Eric Wease Email & Phone Number

United States

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Farmington Hills, Mi, Us

▪ Executed bid optimization and sourcing strategies for RDC warehouses and OTR transportation RFPs, including intermodal, drayage, and DTC with a total contract value of $87.3M▪ Applied strategic sourcing methodologies to develop category strategies, negotiate contracts, and manage suppliers for optimal TCO models, and risk mitigation▪ Negotiated $14.6M (-26%) savings in cost reductions with multiple 3PLs▪ Developed, implemented, and directed the contract management capability and P&L oversight for third party logistics service providers▪ Worked with executive management to develop and implement Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and Supplier Performance Index (SPI) processes for all active 3PLs

▪ Implemented productivity standards (cases per hour) across 26 DCs including receiving, put away, replenishment, picking, packing, shipping and VAS processes to ultimately determine building direct and indirect labor requirements▪ Analyzed inbound receipts, outbound shipment cases, volume splits, and capacity from monthly merchandise plans worth over $500M▪ Accurately validated FTE estimates, productive hours and forecasted volume inputs to P&L financial plans for senior leadership▪ Accountable for key metrics of Forecast Accuracy, Inventory (WOS) Weeks of Supply, Fill Rate, E&O, and Cost Per Case

Monitored POS forecasts, emergent trends and business updates (changes in distribution, promotions, seasonality, etc.) utilizing ERP systems and developed collaborative internal and external strategies to maintain consistent inventory levels of serviceConducted comprehensive inventory pipeline analysis and collaborate with internal teams on inventory production and timing to maintain 100% supply chain availability while minimizing disruptions and excess inventoryAccurately forecasted trends for upwards of $400+ million worth of inventory annuallyManaged inventory levels by reviewing sales forecast data with the goal to meet demand, maintain established inventory targets, and minimize costs while working closely with other teams within the companies supply chainOrchestrated product flow recommendations and inventory stock positions with 50+ domestic and international manufacturers

Evaluated and analyzed our supply chain network for cost savings opportunities by realigning and developing network models to optimize how our transportation carriers service storesOptimized backhaul execution with inbound shipments and revenue share loads with dedicated carriersResponsible for managing business relationships large national outbound carriers (Swift, USX, Werner, Knight) and smaller regional carriers while properly tendering load shipmentsProactively identified potential driver shortages due to influxes in volumeWork directly with numerous dedicated carriers to source additional driversImproved department performance through analysis involving freight expense, transportation performance and procedural evaluationsMonitored the execution of daily routing by the distribution center and dedicated carrier. Follow up with the timing of load completion and on time carrier pick upDeveloped daily tender plans for the distribution centers for store replenishment

Marseille, Fr

Developed operational and logistical solutions to ensure high profile cargo is delivered efficiently and cost effectively to benefit global manufacturers (DuPont, Georgia Pacific)Optimized ocean carrier’s scorecards by evaluating our logistic performance logs and enhancing overall metricsImproved KPIs (detention, demurrage, and transshipment dwell) by tracking scheduled pickups at manufacturing facilities, identifying potential rail delays, on time discharge at destination, and timely release of customs documentationProvided updates to customers on shipments, sailing schedules, equipment availability, and routing using relevant ERP programs in order to provide accurate information to our customers.