Michael Schofield Email & Phone Number

Newton KS

Financial controllership. Key corporate activities include automotive/truck fleet maintenance & repair service center and custom metal fabrication plant in newly constructed facilities on extended campus.Primary recruiter for variety of professional and skilled labor positions (CNC, technicians, mechanics, service writers, front office, etc.)

Greater Chicago Area

• Assa Abloy, Carol Stream, IL, USA 2017Manufacturing and distribution of door frames, modified doors, welding and warehousing services for construction trade. Annual revenue $9 milGeneral Manager (Service Center Manager)
• Full P&L responsibility returning company to double digit monthly EBITA
• Turned around organic sales in 8 months, reversing two years of decline.
• Implemented new metal manufacturing of custom hollow metal door frames bringing in additional sales. Recruited and trained entire manufacturing team.
• Implemented national manufacturing center of custom doors with specialized hardware
• Expanded Midwest regional sales by establishing company managed logistics weekly to reduce freight cost to more distanced customers. Doubled wood door sales in 3 months.

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

• $60 million per year manufacturer and distributor of wood kitchen and bath cabinetry for construction trade.
• Full P&L responsibility returning double digit EBITA.
• Turnaround of environmentally challenged facility. Implemented 5S Lean.
• Workforce of 320 people around the clock production including sawmill, finishing, assembly, HR, QA, Continuous Improvement 5S Lean, warehousing and shipping.
• Improved poor safety and environmental scores into the best of 5 plants.
• Developed and obtained funding for $5 million CAPEX plan.

Sacramento, California Area

Short term job while caretaking of parent.Turnaround of a $40 million dollar giftware company importing from Asia [India, China] and distributing worldwide. Responsible for sourcing, quality, purchasing, forecasting, inventory planning, warehousing, logistics, IT, and other related Operational areas.Consolidated 2 existing large warehouses into 1 by.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• A $40 million manufacturer and importer of kitchen, bath, door, home security, and other hardware.Vice President, Operations (R&D, Sourcing, Forecasting, Purchasing, Inventory Mgmt, Logistics/Supply Chain, Quality.
• Accountable for both Domestic Manufacturing of wooden cabinet displays and electroplated metal hardware as well as significant Imports.
• Quickly turned around bankrupt company with strategic changes and tactical training.
• Diversified supply base by developing suppliers in Vietnam, Indonesia, and other China areas resulting in 20% cost reduction with better quality. Sustained price levels for 3 years despite inflationary trends.
• Reduced supply chain costs by using a local Chinese 3PL in lieu of major 3PLs and a Hong Kong office. Improved supply chain visibility by custom reporting. 20% reduction in domestic transportation costs which drove.
• Established distribution centers in Yantian, Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City, and Jakarta.

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

• Turned around Operations Department of bankrupt Giftware company, returned to full profitability. Living full time in China, primarily sourcing, vendor management, quality control, China distribution/warehousing.
• Turned around Supply Chain Dept in bankrupt company. Reduced airfreight costs $4 mil in first year and increased sales 25% due to process improvements. Change mgmt.
• Personally set up new Operations office in China [sourcing, QC, factory planning].
• Established direct Asia to US customer small package customer shipments logistics.
• Resolved management problems with China based warehousing.
• Negotiated new ocean, LCL, air, LTL, and small package contracts resulting in 25% savings.

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Turn around financially constrained domestic manufacturer and importer. Manufacturing/production scheduling, inventory management, purchasing, outsourcing, Asian sourcing and QC, import management, inbound/outbound.
• Outsourced 90% of pet production in 9 months by establishing network of Asian suppliers. Frequent travel to identify and then qualify new factories. Established quality standards.
• Developed 300 new product varieties leading to expanded market share. Solely responsible for new fashion line.
• Reduced existing Asian supply costs by 30% with expanded payment terms.
• Reduced domestic LTL freight costs 30% due to competitive negotiation.
• Implemented new ERP system in 9 months.

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Turned around bankrupt company, emerged from bankruptcy, then until eventual sale. Both domestic manufacturing and import replenishment. Multi site factory production scheduling, inventory management, purchasing of raw.
• Turned around bankrupt company leading to sale. Reduced total $110 million inventory on hand by over 20% first two years while maintaining 98% fill rate, including reductions in both factory raw material and finished.
• Reduced vendor lead times and total supply chain transit times by implementing 3PL process as well as managing key vendor held components and commodities.
• Managed purchasing plan, Customs clearance, and resolved quality issues with up to 200 suppliers, 40% overseas by implementing best practices.
• Master scheduled increased use of temp labor in multi plant facilities, factory planning, smaller batch sizes, and resolving assemble to order process, resulting in reduced factory labor costs while maintaining.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Manufacturing and import distribution of home decor, garden, textiles, gifts, including wood, metal, cements, and resins. Established first professional Purchasing department from scratch. Managed purchasing, sourcing.
• Negotiated prices and terms for about 1,000 new giftware finished goods products each year from four different Asian countries for almost 8 years, up to $20 million. Travel to China and Taiwan since 1994 to set up.
• Reduced finished goods inventory on hand by $2 million in one year, increased order fill rate from 60% to 90%, increased stock turn by 20%
• Led Supply Chain ERP software conversion in planning, purchasing, and distribution for 5,000 multi-levels BOM SKU’s.
• Designed domestic warehouse and redesigned UK distribution center. Turned around QC Dept. Turned around new production manufacturing department.

Mulitsite distribution and warehousing, financial management [P&L] and budget, contracting warrant and authority, purchasing, procurement, inventory managment, 50,000 skus, multilevel BOMs, demand planning / forecasting, QC, involving MRO, facilities, food, Aviation, and other Defense contracting [FARS / DFARS].**Turned around failed Payroll Division in 4.

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