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St. Paul, Mn, Us

St. Paul, Mn, Us

St. Paul, Mn, Us

Horizon Global Americas, Inc (created by merger with Cequent Consumer Products)Plymouth, MIDirector- Distribution Operations and Logistics2/2016 – 2/2018Responsible for North American transportation, distribution, and US Customs compliance. $70million budget, 8 facilities, 6 direct reports, 300 employees. Automotive aftermarket products related to towing and trailering. • Implemented DC location strategy that will realize $5 million annual recurring savings in freight, labor, and cost of quality while decreasing order to ship life cycle.• Named “Horizon Star” for teamwork and leadership on integrating two ERPs into one- 2017.• Negotiated transportation contract savings of +$700 thousand recurring in 2017.• Attained Ford Q1 MMOG endorsement in 2017.• Attained $500 thousand of Duty Drawback in 2016.

Solon, Ohio, Us

Responsible for all retail distribution and manufacturing operations. 2 facilities, 3 direct reports, 175 employees. Automotive aftermarket and Broom/Brush manufacturing.• Integrated and consolidated 2 acquisition manufacturing companies into core business.• Completed transition of all Parts, BOMs, routers, standards, and costs into ERP. Verified data.• Value Stream Mapped operation. Identified and resolved problem flows.• Wrote Access program to suggest by resource a firm 3-day production schedule.• Implemented OEE reporting at each cell creating visible performance indicators.• Moved Operation from Red to Black in 12 months.

Solon, Ohio, Us

Responsible to for all retail distribution through South Bend, IN. 5 direct reports. 100 employees. • Implemented “Pack Size” custom box making machine. Eliminated parcel over-goods due to failed packaging. Exceeded Amazon’s stringent requirements for packaging. Saved $100k annually in acquisition costs. 2014.• Implemented Voice Picking Technology. Eliminated scanners and paper. 35% reduction in picker time. 70% reduction in errors. >$700 thousand recurring annual savings. 2012.• Implemented Transportation Management System to select lowest cost/best service scenarios. >$200k in recurring annual savings. 2011• Implemented Shipping Solutions custom compliance software integrated to ERP. Country specific documents generated and denied party screening is automated. 2010.• Supply chain container utilization. Analyzed vendor cube/weight performance. Discovered huge capacity opportunity. Reassigned product between Asian vendors to yield an optimal loading mix. Eliminated 300 containers per year recurring. $900 Thousand annually. 2009.• Shifted Standard Cost to product cubic dollar value vs. simple dollar value. Realized desired change in the size/price ratio of new product introductions and within the Product Life Cycle. 2008.

Norwalk, Ct, Us

DC and Production Manager for an acquired division. Established SOPs, cleaned up transition problems, stabilized union relationship.

Clearwater, Florida, Us

Managed Distribution Centers and computer configuration labs in South Bend, IN and Frederick, Maryland

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Us

Managed various DC functions in Menomonee Falls and Columbus

Ba, Finance/Accounting

Certificate- Executive Studies

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