Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Accomplishments
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AMY L. ROUSH

AMY L. ROUSH

Stow,OH

Summary

Dynamic and results-oriented professional with 29 years of extensive experience in supply chain management, seeking a challenging role that leverages a proven track record of leadership and strategic innovation. Committed to driving operational excellence and fostering team growth while identifying opportunities for process improvement and efficiency. Eager to contribute a strong blend of analytical skills and industry knowledge to propel organizational success. Passionate about mentoring teams to achieve their full potential and exceed performance goals.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Global Materials Senior Director

nVent
08.2024 - Current
  • Through acquisitions and roll growth, responsibility for managing our Global Materials team of 155 employees; comprised of Demand Forecasting, MRP Buying and Planning, Manufacturing Master scheduling, capacity planning, and analytics. Site level SIOP, Executive SIOP, Customer Facing KPIs (OTTC, OTTR, Inventory Availability, Past Dues) and Inventory right sizing management. The team encompasses all Regions and all ten Brands with approximately $1.2B in annual sales. Critical position to foster cross functional team work ensuring Positive Energy & Customer First mentality.
  • Responsibilities
  • Implement various approaches to inventory management based on direction of the business including M3 MRP, M3 Demand Planner Forecasting, M3 Scheduling Workbench, Oracle Planning, JDE MRP, Retail Business Demand Solutions Forecasting, LEAN Plan for Every Part (PFEP), and Electronic Kanban. Driving EFS towards digitization.
  • Establish and communicate AOP goals for Inventory $ and Days, Excess & Obsolete, OTTC, OTTR, and Past Due levels to all Sites, Regions, and Brands.
  • Develop and drive continuous improvement tools and projects that provide for global, regional, and multiple-site benefits. Including but not limited to AOP goals for Inventory reduction and optimization: Availability; OTTC; OTTR.
  • Drive SIOP & Executive SIOP maturity and accountability at Manufacturing Sites.
  • Actively propagate (& train) the MRP and Planning community on AOP goals, KPIs, and Materials developed tools (Inventory dashboard, ECO tools, new product inventory) to drive continuous improvement. Build Materials Team bench strength, team growth, and development.
  • Ensure Standardize Materials monthly reporting requirements are met; including but not limited to Monthly Business Review (MBR) for Sites, Executive SIOP, and Inventory Meetings.

Global Materials Director

nVent
02.2022 - 08.2024
  • Responsible for managing our Global Materials team of 42 employees; comprised of Demand Forecasting, MRP Buying and Planning, Manufacturing scheduling and capacity planning. Site level SIOP, Executive SIOP, Customer Facing KPIs (OTTC, OTTR, Inventory Availability, Past Dues) and Inventory right sizing management. The team encompasses all Regions and all four Brands with approximately $800M in annual sales. Critical position to foster cross functional team work ensuring Positive Energy & Customer First mentality.
  • Responsibilities
  • Implement various approaches to inventory management based on direction of the business including M3 MRP, M3 Demand Planner Forecasting, M3 Scheduling Workbench, LEAN Plan for Every Part (PFEP), and Electronic Kanban. Driving EFS towards digitization.
  • Establish and communicate AOP goals for Inventory $ and Days, Excess & Obsolete, OTTC, OTTR, and Past Due levels to all Sites, Regions, and Brands.
  • Develop and drive continuous improvement tools and projects that provide for global, regional, and multiple-site benefits. Including but not limited to AOP goals for Inventory reduction and optimization: Availability; OTTC; OTTR.
  • Drive SIOP & Executive SIOP maturity and accountability at Manufacturing Sites.
  • Actively propagate (& train) the MRP and Planning community on AOP goals, KPIs, and Materials developed tools (Inventory dashboard, ECO tools, new product inventory) to drive continuous improvement.
  • Ensure Standardize Materials monthly reporting requirements are met; including but not limited to Monthly Business Review (MBR) for Sites, Executive SIOP, and Inventory Meetings.

