William Lucas

Sr. Director of Supply Chain @ STERIS Instrument Management Services USA

About

A highly experienced Supply Chain executive with a proven record of building and managing high performing global organizations, developing talent, and optimizing business models for procurement, operations, and various other supply chain functions. A successful global leader throughout his 30 years in the manufacturing, logistics and distribution industry; building expertise across multiple supply chain disciplines, coaching leadership and management competencies while establishing operations in emerging geographies and integrating acquisition business processes.

Country

United States

City

Birmingham

Industry

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Skill

Operational Management, Program Management, Engineering Change Management, Sales Management, Organizational Start Up / Development, Transportation/Logistics Management , 3PL Warehousing / Assembly , Packaging and Distribution , Global Strategic Planning, Integrated Supply Chain Management, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), P&L Management, Communication, Supply Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing

Experience

Sr. Director of Supply Chain

STERIS Instrument Management Services USA

2017-5 - Present · 9 yrs 5 mos

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Divisional Supply Chain Leader for STERIS Instrument Management Services headquartered in Birmingham, AL. Sets the Vision and Integrated Supply Chain Strategy for 13 domestic and 7 International operational repair facilities and 300+ On-Site Repair Vans in the US. These Responsibilities include Direct and Indirect Purchasing, SIOP, Inventory Turns & Obsolescence, Logistics, Transportation, Distribution, Quality, Research & Development, Original Equipment Manufacturing, 3rd Party Repair and Supplier Quality. Lead the teams who are responsible for annual budgeting, forecasting and P&L for .6B in revenue and supporting spend for both Healthcare Surgical Device Repair and Instrument Processing Divisions.

BCP Division Global Logistics/Supply Chain

Caterpillar Inc.

2008-8 - 2017-4 · 8 yrs 9 mos

Cary, NC

An international supply chain team visionary who specializes in driving efficiency improvements in cross matrix groups; reducing the cost of delivery year after year by integrating packaging and transportation strategies throughout an end-to-end supply chain. Recruited to transform global supply chain and logistics functions of a Fortune 50 OEM skid steer facility. Oversaw seven direct reports and 200+ indirect reports while managing S&OP, Material Planning, Engineering Change, Warehouse, Inventory, Logistics, Paint Operations and Indirect Purchasing.

North American Service Parts Director/Executive Program Manager/Global Materials/Logistics Manager

ZF Group

1998-7 - 2008-8 · 10 yrs 2 mos

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

Reporting to the Vice President, provided strategic leadership to a highly successful, recognized, and profitable organization that provided high-end automotive customers a continuous global supply of service parts through customer driven operations. Directed operations and drove performance in the areas of supply chain, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, and just-in-time distribution with strong focus on quality, delivery, and profitability. US operations supply chain planning and sales aspects of a $450M axle assembly organization -grew the business by 80% from previous program. Recruited to establish a Domestic and International Just-in-Time and Just-in-Sequence Logistical plan for Mercedes_Benz US International and BMW axle deliveries in Alabama, South Carolina and Graz, Austria. The first US facility to launch SAP, WMS and MES to deliver a sustainable assembly process generating 13 PPM and 100% customer delivery.