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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Responsible for Logistics management and leadership of large global integration and transformation projects. Accountable for high quality delivery of timelines and project ownership which include complex cross functional changes and strategic global initiatives. - Collaborated with global business teams, functional business owners and IT to define requirements, design, and develop new capability while improving manufacturing business processes and systems in ERP, warehouse, manufacturing and transportation applications.- Owned and was gate keeper for all Logistics projects, fulfillment pick and packing process and system functions across global EMEA/APAC/Americas locations that ensured global alignment and consistency in operational execution. - Directed the maturing and advancement of systems and process standard footprint for implementation upgrade projects in 5 different world areas by facilitating design decisions, issue resolution and testing throughout project lifecycles.- Lead and support global site implementation of Oracle Shipping modules and Warehouse Management tools.- Identify gaps within business systems, flow of data and business process to initiate waterfall and agile projects to close gaps.- Create and gain alignment on standard process procedures, functional requirement specifications, process maps and training materials for business owners and users from project inception through go live.- Lead and participate in large global cross-track projects with order management, supply chain, manufacturing and IT teams to solve complex problems and enable business transformation in both process and systems change.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Responsible for the North American system integration of BluJay/Kewill Transportation Management system with Oracle ERP. Accountable for carrier planning, freight spend oversight and advancing the data and analytic capability of technology platforms. - Communicated supply chain system and business process changes to stakeholders and senior leadership groups to keep project deliverables and implementation timelines on track. - Owned the leadership role in change management and adoption of new business practices and policies during Oracle EBS/ TMS supply chain implementations.- Managed analysts and planners while overseeing 125+ carrier network and $130M freight spend in all modes (LTL, TL, tanker, parcel).- Utilized DMAIC lean methodology to improve preferred carrier utilization and mode optimization resulting in $1M+ cost savings.- Led evaluation discussions with functional users and technical IT teams to identify opportunities of capturing better data through existing technology platforms and leverage it to driver better decision making capabilities.- Key contributor to the Sherwin Williams merger & acquisition process in Logistics alignment and integration between companies.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Responsible for $30M of inbound freight spend utilizing all modes of transportation. Accountable for leading a cross functional project to unbundle freight cost from delivered prepaid goods to provide cost transparency, achieve savings, gain better operational control of freight, and increase efficiency of Valspar's preferred carrier network.Key Accomplishments:- Specifying and accomplishing routing programs for 300 suppliers to reduce total cost of goods by $1M in first year.- Logistics leader for procurement department and trained 40 purchasing agents on raw material shipment best practices.- Bench Marked and analyzed freight cost on purchased raw materials to bring visibility to total cost of ownership and drive out unnecessary cost.- Facilitate communication and present cost savings opportunities between several levels of procurement/supply chain/operations groups to achieve annual group savings goals in excess of $10M. - Leveraging $130M of total logistics spend with 125+ carriers to convert supplier controlled freight to Valspar controlled freight.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Responsible for defining and adapting business process into a functional transportation management system to deploy across North America. Accountable for implementing strategies to maximize freight efficiency and cost savings while meeting business requirements. Key Accomplishments:- Implementing BluJay/Kewill Transportation Management System through full life cycles across 7 business units, 25 manufacturing locations and $110M in logistics spend. - Identify, outline and document business processes as well as system functionality within Oracle OTM and Oracle EBS systems to execute a transition and implementation to BluJay/Kewill TMS.- Partner with IT group as a business consultant to provide business requirements, definitions and functionality needs for successful user adoption of new TMS system. - Appointed as Corporate TMS System Administrator. Trained field users, corporate management and analysts on system functionality. - On boarding and governing 200+ carriers and rate contracts, 45 shipping coordinators, and 25 manufacturing locations in TMS.- Project managed all user training, change management and business unit testing to eliminate risk with ERP and TMS system go live.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Responsible for corporate management of over $4 million in parcel spend across 120 accounts. Accountable for cost savings and optimization of the parcel mode across Valspar North America.Key Accomplishments:- Optimized Modes from air to ground network at production plants with savings of up to 40% per lane optimized on parcel spend.- Converted inbound prepaid freight supplier shipments to collect Valspar paid freight to leverage better rates and capture savings in excess of 26% on inbound parcel shipments.- Initiated corporate parcel and procurement process to partner with strategic provider netting $740,000 of savings in two years.- Implemented loss and damage reduction programs at shipping facilities to reduce unpaid claims and damaged product by 44%.- Eliminated data errors and increased shipping personnel efficiency through implementation of data import and export connectivity from ERP system to UPS WorldShip and FedEx Ship Manager parcel shipping systems.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Responsible for managing three logistics coordinators and analysis of Valspar’s transportation network. Accountable for developing process’s and integration of data within ERP and TMS systems. Key Accomplishments: - Managed day to day operations of logistics coordinators including development in skills, and coaching through planning processes.- Led all business units as Corporate TMS Administrator – OTM (Oracle Transportation Management System).- Operated cross functionally with IT analysts to document and enforce standardized ERP and TMS process’s.- Administer carrier rates and routing guides for seamless order integration and attaining high customer service levels to final delivery.- Partner with external consultants on RFP project work, cost reduction initiatives, and ERP/TMS system upgrades and enhancements.- Completed LSS Lean projects to reduce expedited truckload spend by $102k in one year.- Carried out expat international assignment at Valspar Switzerland to integrate global supply chain process for successful on boarding of new EMEA logistics department.- Collaborated with mode managers to complete RFP’s in bulk, intermodal, full truckload and less than truckload modes of transportation for 200+ carriers.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Us

Responsible for sourcing and procurement of inbound bulk product for Glory Foods packaged produce goods. Accountable for development and optimization of inbound temp controlled supply chain and growing sales with key customer accounts.Key Accomplishments:- Established inbound supplier base and strategy of bulk produce items to support Glory Foods consumer packaged goods business.- Vetted potential suppliers by performing on site food safety audits to establish traceability records throughout consumer packaged goods food processing. - Transformed inbound supply chain of 40 million pounds of purchased raw product from prepaid and add to collect payment terms.- Achieved 18% year over year sales growth while saving $800,000+ from payment term conversion on inbound raw product.- Negotiated supply contracts with growers to accomplish a sustainable supply base through different regional growing seasons. - Secured sales of new Glory branded products into existing customers while growing overall sales 17% YOY.- Prepared with demand planning team to accurately forecast and purchase based on customer retail demand and inventory levels.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, Finance

Accounting