Ryan Elliott Email & Phone Number

Culpeper, Virginia, United States

York, Pennsylvania Area

• Led procurement, purchasing, vendor management, and inventory control activities with 5 direct reports and reporting to the CEO.• Member of the leadership team, providing valuable insights and consultation on key objectives and scalability initiatives; supporting and facilitating revenue growth of 45% over 4 years. • Developed and implemented a vendor management portfolio for manufacturing services, providing engineers with standard vendor options, pricing leverage, and more consistent quality.• Led replenishment overhaul of stock distribution product resulting in a 45% increase in stock inventory turns, 10% reduction in inventory, and allowing system to manage lead times which resulted in an increase in customer satisfaction.

Camp Hill, Pa

Project Manager position that reported to Sr. Director of Engineering in Rite Aid's Supply Chain organization.• Oversaw the operation and stability of all Rite Aid Warehouse Management Systems (Five systems over 11 Distribution Centers). • Led start-up design and implementation of E-Commerce fulfillment systems and operations, which transitioned from 3PL to in house - $23M Revenue in first year.• Managed Supply Chain capital budget ($6M per year) and project manager on IT-related Capital projects.• Managed and developed Distribution Center WMS applications/all systems related aspects for Supply Chain (Logistics and Distribution Operations) and liaison to IT departments.• Frequently consulted and advised senior executives in warehousing, process efficiencies, engineering, and business management during major acquisition transitions.• Developed and negotiated supply contracts while interfacing with vendors for all things supply chain; procurement of totes($2M/yr), cardboard recycling ($2M revenue), labels(recent savings project saved $500K/year in label purchases), forklifts and MHE Batteries.• Champion for Certified Self-Assessment Supply Chain internal audit; Managed two team leads and 30 Auditors over cross-functional DC audits throughout year in partnership with Internal Assurance.

Camp Hill, Pa

• Onsite evaluation/support of 11 Distribution Centers nationwide (25-35% travel) to evaluate and support Inventory Control and DC operations with inventory of $800M with overall accuracy of 99.8%.• Subject matter expert for Inventory Control System and leader in development, implementation, and monitoring of DC quality program.• Member of Manhattan WMOS DC implementation team for DC startup.• Led various Kaizen and Six Sigma projects as well as several workshops to teach and utilize Six Sigma, DMAIC, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Accepted on-site management assignment to close DC facility due to new DC and consolidation of network.• Managed inventory control, quality program, customer service dept. and provided coaching to team of 20 associates.• Maintained inventory accuracy above 99% with average inventory level of $20.5M.

Camp Hill, Pa

• Utilized demand forecasts to create allocation plans for seasonal merchandise using 10-10 Data Analytics. • Presented allocation plan and partnered with Category Managers to ensure the best flow of product to stores for optimal sell-through.