Joseph Kellachan is the VP of Supply Chain at The Topps Company, Inc. Joe is a result driven executive managing wide-ranging aspects of Topps’s supply chain activities including manufactur-ing process, procurement, warehousing, materials management, inventory control, customer ser-vice and distribution of finished goods.

Prior to joining Topps, he was with Cline Davis & Mann where he was responsible for maintaining quality standards for all print work with regards to specifications, proofing, approvals, schedules, supplier selection, estimates and delivery. The accounts he worked on was Viagra, Lipitor, Vfend, Diflucan, Neurontin, Zithromax / ZMAX, Zelnorm, Femara, Elidel, Sharecard, etc.

Mr. Kellachan is a graduate of Pratt Institute and RIT with degrees in Communications, Design & Graphics.

Wednesday, December 4th

Joseph Kellachan, VP of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Management in Sports & Entertainment

Though trading cards seem to be a simple business, a unique Supply Chain Process is required and structured for each project. These processes will need to be created and perfectly aligned to coordi-nate all aspects starting with the project initiation. Failover plans are always being considered and planned for due to the nature of this rapidly changing / always fluid business with extremely limited visi-bility and dependability when dealing with Major League teams and players that include unexpected trades, injuries and ‘off the field’ incidents.

What You Will Learn:

Failover SCM planning

Project Management in Sports

Crisis Management

Who Should Attend:

SCM Professionals

Trading Card Enthusiasts

Project Managers

Customer Service / Logistics Providers

Brand Managers

Printing Industry Professionals

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The Hotel Somerset – 110 Davidson Avenue – Somerset, NJ 732 560-0500

5:30 – 6:15 Registration & Networking – Complimentary Wine & Beer 6:15 – 7:00 Dinner & Discussion – Plated Dinner 7:00 – 7:10 President’s Welcome / Chapter Business / Speaker Introduction 7:10 – 8:00 Presentation & Discussion 8:00 – ??? Holiday Gifts and Drawings including:

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Executive summary - Supply Chain Professionals make the difference

In today’s business world the supply chain functions are increasingly more important for the success in the market place. Apple is a great example not

only because they are amazing in product design and marketing but they have a very efficient and strong supply chain that allows them to launch prod-

ucts worldwide at the same time. Amazon and Wal-Mart are other examples of companies that are well known for their cutting edge supply chain man-

agement that puts them in the top of their competition.

These worldwide and very successful companies need highly educated supply chain professionals to design, manage and improve the supply chain

processes. APICS is helping thousands of professionals worldwide in their education by providing advanced classes, seminars, international confer-

ences and monthly professional meetings, just to name a few education resources.

Now we are in the time of the year that we start to think about a New Year’s resolution. What about to further your education in supply chain? Be more

involved with APICS? Come and check our monthly PDMs, our seminars and why not to set the goal for 2014 to get your certification? APICS Central

Jersey can help in pursuing your professional goal

Good luck!

Vitor M Silva

BoD APICS Central Jersey

APICS Central Jersey Chapter Education News

The Central Jersey Chapter offers both Public supply chain management courses and Private courses tailored to the specific needs of individual companies. Day and evening classes are offered If you are interested in holding CPIM Classes or the CFSCM at your company , please contact Arthur Shaffer at 908-403-2803, abshaffer@yahoo.com

Education Schedule: Public evening classes 6pm to 9pm

Class Date Registration Deadline

BSCM-Basics of Supply Chain Monday Mar 10, 2014 10 classes Feb 17, 2014

MPR-Master Planning of Resources Monday Jun 23, 2014 8 classes Jun 02, 2014

DSP-Detailed Scheduling and Planning Tuesday Jan 14, 2014 8 classes Dec 13, 2013

ECO-Execution and Control of Operations Tuesday Mar 25, 2014 9 classes Feb 28, 2014

SMR-Strategic Management of Resources Tuesday Jan 13, 2014 8 classes Dec 13, 2013

CFSPM Customer Focused Supply Chain Management TBD

CSCSP Certified Supply Chain Professional TBD

All Public CPIM classes are held at The Hotel Somerset – 110 Davidson Avenue – Somerset, NJ 732-560-0500

For a complete description of the classes or to register for a class, go to:

http://www.apics-cjer.org/Education.html

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APICS is pleased to announce a PROMOTION for APICS CSCP candidates.

From now until the end of 2013, candidates who take the APICS CSCP for the first time and do not pass are eligible for one retake exam at no cost. This

offer is being extended to first-time candidates who do not pass the APICS CSCP exam sometime between September 21, 2013, and the end of 2013.

