Susan Gentry has worked for Dow AgroSciences in Indianapolis IN since 2001. She has 30 years of experience in large corporations in operations and supply chain. Her early experience comes via various positions at Procter & Gamble in manufacturing with roles as customer service manager, distribution center warehouse manager, supplier certification manager, production planning manager, MRPII implementation manager and category supply manager. She has had assignments at Dow AgroSciences in both the Crop Protection and the Seeds Platforms as global business supply chain manager for a variety of product portfolios, and Global Seeds Supply Chain Expertise Center Leader. She currently leads a large organization as the North America Seed Supply Chain Leader.
Susan lives out in the county, northwest of Indianapolis on 15 acres with her husband and sons where they enjoy gardenting and raising and selling livestock.
Susan has a BS in Chemical Engineering and attained APICS CPIM and CSCP certifications to enhance her career. She continues to be involved in the APICS Central Indiana Chapter since 2001 and served as Chapter President in the 2005-2006 program year and a variety of other positions in previous years.
North America Seeds Supply Chain Leader @ Lead a team of 30 supply chain professionals supporting all crops within the North America Seed platform.
Provide support and leadership for application of our new systems and tools to achieve business goals of effectively and efficiently deliviering seed to our customers.
Coach and develop supply chain talent to apply supply chain concepts and solutions to the challenging seeds environment.
Identify and resource improvement opportunities through Supply Chain excellence to enable the North America Dow AgroSciences Seed business to achieve our aspirations . From August 2014 to Present (1 year 5 months) Indianapolis, Indiana AreaAdvisor @ From 2010 to 2015 (5 years) Global Seeds Supply Chain Expertise Center Leader @ Lead the global expertise center specializing in supply chain management within the seeds business to provide integration between work process excellence, information systems application, and project management to improve business results.
Coach and develop new talent to apply supply chain concepts and solutions to the challenging seeds environment.
Facilitate collaboration between subject matter experts and regional supply chain organizations to provide systems, tools, work processes and improvement projects that drive business value and improve productivity. From April 2012 to July 2014 (2 years 4 months) Global Seeds Supply Chain Leader @ Implement the Supply Chain direction for competitive advantage by effectively communicating the seeds business strategy and ensuring that the strategy is enabled by the supply chain plans developed in the regions.
Provide visibility of the long range Capacity to Demand balance through the long range horizon with specific plans identified to ensure capability for the mid-range horizon. From November 2010 to March 2012 (1 year 5 months) Global Business Supply Chain Improvement Leader @ Understand business needs, work process and most effective technology in sufficient detail to determine, charter and sponsor opportunity identification work and subsequent projects with the appropriate subject experts and key stakeholders. Prioritize opportunities with supply chain leadership. Define the strategic direction and leveraged opportunities across business portfolios.
Demonstrate improved performance metrics and identify further opportunities to deliver an improved competitive advantage.
Assess material and information flows across the supply chain at tactical and/or strategic levels. Identify and evaluate related trade-offs involving inventory levels, conversion costs, logistics costs, asset utilization, productivity and customer service. From January 2008 to April 2011 (3 years 4 months) Global Business Supply Chain Manager @ Lead the implementation of the supply chain plans to deliver the business strategy under the direction of the Global Supply Chain Director of the business or portfolio. Assure that business supply chain requirements are met at the lowest possible total cost to serve while maintaining agreed to service level to our customers From September 2001 to December 2007 (6 years 4 months) Chapter President @ Lead the professional association local chapter to provide member benefits, through financial soundness, and inspired volunteer board members. From July 2005 to June 2006 (1 year) Category Supply Manager - Deodorants & Old Spice @ From 1999 to 2001 (2 years) Manufacturing Management @ From 1984 to 2001 (17 years)
BS, Chemical Engineering @ Purdue University From 1980 to 1984 Susan Gentry is skilled in: Six Sigma, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Strategy, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Master Scheduling, Business Strategy, Strategic Planning, APICS, Capital Projects, Lean Manufacturing, Leadership, Management, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement, Production Planning