David Smithey Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

My goal is to help others achieve their adventure dreams. As an adventurer myself, I've been helped along my journey as an ultra runner and mountaineer by others who told me I could do it, gave me advice and taught me skills and even pushed me when I needed it. Through Top Out Adventures, I get to help support others as they take on big challenges and explore their limits.

Garland, Texas, Us

- Recruited to lead transformational change in the operational capabilities of the business during a period of rapid growth.- Responsible for the supply chain with manufacturing in Asia and Mexico, customer service and North American distribution activities including company owned and 3PL warehousing operations.- Launched and led the implementation of a SIOP process to improve inventory turns by 15% in 6 months and increase on-time fulfillment by 30%.- Grew warehouse shipment volume by 27% within the first 12 months on the job.- Identified new manufacturing partners in Mexico to reduce lead times by 75% and reduce costs by 15%.

Birmingham, West Midlands, Gb

- Led corporate wide improvements in the area of supply chain and procurement capabilities to improve customer delivery, reduce costs and capital requirements.- Designed and implemented supply chain maturity assessment tools to establish organizational capabilities and develop improvement plans.- Raised maturity assessment results to 75% for all 6 locations in transformation scope.- Chosen to be a trainer for internal APICS certification courses delivered across all global operations.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

- Full business responsibility for the US based factory direct distribution business. In 2 years the business has grown from 38 to 55 stores while increasing annual revenue by 56%.- Major upgrades in capabilities and execution resources were necessary to execute on the rapid growth plan, improving safety and operational practices and implementing a sales excellence process managed through CRM tools.- Built a team through talent assessments and strategic restructuring of positions along with external recruiting to make factory direct a strategic distribution advantage.- Received Chairman’s Award nomination for the successful growth of the business in 2017.

Richardson, Tx, Us

- Leading transformational initiatives to improve performance across business functions such as supply chain, engineering, manufacturing, sales and sourcing- Strategic long term planning for manufacturing and supply chain to optimize channel fulfillment- Creation of development programs for high potential employees that provide cross functional exposure and training

Richardson, Tx, Us

- Profit and Loss responsibility for a network of wholesale stores. Grew the store network from 77 to 171 locations. Stores have outpaced the business overall in revenue growth, increasing from 30% of business revenue in 2012 to 36% currently.- Revenue and margin accountability for the parts and supplies business of $315M. Grew sales by 33% and margin increases of 47% since 2012.- Scope of responsibility includes sales & marketing, human resources, product management, store operations and finance.

Richardson, Tx, Us

- Responsible for the management of 39 distribution centers serving customers in the United States and Canada- Distribution variable costs reduced by 14% while increasing next day delivery coverage from 81% to 92%- Led the operational team in the conversion from a centralized hub and spoke network to a regional network. The regional network of 8 distribution centers better serves customer’s needs by moving inventory closer to the point of sale and provides a more local presence- Implemented new warehouse and transportation management systems and significant upgrades in operational capabilities in the areas of safety, operational best practices and Lean initiatives

Richardson, Tx, Us

- Led the single largest investments in the company’s history at the time in a greenfield, Lean manufacturing operation in Saltillo, Mexico serving multi-business units- The operation was successfully started on-time and on-budget delivering $25M in savings annually since 2010- Responsibilities included contract negotiations, financial management, building construction, hiring, equipment purchases, operational readiness and product introductions

Adrian, Michigan, Us

- Moved to Monterrey and managed a manufacturing plant during a period of significant growth to establish a profitable and stable operation- Focused efforts on building a capable and motivated management team, developing effective systems to control processes and creating a culture of cooperation and goal achievement- Grew sales from $25M to $44M in 36 months through addition of new customers and increased production capacity- Reduced return dollars due to quality problems from $2.50 to $0.45 per thousand dollars of sales - Embarked on a Lean journey including the implementation of Lean Thinking Training for all employees, Value Stream mapping the entire operation and utilizing Kaizen improvement events and 5S organizational practices- Moved to Querétaro and assumed leadership of a plant following the displacement of the management for fraud- Reorganized the management team and started the movement towards a team based philosophy- Reconciled the promised sales volume with the actual plant capacity

Adrian, Michigan, Us

Production floor team management to achieve productivity and quality goals.

Adrian, Michigan, Us

Developed products for customer applications and designed new products for new markets.

Mba, Business Administration

Me, Mechanical Engineering

Be, Mechanical Engineering