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Mike Orgeron

Lafayette,CO

Summary

Supply Chain and Operations leader with extensive knowledge in forecasting and demand planning, sourcing and managing the procurement of a high volume and variety of materials and services worldwide, managing inventories across different locations, and coordinating the logistics and distribution of materials and finished goods globally. Committed to leading staff to develop and hit on organizational and personal performance goals.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Supply Chain Manager

Quicksilver Scientific
Louisville, CO
04.2020 - Current
  • Direct and manage all activities to plan, source, and procure materials and services used in manufacturing over 130 finished goods.
  • Budget for and maintain inventory carrying costs month over month on raw materials keeping desired inventory levels, turning inventory 7 times in 2022.
  • Maintain inventory accuracy with 98.25% accuracy rate using ABC classification, cycle counts, and mid-year and year-end full physical counts.
  • Utilize ERP data to create and manage supply and demand plans to drive materials requirements and production planning.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
  • Lead S&OP with sales and marketing teams with a focus on private label, custom manufacturing, and new product introduction.
  • Develop and manage forecasting strategies to ensure raw material supply and sales demand are met.
  • Develop and direct production and bottling schedules through quarterly, monthly, and weekly plans.
  • Manage co-man and outsourced manufacturing partner relationships.
  • Manage and develop three direct reports, buyer, warehouse manager, and shipping manager.
  • Create OKRs with and direct the logistics team through daily stand ups, weekly scrums, and quarterly strategic planning.
  • Created and implemented shipping processes to handle D2C and B2B sales with a daily average ship rate of 200 shipments with an average order size of 6 units, with orders ranging from 1 unit to multiple pallets
  • Reduced annual shipping spend by $75,000 through carrier savings programs and improved delivery time to customers by implementing new product offerings
  • Planned and directed the NetSuite ERP implementation as a Core Team Member for the operations team, working with all operations functional heads to create goals and ensure implementation was on schedule and goals were met.

Head of Operational Logistics

Misty Robotics
Boulder, CO
10.2017 - 01.2020
  • Developed, implemented, and managed all systems used in forecasting, planning, and coordinating purchases and supply of parts and services used in the development and manufacturing and sales of a highly complex robot.
  • Set clear expectations with suppliers and distributors to ensure deliveries of raw materials were met based on forecasts, achieving on time deliveries 100% of the time.
  • Developed and wrote RFPs and RFQs for vendor supplied services and goods.
  • Negotiated supply agreements to ensure costs were competitive and terms were fair.
  • Developed purchasing, production, and inventory plans to meet total demand requirements, and presented plans at S&OP meeting.
  • Set up a system to track and manage overseas inventory with 99.8% accuracy of an electro-mechanical BOM of over 400 line items, using cycle counts, audits, and full physical counts.
  • Set up and managed 3PL distribution centers in the US and Hong Kong, fulfilling items D2C worldwide.
  • Developed a system for managing inbound freight deliveries of finished goods to 3PL warehouses, setting up weekly deliveries to the warehouses, and ensuring inbound products were processed and made available to fulfill within 24 hours of warehousing.
  • Set up and managed Arena PLM software to manage the BOM, raw materials, documentation, and collaterals.
  • Developed the PLM and documentation control practices, and managed the implementation of items, item control, and engineering change processes within Arena PLM.
  • Trained all internal stakeholders in software end user training for Arena PLM.
  • Planned and developed bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals and metrics with the company and operations team using Agile and SCRUM methodologies.
  • Represented and participated as operations team lead in SCRUM planning.

Operations Manager

AirTurn Inc
Boulder, CO
02.2014 - 10.2017
  • Developed and planned monthly and annual forecasts for seasonal manufacturing needs based on sales data, sales and marketing input, current orders, and expected growth in order to handle high volumes of sales at peak times, creating quicker inventory turns and a lower carrying cost.
  • Sourced, negotiated, and coordinated the purchase of raw components and materials for a product line of over 100 finished goods.
  • Set up a system for managing an inventory of over 600 items at three different locations with 98% accuracy.
  • Ensured all inbound and outbound freight of raw materials and finished goods was scheduled with 100% on time delivery and 99.9% on time shipments.
  • Developed and documented standard operating procedures for all production builds, balancing the production line, cross training every employee at every station, and achieving quicker tact times.
  • Developed and documented manufacturing test procedures for new products.
  • Planned, released, and completed work orders to production employees based on production and controls plans.

Audio Engineer, Producer

Smoking Ox Productions
Lafayette
02.2011 - Current
  • Multi-instrumentalist with over 25 years of experience in the music industry.
  • Produce and record bands, voice over talent, and audio for video.
  • Compose original music for licensed use.
  • Performed on, produced, engineered, mixed, and/or mastered 4 full length albums, 7 short play albums and 50+ singles that garnered over 750k plays on YouTube and over 750k plays on major streaming services.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Music and Entertainment Industry Studies, RecordingArts

University of Colorado, Denver, CO
12.2013
  • Cum Laude
  • Dean's List 2011, 2012, 2013
  • President of Music Industry Student Association 2011-2012, CU Denver Chapter

Skills

  • Material Sourcing and Distribution
  • Procurement Logistics
  • Inventory Control Programs
  • Contract Manufacturing
  • Product Forecasts
  • Demand and Supply Planning
  • Production Control
  • New Product Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Creativity
  • Adaptability
  • Confidence

Timeline

Supply Chain Manager - Quicksilver Scientific
04.2020 - Current
Head of Operational Logistics - Misty Robotics
10.2017 - 01.2020
Operations Manager - AirTurn Inc
02.2014 - 10.2017
Audio Engineer, Producer - Smoking Ox Productions
02.2011 - Current
University of Colorado - Bachelor of Science, Music and Entertainment Industry Studies, RecordingArts