Doug Friesen Email & Phone Number

Woodburn, OR, US

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Portland, Oregon Area

• Recruited to this position: Provided analytical insights and recommendations to enhance decision making across supply chain operations and supported the company in focusing on the consumer, brand growth, and achieving.
• Lead development of reporting and analytical capabilities within our global logistics/transportation network partnering with subject matter experts and technical teams. This includes creating business requirements for.
• Drive business results and outcomes focused on brand, region, and omni-channel providing multi-disciplined analytics and recommendations for KPI improvement and potential business process changes.
• Provide analysis to determine how key KPIs are tracking to goals.
• Lead cross functional projects across the business to effectively drive change in revenue, service, and cost.
• Possess a thorough understanding of the up-stream and the down-stream processes and high-level systems flow in order to determine the impact of process changes.

Beaverton, OR

Recruited to this position:Oversaw the daily activities of the warehouse to ensure all inventory was stored and distributed to manufacturing or other departments in an accurate and efficient manner. Accountable for the performance of the warehouse staff and the efficient space utilization of the facility. Additional duties included planning, organizing.

Portland, Metro

• Recruited to this position:Developed and improved global business processes, systems and metrics in the logistics area with cross functional impact to Dispatch, Field Services and the Technical Support Center. This.
• Chaired a project team to develop processes and system changes to create the end-to-end event tracking of parts movement – a unique identifier connecting the outbound and return inbound event.
• Mobilized and led a global project team with representatives from 5 different groups to address the implementation of new transportation regulations in 70 different process areas.
• Collaborated with a lead logistics provider to determine the scope of a major system upgrade and the corresponding effect on the Global Single Instance (GSI) system. Ensured the processes, documentation and training.
• Partnered with Global Freight & Warehouse and Inventory Planning to develop and implement process flows and procedures to account for Oracle-owned inventory at customer sites.
• Visualized and improved all steps in both manual and system workflows as an expert user of MS Visio and other tools for process flow creation.

Wilsonville, OR

• Promoted to this position:Directed timely and cost-effective distribution of products and services through management of employees and processes, including order fulfillment, receiving, inventory control, material.
• Guided employees to consistently achieve team objectives by hiring, managing, coaching, and developing direct reports and ultimately, an effective team.
• Directed my team in order processing, logistics and shipping all emulator hardware globally, including spare parts shipping.
• Engineered a feasibility study for outsourcing Manufacturing & Distribution Services, resulting in a clear understanding of activities and associated cost drivers within the teams along with identifying and bundling.
• Integrated carrier shipping systems with SAP, allowing the downloading of order information and uploading of tracking numbers back into SAP.
• Facilitated the centralization of field office SAP receiving transactions at global distribution centers, improving the turn-around-time and accuracy of the transactions.

Wilsonville, OR

• Promoted to this position:Directed employees and processes in the areas of distribution, logistics, order fulfillment, manufacturing, shipping/receiving, traffic and transportation. Facilitated Export/Import.
• Coordinated the configuration, integration testing and implementation of the SAP system to meet Distribution Dept. needs. Developed internal process flow, matching with appropriate system transactions. Negotiated with.
• Received the Mentor Graphics Achievement Award for redesigning processes and for implementing a workplace that has been conducive to productivity, profitability and employee satisfaction.
• Established effective partnerships with counterparts in Worldwide Order Fulfillment, Purchasing, Legal, Marketing, Facilities, Finance, IT, and Customer Support.
• Chaired the Worldwide Order Fulfillment Metrics Team, establishing standards for supply chain and distribution metrics and baseline performance for the department including monthly activity reporting, KPI’s, scorecards.
• Improved and streamlined processes to gain greater efficiency and cost savings through innovation, negotiation, and continuous improvement techniques.

Wilsonville, OR

• Recruited to this position:Directed corporate negotiations in traffic/transportation activities, entering into carrier/vendor contracts which leverage MGC's volume to assure timely delivery and low cost. Established.
• Received the Chairman’s Achievement Reward for negotiating significant carrier cost and service improvements for the corporation.
• Key team member in a major Work Redesign project effecting space reduction of 81%, headcount reduction of 50%, and an annual freight expense reduction of $1 million.
• Developed with carriers electronic invoicing, reducing paperwork by 90% and improving data collection, auditing, and reporting accuracy.
• Negotiated a contract with a new freight payment vendor resulting in a 46% reduction in processing costs and a 31 % increase in audit savings.
• Tracked all Mentor Graphics freight expense, enabling the evaluation of our overall freight costs and development of further cost savings measures.