1. MICHAEL A. MULHOLLAND Cell: 312-342-9400
Eden Prairie, MN 55347 michael.mulholland13@gmail.com
SUPPLY CHAIN / INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE
Professional Profile Summary
• A distinguished Supply Chain Executive with a strong track record of delivering business value and complex
solutions across multiple industries including Agribusiness, Consumer Goods, Retail, High Tech, and
Chemicals
• Experienced Project Manager and Deployment Lead with considerable experience in architecting and
delivering complex IT solutions at large global corporations
• Senior Process Lead. Certified as having repeatedly demonstrated breadth of supply chain process
experience and capability over multiple projects using a variety of designs and application landscapes with
14+ years of blueprint, design, build, test and deployment experience
• Experienced people manager with an authentic leadership style. A consistent track record of building and
maintaining high performing teams unified with clear objectives and purpose
• Recognized for being a highly effective liaison between the business and technical teams possessing both a
deep knowledge of business objectives and solid technical experience, keeping team members focused on a
common goal and driving decisions
• Skilled communicator with strong presentation skills, comfortable presenting to senior leadership, meeting
facilitation, building relationships, leading and motivating team members
Core Skills and Expertise
CAREER PROGRESSION & PERFORMANCE
Cargill 2014—Present
SENIOR SOLUTION ARCHITECT – SUPPLY CHAIN, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
Selected Achievements:
• Solution architect supporting a diverse set of platforms and business units in supply chain process and
technology solutions.
• Lead prototyping projects focused on evaluating new supply chain solutions, SAP Integrated Business
Planning (IBP).
• Develop and socialize the Enterprise Process Strategy for Supply Chain Planning, including the enterprise
business case, the transition approach, and required capabilities
Accenture 2000—2014
SENIOR MANAGER, GLOBAL CONSUMER GOODS AND SERVICES PRACTICE
Program Release/Process Lead 2012—2014
GLOBAL APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR COMPANY (PLANNING TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM)
Selected Achievements:
• Release Lead and Process Lead for strategic transformation of global and regional planning processes and
systems. Responsible for a $50MM+ release budget, timeline, overall solution design and delivery for the
Continued…
Strategic Planning Consumer Goods and Services Value Realization
Team Leadership Supply Chain Process Design Systems Implementation
Project Management Inventory Planning and Optimization Annual Budget Planning
Delivery Methodology Supply Chain Solution Architect KPI & Metric Reporting
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following process scope; Demand Planning, Inventory Management, Supply Planning, Planning Data
Management, and Information Analytics.
• Deployment lead responsible for establishing a 1 year phased transition of Supply Chain Planning solution
globally to all product divisions. Focus was on minimizing risk and ensuring solution adoption, tying together
change management, testing and deployment methodologies.
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Planning Team Lead 2009—2012
GLOBAL AGRIBUSINESS CORPORATION (ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM)
Selected Achievements:
• Successfully delivered the implementation of a global supply chain and manufacturing solution inclusive of
business process design and systems integration. Business process scope included production execution,
quality management, shop floor integration, demand planning, supply planning and production scheduling.
• Managed the daily activities of 60 Client, Accenture and 3rd
Party staff with a blended onshore/offshore team.
Responsibilities included estimation, workplan development, resource staffing, solution design, performance
reviews, and budget management for a 40K day workplan.
• Directed the team through multiple cycles of blueprint, design, build, test, and deployment phases over 3
years. Completed deployments to 7 Business Units including extended support focused on end user solution
adoption. Technologies implemented include SAP ECC 6.0 (PP, MM) and APO 5.0 (DP, SNP, PPDS, GATP)
• Developed business support and continuous improvement processes inclusive of key performance indicators.
Conducted quick win activities with deployed business units to measure value and improve solution adoption.
Conducted an inventory optimization project to maximize asset utilization and minimize holding cost.
Process Team Lead 2005—2009
GLOBAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMPANY (SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSFORMATION)
Selected Achievements:
• Successfully designed and implemented the Distribution Planning, Capacity Planning and Inventory Policy
process areas. Team lead with staff of 30+ through a full life cycle implementation from blueprint, design,
build, test, and deployment. Responsible for requirements gathering, business process design, technical
enhancement build and solution deployment. Conducted initial estimating, workplan development, resource
staffing, budget management and scope control for a 10K day workplan.
• Overall solution architect for the Integrated Supply Chain Planning solution covering scope from Demand
Planning, Capacity Planning, Distribution Planning, Inventory Optimization, and Manufacturing Planning and
Scheduling. Technologies included SAP ECC 4.6 (PP, MM), APO 4.0 (DP, SNP), i2 IO, and AspenTech
• Operated as Release Deployment lead executing functional rollouts to 3 beverage and food businesses over
an 18 month period and 800 end users. Responsibilities included creation of deployment approaches,
business continuity procedures and business readiness metrics.
Supply Planning Lead 2004—2005
GLOBAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURER (SUPPLY PLANNING PROJECT)
Selected Achievements:
• Operated as the supply planning lead of the Global Supply Chain Planning implementation for the PC
division. The project was tasked with creating a core network planning solution for all regions and product
groups to be leveraged during regional deployments. Developed workplan and design phase project
schedule.
• Facilitated global design sessions with Europe, Asia, and Americas regions. Collected business requirements
and developed network planning prototypes to validate solution design.
Continued…
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Inventory Planning Specialist 2003—2004
GLOBAL CHEMICAL COMPANY (SUPPLY CHAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT)
Selected Achievements:
• The project created synergy savings of ~$50 M through improved operations of supply chain functions. The
Inventory Planning team focused on enhancing demand planning and inventory management processes.
• Established new Demand Planning process realizing a 10% improvement in Forecast Accuracy and
increased forecasting participation.
Production Planning Design Specialist 2002—2003
GLOBAL CHEMICAL MANUFACTURER (DSAP PROJECT)
Selected Achievements:
• Lead production planning and integration configuration resource (SAP APO) for a supply chain transformation
for the Flouroproducts, Titanium Technologies, and Textiles & Interiors business units.
Various Internal Projects 2000—2002
EDUCATION & ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS
• BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, VIRGINIA TECH, Blacksburg, VA (May 2000)
• ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
O SAP INTEGRATED BUSINESS PLANNING (S&OP, SUPPLY)
O SAP ECC (MM, PP, SD)
O SAP SCM APO (DP, SNP, PPDS, GATP)
O SIX SIGMA
O PMP CERTIFIED