Global SIOP Manager

nVent
07.2019 - 02.2022
  • Company Overview: (f.k.a. PENTAIR Corporation; f.k.a. ERICO International Corporation)
  • Responsible for managing our Global Demand Planning team of 8 employees, as well as the Global Manufacturing SIOP and Executive SIOP process.
  • Responsibilities
  • Manage best practice SIOP tools, processes and procedures to achieve Service, Inventory and Cost goals
  • Coordinate Data Preparation into PPT and Lead monthly Executive SIOP
  • Manage the SIOP data / information between various legacy, future ERP, Forecasting and SIOP reporting systems.
  • Drive accountability and process improvement based on key performance metrics and targets.
  • Measure and report SIOP Forecast Quality and Bias at the Demand and Partnership levels.
  • Coach stakeholders on SIOP strategies for enabling the business enterprise to respond effectively to the demand and supply variability.
  • Drive accountability and process improvement based on key performance metrics and targets.
  • Lead monthly BU SIOP reviews to ensure action plans are in place and progressing

Demand Planning Team Lead

nVent
10.2007 - 07.2019
  • Company Overview: (f.k.a. PENTAIR Corporation; f.k.a. ERICO International Corporation)
  • Responsible for leading our NEW Demand Planning team, which handles forecasting and inventory settings for four brands accounting for approximately $600M in annual sales. This role will coordinate training for new hires or those who need additional education on systems and processes and lead efforts related to process improvement. Additionally, this role will have direct Demand Planning responsibility for multiple Brand level details.
  • Responsibilities
  • Coordinate ERP and software training for new hires or those who need additional assistance in these areas.
  • Develop and document standard processes for common Demand Planning responsibilities.
  • Lead initiatives designed to improve existing processes and achieve greater efficiency within Demand Planning.
  • Provide guidance to Demand Planning team members on cross-functional interactions, such as product launches or inventory increases to support commercial objectives, coaching them through the roles and responsibilities of Demand Planning.
  • Reinforce the company’s continuous improvement culture that promotes communication, shared learning, intelligent risk-taking, creative problem solving, and accountability for failures and successes.
  • Multi-level global interaction within Planning, Product Management, and Sales to ensure forecasts and inventory stocking parameters are advantageous.
  • Analyze historical data and incorporate communicated projects/growth to establish forecasts by part number in conjunction with Product Management and Finance projections.
  • Identify problem areas that impact delivery and quality performance and initiate corrective action.
  • Develop and Manage Forecast Accuracy KPI

Senior Supply Chain Analyst

LANXESS CORPORATION
02.2006 - 10.2007
  • Responsible for Key Performance Indicator (KPI) development, analysis, presentation of data and making recommendations on issues related to all areas of the supply chain process within LANXESS.
  • Responsibilities
  • Manage existing Commercial Trainee within Logistics/Supply Chain.
  • Compile, verify, and analyze data from various sources: Business Warehouse, internal Lotus Notes Databases, and SAP to construct monthly KPI reports.
  • Develop, maintain, and present Supply Chain KPIs and SIOP to Senior Management.
  • Internal auditing of Logistics/Supply Chain through various Benchmarking and Best Practices.
  • Participate in ISO 9000 procedural development and auditing, training, as well as compliance certification.
  • Multi-level global interaction within Logistics/Supply Chain, Business Warehouse, IT, and Business Unit’s to audit KPI data to ensure it is valid and beneficial.
  • Serve as consultant to Business Units regarding MRP in SAP, Forecasting Best Practices, S&OP process and development, and SAP Master Data Management Interdependencies.
  • Utilize Six Sigma and Lean Methodologies in auditing and analyzing Logistics/Supply Chain processes.
  • Six Sigma Logistics/Supply Chain Project Manager, determining and setting resources and spearhead the projects with other Supply Chain Management personnel.

Senior Supply Chain Planner

LANXESS CORPORATION
04.2001 - 02.2006
  • Company Overview: (f.k.a. BAYER CORPORATION)
  • Material Requirements Planning (MRP) within SAP to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time.
  • Responsibilities
  • Team Lead for planning group; which entails managing day-to-day activities of planners, problems, and training for 17 Business Units within LANXESS CORPORATION.
  • Analyze and report to management on inventory trends. Monitor, analyze, and report Days of Inventory, Inventory Turns, Quantity and Value monthly.
  • Minimize aged, obsolete and off-quality inventory by ensuring inventory assignment on a FIFO basis, relocation of aged inventories, returns to import suppliers and rework or disposal. Minimize the number of partial containers.
  • Create monthly forecasts, minimize inventories and economic order quantities for imported, manufactured and tolled products based on sales history, current and future sales requirements.
  • Recommend appropriate allocation of material by reviewing forecast and sales history in short supply and stock-out situations.
  • Develop and Manage Demand Solutions Database for Business Unit Forecast needs.
  • Lead Supply & Operational Planning (S&OP) and Production meetings.
  • Lead Planning initiative to ensure proper settings utilized for MRP across multiple group functions (Master Data, IT, and Business Units).
  • During the 10/03-8/04 SAP Key User and Trainer for Operational Planning for LANXESS SAP go live.

