Director Of Supply Chain And Operations
Waukesha, Wisconsin, Us
LANG COMPANIES, Waukesha, WI / IG DESIGN GROUP, Atlanta, GA | 2/2016-2/2017LANG, a Waukesha, WI headquartered home décor, calendar, and greeting card company, owned by Sun Capital Partners P.E. firm, was in the process of being acquired by the public IG Design Group, headquartered in Eversholt, UK, a $700M+ multinational greeting, celebration, and gift company. Acquisition completed in July 2016.DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY CHAIN & OPERATIONS - IG Design Group (Post-Acquisition)Retained to integrate Atlanta operations with Waukesha operations, creating one unified 11-person team. • Took on additional responsibilities of leading the Atlanta Purchasing Team, the Asia Souring Team, P&L approval, invoice approvals, and department budgeting.• Developed 3 year $1M cost reduction plan for Sourcing and Logistics, which included resourcing printing from China to India at 1/5 the labor cost. DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY CHAIN & OPERATIONS – Lang Companies (Pre-Acquisition) Recruited to newly created position to prepare supply base, logistics and 3rd party warehouse for acquisition and integration into IG Design Group. Managed team of 8 supply chain, sales operations, logistics, and purchasing professionals located in Waukesha, WI, Atlanta, GA, and Columbus, OH. • Managed forecasting, planning, global sourcing and logistics, supplier contract negotiation, sales operations, and product testing for suppliers in China for an annual spend of $12M.• Transformed and created culture of team cohesiveness and performance through assessment, training, coaching, transparent communication, and weekly team meetings and bi-weekly 1-1’s. 2 team members promoted within a year. • Managed performance of Columbus, OH and Chino, CA third-party warehouses. Managed department budget and P&L.• Coached and advised 7-member Asia Sourcing Team in Shenzhen, China on product improvements, negotiation strategies, and supplier selection.