John Salchli

With over 20 years of progressive accountability leveraging insights in business, marketing, procurement, and supply chain processes, I have a proven track record optimizing the operational efficiency and profitability of the manufacturing process. I am skilled at directing regional and global organizations, with success building, leading, mentoring, and developing top talent to facilitate succession planning and employee engagement. Furthermore, I am recognized as an influential and collaborative leader, with the ability to facilitate effective change management and build consensus across business unit leadership to optimize results . I maintain a consistent focus on identifying and capitalizing on cost reduction, achieving upwards of $30M annually while improving operational excellence, reducing complexity, and providing an exceptional internal customer experience. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: - Increase the department’s annual saving performance by 200% to an average of $30M year over year - Optimized the supplier portfolio and buying channel utilization, resulting in a 15% reduction to the supplier base and increased purchase order automation from 40% to 85%. - Grew a 240M€ in sales global business by 2% in a shrinking paper chemicals market, while maintaining contribution margins flat. - Successfully developed and deployed strategies to optimize transportation costs by roughly 2% or $13M annually SKILLS In addition to the skills and endorsements that currently appear on your LinkedIn profile, here are a few other skills you could add: 1. Vendor Negotiation 2. Microsoft Project 3. Visio 4. Teams 5. SharePoint 6. Tableau 7. SAP Ariba 8. Leadership 9. Training 10. Continuous Improvements 11. Business Process Improvement 12. Operational Excellence 13. Process Improvement 14. Logistics Management 15. Cost Reduction 16. Cost Control 17. Project Management Office (PMO) 18. Freight Payment 19. Global Business Management 20. P&L Management 21. Asset Management 22. Entrepreneurial Organizations Please network with me to learn how I can add a significant and immediate impact to your corporation. Supply Chain | Procurement | Business Strategy