Senior Product Representative

BAYER CORPORATION
01.1999 - 04.2001
  • Responsible for many aspects of the Business Unit within Bayer Corporation. Product Management, Marketing, and profitability analysis.
  • Responsibilities
  • Leadership role in the Business Unit’s day to day functions. Serves as liaison and information source for sales, technical, manufacturing, purchasing, corporate cost accounting, accounting, warehousing, imports, traffic, marketing, HES, Regulatory Affairs, and customer service.
  • Analyzes and monitors one- and five-year Sales/Marketing forecasts of finished goods for established and new products.
  • Formulates, analyzes and applies products cost data to determine threshold pricing and profitability of assigned product lines to assist in development and implementation of budgeted business strategies.
  • Monitors, plans, controls, and optimizes finished goods and dead and slow-moving material inventories to maximize profit while meeting the objectives of assigned product line.
  • Manages Business Unit’s North American toll activities. Optimizing production toll capabilities. Forecasting, planning, and dictating production schedules.
  • Compiles and analyzes Sales Agents monthly commission to ensure Agents are paid accurately.
  • Serve as Complaint Coordinator. Initiate, track, and follow up on all complaints.
  • Responds to customer inquiries and resolves customer problems arising from material quality factors. Oversee Customer Service Representative in resolving supply and distribution problems.

Customer Service Representative

BAYER CORPORATION
10.1996 - 01.1999
  • Ensure that services are coordinated to provide fully satisfactory level of services to all customers.
  • Responsibilities
  • Proactively and efficiently manage Domestic and Canadian customer requests and orders; including CCI documentation for Canadian Orders.
  • Coordinate all activities related to sales and delivery of the product to the customer.
  • Coordinate investigation and resolution of customer complaints and customer emergency situations.
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with external customers and internal division marketing/sales/technical staff.
  • Process returns, credits, and debits in a timely fashion.
  • Participate in ISO 9000 procedural reviews, training, as well as compliance certification renewal.

Education

Certificate of Achievement in Six Sigma Black Belt -

Villanova University
01.2007

Executive Business Management Program - undefined

University of NOTRE DAME
01.2007

Master of Business Administration - (4 Preliminary Classes; program not completed)

Robert Morris University
01.2001

Bachelor of Arts - Degree in Social Work

The University of Akron
01.1995

Skills

  • Leadership and Project Management
  • Strong analytical mindset
  • Material Requirement Planning (MRP) and Demand Forecasting
  • Supply Chain Data Analysis & Process Improvement
  • Six Sigma and Lean Methodologies
  • S&OP (SIOP)
  • Proficient in DSFM forecasting techniques
  • Infor Demand Planner Forecasting Software
  • Various ERP systems: Infor M3, SAP, SyteLine, Oracle, JD Edwards, Mocha soft (Macpac)
  • Desktop software – Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Various Data Warehouse & Data Mining applications: COGNOS, SAP, SQL Reporting Services, Kyubit, and Tableau
  • Developing and Vetting Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to better service customers

Accomplishments

  • Led company wide cross functional team Annually to optimize inventory actions, tracking, and reporting.
  • Achieved Delivery and Inventory KPI improvements by introducing Tableau for automatic analysis and tracking tasks.
  • Improved Executive S&OP by dollarizing Demand Forecast to ensure directional accuracy against sales AOP.
  • Implemented new Demand Forecasting software to drive improvements.


Timeline

Global Materials Senior Director

nVent
08.2024 - Current

Global Materials Director

nVent
02.2022 - 08.2024

Global SIOP Manager

nVent
07.2019 - 02.2022

Demand Planning Team Lead

nVent
10.2007 - 07.2019

Senior Supply Chain Analyst

LANXESS CORPORATION
02.2006 - 10.2007

Senior Supply Chain Planner

LANXESS CORPORATION
04.2001 - 02.2006

Senior Product Representative

BAYER CORPORATION
01.1999 - 04.2001

Customer Service Representative

BAYER CORPORATION
10.1996 - 01.1999

Executive Business Management Program - undefined

University of NOTRE DAME

Master of Business Administration - (4 Preliminary Classes; program not completed)

Robert Morris University

Bachelor of Arts - Degree in Social Work

The University of Akron

Certificate of Achievement in Six Sigma Black Belt -

Villanova University

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