Tony Seck
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Tony Seck is from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Tony works in the following industries: "Pharmaceuticals". Tony is currently Sr. SAP Supply Chain Consultant at Teva Pharmaceuticals, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Tony also works as Owner and Principal Consultant at AKS Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a job Tony has held since Oct 2014. In Tony's previous role as a Sr. SAP Analyst at Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc., Tony worked in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States until Jan 2020. Prior to joining Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc., Tony was a Sr. SAP Supply Chain Consultant at Medtronic and held the position of Sr. SAP Supply Chain Consultant at Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area. Prior to that, Tony was a IT Lead, Supply Chain Systems and Execution at Purdue Pharma L.P., based in Wilson, North Carolina from Sep 2017 to May 2018. Tony started working as Sr. SAP Supply Chain Consultant at Teva Pharmaceuticals in North Wales, Pennsylvania, United States in May 2017. From Oct 2015 to Apr 2017, Tony was APO Supply Chain Planning Implementation Lead at GSK, based in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area. Prior to that, Tony was a APO Delivery Lead - Planning and Scheduling at Purdue Pharma L.P., based in Wilson, North Carolina from Oct 2014 to Oct 2015. Tony started working as Senior SAP APO Supply Chain Consultant at Clarkston Consulting in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area in Apr 2013.
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Tony Seck's current jobs
• Deploy SAP PP/DS to four North America manufacturing sites o Gather site specific requirements, perform gap / fit analysis, and deliver enhancements o Configure DS Scheduling Board and Production Planning run to meet site requirements Ex: DSPB profiles, custom heuristics, alert profiles, process chains, campaign planning • Data Migration Lead responsible for migrating all Supply Chain and Mfg. data from Oracle / JDE to SAP • Deliver proof of concept demonstrations and functional training for site acceptance of the solution template • Execute GMP compliant functional testing and data validation in HPALM. Author and execute test scripts
Provide subject matter expertise and implementation services for SAP Supply Chain Management (APO and IBP) projects spanning different industry verticals.
Tony Seck's past jobs
• SAP S4 IMPLEMENTATIONS AND ENHANCEMENTS o Create SAP forecasting business and technical processes to drive MRP and forecast accuracy o Implement MRP in all N. American sites providing a tool for inventory and distribution planning o Automate freight planning and payments by creating logic-based freight route and rate determination • SAP S4 Functional Support o Provide WM and LE functional support to manufacturing, shipping, and receiving to resolve urgent inventory movement and tracking issues o Support Handling Unit Management solution to track inventory down to the individual drum level
• Migrated all SCM planning run jobs into single APO instance utilizing a global design o Planning objects configured are SNP heuristics (MRP), PPDS heuristics, Deployment, and TLB • Configured new planning books and macros for custom safety stock solution and deployment prioritization • Performed all project management and executive updates maintain consensus and ensure on time completion • Results: Spine APO instance retired, standardized business process between Spine and non-Spine businesses
• Delivery lead and solution architect for APO re-implementation for manufacturing and procurement. • Configured PPDS heuristics and DS scheduling board using optimizer. Created master data construct and planning profiles to achieve desired optimization results • Created custom ATP categories and category groups to customize the availability check in GATP • Implemented APO Demand Planning to reduce forecast volatility and support sales and operations planning o Implemented and tuned statistical forecasting to achieve 90% SKU level forecast accuracy • Implemented Supply Network Planning for scheduling and capacity planning o Implemented multi step sub-contracting functionality for external pharmaceutical manufacturing o Implemented safety stock planning and inter plant deployment functionality
• Configured Demand Planning objects including planning books, macros, and alerts to meet stated requirements and for Wave 1 Cincinnati o Prepared end user and stakeholder demonstrations and documentation to drive solution adoption o Authored and executed functional test scripts to ensure compliance with Teva quality standards • Participated in functional design and configuration of tender management solution • Delivered user workshops to new APO forecasting functionality and statistical forecasting methods
• Delivery team lead for North American rollout for Advanced Planner and Optimization (APO) o Integrate North American primary and secondary plant sites into the global GSK supply network • Performed all SCM specific data conversions and uploads. Loaded all master data required for planning • Perform site specific configuration of Supply Network Planning (SNP) to conform with GSK processes • Author and execute test scripts to ensure system configuration complies with site specific requirements • Manage cutover activities and organizational change management activities to ensure solution adoption
• Provide project management, functional configuration, and subject matter expertise for the reimplementation of Advanced Planner and Optimization (APO) for internal and external manufacturing. • Implement APO Demand Planning to reduce forecast volatility and support sales and operations planning o Implemented and tuned statistical forecasting to achieve 90% SKU level forecast accuracy o Created a collaboration platform between Commercial and Technical Operations • Re-implemented Supply Network Planning with new solution design and configuration of planning books o Implemented sub-contracting functionality for external pharmaceutical manufacturing o Created new scenario planning process within APO to support faster “what if” analysis
• Deliver strategic subject matter and technical expertise on Supply Chain transformation projects that improve working capital utilization by redefining business processes and the required enabling technologies. o Construct business case and process roadmap specific to the areas of S&OP and Demand Planning o Identify the system capabilities and technology footprint required for business process support o Blueprint technical requirements, design solution architecture, and perform hands on APO and SAP configuration to delivery desired system capabilities • Participate in business development by working on client business cases and visioning exercises. Conduct technical demonstrations at the end of sales cycles to help close deals. • Triage and repair SAP and APO implementations that are not achieving the desired results. Focus is on sustainable processes and system “usability” from a business owner perspective.
