Kevin V. Harte Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Distribution International is a leading distributor of thermal and acoustical insulation and related supplies for maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) in North America. The Houston-based company has operations throughout the United States and Canada to provide constant service to customers worldwide.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Supply Chain Optimization Solution Services that include:
• Project Management Solutions
• Operational Assessments & Improvements
• Implementation of Labor standards
• Facility Design & Layouts
• E-commerce improvements

Bel Air, MD

• Offering Supply Chain Management consulting services for both small and large organizations that need assistance in the following business areas:Currently doing a retrofit / re-slotting project for a parts defense.
• Talent Development Services
• Project Management Services
• Performance Accountability
• KPI Metric Implementations
• Six Sigma Improvement Projects

Pittston, PA & Chapin, SC

• United Sporting Companies is a wholesale distributor of firearms, shooting accessories, hunting supplies, camping equipment, and marine accessories selling to stocking retailers. Responsible for Operations.
• Led the organization in consolidating 3 DC's into a new Greenfield DC and at the same time implementing a new WMS & ERP system at the same time to improve the distribution network that resulted in improved customer.
• Implemented a program to secure a 3rd Party Logistics Partner to distribute and service customers from a West Coast DC to reduce transit time and replenish back to the 15 western states.
• Instrumental in putting together and implementing a comprehensive program to lead the firearms industry in ATF Compliance requirements for the enterprise.
• Big Box Implementation: Set up a Virtual DC Network to expand the BIG Box business (Customers such as Dick’s, Academy, Cabela’s) within an existing DC. This has helped result the company going from $12M in revenue to a.
• Implementation of Dashboard Metrics: Developed work standards within the functional areas that resulted in 23% increase in productivity standards in the JSC division.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Offering Supply Chain Management consulting services for both small and large organizations that need assistance in the following business areas:
• Performance & Project Management
• Performance Accountability & KPI Implementation
• Implementing Continuous Process Improvements
• 3rd Party Start Ups

Aberdeen, MD

• Saks Fifth Avenue is a premier American luxury department store. Responsible for all aspects of central fulfillment for Saks Direct (Saks.com).
• Peak Strategy: Partnered with all the business partners to plan out and execute a successful 2007 Holiday strategy that delivered shareholder success to our customers with a 39% volume gain over the prior year.
• Dashboard / Scorecard / Forecasting Tool / Implementation: Initiated a formal metric scorecard for the fulfillment operation that measures the following components: financial, productivity, quality, and customer.
• Continuous Improvements & Productivity Achievements: Standardized basic processing functions in the Returns and Wrapping areas to increase productivity by 8% in the Returns area and 4.5% in the Wrapping department.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• W. W. Grainger, Inc. is a Fortune 500 industrial supply company that is a business-to-business distributor of products used to maintain, repair and operate facilities. Responsible for Grainger's largest distribution.
• Productivity Achievements: Accomplished a 4.8% increase in overall DC productivity by enhancing the core functional rates within the Inbound, Outbound, and Quality areas of the operation. This achievement was.
• Special added value services: Implemented a company initiative to deliver Same Day delivery to our customers to improve customer satisfaction and increase top line revenues in the local market by 17%.
• Product expansion: Created additional capacity by an internal slotting initiative to accommodate the influx of 21,000 fasteners. Created additional capacity for 18,000 sku’s of plumbing supply items.