Brad Lessard

* Supply chain management specialist with extensive experience in materials and production planning. Direct experience with SAP, responsible for purchasing in excess of $132MM in raw/packaging materials annually across a base of >30 strategic suppliers.
* Reliability improvement/loss elimination expert with a proven track record of delivering sustainable cost savings utilizing focused improvement methodology. Experienced team leader able to build mastery and direct cross functional work teams toward goals.

Specialties

CORE COMPETENCIES:
* Organizational Leadership
* Supplier Relationship Management
* SAP Enterprise Resource Planning
* Supply Chain Management; Integrated Planning, Inter-plant Planning
* Cross-Functional Team Building
* Lean Manufacturing
* Loss elimination
* Integrated Work System (IWS)
* Executing projects from inception to conclusion
* Developing mastery
* Value creation
* Finding and implementing solutions to complex problems
* Strong negotiation skills
* Strong analytical skills