• Perform scoping, blueprinting, and hands on configuration of tools within SAP APO. Duties included planning area setup, planning book configuration, and macro writing and testing. • Combine industry and technical experience to design scalable outcome based planning solutions. • Provide process design leadership and diagnostics in the areas of Demand Planning and Supply Network Planning. Focus on best practices and designing process that will support “usable” solutions.
• Secured funding of $7.5M to startup Asia distribution center in Singapore. Startup includes implementation of SAP at local subsidiary complete with Supply Chain, Finance, and Order Fulfillment functionalities. • Conducted logistics feasibility study to determine impact on manufacturing, distribution, and the customer of creating an Asia DC. New business model will contribute 10% incremental revenue over 5 years. • Responsible for project scoping, blueprinting, internal pre-sales, and final project proposals to management. • Designed future state logistics network and required SAP Supply Chain configuration. • Created detailed business and technical project plans and requirements to ensure proper scope and schedule. • Lead Organizational Change Management activities to ensure smooth transition to new business model.
• Developed new distribution network concept that incorporates the use of an Asia distribution center. o reduce lead time to Asian customers from 90 to 10 days o consolidate demand streams and make maximum use of centralized inventory o drive manufacturing and distribution efficiencies by reducing demand variability o gain visibility and control by using SAP as the singular software system • Designed and delivered global consolidated sales reporting system linking multiple geographies and information systems. • Achieved backorder reduction in 2009 of 50% and improved forecast accuracy by 30% • Partner with intercompany affiliates and key customers to improve forecast accuracy by developing programs and systems that smooth demand patterns and provide appropriate lead times to manufacturing. • Provide leadership to order fulfillment to ensure alignment with the S&OP process. Develop tools to help identify and manage orders that are outliers versus forecast and lead time parameters.
• Developed business justification for approval of $10.5M project to implement comprehensive Supply Chain planning solution using SAP APO (Advanced Planning and Optimization). • Created high level solution design, functional blueprint, and delivery plan for APO implementation • Maintained management responsibility for $280M in inventory and $2B in annual purchases. • APO project funding suspended in Jan 2009 after blueprint and prototype phase.
• Created business case and drove consensus across global business units to fund a multi-year APO project • APO project manager responsible for project scoping and solution design across 20 strategic business units o Led workshops and functional blueprinting activities – a.k.a. “consensus building” o Delivered initial proof of concept design and implementation plan to be used as global template o Created project plan and managed implementation team for multi-site implementation of APO including Demand Planning, Supply Network Planning, and Production Planning • Business advisor to the Spares Forecasting and Master Scheduling groups. o Resolved Level 3 production support incidents o Created enhancements, business processes, and standard work to maximize the effectiveness of the SAP / APO solutions for Supply Chain
• Supply chain project lead for SAP implementation in 2006. Tasked with combining seven business units into a centralized planning function with standardized business practices and SAP solution. • Designed and implemented SAP demand planning system in 2001 that linked sales and operations through a common business process and technical platform. • Lead sales and operations planning process to gain consensus on the forecast while continually improving our performance in the areas of forecast accuracy, inventory investment, and customer service. • Ensure the sales forecasts and the supply plans were synchronized thereby improving responsiveness to changes in demand while meeting objectives in service and inventory. • Act as the technical and forecasting subject matter expert relating to SAP system enhancements for optimization of the forecasting process.
Planning and Inventory Manager, Electronics Managed a department of five direct reports responsible for annual revenue in excess of $150,000,000. Implemented new forecasting and scheduling processes that increased forecast accuracy and made manufacturing more responsive to demand fluctuations. Lead sales and operations planning process between manufacturing and product management.; Develop forecasts and production plans to support product lines with annual revenue of $55,000,000. Resolve material shortages and capacity bottlenecks to ensure timely execution of the master schedule. Ensure appropriate capacity plans are in place to support the forecast and future growth projections. Manage inventory investment in accordance with guidelines set for levels of excess and obsolete.
Launched and managed third party stocking and distribution program for key customers. Responsible for managing inventory investment in excess of $3,500,000 while keeping dead and excess to 2.5% of total inventory. Established new forecasting tool using demand management techniques that link marketing and sales plans to the master production schedule.