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Miami, Florida, United States

Develop strategy, systems and processes that optimize the end-to-end supply chain with a focus on distribution. Key components include optimizing the networks within Re-Distribution, global freight, and last mile distribution as part of the overall end-to-end cost solution.

Developed and executed freight strategies to support management of F&P inbound freight spend of $300M+ and over 5K shipping lanes for Yum! Brands food and paper supply chain. Optimized supply chain network to drive out costs, including re-distribution strategies. • Developed freight strategies by partnering with 3PL’s and warehousing providers that produced $50M in benefits over the last 6 years.• Developed systems to support annual freight procurement, including analytics to benchmarks to support negotiations and final approval of rates.• Negotiated contracts with re-distribution partners and managed a re-distribution program, moving +6M cases annually saving $1.00 per case. Further developed re-distribution strategy, including refrigeration as part of the overall portfolio and opening west coast re-distribution facility.• Support brand marketing calendars for LTO (limited time offer) and new product launches by ensuring optimal distribution network and execution.• Supported supply assurance programs during COVID by opening 17 re-distribution centers for at-risk products during limited frozen warehousing capacity.• Added responsibility for warehouse management in support of Yum! Brand’s new store development and remodel activity, including $80M equipment freight spend.• Transitioned warehouse staging operations from a 50k sq. ft. warehouse to 100k sq. ft. warehouse, including site selection, facility planning, ground-up construction, and inventory transition from multiple sites.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Developed a price audit (i.e. Monitoring) service including team and systems to ensure member stores (22,000+ domestically) paid the proper price for their food and paper products based on negotiated supplier contracts, and their negotiated distribution agreements.• Developed systems and processes to audit pricing for 2.6M invoices annually and 95M line items, supporting 22K stores.• LTD recoveries of monies for franchise partners due to pricing discrepancies were $18M+.• Resulting systems development provided guidance in development of overall supply chain visibility systems, still in existence today. Oversaw systems enhancements led to decrease in monitoring staff from 6 FTE to 1 FTE over several years.• Led administration of global pricing system (GPS), ensuring proper communication with trading partners for supply chain execution against supplier contracts.• Led data management processes, ensuring proper management of distributor data collections and product mapping processes to support supply chain visibility systems.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Xodiax was a start-up Internet Data Center in the metro Louisville area. As a member of the executive team, helped develop business strategy, determine cost, negotiate vendor relations, develop organizational structure, and secured funding to execute plan.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Tenure at Broadwing is the result of several acquisitions, which started with NTR.NET Corp., a startup national ISP purchased by IXC Communications of Austin, TX. As such, was identified as one of four key employees for acquisition. In-turn IXC was purchased by Cincinnati Bell and shortly thereafter changed its name to Broadwing Communications.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Bluegrass division of Coca-Cola that remanufactured vending and fountain equipment for the central region of Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Princeton, Kentucky, United States

Bremner, Inc. is a Division of Ralston Purina. Bremner’s primary business is the production and distribution of private-label crackers and cookies.