Brian Steward Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Amazon Business simplifies the purchasing process to make it easier for more than five million businesses worldwide to get the products they need. We’re right for any organization at any stage – starting, growing, transforming – and we solve for our customers’ unmet and undiscovered needs by continuously expanding our selection and adding relevant new tools and features. And it’s our instinct to invent. At Amazon, we purposefully question what others don’t, creating unexpectedly better ways of getting things done. Learn more at business.amazon.com

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Managed eight teams across the US Heavy/Bulky Amazon Transportation Network. Inclusive of a (1) First Mile pick-up program injecting external vendor volume into internal Amazon Delivery networks, (2) Middle Mile Linehaul operations and execution, (3) Sort Center Operations managing pallet cross/docks, (4) Delivery Services program for launching assembly/haul way/installation services inside customer home, (5) Returns Carrier Management for scheduled pick-ups, (6) 3rd party carriers performing scheduled/unscheduled delivery on behalf of Amazon, (7) delivery and transportation team performing tactical execution of network functions from volume capacity management to configuration and lane auditing, and (8) Transportation Operations integration team focused on process improvements and cost savings initiatives across US network.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Led the 3PL Operations for the Amazon North American Fulfillment Network Perform vendor management across all 3PL operating warehouse locations that augment the Amazon Fulfillment Center Network. Responsibilities include Inbound/Outbound (IB/OB) Forecasting/planning, monitoring warehouse transactional volume, driving best practices between IB/OB and Inventory process paths, Kaizen events and continuous improvement opportunities, metrics monitoring and data reconciliation, troubleshooting of systematic issues between Amazon and 3PL WMS and aligning the 3PL network with the Amazon FC network through best practice sharing and process alignment. Accomplished significant year over year volume through focused capacity and improvement projects, representing 255% increases from 2015 to 2016.Lead and define 3PL fulfillment operations within North America, have led projects for improvements for on time shipment metrics, customer delivery performance accuracy, damage and defect rate reductions, stow efficiency and cube utilization, peak season operational planning, inventory control and throughput maximization. Managed successful launch and closure of 3PL sites within Amazon fulfillment network in 2015. Maintain strategic Amazon 3PL partnerships with external fulfillment vendors, this also includes close coordination with Amazon 3PL teams in Europe, Japan and India Manage technology projects for 3PL technology platforms to drive efficiency within network; specifics projects include customer order cancelations, LTL/parcel carrier transitions, warehouse transfer processes, Purchase Order Silent Receive, Messaging integration Migration, Part Catalog Dimensions/Weights updates, Dynamic ship method flips, Fulfilled by Amazon/Warehouse Deals; these projects have resulted in enhanced customer experience and optimized vendor performance

Arlington, Va, Us

Selected as the Manager to lead the Sustainment Activity for the Integrated Material and Information Management project within GS&S. This includes drafting and managing the future Sustainment Process for the follow on Supply Chain 2.0 initiative within GS&S. This is a special project in conjunction with my day to day RCS SCM job scope. •Sustainment Project Manager for the Integrated Material Information Management (IMIM) team across five GS&S sites (Philadelphia, Mesa, Huntington Beach, Puget Sound and St. Louis) focused on developing a common enterprise level approach to management of functional business processes and the enabling Supply Chain systems and tools. •Manage and track factory order sustaining budgetary Pools 6S for the Senior Project Manager within GS&S. In this capacity I manage the budget of $42 million dollars, tracking actuals against the authorized allocated values to create action plans to correct variances for over charging activity IDs.

