Mike Mitchell

Lead global life sciences supply chain Solon Site Life Sciences Operations Lead

Led procurement, planning, forecasting, distribution, receiving, packaging functions for Sigma-Aldrich buffer manufacturing franchise, which included all system and process integrations post acquisition. *Chosen as a key member of SAFC’s Supply Chain team overseeing biopharmaceutical customer’s critical materials, including media and critical raw materials. *Realized $404K in procurement synergies for acquiring company (SAFC) by negotiating prices on common direct materials. *Drove the introduction of 80 SKUs in 6 months; managed the transfer of technologies and enhancing product line quality. Achieved the critical on-boarding of five suppliers for quality initiative enhancements and supply chain transparency.

Directed all procurement, planning, forecasting, logistics, warehousing, packaging, environmental and safety functions for a buffer manufacturer and managed Information Systems group. *Drove an increase in on-time delivery performance by 4% (from 94% to 98%) in only three months and reduced response time from 7 days to 48 hours in two months. *Achieved $350K in procurements savings in six month (annualized 7%). *Enhanced safety stock on hand performance by 11 basis points to 89% within six months. *Reduced the percentage of suppliers rated unacceptable by 2% and increased the percentage of superior suppliers to 75% in only six months.

Managed all strategic sourcing, domestic/international logistics, demand and supply planning for a $180M global Sigma-Aldrich division. Played a key role in integrating JRH Biosciences into SAFC by transformed SAFC industrial life sciences supply chain business unit by leveraging JRH Biosciences as a center of excellence. Served as SCM and Operations steering committee lead on SAP PP and SD implementation. Led corporate Sigma-Aldrich supplier segmentation and relationship management initiative and initiated and managed supply chain collaboration efforts with major industrial users of SAFC products.  *Achieved a $8.9M inventory reduction accounting for 9.6% in 6 months, which exceed the annual target by $1.9M *Delivered procurement savings over 4% of spend, which accounted for a total savings of $4.1M over three consecutive years. Developed a formal risk management process for raw material supply chain, which became the centerpiece of a value creation marketing campaign. *Reduced cycle time on a critical new product by 43% by using value stream mapping. *Decreased cash-to-cash cycle time 16% via inventory reduction and extension of payable terms.

Partnered with business process owners to maximize and configure an ERP system to meet JHR’s changing business needs. Developed SOPs/policies for system use and designed and implemented management reporting tools to measure performance. Managed site network and information systems infrastructures and delivered improved variance reports using Cognos. *Implemented a radio frequency bar code scanning technology for warehouse cycle counting and transaction processing that improved cycle count inventory accuracy by more than 2%. *Led the Media Business Unit’s BPCS ERP implementation project which was completed four months ahead of schedule.

Led a team of 12 and directed all purchasing, inventory control, production planning, warehousing and distribution and served as Site Project Leader for ERP implementation. *Negotiated supply contracts; reduced the annual purchase cost of a scarce chemical 23% resulting in $180K in savings. *Initiated a supplier certification process that incorporated commercial and financial metrics with existing quality criteria. *Developed a strategic supplier partnerships to ensure supply continuity, mitigate risks and deliver value-added services such as supplier bar code labeling and testing. *Improved productivity and enterprise control by reconfiguring Prism MRP materials management and purchasing modules.