10/21/2013 1 Stephanie Grothe, CPIM, CSCP Process Improvement Manager Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. Karin Bursa Vice President Logility, Inc. Shoe Manufacturer Steps Up to Improve S&OP Stephanie Grothe Stephanie Grothe has been in her current roll as process improvement manager at Red Wing Shoe Company for just over a year and previously spent four years as forecast analyst for the footwear and apparel leader. This new position allows the opportunity to utilize her human relationship management skills along-side the technical expertise she has development in managing Red Wing’s inventory and supply chain productivity. She has made huge strides as process improvement manager helping Red Wing slash its sales and operations planning efforts by 50% (from six weeks to three weeks). Prior to joining the team at Red Wing Shoe Company, Stephanie was an Operational Planning Analyst, and held other material management roles in her 8 years at Hearth & Home Technologies, Inc. Grothe is APICS certified in Productions and Inventory Management (CPIM) and is a certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP). She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Materials/Operations Management from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Stephanie has been an active member in APICS since 2001.
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10/21/2013
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Stephanie Grothe, CPIM, CSCP
Process Improvement Manager
Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.
Karin Bursa
Vice President
Logility, Inc.
Shoe Manufacturer Steps
Up to Improve S&OP
Stephanie Grothe
Stephanie Grothe has been in her current roll as process improvement manager at
Red Wing Shoe Company for just over a year and previously spent four years as
forecast analyst for the footwear and apparel leader. This new position allows the
opportunity to utilize her human relationship management skills along-side the
technical expertise she has development in managing Red Wing’s inventory and
supply chain productivity. She has made huge strides as process improvement
manager helping Red Wing slash its sales and operations planning efforts by 50%
(from six weeks to three weeks). Prior to joining the team at Red Wing Shoe Company,
Stephanie was an Operational Planning Analyst, and held other material management
roles in her 8 years at Hearth & Home Technologies, Inc.
Grothe is APICS certified in Productions and Inventory Management (CPIM) and is a
certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP). She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in
Materials/Operations Management from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Stephanie has been an active member in APICS since 2001.
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Karin Bursa
Karin L. Bursa, vice president of marketing at Logility, oversees the company's market positioning,
strategy development and marketing programs for Logility Voyager Solutions™, the company's
full suite of collaborative supply chain optimization solutions. Ms. Bursa is known for her strategic
vision and market knowledge and is experienced in the development, support and marketing of
software solutions to improve and automate enterprise-wide operations including supply chain
management, manufacturing, financial, field service and asset management. She began her
career as a consultant for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) where she focused on the
manufacturing and telecommunications industries. Ms. Bursa has been at the forefront of
innovative demand-driven manufacturing, supply chain management and B2B collaboration
initiatives such as the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standard (VICS) Collaborative Planning,
Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) committee and Flow Manufacturing.
Ms. Bursa is often quoted in industry publications, speaks frequently at industry forums and is an
active member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), Voluntary
Interindustry Commerce Standards (VICS) Association, APICS, Women in Technology (WIT), and
the Technology Association of Georgia.
Who is Red Wing Shoe Company?
• We design shoes for the demanding work of industries such as mining, logging and farming
• Founded in 1905 in Red Wing, MN
• 6 Brands make up RWSC (Red Wing Work, RW
Heritage, Vasque, Irish Setter Hunt & Work and
WORX
• PPE Workwear / Fire Retardant protection launched
in 2010
• Our culture is based on a commitment to producing