SupplyChain Magazine December 2016 | Page 50

SCOTT PHILLIPS

ECCO GLOBAL SHOE PRODUCTION & SOURCING SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTOR
Scott Phillips is a Demand Driven Supply Chain Professional with 14 years ’ experience across multiple industries . He started his career in the Sales & Marketing field in Adelaide , Australia for a national Steel Roofing company , Fielders Steel Roofing . Interest in the concepts of balancing demand and supply led a natural path into the Supply Chain of Detmold Packaging ( Detpak Packaging ), primarily located in Singapore and Indonesia , and focused on manufacturing paper and board food packaging products to global B2B markets . Leading an implementation and the operation of a Regional S & OP process ( Indonesia , Malaysia , Thailand and Vietnam ) for BlueScope Steel exposed techniques in end-to-end value chain concepts . After this Scott took up an assignment with General Cables to merge its Asia Pacific manufacturing acquisitions and build and align the operations supply chains . These included mature operations in Thailand , Philippines and New Zealand , a niche unit in China , and a greenfield plant in India . Now with ECCO Global Shoe Production & Sourcing as the Supply Chain Director in Singapore , transitioning and building the global headquarters locally from Denmark , Scott is looking forward to taking all his experiences to build a vertically integrated world-class supply chain that drives profitability into its global retail customers . Married with a young family and having successfully completed a Masters of Business Administration , Bachelor of Management ( International Marketing ) and a Bachelor of Business ( Employment Relations ) from the University of South Australia , including a Dean ’ s Merit List recognition , Scott is a young experienced professional riding the wave of contemporary supply chain practices .