Jack Allen

Head of Supply Chain Sustainability, Circular Economy, Security, Risk, and Resiliency at Cisco

Executive with C-level relationships at the best manufacturing and logistics companies in the world. Deep experience in Manufacturing, Logistics, and Procurement. Direct, measurable impact on Cisco earnings and key customer metrics. Change agent with a track record of successes demonstrates an ability to move in and improve virtually any operation. Serial entrepreneur with startups, innovation centers, and internal business. Career objective is to add value to an intriguing corporation. General Expertise: * Cost Reduction * Manufacturing Management * Logistics Management * Materials Management * Supply Chain Strategy * Interplant operations * Manufacturing and Logistics Services Procurement * Consigned Inventory and VMI * Customer contracts * Supply Chain Tax Efficiency Startups: * Two startups, one 30+ years in business, one 4+ years in business * Two Supply Chain Innovation Centers opened in US, Turkey. * "Internal Startup" at Cisco building cost center into a vibrant $250M business growing at 8-10% per year. Implementations: * Oracle Transportation Management * SAP MM/PP/WM/TM * Offshoring to Mexico, Asia. Nearshoring from Asia. Multiple Restructurings, building, facility, and supply chain consolidations Commercial Management: Commercial terms, Contracts, Negotiation, Relationship management