David Palay Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

St. Paul, Mn, Us

HEAD OF ALL ECOLAB INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS OPERATIONS-Managing team of 5 Sr Managers with total organization > 100 employees-Responsible for Strategic and Operational Quality, Service, Cost, Safety imperatives

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

EXECUTED SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY FOR QUALITY, SERVICE, COST, PEOPLE IMPROVEMENT-Led global direct and indirect program management resources to deliver >$50M P&L cost improvement within FY21 through manufacturing and distribution product flow optimization, sourcing global transportation rate improvement, and fit for purpose transportation programs-Managed and communicated strategic project portfolio across finance, quality, plan, source, make, deliver, trade with exception management approach to forecast underperforming areas needing support-Built PMO function within enterprise deliver including playbook, process, toolset to standardize the HOW approach to realize the WHAT benefits while directing team to continuously work on skillset needed now and in the future

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

DEVELOPED AND LED SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY FOR ACQUISITION INTEGRATION-Led PMO to deliver >$25M Transportation and Trade global value capture each year-Led rebalance of USA network inventory for all business units across three distribution centers-Authored and taught Distribution Center Consolidation Playbook for Medtronic and Covidien value capture

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

LED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS (PDP) COMMERCIALIZATION FOR OPERATIONS-Developed manufacturing and supply chain strategies to launch products in emerging markets-Directed cross-functional integration team to minimize legal and regulatory risk and maximize quality and financial outcomes-Trained China Program Managers on best practice project management and global coordination across multiple functions-Created commercialization management program, tools, and training to standardize China product launch process

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

DROVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THROUGH LEAN SIGMA ANALYSIS AND COACHING-Achieved 30% site lead time reduction after developing cycle time model and managing improvement project-Built and implemented site metrics that provided visibility into lead time, cost, and delivery performance-Managed packaging value stream with 23 direct reports including engineers and direct labor-Led work center footprint reduction that cut footprint in half and maintained output-Assisted with AOP financial planning process including setting and updating labor standards

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

CREATED RAW MATERIAL PLANNING MODEL FOR SKU PHASE IN/OUT ACROSS $6B DIVISION-Generated approach to supply chain planning that coordinated raw material levels across three sites-Produced training manual for buyers after documenting best practices and systems

USED ANALYTICAL INTELLIGENCE TO INCREASE SALES AND CUT COSTS DURING RECESSION-Designed and implemented ecommerce plan that increased annual website revenue from $500k to $800k due to advertising and google optimization-Refined catalog product mix to focus on core and saved 20% on printing and mailing costs due to decreased page count-Developed warehouse expansion layout plan that maximized product flow and accessibility -Invented digital freight claim filing system to improve communication with carriers that led to a 50% improvement rate in damaged freight settlements-Improved repeat sales by executing digital retention program that solicited past customers

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

PLANNED GOGURT BRAND PRODUCTION SCHEDULE FOR WEST COAST DISTRIBUTION-Planned production schedule of entire Gogurt brand for West Coast distribution-Created just-in-time raw material sourcing and trucking plans for products with short shelf life

Mba, Business Administration; Marketing And Operations

Bsb, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Supply Chain Management