Mark Schubert Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, ON

• Lead the operations and supply chain group of 19 for the Canadian operations including production, warehousing and logistics, purchasing, inventory management, pick/pack, building maintenance, engineering and quality.
• Reduced the carrying inventory by 36% in the first year and 44% in the second year.
• Redesigned the facility layout improving production efficiency and increase storage capacity by >20%.
• Realigned the outbound and inbound logistics network improving service and secure an average savings of 13%
• Implemented a new ‘Next day’ shipping service to 70% of the customer base at an average of 40% freight savings
• Implemented KPI scorecard and pareto analysis identifying opportunities.

• Identify, research and negotiate supply contracts and Canadian product supply for export to Asian markets, managing the budgets, costing, pricing, purchasing and logistics.
• Secured a contract supply at a 10% reduction in delivered price for the customer.
• Negotiated an entry into the region for distribution and retail position for a large franchising operation.
• Secured a sole-distributor contracted supply of products for point-to-point delivery into the gulf region.
• Identified multiple source, price favourable supply for fire protection systems in large scale construction

• Lead a staff of up to 13 reports in the Supply Chain Planning and Scheduling group for the three largest facilities, including demand planning, capacity planning, production planning and scheduling, and inventory.
• Implemented specific tracking tools for key indicators of inventory, service level trends, and lead-time, shelf life and planner results: improving the service level in the largest facility from 94.9% to 97.2%, and in.
• Developed a capacity utilization report used by all Supply Chain Management to communicate forward looking risk / opportunity identification to cross functional groups.
• Developed and implemented a planning tool necessary to facilitate corporate internalization.
• Developed and implemented a dynamic capacity tool used for proactive planning, maintenance and cross-functional input.

• Lead the Logistics team sourcing 1 internal and 34 co-pack plants in North America utilizing 3PL distribution centers and carriers.
• Implemented distribution change yielding savings in excess of $600,000 after price reduction to a major US customer.
• Negotiated 6% LTL carrier rate reduction; relocated the primary distribution facility.
• Implemented a planning process utilizing forecast and created focused KPI measurements improving service levels from 76% to 94%, and reducing inventory by 80%.
• Reduced freight costs by $2 per case on the company’s highest turning sku.

• Inventory Planning Team Leader North America 2003 – 2004Accountable for Canadian and US planners across 10 plants. Managed the company capacity plans, inventory, forecasting, scheduling and planning.
• Identified a corrugate discrepancy yielding $119,000 per year in cost avoidance.
• Identified and implemented a cost saving strategy to save the company $800,000 per year in distribution and packaging costs. This included running on-line tests and global recognition of this accomplishment through a.
• Created an Excel output, saving more than 3 hours daily and providing accurate and necessary data for all inventory analysts.
• Redesigned scheduling process in Calgary plant increasing production efficiency and flow.
• Reduced production downtime due to changeovers from 26+% to <5%.

• Sales Representative, Nanaimo, BC 1997 – 2001Involved in forecasting, trade spend, budgets, presentations, and promotions.Customer Operations Specialist, Markham, ON 1997 – 1999VMI demand planning, forecasting.
• Negotiated with customer logistics to effect savings in excess of $120,000 annually.
• Effected results with turns 10% above targets, while increasing and exceeding service level targets.

Customer service and order management.