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Mac Jacob

Mac is the Head of Product for Phenix Planning and Scheduling and co author of the book Production Scheduling for the Process Industries. At Procter & Gamble, he was a key contributor to building one of the world’s top 10 supply chains, someone who can simplify complex issues and is adept at explaining planning systems in clear, simple, and actionable ways to broad audiences ranging from Senior Leadership to End Users. He consistently led the development and implementation of P&G’s most complex new planning solutions, was recognized for being an exceptional team player, and developed capability by teaching others.

Mac is certified by ASCM in Production and Inventory Management, CPIM, and has the SCOR-P endorsement.

Mac was a member of the End to End team that re-engineered P&G’s global planning processes, resulting in improved productivity for all P&G supply network services. On P&G’s SAP implementation team, he led the manufacturing evaluation of SAP software, the Oliver Wight MRP II assessment, and became an Oliver Wight certified MRP II instructor. As Group Director of Global Supply Network Operations, he led implementation teams for four different optimized supply chain planning systems, most recently one that implemented 35 global manufacturing sites in three years.

Over his career, he was the business leader and developed the original business processes and training materials for most of P&G’s supply chain planning systems.