Roy Zerner

Roy is a Partner with Perlinski & Company and is based in Walnut Creek in California. He has over 23 years of experience with Fortune 500 and Big 5 consulting firms in the consumer products, high-tech electronics, software, telecommunications, biotech, healthcare, retail, chemicals and building products industries. Roy is skilled in all areas of supply chain management including a depth of expertise in supply chain integration, replenishment, demand forecasting, inventory management, supply planning, sales and operations planning, order fulfillment, warehousing, transportation, supplier management, network design, information technology and executive management.

Recent Projects

  • Roy facilitated the design / start-up of a new distribution company that will serve as the sole supplier of products manufactured in China to customers located in 100+ countries throughout the world for a distributor of camera bags and accessories.
  • He assisted with the post-merger integration of a pharmaceutical manufacturer’s consumer healthcare operations into one of the world’s largest manufacturers of healthcare products. His efforts focused on helping the company improve its demand planning, supply planning and S&OP capabilities.
  • He served as the interim Director of Logistics for a major consumer goods company. He reduced Western Region transportation spend by 16% and improved Eastern Region on-time delivery performance from < 60% to 90+%.
  • He led a 20-member project team that initiated a transformation of a leading North American computer manufacturer’s supply chain. He identified a portfolio of 12 improvement projects to be implemented over two years that will generate $880 MM in NPV.
  • He assisted with the transformation of the supply chain supporting a major healthcare provider’s Northern CA network of 16 regional hospitals. The project included implementing a strategic sourcing initiative and revamping the provider’s inbound supply chain. The changes resulted in a $7 MM (22%) decrease in annual distribution expenses, $11 MM (45%) reduction in inventory, and improved service.

Relevant Experience
Director, Supply Chain Planning at Del Monte Foods. In this role, Roy reduced finished goods inventories by $33 MM (13%) while maintaining customer service performance, and improved SKU / DC forecast accuracy by 24%.

Consultant with various Big 5 supply chain consulting firms. Roy served in leadership roles in the supply chain consulting practices of Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), Ernst & Young (now Cap Gemini) and Arthur Andersen. During this period, he worked on 19 different client engagements that generated in excess of $700 MM annually in supply chain savings.

Supply Chain Manager at H.J. Heinz, StarKist Seafood Subsidiary. In this role, Roy reduced finished goods inventory by $30MM (23%) while improving customer service.

Background
Roy has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the Indiana University Graduate School of Business.

Roy is a member of the Council Of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and APICS - The Association For Operations Management.




Contact
30025 Alicia Parkway, #107
Laguna Niguel, California 92677 USA
tel: (001) 949.388.9747
client.inquiry@perlinskico.com

Roy's Favorite Quote

Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there - Will Rogers
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