Millard Humphreys Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Q.E.D.(Quod Erat Demonstrandum)...which has been demonstrated and provenExperienced senior-level professional providing operational and strategic consulting service across all disciplines of supply chain management, to the leaders of small – midsized manufacturers and distributors, to create lasting business value, including the rapid delivery of cost reductions, increased operational effectiveness and improved financial performance, through the application of broad subject matter knowledge, proven expertise and practical wisdom."Results...Not Reports""The line between disorder and order lies in (supply chain and) logistics…." -Sun Tzu

New Kensington, Pa, Us

Responsibility for the supply chain of $35+ million, private equity owned provider of instruments and equipment for the detection and measurement of gases. Functions included global sourcing, purchasing, order management, production planning, inventory management, sales & operations planning and cost-reduction initiatives. • Achieved 20% reduction in raw materials and finished goods inventory through the use of analytical tools, lean principles and specific target-item initiatives. • Improved on-time shipments to customers 15% points with the modification of the finished goods stocking profile, inventory accuracy initiatives and introduction of assemble-to-order processes.• Developed and implemented Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SI&OP) process, including introduction of forecasting software package, to improve customer service, inventory management and operations capacity.• Executed a major outsourcing initiative for the manufacture of all printed circuit boards (over $1million) in less than one year, without impacting production/customer service, limited excess component inventories and achieving direct and indirect cost reductions.• Relayout and profiling of warehouse materials storage to improve order processing and facility utilization.• Collaborated with Operations to implement KanBan and visual control techniques for purchase and receiving of direct materials, in-process component and sub-assembly inventories and production scheduling.

Consultant for a leading remanufacturer of automotive components: Providing strong strategic and tactical leadership and project management expertise in a Chapter 11 / turnaround situation. • Leader for the development and implementation of an innovative reverse logistics program for processing core returns. An investment of less than $1 million generated over $6 million EBITDA annually.• Consolidated entities having different business models, cultures and logistics practices. Reduced overall distribution footprint 35% and cut total transportation expenses 10%. Slashed facilities fixed costs $750,000 through lease restructuring. • Establishment of a fee-based warehouse agreement to economically improve customer delivery performance and market penetration in a strategically important sales region. Consultant for a unit of a major coatings producer: Guided the reengineering of warehousing functions including initiatives to improve inventory accuracy and operations flow. Identified significant BOM & cost accounting issues.

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, Us

Responsible for distribution, inventory management, and transportation functions for North American operations of a $600+million manufacturer and distributor of sophisticated safety products. Provided leadership and direction to five direct and 75 indirect reports, reporting to the President-North America.• Leader for cross-functional team charged to reengineer, develop and execute logistics and inventory strategy for domestic operations. • Accomplished rationalization of a distribution network and implementation of a strategic outsourcing agreement with a third-party provider for distribution operations, resulting in a 15% reduction of logistics expenses and increased operational flexibility.• Realignment of investment and a 20% reduction in finished goods inventory investment.• Served as supply chain and logistics subject matter expert / consultant for international affiliate operations.• Selected to direct a $30+ million SAP R/3 enterprise resource planning software implementation project involving all modules, in the US and five countries. Reporting to the Vice President – Chief Financial Officer, supervised 10 direct and 150+ indirect reports, comprised of MSA personnel, systems integration partner, software provider, and contractors. Leader for all phases of the project including methodologies, project plan, scope management, development of global business process templates, training & change management, knowledge transfer, implementation and operational support.

Waltham, Ma, Us

Mba, Management

Be Ie, Industrial Engineering