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Tampa, Fl, Us

Greater Tampa Area

Engage with clients to deliver value from start-up, through growth and maturity.• Strategy & Planning – Work with clients to develop, or refine vision, values, goals and objectives.• Continuous Improvement – Lead clients from the initial steps through mastery of the processes & tools.• Logistics & Transportation – Routing & Process Optimization – Improve service and fully leverage assets & resources.• Cost Reduction – Focused on supply chain, sourcing, and workforce management.• Project Management & Implementation – Lead clients through the process of visioning, scoping, staffing, managing, executing, measuring and maintaining key strategic initiatives and priorities.Key client engagements:• Network Optimization – Drove the integration of fulfillment and service delivery operations for a large consumer services firm. Engagement generated over $24MM in EBITDA through consolidation of locations, disposal of excess assets, logistics network optimization, and labor reduction.• Organizational Transformation – Directed organizational transformation initiative at a $450MM division of a $1B branded products company. Drove operational and supply chain improvement to improve cash-to-cash cycle (17-day improvement) through realignment of talent and network resources. • Value Stream Optimization – Designed and implemented value stream optimization program for a healthcare software enterprise. Realized a 58% reduction in lead-time of on-boarding new clients. Created a significant improvement in customer engagement and in the cash-to-cash cycle.• Acquisition Integration - Developed acquisition integration plan for PE backed recycling firm. Designed a synergy transformation plan that realized EBITDA improvement of 27% post-acquisition over the first 10 acquired companies.• Sourcing Transformation - Led sourcing and procurement for a $280MM annual revenue B2C services firm with 250+ locations in the US. Achieved an average of 14.7% savings on targeted spend of $22MM.

Westchester, Il

Spearheaded executive leadership of strategy, procurement, pricing, and supply chain management. Oversaw sourcing and procurement of salvage vehicles for resale of OEM automotive parts. Led development and deployment of comprehensive strategy/process for consultative sales and marketing. Standardized process for calculation, placement, and execution of auction strategy across North America. Developed dynamic budgeting and management process to adapt to changing customer demand and capacity.• Responsible for P/L associated with the purchase and sale of recycled vehicles and recycled automotive components.• Generated $1,500,000 in annual savings through optimization of logistics and bidding costs.• Led development of pricing and inventory model to increase inventory turns (from 1.4 to 2.2) and expand margin (+25%).• Developed comprehensive standard work program for field operations, inventory management, sales, and distribution.• Deployed continuous improvement training, problem solving, and metrics to over 700 team members in North America.

Northbrook, Il

Led key corporate strategies to launch sustainability services. Developed comprehensive approach for Lean deployment, including strategy, training, implementation, and results tracking. Oversaw team of 30 professionals focused on daily dynamic management and optimization of 1,300 routes across U.S. and Canada.• P/L leadership and responsibility for Medical Device Recovery service line within the Sustainability Services Team.• Generated $43MM in annual cost savings through continuous improvement events from 2010 to 2015.• Directed team in completing 654 Kaizen events and trained over 4,100 team members on continuous improvement fundamentals.• Implemented Roadnet Transportation Suite, generating $18MM in annual bottom-line savings from 2012 to 2013.• Developed and deployed new methodology for route restructuring, producing over $3.2MM in annualized savings.• Generated over $3MM in annual savings and added significant capacity to support growth as a result of over 75 events to help plant operations improve service quality and eliminate waste.• Improved onboarding process for acquired customers and reduced lost revenue by $10MM annually.• Enriched customer experience, profitability, safety, and compliance through deployment of transportation management standard work (over 60 events), with 45% reduction in missed stops within first ten months of deployment.• Developed and implemented account profitability maximization process, generating over $7.9MM in annual savings.

Led the Strategic Sourcing Team and collaborated with other parts of the organization to realize over $10.6 MM in total savings over a 4 year period.- Managed annual strategic sourcing initiatives to generate over $8.5 MM incremental annual cost savings covering purchases related to: corrugated, liners, telecommunications, printed materials, transportation, fleet, fuel and plant supplies.- Generated $750,000 in annual savings though Manifest Mail Back Elimination.Produced $450,000 in annual savings through the conversion of customers from corrugated boxes to reusable containers.- Organizational Development: Built a centralized supply management organization covering annual expenditures of over $100 MM annually; Developed and delivered training in Sales Negotiation, Purchasing, Site Visits, Communication and Purchasing Negotiation.- Led product development for Sharps Management Services (Bio Systems) business unit, completing and implementing three major product development programs in under 18 months.- Managed corporate real estate portfolio including establishment of large shared services center for over 350 employees.

Managed four cross-functional and cross-divisional teams for a global sourcing engagement. Generated $46 MM in annual savings on an annual spend of $165 MM.Led client teams to negotiate long-term purchasing agreements resulting in $10.4 MM in annual savings on purchases of MRO, transportation, machined components and electrical components.Managed a total of 30 full-time client members and 10 consultant team members.Led the process transformation initiative to link two distinct $500 MM divisions.Established global standards for engineering, testing and quality.Mentored executives on the sourcing process to ensure effective knowledge transfer.Conducted supply Chain Assessment for U.S. Based client for United Kingdom Operations. Sourced from suppliers in North America, Europe, China, and Australia.

Chicago, Il

Led Federal reimbursement projects delivering over $40 MM annually to education agencies.Increased revenue on the engagement by over $5 MM through identification of additional opportunities.Negotiated with several State and Federal program representatives to design, develop, implement and modify reimbursement program methodology.

Chicago, Il

Business Process Outsourcing.