Simon Touma

Visual Forecast business process planning and design are headed by Founder Simon Touma, a forward-thinking and enterprising Top Operations and Transformation Executive specializing in direct-to-consumer distribution, global business development and supply chain management.

Key accomplishments:

  • Managed international supply chain for multi-billion-dollar businesses with global distribution and manufacturing footprints
  • Built large direct-to-consumer distribution channels for multiple brands to handle millions of home deliveries
  • Deployed demand-driven supply chain with required organization, processes, systems and metrics, improved service and forecast accuracy to respectively 99% and 75%
  • Serviced Big Box customers with rapid carpet install program at 99% service with up to 7 days for consumer home deliveries
  • Transformed global supply chain for many international brands to improve service levels and on-time deliveries from 92% to 98% within 6 months through cycle-time reduction and working capital optimization
  • Improved forecast accuracy by at least 10% in many companies through effective S&OP process and statistical forecasting

Career History

VISUAL FORECASTFounder & Executive Advisor2020 - Present
MOHAWK INDUSTRIESVice President Business Transformation2021 - 2022
SERTA SIMMONS BEDDING SVP Supply Chain, Logistics & Customer Experience2016 – 2020
NOVELIS – ADITIA BIRLA GROUP Head of North America Supply Chain & Logistics2014 - 2016
MOHAWK INDUSTRIES Vice President Supply Chain2011 - 2013
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER Director Global Supply Chain & Logistics2005 - 2011
ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS Project Manager Supply Chain2001 - 2005
TOUMA CONSULTING Proprietor and Principal1994 - 2000