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Liberty, MO, US

Shawnee, Kansas, United States

Lead the strategy development & provide operational oversight to the supply planning, domestic inventory, outbound load planning, co-pack strategy, business analytics & customer claim areas that comprise the supply chain operational areas.Lead & Facilitate the S&OP Process.Develop & articulate business system improvements to maximize supply chain.

Merriam, KS

Lead the systems solution strategy for Manufacturing, Operations and Supply Chain while serving as the direct link between the business areas and IT for project prioritization & benefit. Functional subject matter expert for business process and systems used for manufacturing, operations, supply chain & transportation areas. Relationship manager for.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Lead team of 19 Logistics professionals focused on ensuring all product replenishment shipments arrive at approximately 40,000 retail rooftops on time and within planned budget. Key activities include collaborating within the sales division and throughout the supply chain and transportation to meet retailer expectations. Primary accountability is for the.

*Influence decisions, drive efficiency and minimize costs within existing supply chain operations for Hallmark's Greetings subsidiaries*Identify and implement the optimal product distribution network for Hallmark North America*Led an initiative to ship fewer, fuller cartons to retail which resulted in savings of over $4mm in 2013.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

*Successfully led cross-divisional inititives that have resulted in a 10% reduction in outbound cartons shipped*As of 6/1, on-target to reduce outbound transportation costs by $2MM for full year 2013

Kansas City, Missouri Area

*Directed sourcing decisions for custom produced, finished goods used to merchandise Hallmark product in approx 40,000 retail locations-annual spend of >$50M.*Led Supplier Relationship Management process/directed business relationships of 30+ suppliers.*Total team savings documented under my leadership was $10.7M.*Provided leadership and direction for 4.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

*Responsible for all design, re-engineering efforts associated with Hallmark's planned SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EMM 7.0) implementation for distribution network and outbound transportation processes.*Initated 40+ business process changes-95% were approved to minimize/eliminate customization upon implementation,*Faciliated and directed executive.

Liberty, MO

*Responsible for the safety and performance of the direct and indirect staff, stewardship of a $7M labor and supply budget, storage and placement of 25,000 skus, fulfillment of 300,000 wholesales and 5,000 cartons per day to 40,000 retail customers while maintaining a 99.65% accuracy rating.*Led Lean transformation resulting in $750,000 labor savings.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

*Managed the freight audit, claims & payment processes.*Managed the inbound carrier and mode routing process of shipments from domestic suppliers & internal production facilities.*Directed the annual disbursement of >$100M to Hallmark's Transportation suppliers and service providers.*Re-designed/implemented changes to the local transportation network.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

*Managed team responsible for issuing orders for product, fixtures and merchandising for approx.10,000 accounts.*Provided leadership and direction to 25 employees.

Topeka, Kansas Area

*Co-facilitated the Topeka counter packaging run initiative team which realized savings of $210,000.*Provided leadership and direction for multiple teams on 2nd and 3rd shifts ranging from 25-50 employees.

Fremont, NE And Osceola, IA

*Led work teams of 5 to 35 employees on various shifts in both union and non-union facilities to ensure compliance with USDA regulations and drive efficiencies.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Agricultural Business

Activities and Societies: Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity - Chapter President Department Ambassador

Education record

Activities and Societies: National FFA Organization - American Farmer Degree

Doniphan Leadership Institute