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Purchase, New York, Us

Multi-site operations senior manager. Responsible for cross functional supply chain efficiencies and key performance metrics. Areas of responsibility include manufacturing performance, employee development, productivity target/budget development, standard operating procedure implementation, productivity tactic ideation, vendor performance management, technical solution design, and P&L cost management on a base $70M spend. Also, responsible for managing key operations metrics and reporting.• Implemented improved financial system tying site level performance to P&L financials.• Collaborated with executive leadership on companywide improvement initiatives.• Matrix management of 30+ individuals across all US sites.• Implemented best practices globally – Turkey, Canada, Mexico and Central America.• Led multiple simulation modeling initiatives leveraging Simio.• Extensive ad hoc analysis as needed using a variety of tools.• Modernized reporting tools (SAP, Essbase, and Tableau).• Improved adherence to standard procedures reducing P&L cost by $1M+.• Implemented manufacturing best practices reducing process waste by $3M.• Program owner for national improvement initiative targeting $5.7M opportunity.• Improved tradeoff analysis tool to accurately reflect P&L costs.

Purchase, New York, Us

Program owner for improving the Q value (processing waste reduction) within our OEE initiative. Primarily responsible for improving first pass yields, reducing defects and eliminating manufacturing inefficiencies. Responsible for all Frito-Lay manufacturing facilities in the United States and Canada. Accountable for delivering against a $56M annual opportunity. Tasked to build a strategy and network for this newly created position.• Documented approximately 30 best practices for replication.• Hired 3rd party integration service to improve multiple areas of code within the ladder logic control systems that run the plants.• Worked with multiple vendors to develop improved equipment designs and piloted those designs to validate results.• Developed new metrics and tools for evaluating company-wide themes based performance opportunities.• Worked with key executives and Region VPs to improve the planning process for 2017 and focus on the right areas to drive performance.• Developed a focused agenda capable of delivering over $20M in 2017.• Delivered an average of 10% improvement across the 2016 focus sites.

Purchase, New York, Us

Accountable for managing the $150M supply chain Lean Six Sigma pipeline of projects for Frito-Lay North America. Collaborated with regional leadership in developing annual strategy and capability plans. Managed 50 LSS Project Leaders to ensure successful project completion. Integrated the corporate strategic vision into the region’s annual tactics to ensure success in achieving that vision and alignment with the VP and Sr. VP objectives. Proven track record of identifying and executing new sources of productivity across multiple functions.• Played a key role in enabling a turnaround year for the Carolinas Region – Winning the Top Operations Award in 2014.• Improved customer service by increasing On-Time delivery by 20% and reducing unscheduled layovers by 14%. • Reduced trailer dwell time at Lynchburg by 89%.• Eliminated $800k in finished waste from our manufacturing process.• Improved direct and indirect warehouse labor by over 5% through improved warehouse layout and labor management resulting in savings of $100k.• Reduced stales complaints by 44% and breakage complaints by 33%, resulting in increased sales of $1.75M. • Improved used carton use by 15%, delivering $800K incremental productivity. Moved the Carolinas from 11th to 2nd nationally in 1 year.• Improved safety in the bottom 2 functions (Sales Operations and Warehouse – currently working on Traffic), virtually eliminating injuries and accidents in those areas. Enabling the region to win the 2014 Safety Award.

Denton, Tx, Us

Purchase, New York, Us

As a member of the transportation leadership, I played a key role in developing and executing the transportation productivity agenda and establishing the strategic vision. Responsible for developing capabilities across multiple traffic centers to execute the vision and achieve positive P&L performance.• Managed inbound, outbound, LTL, intermodal, rail and dunnage shipments.• Managed 11 sites with an annual spend of over $130M for several years. • Led freight and warehouse integration projects with Quaker/Tropicana/Gatorade, Pepsi Bottling, and Anheuser Busch that resulted in $1.3M in savings for the North East Region on a target of $600K.• Managed network optimization team and the daily routing of orders to multiple different delivery location types including distribution centers, retail stores, plants, and other transportation operations.• Led annual optimization modeling exercises to identify new areas of opportunity across our network.• Worked closely with senior management across all of the supply chain to ensure that inventory and demand planning needs were met consistently.• Solved regional warehouse, DC, and transportation capacity constraints that enabled successful peak capacity operation without additional capital investment.• Turned around York Traffic from $100K+ loss to positive performance by fine tuning the i2 parameters to deliver executable solutions.

Purchase, New York, Us

Orchestrated design and launch of the transportation solution for a cutting edge S&D design. Collaborated with engineers and system architects. Executed technical design scoping, change management, organizational re-structuring, solution design, training development, and delivery.• Developed the transportation optimization solution and the business processes to enable daily execution.• Worked with the i2 optimization team to enable the successful routing of orders.• Leveraged Solver’s optimization modeling to fine tune our solution design and evaluate multiple sensitivity analysis scenarios.• Created financial tracking to validate project assumptions, and developed block bid structure to ensure alignment with current seniority structure and new supply chain requirements.

Purchase, New York, Us

Directed 4th largest transportation department, developed and managed $11M budget and ~100 employees. In charge of all operational aspects from financial planning to creating and implementing strategies.•Generated $2.4M in external revenue while reducing costs and increasing customer service level.•Integrated freight with Quaker/Tropicana/Gatorade and Pepsi to reduce total company expense.•Oversaw the team that executed the daily i2 solutions that were generated for our site.•Managed 85 drivers, 4 managers and 8 admin.

Purchase, New York, Us

Coordinated all activities with IT department and field personnel over 9 months during introduction of new projects regarding interfacing of back-end systems. Ensured project timelines and deployment schedules were met. Created and publicized weekly scorecards. Communicated site readiness for roll-out and highlighted gaps for project leadership.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Logistics And Supply Chain Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Decision Sciences