Todd M Hutchison CSCP

At Aqua Chem, I lead end‑to‑end supply chain and procurement strategy with a focus on efficiency, visibility, and scalable growth. My work centers on modernizing operations, strengthening supplier partnerships, and building agile teams that can respond quickly to market demands. I’ve driven major improvements across inventory accuracy, logistics cost control, and digital transformation — including ERP enhancements and Power BI dashboards that elevated performance across manufacturing, engineering, finance, and procurement. These initiatives contributed to a significant EBITDA improvement from 14.6% in 2024 to 20.2% in 2025. I also negotiated supplier stock programs that shortened lead times by more than 20 weeks and generated over $3M in positive cash flow, while logistics renegotiations reduced annual freight costs by more than $250K.

S&OP | Demand Analytics | Forecasting | Talent Development | Oracle (EBS, Demantra, ASCP) | Supply Chain Founded as Radio Fence Corp., the world’s leading pet product supplier and home to a trusted brand family that includes PetSafe, Invisible Fence, SportDOG, Premier Pet, and KUGO Melding innovative demand methodologies and executive-level vision has played a critical role in growing the global supplier from annual sales of $250M in 2010 to $750M in 2021. Skillfully manages 8 direct and 4 indirect reports globally, charting zero turnover in seven years and contributing to a culture that ranked No. 5 on Fortune’s list of Best Workplaces for Manufacturing and Production in 2021. Successfully leads and champions the monthly S&OP process which has dramatically improved customer service, reduced inventory costs, better production planning, and increased profitability. Provide solid information so informed decisions can be made by leadership.

S&OP | Demand Analytics | Forecasting | Talent Development | Oracle (EBS, Demantra, ASCP) | Supply Chain Transformed one of the worst forecasting operations in the company to one of the best, shuffling internal structure and empowering team members to use their unique data perspectives to get to desired outcomes. Combined forecasting and supply specialist roles for end-to-end category responsibility, dramatically increasing efficiency and the demand planning performance of 8 direct reports and 4 indirect reports.

Joined a growing family of leading pet brands – including Invisible Fence – to bring post-acquisition supply chain stability. Transferring valuable skills in automotive to consumer goods, worked across functions and with retail partners to revamp disjointed forecasting with solid information. Provided global strategies, trained international teams, and standardized performance to ensure the right inventory was available at the right time.

Recruited to elevate a troubled supply chain operation, turned around forecasting and systems issues and unified a diverse workforce stymied by uncertainty and misgivings. Developed a team of 8 direct reports, establishing best practices and a team dynamic in achieving unprecedented performance for the division and its $55M+ in annual procurement.

Played a critical role in starting up the new U.S. division of an overseas manufacturer producing a patented uplock system for eight General Motors plants. Starting with a blank slate, designed and then managed a $25M annual purchasing program comprised of global suppliers and still used today. Established, trained for, and launched an ERP with end-to-end functionality.