AARON J. NICKOLETTE
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
Batavia
1
Certification
33
years of professional experience
Strategic operations and supply chain executive with 30+ years of leadership experience spanning pharmaceuticals, medical technology, manufacturing, aerospace, consumer products, and industrial operations. MBA with strong financial acumen and demonstrated ability to connect operational performance, planning, cost structure, working capital, productivity, and business objectives to measurable results.
Work History
Director of Financial Planning CFP, ChFC, AEP
6 Years- Responsible for producing every personal plan presented to clients from the simplest to the most complex.
- Mentor Advisors and Assistants in nuanced elements of the plans delivered.
- Integral part of firm doubling in size from $400MM to $800MM with no additional labor added; a 'fingerprint' result.
- Developed a strategy and vision to enhance client experience by delivering Value Elements to clients.
Supply Chain Manager
1 Year- Accountable for inventory exceeding $100MM; Lead times ranging from 1-2 years. 100% service levels to Boeing.
- Managed through a major supplier world wide interruption to service.
- Lead purchasing, production planning, inventory strategy, and supply chain execution for the site.
- Partner across operations and functional organizations to drive execution against business objectives.
Supply Chain Manager / Leader
2 Years- Accountable for site planning and inventory performance utilizing SAP system; inventory of $50MM with 99% service.
- Led planning activities within a complex, high-volume/high change manufacturing environment.
- Applied supply chain analytics, planning discipline, and performance management to balance service, inventory, and operational requirements during a successful wind down and transition of two business to the United Kingdom.
Director of Operations, Planning
1 Year- Directed Operations and Planning of a medical device facility, including staffing, training, and ERP design/implementation.
- Exceeded inventory target of <$50MM and achieved 99% service performance, while exceeding scrap target of <$5.5MM.
- Increased staffing from 50 to 65 employees while maintaining operational continuity.
Site Manager / Director of Supply Chain
3 Years- Grew the site from fewer than 15 employees to more than 50 in less than two years. Improved service by 20%.
- Finished construction and championed startup of a new API/DPI spray-dryer facility through validation of the first product.
- Led site through major safety initiative to reduce incidents by 50%. A 'fingerprint' result.
Site Operations Manager / Materials Manager / Production Superintendent / Process Engineer / Quality Engineer
14 Years- Led 31 salaried and 400 hourly employees responsible for continuous production of FDA- and DEA-regulated products.
- Led an unfortunate plan reduction in force of 110 employees; developed reduction criteria, implemented, recovered.
- Developed planning/financial tools: future-backorder, latest-estimate forecast, capacity planning, and RM/WIP forecasting.
- Inherited a $30MM backorder; resulting systems implemented allowed for subsequent 2 month recovery from $100MM+.
- Implemented cGMP warehousing improvements resulting in flawless customer audits, a 'fingerprint' result.
- Implemented S&OP process resulting in integration of 3 sister facilities and several capital projects in excess of $10MM.
- Improved customer service to >96.5%, achieved cycle-count accuracy above 99%, and integrated three sister facilities.
- Implemented Lean S&OP, VMI programs, capacity-planning systems, and supported Sarbanes-Oxley implementation.
- Reduced safety incident rate by 66%; reduced raw-material by $2.6MM, delivered $400K in savings; a 'fingerprint' result.
- Directed three-shift production across 19 machines, four departments,130 hourly employees; developed department budgets.
- Reduced waste 39% while increasing efficiency 19%; supported product-line and plant consolidations.
Quality Engineer / Project Engineer
5 Years- Graduate of GE Technical Leadership Program; technical leadership for process and quality improvement initiatives across five sites.
Education
Master of Business Administration
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering, with Distinction
Skills
Strategic Thinker
Analytical Approach
Problem Solver
Financial Acumen
Change Agent
Organizational Development
Operational Excellence
Diverse Operational Experience
Certification
- Lean Certification
- Green Belt Certification
- APICS Foundations
- KT Problem Solving
- Giombetti Leadership Training
- Partners in Leadership Trainer
- GE Technical Leadership Program
- Mentoring Programs
- FINRA
- Series 7/66
- CFP
- ChFC
- AEP
Technology And Business Systems
- SAP
- Oracle
- BPCS
- Excel
- Access
- Word
- KRONOS
- Linear Programming
Regulatory And Industry Experience
- Pharmaceuticals
- Medical Devices
- Medical Technology
- Manufacturing
- Supply Chain
- FDA
- DEA
- GMP
- ICH
- EU Regulatory Environment
- Aerospace
- Consumer Products
- Industrial Manufacturing
Core Executive Capabilities
Experienced business partner to senior operational leadership, with deep expertise in financial planning, performance management, budgeting, forecasting, working capital & inventory optimization, capacity planning, S&OP, cost improvement, ERP systems, Lean/Six Sigma, and organizational change. Accountable cost of production of $300-700MM, often across multiple sites. Proven record leading complex regulated operations, developing high-performing teams, and translating operational challenges into actionable business decisions leading to results that have staying power and are a 'fingerprint' of my efforts.
Timeline
Director of Financial Planning CFP, ChFC, AEP
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
01.2020 - 01.2026Read More
Supply Chain Manager
SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
01.2018 - 01.2019Read More
Supply Chain Manager / Leader
PROCTER & GAMBLE / COTY
01.2016 - 01.2018Read More
Director of Operations, Planning
INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES
01.2015 - 01.2016Read More
Site Manager / Director of Supply Chain
PD PHARMATECH
01.2012 - 01.2015Read More
Site Operations Manager / Materials Manager / Production Superintendent / Process Engineer / Quality Engineer
COVIDIEN
01.1998 - 01.2012Read More
Quality Engineer / Project Engineer
GENERAL ELECTRIC
01.1993 - 01.1998Read More
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Bachelor of Science from Chemical Engineering, with Distinction
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Master of Business Administration
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