Experienced Supply Chain professional with more than 13 years of proven success solving domestic and international supply chain challenges. An expert in leading and transforming teams and organizations in high-pressure global environments. Supply Chain leadership experience in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. Led multi-million dollar cost reduction, service improvement, and business process reengineering projects. Experience and Qualifications in the following:
• Global Logistics Strategy and Operations
• Low Cost Country (LCC) Strategic Sourcing
• Financial Planning and Budgeting
• Negotiations
• Organizational Leadership
• Contract Management
• Import/Export Compliance
• Procurement Process Re-engineering
Professional Experience
Director of Supply Chain Management
05/10 – Present
Responsible for directing all company-wide Supply Chain Management, Logistics, and Strategic Sourcing activities for a leading $2.8B specialty retailer. Lead the Strategic Sourcing and ongoing management of $625M of indirect spend across multiple categories. Leads a team of 17 Supply Chain Professionals. Directs the development and ensures the execution of standards, controls, contracts, policies, procedures and performance metrics to effectively and efficiently manage the sourcing, implementation, and category management of all indirect spend supporting 1,400 store locations and $2.8B in sales.
•Led the development and management of a centralized Strategic Sourcing Group – resulting in an average savings rate of over 21% across multiple categories - achieved $5.9M in realized savings year one.
•Led the transformation to a centralized Transportation and Logistics Team – achieving $1.8M of annual savings.
•Led all ongoing strategic and operational management (with P&L Responsibility) for e-commerce business – Achieving over $2M+ of annual EBIT contribution.
Saint-Gobain
Global Logistics Manager
04/06 – 05/10
Directly responsible for the development, implementation, and ongoing management of Global Logistics and Transportation Strategy and Execution for a $420M multinational manufacturer. Responsible for all distribution, transportation, warehousing, and logistics strategy for all inbound materials and finished product on a global basis. Manage $46.9M of transportation and logistics spend and all logistics operations to support 16 facilities in North America, Asia, Europe, and South America. Lead the development and management of the global trade management and import/export compliance program. Manage nine direct and indirect reports based in the US, China, Venezuela, and Germany to efficiently execute global logistics and supply chain strategy.
•Strategically sourced all global transportation modes (Ocean, Truck, Rail, Air), resulting in over $4.8M in annual savings.
•Special emphasis on sourcing and managing specialized transportation solutions – Ocean Break-Bulk, Bulk Truck, and Rail.
•Led cross functional & multinational team to develop standardized supply chain practices resulting in $1.4M+ in savings.
•Led Global Procurement Best Practices review and implementation for Raw Materials and Transportation spend categories.
•Led Raw Material Sourcing ($10.5M Annual Spend) to support green-field plant expansions in Venezuela and China.
•Negotiated and implemented supplier agreements and performance measurement systems with worldwide suppliers.
•Led Low Cost Country Sourcing (LCCS) for $36M of capital equipment for global expansions in Venezuela and China.
•Led the transformation of the logistics procurement function from a de-centralized to a centralized model.
•Led the enterprise-wide development and implementation of Logistics and Procurement Metrics and Benchmarking. Improved Perfect Order Measure from 92.1% to 95.5% by achieving 99.92% damage free and 98.5% on time delivery.
•Designed and implemented global supply chain to distribute materials within China, Venezuela, Russia, and India and led cross functional site selection team to select and implement various warehouse facilities in Asia and the Middle-East.
•Initiated and led a cost reduction initiative for Trans-Pacific Supply Chain – Resulting in $3.4M in annual savings.
ICG Commerce
Manager - Global Logistics Solutions
03/05 – 03/06
Led a team of five consultants and directly managed over $560M of transportation and logistics spend for a global Fortune 200 manufacturer. Responsibilities included: carrier and supplier negotiations and selection, market analysis, project management/implementation, business process re-engineering, and distribution network optimization.
•Led strategic sourcing and ongoing management of $560M in logistics spend (Containerized Ocean, Break-Bulk Ocean, Truckload, LTL, Warehousing, and Intermodal), resulting in over $24M in annual savings.
•Led a team of seven consultants to implement e-commerce solutions and strategic sourcing agreements at 11 manufacturing facilities.
BearingPoint, Inc. (KPMG Consulting)
Senior Consultant
09/03 – 03/05
Led the consulting services delivery and business development activities at several key Public and Private Sector clients. Implemented Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solutions for multiple supply chain organizations. Developed the implementation approach and strategy for a large Oracle ERP implementation encompassing 22 separate public sector organizations.
•Recipient of BearingPoint’s Compass Award for exemplary performance and client service.
•Led successful development of approximately $4.5M of additional consulting revenue.
•Developed Activity Based Costing (ABC) Model for $100M acquisition organization, resulting in over $4M of savings.
•Led procurement of specialized global transportation services for a Department of Defense client.
•Led development of operations research simulation model simulating the supply chain of $100M public sector organization.
•Led business process modeling efforts associated with the Logistics processes for the Department of Homeland Security.
United States Marine Corps
Logistics Officer, Captain
05/98 – 08/02
Commanded a Logistics Company of over 140 Marines and civil servants. Managed and directed all aspects of a 700+-vehicle fleet in order to support all logistical requirements of a 20,000-person installation. Managed three operating budgets for procurement, leasing, and operations totaling $3.5M annually. Managed and directed the transportation, maintenance, warehouse management, and supply chain management services for an 870-Marine, 400-vehicle combat unit.
•Led strategic review of global military supply chain resulting in over $3.9M of savings and a 15% lead time reduction.
•Led strategic sourcing of transportation maintenance services, resulting in over $1.7M of savings.
•Sourced and executed all international logistics services to support a major combat command in Okinawa, Japan.
Education
Georgia Tech, World Class Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy Executive Education Graduate, 2008
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Global Supply Chain Management Graduate Certificate, 2005
The Citadel, B.A., Political Science, 1998 |
