Josh Froese Email & Phone Number

Greater Boston Area

• Took on the role of ERP super user for operations. This entailed being the point person for operations in regards to implementation, testing, process control, documentation, troubleshooting/resolving issues as they arise, training employees from Doble and other Doble owned companies.• Generated historical demand calculation for MRP.• Reported on changes to KPI trends to get key insights to hitting operational goals.• Performed inventory analytics to identify E&O material for disposition.• Helped develop and maintain an IO report to give buyers a year FCST prediction.• Improved cycle count accuracy by developing new processes within the ERP system. • Developed validation reports to ensure we met our cycle count requirements and goals.• Worked on multiple projects cross functionally with Directors/VP’s from other divisions.• Maintained Item master data.• Coordinated and planned the procurement of goods through suppliers and contract manufacturers to meet demand.• Performed root cause analysis on inventory outages. • Negotiated costs and conditions with all associated suppliers and contract manufacturers.• Maintained files for compliance with ISO procedures.• Performed daily activities such as, procurement, purchase orders, expediting, return material authorizations, and inventory movements and part selection based on engineering documentation.

Greater Boston Area

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Key Responsibilities:• Increased service levels by developing a supply plan for a large product portfolio to reduce out of stocks across the supply chain network.• Optimized value on supplier offerings by working cohesively with the Canadian Supply Chain team. • Proactively defined corrective action plans to resolve product allocations, service, quality, claims and pricing issues.• Improved inventory levels by gathering customer forecast data from sales and operations to build accurate purchase plans. • Slashed freight costs by negotiating better terms in supplier marketing letters.• Negotiated extended supplier payment terms to help reach Univar’s working capital goals.• Trained and mentored other supply planners.• Effectively lead team collaboration by becoming the Agriculture SharePoint site owner and utilizing the sites features.• Provided timely reports, information and answers to all sales and operations inquiries.

Key Responsibilities: • Maintained inventories through forecasting and reordering safety stock as needed while minimizing purchasing costs and capital employed. • Took ownership of updating the Univar online price book.• Lowered freight costs by early ordering, meeting supplier prepaid minimum quantities and combining various products from multiple suppliers onto a single order.• Created and sustained internal product codes.• Resolved product availability, service, quality, claims and pricing issues.• Provided timely reports, information, and answers to all sales and operations inquiries.

Key Responsibilities: • Thrived working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. • Built and sustained excellent long-term customer relationships through proactively checking customers’ stock levels and always delivering on time. • Gained confidence with clients by effectively processing all orders, product issues and concerns with• Managed warehouse inventory and logistics. • Exceeded customer expectations by generating timely reports and data when needed. • Collected and managed customer discounts and forecasts.