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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Orlando, Florida, United States

Stabilized a chaotic supply chain by problem solving and open/honest collaboration with business partners.Increased focus on Inventory Control with incremental resources and process rigor to significantly reduce unplanned adjustments.Championed Ops led cross-functional projects to launch items into Walmart, Target, CVS, and Tractor Supply.Implemented temporary and long-term overflow warehousing to handle an unplanned surge in inventory.Addressed OTIF performance issues and implemented quick solutions by partnering with Sales.

Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States

Partnered with 3 co-founders to build a leading direct-to-consumer dry pet food company from scratch. Launched tailoredpet.com and captured our 1st sale within 11 months of formation.Recruited a management team to oversee planning, procurement, operations, coman and quality.Built a technology stack that integrates with label printing software, commercial printers and shipping software to personalize customer order fulfillment. Commercialized the product portfolio by sourcing product/packaging solutions for item formats such as kibble recipes, soft & chewy treats, dental treats, freeze-dried toppers, and supplements.Launched Tailored products on Amazon.com in October 2021 and Chewy.com in March 2022.

Meadville, Pa

Managed the day-to-day logistics operations of the legacy Ainsworth business. Validated and course corrected all legacy Ainsworth logistics initiatives to ensure alignment with the JMS strategic vision. Added Customer Service accountability in August to ensure continuity and managed through a successful integration.

Meadville, Pa

Accountable to deliver a $75 million US warehouse and transportation budget with an internal team of 180+ people nationally, a 3PL warehouse provider in Georgia, and a TMS solutions provider in Arkansas. Established a 3-year vision to “Drive Change” by Expanding/Optimizing Footprint, Focusing on Operational Excellence, and Building Capabilities. During tenure, the team delivered several key accomplishments including: Integrated an acquired CoMan as a Midwest DC; Named a Top 5 Walmart Supplier for OTIF at the Jan 2018 conference; Increased wages at a 3PL to address attrition and drive efficiency; Navigated a rough hurricane season with industry-leading service.

Meadville, Pa

Developed Ainsworth's Strategic Plan with the Executive Team and delivered recommendations to the Board of Directors. Refreshed this plan with the Leadership Team over 3 years and oversaw execution of several key components. Established a Project Management Office (PMO) team and implemented a best-in-class portfolio management process. Led the due diligence process to acquire a second manufacturing plant in Frontenac, KS. Assembled a cross-functional team and co-led the integration efforts to deliver the investment thesis.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Managed the Dry Manufacturing restructuring project that exited 1 large factory in Canada and expanded 2 large factories in Iowa and Ohio. Delivered annual savings of $30 million, while maintaining customer service levels, adhering to a $40 million CAPEX budget, and delivering key milestones against aggressive timelines.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Led a team focused on developing, aligning, and ensuring execution of the Heinz North America Supply Chain strategy. Oversaw the Operations Business Management function for the various U.S. business unit teams for new product feasibility assessment, project scoping, and identification of optimal source(s) of supply. Accountable for Program Management to provide dedicated oversight for large projects involving supplier transitions or manufacturing sourcing changes. Owned Supply Chain network design to enable strategic analysis and decision making capabilities.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Responsible for large supply chain project execution, strategic planning and analysis, and manufacturing cost out opportunity assessment. Accountable for execution and oversight of the FY12 Supply Chain restructuring event from communication through closeout. Managed 1-3 experienced project managers.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Managed a team of 1-3 Supply Chain Network Design modelers to analyze cost savings opportunities in the North American Supply Chain using popular network optimization software. Supported the development of 3 annual Strategic Plans and Annual Operating Plans. Provided analysis, insight, and presentation development.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

Managed cost savings validation, monthly reporting, capital spending adherence and financial analysis for the Global Supply Chain Transformation (GSCT) project - the largest restructuring program in company history. The project exited/downsized 10 manufacturing plants in US/Canada, consolidated 2 distribution centers, outsourced volume to strategic partners and constructed 1 new plant in Monterrey, Mexico to deliver $170-190m in annual cost savings.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

Led the creation, training, and development of the Supply Chain Analysis function within Finance. Managed team of 5 analysts who worked on a variety of assigned and self developed financial analyses supporting Manufacturing, Transportation, Warehousing, Commodities, and Strategic Sourcing. Owned the capital project review process. Responsible for providing Financial approval, ensuring compliance to the Corporate Controller’s Manual, and preparing project briefings to the Board of Directors for all projects over $1m. Authored the Global Supply Chain Transformation (GSCT) project for $300m in capital funds, $550m restructuring expenses, and $50m in start-up costs to reshape the North American Supply Chain footprint and generate step-change savings.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

Provided operations business support to the Kiss Brand. Developed standard costs, product margins and drove manufacturing solutions for various Limited Editions generating over $15m in contribution. Championed capital approval of Kissables and Peanut Butter Kisses through Board of Directors. These items were the 2 largest product launches for Hershey in 2005 and generated over $50m in contribution.Led operations business support to the Hershey Canada business unit for 3 years. Responsible for facilitating communication with US Operations, determining manufacturing feasibility, margin analysis, supply planning coordination, and new item launch support.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

Accountable for supervision of 50 hourly employees during 2nd shift at the Lancaster, PA Plant during the peak season. This included 5 Twizzlers licorice manufacturing lines as well as Warehousing, Materials Receiving, and Finished Goods Shipping.Responsible for safety, quality, daily production output, rework/waste levels, efficient shipping/loading, and inventory accuracy.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

Provided technical and financial support to the Twizzler Brand. Responsible for establishing cost effective manufacturing solutions, identifying margin improvement opportunities, analyzing plant capacity and quantifying reliable estimates of future product margins. Played a key role in the implementation of automation on Twizzler packaging lines. Conducted time/motion studies, bottleneck analysis, and worked with manufacturing to identify cost savings opportunities.

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