Roy Zerner

Overview

Roy Zerner is a supply chain expert and executive with over 30 years of experience in supply chain management and planning across a variety of industries. As a consultant, Roy brings a unique blend of practitioner, consulting, and academic experiences to his engagements. These skills help ensure that the solutions he delivers are practicable, cost-effective, and address the root cause of the problem.

Roy has held executive supply chain leadership roles with Del Monte Foods, H.J. Heinz, and Mars Inc. In addition, he was a senior member of the Supply Chain Consulting practices of Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), Ernst & Young (now Capgemini), and Arthur Andersen.

Expertise

• Supply chain strategy
• Demand planning
• Sales and operations planning
• Inventory management
• Production planning
• Strategic and operational procurement
• Supplier relationship management
• Order fulfillment
• Warehousing
• Transportation

Experience

• Director, Supply Chain Planning – Del Monte Foods
• Senior Manager – Arthur Andersen
• Manager – Ernst & Young
• Senior Consultant – Andersen Consulting
• Fulfillment Manager – H. J. Heinz Company
• Sales Forecasting Supervisor – Mars, Inc.
• Associate Engineer – Diamond Shamrock

Education

• MBA (Marketing & Finance), Indiana University – Kelley School Of Business
• BS, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech