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Lead a team of 10 direct reports in the planning and coordination of distribution center and transportation functions, to include shipping, receiving, delivery, safety, inventory control, security, and facilities.• Review performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.• Regularly negotiate contracts and pricing for operations and transportation services.• Contribute to the development of annual labor and capital expense budget.• Ensure compliance with company and government policies and regulations (e.g. Safety, OSHA, HazMat, DOT).

Drive Central Sourcing strategy and activities for U.S. packaging segment, managing a sourcing team of 20+. Work closely with local Sales, Pricing, Procurement and Customer Service to ensure the best overall customer experience.• Developed roles, responsibilities, and processes during the merger of xpedx and Unisource.• Provided feedback on continuous improvement on central category strategies based on local market and competitive conditions.• Successfully managed significant annual cost reduction within my team and negotiated cost reductions on existing items to increase profitability.

Responsible for cost containment reducing Costs of Goods Sold (COGS) across division; Equal Units of Measure (EUM) management by product category; establishing, analyzing, and holding suppliers accountable; and driving purchasing strategy.• Built relationships with key suppliers keeping costing as low as possible without compromising the integrity of product.• Managed compliance of long-term supplier contracts negotiating and tying pricing to market indices by commodity.• Held continuous improvement workshops to improve and manage expectations for product mix, forecasting, quality, promotions, new item innovation, and sustainability.• Developed KPI’s to hold supply base accountable that measured on time deliveries, overall quality, and fill rates• Analyzed market conditions for product lines via CDI, FOEX and PPW reports.

Managed a team of up to five in a Green Field Division that was responsible for leading sourcing efforts, identifying key suppliers, and managing both inbound and outbound inventory.• Managed minimums and reorders for 8 distribution center locations, maintaining fluidity in the ability to alter average sales weekly (ASW) values.• Lead research to improve cost lines by streamlining processes, improving supplier management and mitigating supply risk via vendor base and inventory levels.

Launched three new distribution centers in the Midwest and maintained adequate inventory servicing the customer base timely, developing key processes for operations.• On boarded and managed national accounts with exponential growth under by tenure.

Managed all issues from customers internal and external/vendors in regards to new projects, RFQ’s, product specifications, order and delivery status, quality assurance, product returns and A/R.