulting director with over 15 years experience in helping companies solve business problems. He is regarded for contributing to thought leadership, extending and improving ideas and in initiating and directing change. As a result of his consulting background he has worked in a variety of industries in both leadership and tactical delivery capacities. Ladd’s background has provided him with the unique ability to successfully bridge the gap between business and technology. He is adept at determining the approach and execution with very little initial direction or definition.

Experience

• CRM Strategy – Worked with Sr. Management to develop CRM framework for the organization. Identified key components, core skills and initiatives needed to deliver on the strategy. Assisted in implementation.
   
• Business Unit Problem Resolution – Initiated changes in business policies, processes and strategy of the business unit resulting in the turnaround of the business, improving revenue by 200% and moving from an unprofitable business to a profitable one.
   
• IT Strategy – Facilitated 3 day workshop with the Sr. Management to re-focus the IT organization to better serve the business and set the groundwork for the budgeting and planning process. Re-defined their Mission/Value Proposition, identified the 6 key strategy components they needed to address, and the identified specific initiatives they needed to accomplish to fulfill their objectives. This led to changes in focus and execution priorities within the IT organization.
   
• Cost Cutting/Process Improvement - Facilitated targeted sessions to evaluate and recommend changes to business processes leading to increased quality of performance, streamlined operations and cost savings for the corporation. Assisted in planning the implementation of approved recommendations. This resulted in a cost savings of $30 million.
   
• IT Strategy and Planning - Executed an IT diagnostic to assess the IT mission and performance against the new corporate business strategy and its effectiveness in serving the business and functional units within the company. Facilitated a team (Business VP’s and Directors) to develop a new, integrated Information Technology strategy consistent with the corporate business strategy and to identify the top 10 initiatives for executing the new IT strategy.
   
• Data Warehouse Business Requirements – Led a team in defining the business requirements for a corporate data warehouse to provide better financial, planning and customer service capabilities. Facilitated business requirement identification sessions and interviews, analyzed and presented the findings to the executive board. This work was used by the client in developing their corporate Data Warehouse.