Michael Markowski Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Emeryville, Ca

Sourcing and Project ManagerResponsible for the Plum’s ingredient strategy support and execution for both current and new business development.• Transparency Project: Supporting function in the Traceability, Raw Material Testing and Responsible Sourcing workstreams. • Cost Savings and Budget Ownership: Responsible for implementing cost containment initiatives, supply chain cost reductions, identifying saving opportunities, and driving least landed costs for externally produced products.• Contingency Planning: Manage a contingency supplier program for key items to ensure a scalable raw materials supply chain, and support existing business and projected growth with a three-year planning horizon. (Ingredient Risk Calculator)• Manage RFx Process: Partner with the overall Campbell’s Global Strategic Sourcing team and corporate Buyers to develop a sourcing calendar and manage all RFx opportunities for organic raw material supply.• Process Improvement & Ownership: Defining and executing best practices for ingredient team optimization, while maintaining systems and processes to support the day-to-day business.• Team Management: leading the Plum Sourcing Team to ensure engagement, development and performance.

Emeryville, Ca

Key Responsibilities: This role will support Supply chain base business efforts to achieve overall business objectives. The Manager, Business Optimization will be responsible to drive cross functional groups to a shared goal and be sure to connect day-to-day business initiatives with necessary business partners in the Central Planning team at WHQ (including Customer service, Logistics, Demand Planning, Supply Planning).• Detail oriented with strong problem solving, analytical and project management skills• Ability to manage day to day tactical activities and assist the team with cross-functional projects• Manages cross-functional and cross-enterprise project plans to facilitate the smooth flow of base business projects • Maintain systems and processes to support the day-to-day business (i.e. SAP, APO-SP, SharePoint)• Cost Enabler Execution: Support and ownership of various initiatives within the Supply Chain cost enablement strategy

Drive the improvement of processes and systems in a company, and implement programs that will have continuing long-term benefits. Develop plans, schedules, and budgets for projects to improve existing processes. • Support CI initiatives and company teams post event for completing action items.• Perform post mortem meetings after events and address to-do list items.• Offer weekly report on company activities to director of continuous improvement and management team• Create periodic format presentations on company implementation progress to management.• Assist departmental improvements.• Set up standard work on best practices and update system on identified enhancements.• Lead company’s Continuous Improvement Program and drive KPI's• Review company’s business processes for enhancing effectiveness and benchmark with Industry Best Practice.• Lead continuous improvement project teams on strategic projects within plant operations.• Assess processes with set up continuous improvement techniques for performance optimization.• Lead team meetings, document clear actions and enable timeline achievement.• Handle information with parties during feedback sharing and drive enhancements.• Train and mentor on Lean concepts to employees throughout organization

Emeryville, Ca

• Responsible for the overall management and relationship with Plum’s 3PL Warehouses and Logistics Partners• Source carrier rates, contracts and execute lane bids to support innovation and sales• Management of all warehouse and transportation costs for raw materials and finished goods• Work directly with vendors to improve internal or integrated processes with a focus on lowering total costs of services while maintaining contracted performance • Interface with Planning and Sales teams on order fulfillment and inventory allocations• Comply with accounting practices to ensure accurate financial reporting• Drive operation excellence through the establishment of metrics• Develop performance goals for team members and monitor ongoing performance• Mentor and coach team members to high levels of performance accomplished in ways consistent with the values of Plum

Emeryville, Ca

• Identifying optimization and demonstrating transportation best practices across the network• Support innovation, marketing, sales, finance, and procurement with providing analytics on cost to serve modeling for transportation analysis and mode execution planning• Responsible for standard and consistent analysis & metrics for third party shipping from the 3rd party DC’s and from co-manufactures to the 3rd party DC’s• Identify routing efficiencies for all inbound transportation from manufacturing sites into 3rd party DC’s by utilizing optimization and cost modeling• Analysis utilizing transportation, freight payment and carrier databases to determine underlying causes of freight cost trends, identify inefficiencies, non-compliance and other opportunities for improvement• Update and monitor inbound freight for all manufacturing shipments• Responsible for creating and publishing weekly KPI’s related to cost, service and quality from a transportation performance• Responsible for month end accrual, financial close, and timing reporting of transportation cost

Stockton, California Area

• Achieve and exceed performance goals and objectives in the areas of productivity, accuracy, and expense control as depicted by the budget for the fulfillment center. • Improve department processes and procedures through creative management as well as deciphering and developing custom analytics. • Cultivate and manage 25+ associate’s skills, standards, and morale through training and coaching, including directing, supporting, and delegating tasks as appropriate to each associate’s skill level.• Support Staples mission of “Making it a great place to work” by implementing corporate guidelines and providing consistent and thorough feedback to associates, resulting in a 20% increase in associate morale over the past 10 months. Complete accurate Performance Appraisals and enforce disciplinary action when necessary. • Analyze, comprehend, and develop daily, weekly, and monthly operational reports to evaluate and improve department’s performance. • Project management, including participating in an expansion and consolidation of two fulfillment centers utilizing new technologies.

•Analyzed and investigated all variances to service metrics, gap analysis, and budgets. •Worked with the Finance and Service Support Departments in developing accurate forecasts and then worked with management to develop budgets. •Developed open channels of communication between the home office and field management to provide statistics on specific metrics that required attention or operational action. •Identified and tracked process improvements, trends, and opportunities to senior management. •Acted as the primary liaison between the Operating Region and the North American Delivery Supply Chain (NAD) support departments. •Worked with other regional operational analysts to establish and maintain best reporting and analysis practices within the eight geographical operating regions.

Worked closely with transportation teams to reduce delivery expenses as a percent to sales by utilizing tools such as Roadnet (UPS Logistics Software), Proof-of-Delivery Reports, and Route Profitability Analysis. Worked closely with third party carriers on price negotiations, efficiency of services, and accuracy of deliveries. Was responsible for daily maintenance and sequencing of routes. Developed efficient route analysis and route strategies for cost savings and presented information to the transportation manager. Traveled to all breakpoints in the division to find cost savings in operations.

Assisted in the procurement of stock and non-stock supplies for the business unit. Was responsible for reviewing all purchase requirements for accuracy and completeness. Analyzed inventory level reports and placed orders according to predetermined stock levels. Conferred with sales representatives, customer service departments, and vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery of schedule. Served as a member of the ISIS conversion team.

Supervised incoming merchandise to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments. Oversaw the activities of returns and receiving clerks. Was responsible for the scheduling of all inbound freight. Assisted subordinates with inquiries and problems.Worked in conjunction with the warehouse manager to prepare performance appraisals. Served as a member of the Safety Committee and ISO 9000 Implementation Team.

Bs, Business Administration

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