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Developing innovative solutions for a seamless supply chain journeyWork includes: Extensive experience and responsibility for driving complex initiatives (PMO) on both operational structures and the supply chain strategy of the organization. Resulting in multi-year road mapping and organizational infrastructure design. Building a pipeline of initiatives that are sequenced to optimize organizational efficiency, capital, and resources.• Progressive career and consulting experience in the supply chain, manufacturing, and distribution systems sector with oversight and selection of multi-enterprise solutions (WMS, OMS, TMS, DPS, MES & PLM), ERP, e-Commerce, and other business productivity technologies and tools.• Define engagement scope and budget, develop project plans, and staff, and manage multiple client engagements and project leads• Use interviews, workshops, and insights from stakeholders and data to diagnose and solve the real problems impacting operating margin and deliver business value/decisions quickly.• Execute across disciplines - analytics, technology, process, and op model design – to create holistic solutions.

• Designed and delivered digital supply chain solutions with measurable business outcomes across many organizations (e.g. Nike, Nestle, Syngenta, Mitsubishi, JCI, Sysco, etc.), resulting in over 25M in savings and additional top-line revenue streams totaling more than 15M+.• Provided thought leadership to key executive stakeholders around end-to-end supply chain solutions that required interfacing with multiple functional disciplines (engineering, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, sales & marketing) and across multiple levels of the organization (CEO, CDO, CIO, VP of Supply Chain) as well as software partners, systems integrators, consulting firms, AWS services and solution teams to deliver the most critical and timely advice.• Development of new offerings consisting of sales and delivery kits, which included supply chain assessments, delivery solution workshops, and industry roundtables, to support presales activities for Global-Enterprise accounts teams. • Support our AWS Partner Network and key industry ISV’s with their Digital Supply Chain solutions on the AWS platform to ensure alignment with industry sectors, business trends, and customer requests.

• Provided strategic oversight for all supply chain initiatives including the selection and implementation of all Supply Chain systems (Warehouse Management and Demand Planning Systems), the infrastructure design and buildout of 4 distribution centers• Cross functional leadership and oversight of 6 company initiatives which requires working closely with the Product Management, Information Technology, Accounting, Marketing and Design Teams• Expanded the Supply Chain infrastructure to support store growth/expansion by gaining buy-in from key internal stakeholders and upper level management through strategy development and end-to-end visibility through the use of metrics and KPIs• Forecast and manage all supply chain budgets to ensure compliance and alignment with the financial goals of the business, which includes managing the largest vendor in the company. • Designed the fee structure, organizational structure and transition plan to turn the Supply Chain department from a cost center to a separate operating business unit which generates its own P&L statements ($MM); • Manage a Supply Chain team of 60+ people which consists of 4 functional departments (Business Strategy and Analytics, Supply Chain Technology, Purchasing, DC & Trans. Operations), forecast departmental organizational needs, create role profiles, identify opportunities for team growth, professional development and oversee on-boarding of new hires• Oversee the daily operations of 5 distribution centers across the country including space optimization, demand planning, inventory management (national and international), last mile delivery, OSHA and FSMA regulations • Assess current processes and standardized workflows to streamline business procedures and continuously improve processes, resulting in a decrease in operational spend by more than 50% in 2017• Actively speak and share my expertise regarding Supply Chain transformation, strategy and innovation (CSCMP, JDA, industry publications)

•Developed a business case, project scope and plan to improve the efficiency and effectiveness in all regions of the company for the store ordering and receiving process by consolidating multiple DSD vendors into one daily delivery while allowing the merchandising department flexibility to provide a greater array of products•Developed processes and procedures as well as wrote functional business requirements for the selected technology that allowed stores to order product on a daily basis•Identified multiple warehouse facilities to use as a cross-dock facility for all daily operational activities; negotiated lease terms and defined warehouse processes to ensure consistent cost effective solutions•Created an effective communication plan between the suppliers, dedicated carrier, distribution center, and the stores as well as altered delivery times to non peak hours which resulted in the reduction of deliveries by 37% per week• Oversaw 3PL Selection

• Formed supply chain solutions to address inefficiencies and service level issues across all corporate stores. • Led execution of RaceTrac’s initiatives using standard project management methodology (PMP) and supply chain expertise• Managed relationship with wholesaler(s), ensuring meeting of appropriate service and communication levels through use of KPI’s and service metrics.• Provided customer service support to stores on all transportation and distribution issues.• Negotiated service agreements and business contracts, resulting in $1M YOY in rebates.

• Delivered product driven solutions to market based on strategic direction of merchandising and marketing teams.

• Oversaw executing RaceTrac’s strategic initiatives using standard project management methodology. Developed business case, goals, scope, risks, implementation approach, impacted targets, requirements, cost/benefit analysis, and measured financial impact of each project. Presented project proposal and charter documentation to RaceTrac oversight committee for approval. Provided direct support to strategic and cross-functional initiatives that added over $500K in value to organization. Transitioned 50% of corporately owned convenience stores to new wholesaler while managing setup of more than 4,000 products and optimization of routes through volume analysis and cube utilization. Managed 35-person cross-functional team through varying phases of project.