Qualified retake candidates need to contact APICS at cscpexam@apics.org to take advantage of this limited-time offer.

Qualified retake candidates will receive an exam credit that must be used within one year of date issued.

As a reminder, APICS is offering these upcoming APICS CSCP exam windows in North America:

September 21, 2013–October 26, 2013

November 30, 2013–January 11, 2014

Now Available:

The new APICS Learn It mobile app offers users of smartphones and tablets the ability to quickly reference NEW APICS APP

APICS Dictionary content. In addition, it offers an APICS Term of the Day and APICS flashcards to test knowledge

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finding the right term easier. APICS Learn It is free and available for download via the Apple App store and Google

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E0787 Buyer Planner - Responsible for demand planning, production scheduling and raw material replenishment. Work

with several business units to prepare production and inventory plans on a periodic basis. Order raw material and optimize

key performance indicators... inventory turns, fill rates and customer satisfaction

E0786 Customer Service Representative - Act as the primary contact between our company and the customer. Manage-

ment of Order Entry and alll Order Change Requests through the order lifecycle. Communicate the order confirmation back

to customer based on customer's inventory being available on the date require

E0785 Vice President Inventory Management/Supply Chain - Oversee and manage all aspects of replenishment and fore-

casting. Maintain adequate inventory levels in warehouse (2PL). Oversee Direct Import Program. Maintain customer inven-

tory levels. Maintain strategies to ensure delivery of core supply chain initiatives

E0784 Manager of New Product Development - Lead the new product development process for all products for a designat-

ed brand from concept generation to execution, ensuring timing, quantity and COG targets are achieved. Lead all project

meetings and coordinate the seamless integration between all processes

E0782 Raw Materials Planner - Responsible for the planning processes which ensures all customer requirements are met

while meeting/exceeding planning, expense and inventory targets in accordance with corporate and site guidelines

E0781 Senior Supply Chain Manager - Responsible for developing material cost forecasts, negotiating prices and delivery

of materials to produce cost savings & reduce lead times. Assess the entire flow of goods and materials to ensure efficient

delivery, quality products, and on-time delivery of those products.

E0780 Operations Project Manager - Responsible for developing and coordinating product supply related projects. Projects

include cost improvement initiatives, new product launches, production site transfers, line extensions, changes to existing

products, material supply. 6 month project, possibly permanent located in Easter PA

E0779 Material Manager - Purchase parts to supply operations & product development. Participate in production planning

of manufactured parts. Negotiate with vendors to assure lowest cost

E0778 Global Logistics Leader - Lead Freight and Distribution Process for a portion of the business. Monitor and improve

freight and distribution spending. Manage and improve distribution asset efficiency. Represent interests of the business in

the performance of third party logistics providers

E0776 Engineering Master Data Manager - Head of a department responsible for all centrally managed "Master Data". The

data will include all aspects of product information in regard to manufacturing, packaging, purchasing and planning. Re-

sponsible for maintaining and tracking information that is required to manufacture components, subassemblies, and end-

item products.

E0775 Senior Demand Planner - 3+ years of accurate development of demand data in SAP and optimizes deployment of

Finished Goods from Plants and/or contract manufacturers.

E0771 Purchasing Manager - Health & Beauty Aids - 10 yrs of purchasing CPG incl raw materials, packaging & promotional

pieces for multi plant environment.

E0765 Forecasting/Demand Planners - 3+ years Demand planning in similar environments; Fast paced - Hi-energy.

New Career Opportunities…(visit our website for the complete job list)

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Permanent Placement

Interim Professionals

Executive Recruiting

Contract Employee

Summit Group Consultants, Inc.

Gary W. Pezzuti, Senior Partner

Phone (973) 875-3300

Fax (973) 875–3248

E-mail: garyp@nac.net

Mariusz Lewicki Johnson & Johnson

601 1st Ave Apt#5

Asbury Park NJ, 07712

APICS Education Classes & Workshops

The Central Jersey Chapter offers APICS educational, certification

classes and Workshops. CPIM, CSCP, Principles, Lean, Global

Sourcing, Inventory Control, Cycling Counting, S&OP, and Theory of

Constraints.

Customize a class/workshop from the new APICS Principles of

Operation Management

Public classes are listed on our website.

Private class (days/evenings/weekends) are scheduled on request.

For more information, contact: Art Shaffer—abshaffer@yahoo.com

Welcome New Members www.APICS-CJER.org