Colin Kane
Kingston,New York
Summary
25+ years of supply chain experience, including various transport and DC support roles at PepsiCo as well as operations positions at a leading 3PL provider. Possesses a strong understanding of supply chain functions and has a strong work ethic with the ability to multi-task and react to business priorities. Attentive to detail, but also adept at understanding the high-level view of the organization to make daily decisions. Has held roles of increasing responsibility over career and has demonstrated leadership skills across multiple brands in the CPG industry.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
MRP Associate Manager - Supply Assurance
PepsiCo
Purchase, NY
08.2023 - Current
- Ongoing management of hundreds of raw materials for ambient and chilled Contract Operations brands, including Starbucks, Bubly Burst, LifeWTR, and Pepsi Glass, across 11 co-mans.
- Ensure timely SAP setup of innovation SKU materials, and any other graphics and/or formula changes in preparation for production.
- Confer regularly with Integration Managers and CMMs to understand upcoming plant and business changes, and to drive better plant efficiencies, as well as runout strategies.
- Communicate regularly with both PBNA and NACP finance teams to fix and/or log any accounting accruals in a timely manner.
- Help to influence ConOps planning team through strong leadership in order to support any materials waste risk, and to educate them in the upstream process of procurement with purpose.
- Partner with GP Supply Assurance and Category teams across multiple ingredient and packaging categories to address any supply (Vendor) or systemic (SAP/WMS) issues, as well as communicate any upcoming business changes; provide regular updates to SA/Cat with estimated forecasts of strategic materials.
- Collaborated with other SA (MRP) peers and Supplier Network Collaboration Manager on Project Salvage to understand the waste process and implement waste mitigation measures, and created an internal waste tracker.
- Participated in 100 Days of Summer with fellow NACP members, handing out samples (May 2024).
Senior Production Planner NACP
PepsiCo
White Plains, NY
11.2019 - 08.2023
- Effectively communicated detailed information accurately and clearly to production staff and management.
- Created production schedules by considering deadlines for customer orders and sales forecasting.
- Coordinated with production teammates to determine scheduling and conflict resolutions.
- Allocated resources and controlled inventory by assessing materials stock, monitoring production performance, and managing backlogs.
- Demonstrated optimal inventory management skills through approximately 2 years of supply chain challenges with raw materials and FG allocation.
- Devised weekly production plans in line with market demand.
- Achieved production goals by optimizing SAP production planning and scheduling dashboards.
- Formulated quarterly production forecasts to align with senior management's targets by SKU/package allocation.
PBNA Transportation Supervisor
PepsiCo
Carlisle, PA
07.2018 - 11.2019
- Managed carrier base of 40 and procured truckload capacity via AOP spend of $28MM for two large PepsiCo DC's in the North BU region
- Set weekly agenda for dotted line reports and provided them support with daily interactions with carriers and 3pl DC operations
- Lead weekly roundtable meetings in order to implement best practices and drive financial KPI improvements within the various supply chain functions, e.g., payload and fill rate ($107k payload productivity, 98.9% fill rate)
- Lead period meetings with transport peers, Sr Managers, and other cross functional team members to identify service gaps and report back to leadership our findings and action plan; avg improvement of 5% service points YOY for 2019
- Monitored and managed additional weekly KPI reporting for PBNA to ensure metrics were maintained and/or exceeded, including Walmart OTIF - ranked #1 division (out of 4) in 2019 @ 96% - DC service scorecards - Carlisle ranked #6 nationally out of 10 DCs @ 91% RAD (Requested Arrival Date)
- Collaborated with Pepsi private fleet manager to maintain DOT safety levels across North BU
Transportation Co-pack Supervisor
PepsiCo
Carlisle, PA
11.2010 - 07.2018
- Managed daily load tenders in TMS for 17 co-pack sites on the East Coast and provided transportation support to each of their operations team members in the Pepsi/Quaker/Gatorade network
- Supported supply and production planning teams in Chicago and White Plains HQ on a daily basis to execute customer and inter-company shipments
- Generated, analyzed and leveraged data from daily/weekly reports to drive payload, service, and order flow improvements to drive positive KPI results – resulted in ~$16M freight savings over a three year period due to payload improvements; +97% service for direct to Pepsi bottler customers out of co-pack locations throughout tenure
- Collaborated regularly with cross-functional teams in supply chain planning and contract manufacturing managers to drive improvements and manage day-to-day business
- Supported transport managers cross multiple regions on a daily basis by monitoring TMS and providing feedback regarding carrier service
- Provided extended national support for two regional counterparts through several transitional periods
- Responsible for monitoring/controlling freight spend for each site of ownership in accordance with AOP budgeted targets
- Lead several cost savings initiative projects including heavy haul utilization of private fleets resulting in over $265M savings over a two year period
Transportation Coordinator
PepsiCo
Mountain Top, PA
12.2007 - 11.2010
- Coordinated product shipments from point of origin to destination.
- Maintained daily dock schedule through use of transportation management and warehouse management systems
- Managed up to 100 loads per day during peak season
- Represented Mountain Top transportation team for site loss analysis three years in a row, resulting in $10M annual savings
- Collaborated with inventory control manager to resolve all OS&D issues for two NAN facilities
- Supported roll-out of R3 of SAP implementation and helped train TC's at other sites
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Pennsylvania State University
Harrisburg, PA05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Project & Supply Chain
Pennsylvania State University
Harrisburg, PA05.2018
Skills
- Analyzing data
- Managing logistics
- Production scheduling
- Team communication
- Preparing reports
- Presentation skills
- Leadership
- Microsoft Suite
- Negotiation Experience
- On-the-job Experience
Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Kaizen Certified (2022)
Timeline
MRP Associate Manager - Supply Assurance
PepsiCo
08.2023 - Current
Senior Production Planner NACP
PepsiCo
11.2019 - 08.2023
PBNA Transportation Supervisor
PepsiCo
07.2018 - 11.2019
Transportation Co-pack Supervisor
PepsiCo
11.2010 - 07.2018
Transportation Coordinator
PepsiCo
12.2007 - 11.2010
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Science - Project & Supply Chain
Pennsylvania State University
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