Michael Begley Email & Phone Number

United States

Newport Beach, Ca.

• SRM specializing in best of class supply chain/operations strategy and hands on solutions. With over 30 years of corporate experience, we bring significant expertise in manufacturing, demand planning, materials.
• Sales and Operations planning
• Global purchasing and contract negotiations
• Process mapping and ERP implementation
• Demand Planning and forecasting
• Cost reduction and value analysis

Greater Los Angeles Area

• International color cosmetic brand with sales in excess of $200 mm and over 2000 sku’s. NYX is one of the fastest growing cosmetic brands in the world and was purchased by L’Oréal in August of 2014Responsible for all.
• Established shipping and distribution hubs through 3PL’s in the Netherlands, China… Show more International color cosmetic brand with sales in excess of $200 mm and over 2000 sku’s. NYX is one of the fastest growing.
• Established shipping and distribution hubs through 3PL’s in the Netherlands, China and Australia
• Led internal teams that implemented SAP and Logility demand planning software in less than 8 months
• Established S&OP process dramatically improving forecast accuracy and retail service levels
• Consolidated warehousing operations into a new state of the art shipping and distribution facility (275K sq.ft) handling all domestic pick/pack and global shipping operations

Tustin, CA

• Responsible for all Supply chain activities to include: Manufacturing, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Quality and Distribution.
• Outsourced all kitting, shipping and distribution operations to a contract 3PL generating over $2mm in savings annually and improving customer service fill rates by 25%.
• Led all manufacturing and QC activities for 13 contracted factories throughout Asia
• Led new product launch annually, bring to market over 200 new items.
• Implemented a major… Show more Responsible for all Supply chain activities to include: Manufacturing, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Quality and Distribution.
• Implemented a major systems upgrade to Great Plain ERP system while integrating a remote WMS.

• Responsible for all supply chain activities to include: Contract Manufacturing, Materials Management, Purchasing, Forecasting/S&OP and Distribution.
• Implemented an S&OP process that dramatically improved product planning and communication, increased forecast accuracy by 24% and reduced dated and expired product losses by 18%.
• Reduced raw material and component inventories by $2 million using JIT deliveries, vendor managed programs, supplier consolidation and consignment inventory… Show more Responsible for all supply chain activities to.
• Reduced raw material and component inventories by $2 million using JIT deliveries, vendor managed programs, supplier consolidation and consignment inventory methods.
• Implemented key performance measures (KPI’s) and operational targets critical in aligning the operations team with the business objectives, supporting hyper sales growth of 20% annually.
• Outsourced the processing and sorting of customer returns to charitable/handicapped organizations providing major cost reductions and tax savings while supporting the organizations and community. Show less

• Responsible for all global supply chain activities: Contract manufacturing, Forecasting/S&OP, Purchasing and Inventory Management.
• Reduced inventory by $5mm through open to buy adherence and allocated global supply policies.
• Slashed product airfreight cost by 75% through tighter product planning, raised internal visibility and departmental accountability and approval.
• Cut manufacturing and shipping transit times by 20% through lean and six sigma techniques.
• Led the… Show more Responsible for all global supply chain activities: Contract manufacturing, Forecasting/S&OP, Purchasing and Inventory Management.
• Led the implementation team charged with the product transfer and startup of a new state of the art warehousing and distribution facility. Project was on time and 15% under budget. Show less

Corona, CA

• Responsible for all direct and indirect purchasing, contract manufacturing, materials planning and production scheduling functions for all Watson manufacturing facilities.
• Led supply chain team in implementing SAP in all 5 Watson manufacturing locations worldwide.
• Initiated an alternate sourcing program for key active ingredients (API’s) that significantly reduced supply and business risks while generating over $3mm in cost savings.
• Renegotiated manufacturing licensee agreements… Show more Responsible for all direct and indirect purchasing, contract manufacturing, materials planning and production scheduling functions for all Watson manufacturing.
• Renegotiated manufacturing licensee agreements in 7 locations worldwide that provided $1mm in annual savings.
• Consolidated indirect purchasing expenditures in all Watson facilities and established global contracts with leading providers yielding major cost reductions and tighter inventory controls. Show less

Fort Lauderdale, FL

• International Direct Selling Company focused in cosmetics, fragrance, skin care and personal care items. Company’s revenues in excess of $500mm with sales and manufacturing operations located throughout South America.
• Led corporate purchasing team charged with establishing common BOM’s and Spec’s for 5 manufacturing locations and establishing global pricing agreements. $2.5mm first year savings.
• Implemented ISO program and continuous improvement quality teams in all manufacturing… Show more International Direct Selling Company focused in cosmetics, fragrance, skin care and personal care items. Company’s.
• Implemented ISO program and continuous improvement quality teams in all manufacturing locations.
• Reduced finished goods inventories by 35% by eliminating slow moving and non-profitable SKU’s.
• Reduced raw material and component inventories by $4 million using JIT, vendor managed programs, generic packaging and consignment inventory methods. Show less

Memphis, TN

• Responsibilities included all supply chain management functions for Maybelline and Yardley brands worldwide. Multi-site responsibility included managing over $70 million in inventory and annual purchases in excess of.
• Led Maybelline’s supply chain team that supported double digit sales growth while managing 3000 SKU’s with customer fill rates in excess of 99% and total inventory turns of 3.8.
• Responsible for liquidating over $4mm annually of obsolete/dated inventory… Show more Responsibilities included all supply chain management functions for Maybelline and Yardley brands worldwide. Multi-site.
• Responsible for liquidating over $4mm annually of obsolete/dated inventory and customer returns. Negotiated a successful barter program and managed over 12 closeout vendors and brokers.
• Headed a cross-functional product packaging and waste analysis team that produced over $2mm in savings annually and reduced COG’s by 3.7 percentage points using lean and six sigma techniques.
• Extensive manufacturing, QA and importing knowledge gained from managing and site visits to over 30 component, raw material and contract manufacturers throughout China and other Asian countries. Show less

Mba, Business Administration

Bs, Business Admin/Marketing