Steven Venerus
Global Supply Chain Management @ Celestica
About
A trusted leader and experienced Supply Chain & Operations professional. Steve has a multi-disciplined background covering Planning and Forecasting, Procurement, Inventory, Distribution and Order Fulfillment. His strong experience in Product Lifecycle Management ranges from leading a New Product prototype lab to fulfilling end customer requirements through global mass production. Steve's operational expertise spans from managing a network of global contract manufacturing (EMS) partners to ‘on the floor’ production management in a high volume environment. Demonstrating a strong desire for continuous and sustainable improvement, Steve utilizes Hoshin deployment and kaizen events to deliver results, improve processes and find cost efficiency.
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Canada
Computer Software
Supply Chain Optimization, Procurement, Supply Planning, Supply Chain Operations, SAP ERP, Commercial, Manufacturing Operations, Logistics Management, Purchase Management, Manufacturing Operations Management, Forecasting, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Demand Planning, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Management, Process Improvement, Production Planning
Experience
Global Supply Chain Management
Celestica
Global Director, Supply Chain Management
Ford Motor Company
Managed Interiors Supply Chain across all Ford and Lincoln vehicles with focus on cost and delivery metrics including cost reduction initiatives, operational funding, and financially distressed suppliers. Developed 130 supply chain professionals across 4 regions (NA, EU, Africa, APAC) and lead partnership with 200 global suppliers.
Director, Supply Chain Management, Electrical Systems
Ford Motor Company
Oversaw electrical sourcing spend across Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Led team of 90 Supply Chain professionals across 3 regions (NA, EU, APAC) responsible for cost, delivery and quality.
Senior Director, Global Supply Chain
BlackBerry
Waterloo, Canada
Leadership of Global Supply Chain & Manufacturing reporting to the COO with responsibility for Supply Planning, Global Inventory, Order Fulfillment, Warehouse Operations and Manufacturing Program Office. Focuses on customer service / OTD by managing key partnerships with contract manufacturers and internal stakeholders such as Sales Operations, Engineering and Commodity Management. Includes commercial ownership of Manufacturing partnerships
Director, Supply Chain, New Product Realization
BlackBerry
Waterloo, Canada
Direct Procurement and Planning of all In-house Blackberry Manufacturing. Collaborates with design centers and acts as effective bridge between Engineering and Manufacturing to impact time to market. Leadership through site transformation utilizing continuous improvement levers such as standardization and visual management. Improvement areas include Configuration Management (Bill of Material / Engineering Change) and Inventory Record Accuracy.
Customer Focus Lead, Senior Manager
Celestica
Toronto, Canada Area
Lead multi-disciplinary organization and Profit Centre for Celestica's customer focused prototype factory (CORE lab). Responsibilities include managing a P&L for the new product team consisting of Program Management, Engineering, Procurement and Planning.
Supply Chain Planning Manager
Celestica
Toronto, Canada Area
Supply Chain leader for multiple global customer accounts. Actively managing supply chain professionals to support internal manufacturing productivity as well as multiple product transfers to China and Mexico. Strong demand planning experience working with end customers for deeper understanding and proactive management of forecast changes and EC impacts on the supply chain. Demonstrated leadership in guiding planning and purchasing policy. Acted as the primary customer-facing SCM leader in account reviews, supply chain health checks and product launch readiness.
Education
McMaster University
Business/Commerce
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