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Somerset, Pennsylvania, US

San Diego, CA, US

• Lead a team of 4 associate managers and 50 hourly direct reports supporting all manufacturing activities in Memphis, which includes loaner set processing, set building, kit assembly, and instrument servicing.
• Oversaw 50% increase in loaner sets processed per day, where the team now processed 1000 sets per day.
• Reduced back log of pending loaner sets to process from 400 to less than 50 per day.
• Drove 10% improvement in loaner processing productivity via both a revamped workflow and hourly monitoring of actual versus expected output.

Franklin, MA, US

• Complete oversight for $25M annual operating budget for a 650k square ft 3PL distribution center employing over 350 hourly employees.
• Consistently shipped between 25,000-30,000 eComm orders per week.
• Improved on-time shipments for same day eComm orders from 85% to 98% within first 60 days.
• Introduced transactional audits for replenishment, picking, and put away functions to drive inventory accuracy improvements.

Olive Branch, Mississippi, US

• Gained responsibility for the embroidery and value added departments while maintaining previous oversight for all distribution, logistics, and compliance operations
• Successfully renegotiated small parcel contract with $15M in annual spend to yield annualized savings of more than $1.5M.
• Oversaw more than $5M in annual ocean freight spend.
• Reduced lead times on embroidery orders from 12 days down to 5 days
• Transformed the Logistics department from a transactional entity into one which drives improvements in container cube utilization and ocean freight cost per unit (CPU).
• Worked with Manufacturing to better understand air freight CPU and impact on Gross Margins.

Olive Branch, Mississippi, US

• Complete oversight for all distribution, logistics, and compliance operations for the entire company.
• Developed and maintained a $12M annual operating distribution budget.
• Increased on time shipments from from 17% to 98%.
• Reduced distribution CPU (cost per unit) by more than 20%.
• Also improved DC performance in order accuracy, dock-to-stock time, productivity, and cost.

Chattanooga, TN, US

• Hybrid role which included working remotely from home as well as up to 75% travel.
• Had oversight for all warehousing and distribution activities for 33 facilities totaling 1.1M square feet across the U.S.
• Met with existing warehousing clients to discuss ways to improve their customer experience.
• Met with potential clients to grow warehousing revenue.
• Hosted weekly calls with facility management to review KPI’s, discuss revenue generation, train, and share best practices.
• Developed warehouse racking layouts for new and consolidated facilities to best optimize space.

Göteborg, SE

• Managed a team of 7 supervisors, 9 team leaders, and 100 hourly employees across 3 shifts in a 1 million square foot startup distribution center which distributes over 160,000 SKU’s across 4 unique brands.
• Developed the job descriptions for all hourly and salaried positions within the inbound organization.
• Established and documented the work instructions for the entire inbound operation, including but not limited to unloading, sortation, and put away.
• Facilitated Value Stream Mapping exercises to drive continuous improvements within both the inbound and outbound operations.
• Supported the corporate project team as we transitioned and consolidated additional brands from other distribution centers into this centralized North American facility.

St. Louis, MO, US

• Reduced raw material inventory 40% (from $14M to $9M) over 2 years across 2 plants by implementing monthly recalculations of the safety stock for over 4000 part numbers.
• Worked with the materials manager to purchase “A” items on a weekly basis rather than monthly.
• Owned the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process. Transformed the process through the introduction of unit forecasting, as well as through the introduction of a formalized monthly S&OP meeting cycle.
• Implemented master scheduling in weekly buckets within the Acuna, Mexico plant.
• Evaluated and implemented a component stocking plan to assemble mobile computing point-of-care carts at our facility in the Czech Republic. Resulted in the reduction of finished product lead times from 14 weeks down to.
• Met with potential new suppliers in the Czech Republic to source components for the Czech facility.

St. Louis, MO, US

• Managed all aspects of a 275,000 square foot manufacturing plant and distribution center, including the development and oversight of $10 million annual operating budget.
• Managed a distribution team of 4 distribution supervisors, 5 departmental supervisors and 110 total employees.
• Led the manufacturing team consisting of 15 total employees across 4 different manufacturing cells specializing in metal fabrication.
• Project Manager for the relocation of the entire facility, including but not limited to the site selection, lease negotiation, facility layout, facility construction, and the move itself. On time and under budget by.
• Developed a facility layout which increased distribution productivity over 10%.
• Plant was a 2 time Finalist in 2011 and 2012 for the Emerson COO International Safety Award for overall excellence in safety, as well as a Finalist in 2012 for the Emerson Operational Excellence Award (an award modeled.

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• Held different managerial positions with progressively increased responsibilities within the receiving, shipping, and inventory control departments.
• Was a member of the management teams for the startups of 3 new grocery distribution centers in Hammond, LA, Washington Court House, OH, and Shelbyville, TN.
• Managed departments of between 20 and 60 direct hourly reports.
• Applied Six Sigma methodology to reduce shipping outs by 35%, increase facility productivity by 9% through rewarehousing, and reduce damages 33% through the rewarehousing of 6,000 different items.

Masters, Global Supply Chain Management

Business, Transportation, Marketing

High School Diploma, Summa Cum Laude