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Troy, Michigan, Us

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

• Remained leader of Supply Planning Team for former Barnes Distribution (former Inventory Control Role) and assumed responsibility for Demand Planning Team for MSC Industrial Direct. MSC is a distributor of industrial supplies with annual revenue $3 billion and 600,000 stocked items in 5 US DC’s.• Business lead on Barnes side for Supply Chain integration into MSC. Closed multiple facilities, moved some Barnes fulfillment to MSC facilities, transitioned knowledge, linked systems.• Hired and onboarded completely new Barnes Supply Planning Team• Exceeded Fill Rate Goal in former Barnes Distribution facilities for 2014

Davidson, Nc, Us

• Leader of Supply Chain for Barnes Distribution (Global Sourcing, Inventory Control, Customer Service, and Special Order). The Supply Chain team is comprised of 80-90 associates worldwide responsible for providing a wide range of services to customers and field sales representatives and delivering supply chain results. • Member of Barnes Distribution Senior Leadership Team (reporting directly to the President)• Global leadership. Established and strengthened relationships with Global Sourcing Team in Asia and with existing and potential suppliers worldwide.• Delivering results. Improved Global Sourcing results by $1.2 million for 2012 vs. 2011 and beat 2012 Plan by over $2.0 million in first full year.• Cost control. Reduced cost center expense for Supply Chain group by 30% from 2007 to 2011 by driving efficiency and improving tools and processes. Never missed an annual cost center budget.• Achieved 98.0% Fill Rate for 2011 (first year >98% ever), 98.2% for 2012, and 98.1% for 2013

Davidson, Nc, Us

• Implemented many process improvements in Sourcing Solutions Group that resulted in improved performance, improved utilization, and improved profitability. Among the improvements were Vendor Consolidation, Vendor Supported Websites, and standardized Metrics / Reporting.• Re-organized multiple service groups within the Cleveland HQ into one consolidated Sales Support Center in order to improve service to customers and field sales representatives. Call Answer Rate improved from low 80% to consistent mid 90% since the consolidation.• Drove inventory reduction while maintaining order Fill Rate. Challenged to reduce inventory and preserve cash during the recession of 2009, the Inventory Control team reduced Inventory $ by $11 million during the year and reduced DOH from 116.0 to 105.4.• Hired and successfully on-boarded effective, high-potential department managers

Davidson, Nc, Us

• Planned, announced, and implemented the closing of the Atlanta DC in early 2009. The closing was executed flawlessly and generated $360K in needed cost savings for the year.• Created and implemented the first process-oriented, cross-functional Gemba board at Barnes Distribution, thus leading by example as the company pursued a Lean culture• Developed tracking / exception reporting to more fully understand DC costs and network speed throughout the month• Conducted annual planning process and annual performance reviews for DC’s for two years. Accountable for results on a monthly basis for 20 months.• Consolidated lines to low cost DC and consolidated special order processing to one DC early in 2009. Improved cost per line from $2.65 for Q1-09 to $2.46 for the balance of 2009.

Davidson, Nc, Us

• Drove immediate improvement in Fill Rate from 94.7% for 2004 to 97.0% for 2005 and consistent 97.0% to 98.0% since 2005• Improved Planner processes and developed tracking and exception reporting to more fully understand and proactively address issues impacting Fill Rate within Inventory Control and cross-functionally• Established Planner presence and developed Inventory Control processes for Asia office• Named Barnes Distribution Employee of the Year for 2006• Attended prestigious Barnes Leadership Development Program in 2007. Also attended Columbia University Emerging Leader Development Program and training on Lean/Six Sigma, Project Management, Emotional Intelligence, Goal Deployment, and Employee Engagement.

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

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Columbus, Ohio, Us

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, General

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mathematics