Leonard Johnson Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Provided leadership, strategic direction and financial oversight of the 3rd party distribution, logistics, purchasing and supply chain integration companies that support the McDonalds U.S. business. Oversee $2B spend in logistics services from supplier to 32 distribution centers and from these centers to over 14,000 restaurants. World class delivery of fresh, dry and frozen goods to restaurants accomplished through collaboration and leveraging McDonalds, key supplier and 3rd party support resources to ensure consideration of all stakeholders when making short term and strategic decisions while managing change. Responsible for purchasing of restaurant operating supplies and negotiating 3rd party rates, calculating impact of any rate changes to food and beverage cost reporting to stakeholders and investors including Franchisees. Ensured 22 US Regions had the information and support necessary to drive sales, guest counts, and customer satisfaction from a supply chain perspective.• Created an environment and reinforcement model that drove supplier KPI’s and performance, resulting in average documented distribution savings between $20-$30M annually.• Conducted distribution category competitive validation and network optimization studies resulting in network changes and priorities for the upcoming years. • Managed/Directed outsourced freight provider that yielded a $35M/ year or 12% annual freight savings.• Set strategy and integral member in development and implementation of an integrated supply chain platform. The platform offered a single view of inventory & demand across the entire value chain from restaurants to suppliers. • Provided direction and leadership in the area of end-to-end integration with real time visibility at each node of supply chain to support the transition from frozen to fresh beef. This process is being expanded to other categories as it is yielding millions of dollars of savings while enhancing real time food safety tracking.

United States

• Communications liaison between over 60 suppliers into 23 Distribution Centers supporting over 1,000 restaurants in the US, one in the UK, and one in Canada• Responsible for project management in the opening of 6 distribution centers in the US • Responsible for over 80 million dollars freight spend• Sourced, procured and was project manager for implementation of Supply Chain Visibility and Freight Management System, saving over 2 million dollars in freight spend annually• Negotiate pricing for delivery cost from distribution centers to restaurants (open book relationship)• Audit financial statements of distribution centers (open book relationship)• Executed all aspects of supply chain for Chipotle opening in Canada and the UK including supplier selection, importation of food and paper products from the US, and distributor selection• Responsible for conflict resolution between suppliers and distribution centers as well as between distribution centers and restaurants while assuring supply• Collaborate with QA to insure distribution node quality controls are maintained • Responsible for executing stock recoveries• Responsible for coordinating new food, product and/or menu rollouts

United States

• Human Resource Management o Staff forecastingo Hiring/Terminationo Trainingo Employee development• Responsible for 500+ employees• Operations liaison to the Information Systems Department • Approved final construction of new restaurants from operational standpoint• Identified and directed facility improvements to existing locations• Sourced, negotiated, and executed contracts with suppliers• Responsible for the training new market managers and area managers for California, Ohio, and Washington DC • Executed multi-unit operational objectives to increase sales, serve fresh wholesome food, and develop employees while controlling costs to consistently perform above budgeted goals • Assisted with the functional design and implementation of the point of sales and BOH inventory systems

Master'S Degree, Strategic Management, 4.0

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting And Business/Management