Direct responsibility for logistics in support of three sales regions approaching $2B. Led all distribution and transportation functions for a NE baked goods network including shipping activities for 17 owned bakeries as well as a co-pack network, 8 distribution centers & over 140 sales centers. Managed transportation across private fleets, dedicated third parties, and common carriers.

Directed supply chain activities for a $600 million company of a €2+ billion global food and agricultural products group. Led manufacturing, distribution, transportation, planning and sales center results for warehouse and direct store delivery. Accountable for baked goods network of over 1200 people, 4 manufacturing plants, 6 co-packers, 5 distribution centers, 51 sales centers and a 286 vehicle direct delivery fleet. Performance highlights include multi-million dollar cost reductions to significantly offset unprecedented commodity increases, reduced inventory while improving service to benchmark levels and supporting growth. Major capacity improvements and network optimization included three production line start-ups in less than one year. Initiated critical process improvements in product commercialization, integrated planning, network and route optimization, and performance metrics.

Management board position with direct logistics and order management responsibility across $5 billion in North American consumer products businesses. Drove customer service and an integrated vision while balancing cost and investment in this complex and challenging logistics environment. Led 200+ person team, providing capabilities to multiple operating companies in customer service, distribution, transportation, process excellence, customer logistics, collaboration programs including CPFR / VMI, display production, and order management for multiple operating companies. Industry recognized Global Transportation Organization serviced 25 J&J companies.

Held vendor to customer accountability for a $2 billion North American supply chain, delivering world-class service and inventory results while driving year on year cost improvement. Functional responsibilities included customer service/logistics, demand planning, tactical capacity planning, vendor management, and integrated planning/scheduling of finished goods and materials throughout the plant and warehouse network. Successfully balanced service, cost, and investment objectives.

Directed planning, forecasting, and analysis functions for $3.5 billion engineered materials sector. Drove improvements to meet pricing, planning, reporting, and decision-making requirements. Directed capital project team with financial oversight for $350 million in capital project spending. Developed marketing strategy/roll out plans that led to key acquisition initiatives.

Managed projects, including financial and operations analysis for developing a turnaround strategy in the $3 billion direct marketing division. Managed analyses to reconfigure dealer owned stores into a more profitable business through changes in store network, dealer incentives, and development of individual market strategies. Directed projects in logistics, distribution and returns processing improvements across national network.

Developed operating strategies for clients to improve profitability. Defined and launched world-class manufacturing improvement opportunities addressing issues across key performance measures in all functional areas. Structured and conducted analyses to establish distribution strategies and optimize networks. Defined manufacturing capabilities, capacity planning requirements, and sourcing strategies. Completed competitive modeling and cost analysis. Established profitability impact of restructuring organizations.

Held a progression of management positions covering all major areas of manufacturing and logistics. Responsible for ongoing quality and efficiency improvements in addition to projects such as process start-ups, major problem-solving initiatives, and organizational development.

Held a progression of positions in a management development program covering major areas of manufacturing, including brand management, process engineering, and packaging line management.