Chris Taylor Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Chris partners with retail executive teams to devise and implement supply chain, inventory, and planning strategies and capabilities. He regularly leads large, complex programs and partners with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver on revenue, profitability, working capital, and service level objectives. He has experience working across hardlines, softlines, and grocery retail, including off price, department store, luxury, home improvement, convenience, and other segments. Recent examples… Show more Chris partners with retail executive teams to devise and implement supply chain, inventory, and planning strategies and capabilities. He regularly leads large, complex programs and partners with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver on revenue, profitability, working capital, and service level objectives. He has experience working across hardlines, softlines, and grocery retail, including off price, department store, luxury, home improvement, convenience, and other segments. Recent examples include:Guided program management and analytics teams supporting a customer centric supply chain transformation for a $25B+ softlines retailer. Worked alongside planning, distribution, transportation, and technology leadership to manage a portfolio of initiatives delivering $250M+ gross margin over three years.Led business diagnostics, hypothesis definition, initiative design, and mobilization of 10+ workstreams driving 700+ bps gross margin over 3 years for a specialty retailer. Managed cross-functional team and partnered with executive stakeholders spanning product development, sourcing, planning, supply chain, and finance.Oversaw strategy definition, capability design, and implementation of a working capital transformation program for a $20B+ convenience retailer. Led teams addressing inventory ownership, receipt management, store replenishment, and parameter optimization opportunities to reduce supply chain and store inventories by over 20%. Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

Oversaw project teams delivering product flow, fulfillment, and warehouse automation strategies for hardlines and softlines retailers. Led the design and development of custom product flow optimization tools to provide strategic recommendations as well as support ongoing flow planning and execution. Guided market research and network optimization modeling to deliver a customer-centric fulfillment network strategy. Developed the detailed roadmap and business case for a major automation retrofit… Show more Oversaw project teams delivering product flow, fulfillment, and warehouse automation strategies for hardlines and softlines retailers. Led the design and development of custom product flow optimization tools to provide strategic recommendations as well as support ongoing flow planning and execution. Guided market research and network optimization modeling to deliver a customer-centric fulfillment network strategy. Developed the detailed roadmap and business case for a major automation retrofit across a complex, 15+ DC supply chain network. Show less

Atlanta, Ga

Delivered supply chain network, transportation, and inventory optimization projects for grocery, hardlines, and softlines retailers. Led teams that built LLamasoft network and transportation models for North American and international clients. Recommended inventory strategies to increase working capital productivity and product availability through planning and product flow improvements. Developed infrastructure roadmaps, market-level transportation and routing designs, and stocking strategies… Show more Delivered supply chain network, transportation, and inventory optimization projects for grocery, hardlines, and softlines retailers. Led teams that built LLamasoft network and transportation models for North American and international clients. Recommended inventory strategies to increase working capital productivity and product availability through planning and product flow improvements. Developed infrastructure roadmaps, market-level transportation and routing designs, and stocking strategies to advance clients’ profitability, service, and inventory objectives. Show less

Atlanta, Ga

Delivered supply chain network design and optimization projects for major softlines apparel and off price retail clients. Built LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru network optimization models to recommend future state network structures. Recommended distribution center network changes to support clients’ growth plans, capacity constraints, transportation and labor economics, and service level targets. Developed infrastructure roadmaps, business cases, and quick wins to support network recommendations.

Greater Atlanta Area

Analyzed order profile data and industry best practices to identify MHE needs, assisted with vendor selection, and developed acceptance testing procedures. Performed time studies and developed labor standards for various warehouse operations. Examined order data and capacity constraints to route inventory efficiently throughout a DC.

Created a Visual Basic program that expedited data entry and improved accuracy when documenting expenses.

Prepared repair bulletin cost and benefit evaluations to make retrofit recommendations. Wrote a Visual Basic program that evaluated engine history and FAA requirements to identify repair criteria, significantly reducing work-scope writing time and increasing document accuracy.