Arlington, Va, Us

Manager with oversight and responsibility for Supply chain functional systems and tools integration for Boeing Rotorcraft systems (RCS) for Philadelphia, PA and Mesa, AZ. •Manage a team of 14 employees in multiple locations providing Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems integration solutions for Boeing Rotorcraft (RCS) systems. Provide guidance on material planning, order execution, demand forecasting and repair management to the functional Supply Chain disciplines and Program Management leads within RCS. •Plan and track multiple supply chain projects simultaneously, ranging from new system deployments for start up programs, process definition and system integration for new SCM initiatives, day to day system maintenance and upgrades and coordination with Information Technology (IT) for systemic solutions. •Maintain Supply Chain inputs for proposal development activity as it pertains to new program start-ups for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter, AH-64 Apache helicopter and the V-22 Osprey platforms. This includes management of resources and schedules to manage customer expectations. •Oversee the RCS functional post production incident review change board for SCM systems and tools. This includes the management of GOLD & GOLDesp (Inventory Management systems), SCM front end web tools (TAV, COPPR, WOW) and the complimentary systems for receiving (ARES), enterprise shipping system (BESSy) and Quality applications (TIPQA)•Leverage common best practices across Boeing Sites within the Global Services and Support division to drive common business processes and issue resolution to improve supply chain efficiency and systems data integrity

Arlington, Va, Us

Project Manager for the process improvement of the Boeing-DLA proposal effort. Selected to lead this special project by Global Services & Support leadership in order to improve the visibility of proposals in the system, identify the end to end processes while identifying and implementing improvements, ensuring visibility of bottlenecks in the process, agreeing to joint contracting methodologies between Boeing and the Government and implementing joint process improvement metrics between the two organizations.

Arlington, Va, Us

Plan and implement Supply Chain systems and tools deployment, process improvement, organizational improvement for new programs under the Boeing Rotorcraft organization. Lead projects systems and tools deployments from cradle to grave; this support also includes status updates to all stakeholders and follow-on support for sustainment of the systems throughout the contract period of performance. • Lead supply chain systems and tools deployment projects to ensure best supply chain practices and processes within the Boeing Defense Systems Business Model are integrated into the new program’s day to day operations. • Collaborate with senior management and program functional teams to identify and solve a variety of business issues that threaten successful deployment of SCM tools; analyze issues and align internal and external resources to ensure successful tools deployment

Arlington, Va, Us

Supply Chain Management Activities • Program Supply Chain lead; developed and implemented the strategic objectives for the organization while being responsible for the stand-up of the Materials Resource Planning (MRP) system and the complementary processes for Supply Chain management, inventory management, order management/ fulfillment and repair management.• Project Manager for the system integration between the selected MRP system and the common Boeing Defense procurement and Quality systems; drive process improvement by aligning program to the common Boeing processes and reducing procurement lead time by 10 days and repair cycle time by 6 days. Inventory Management & Stock Control • Oversee 3PL warehouse management and stock control with New Breed Logistics. Activities include shipping and receiving, unserviceable retrograde, manage acceptable inventory levels based on inventory forecasting and order management processes. • Provide process oversight for Government Property to ensure warehouse management and stock control in the program's El Paso, TX warehouse. This includes shipping and receiving related to inbound and outbound warehousing at multiple locations, unserviceable retrograde and stock item repair and refurbishment to ensure Government Furnished Material is ready for issue to the customer. Supplier Management & Sourcing Activities • Manage strategic supplier performance and capability proactively through the use of business reviews, supplier performance scorecards, metrics reporting, contract administration tools, and continuous improvement projects; interface with senior level supplier representatives to ensure supplier commitment • Deliver sourcing recommendations based on comprehensive competitive analysis; this includes financial analysis, supplier quality and/or technical capabilities, demand history and supplier performance

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Logistics Officer within the Army Transportation Corps; provided support to units across the Army’s combat support and combat service support sectors. Major highlights include Logistics support in South Korea, Germany, Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom VI) and within the United States. Held positions of increasing levels of authority ranging from Company Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, Detachment Commander and Battalion Operations and Training Officer. Honorably discharged as a Captain in 2007.

Mba, Supply Chain

Erasmus Exchange Program, International Marketing

Bachelor Of Science, Marketing