Process Improvement - Supply Chain Management - Learning & Development - Change Management - Strategic Management

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Director of Inventory Management and Logistics - Managed over 30 union and non-union associates with ownership of all logistics functions including warehousing, distribution, transportation, and inventory control.Specific Accomplishments:• Analyzed freight data and reduced freight expenses 10% by streamlining the food service cold chain transportation and distribution network• Reduced inventory by15% through better FIFO management of expiration dates at off-site storage facilities• Increased picking efficiency 20% by re-organizing top selling skus• Monitored and increased on-time and in-full metrics for largest customer by 30% within 90 days• Reduced out-of-stocks 20% by working closely with Production to ensure optimum inventory availability• Reduced deadhead miles by 10% through the use of GPS tracking for private truck fleet• Proactively established KPI metrics and Service Level Agreements to maintain supplier accountability• Enforced sales order cutoff times and turned data entry workers into customer service associates• Built relationships and reduced lead times by introducing multi-stop truckload deliveries to distributors

Professional provider of high-end smart drones, equipment and services.CSCO - Strategic and tactical ownership of all supply chain, inventory, and order management as well as 3rd Party Logistics Providers.Specific Accomplishments:• Collaborated with the CEO and executive management team to develop and implement plans for the systems, processes, and talent resources needed to enable the growth objectives of the organization• Created and implemented a 3 year operating plan that aligned the supply chain and operations more closely with the vision and mission of Aerialworks USA• Provided operational expertise to maximize profits while also insuring that customer needs were met• Set overall supply chain, inventory, and operations strategy through continuous process improvement • Maintained quality/cost ratios and enhanced customer service levels• Introduced the organization to 5S and other Lean concepts in order to increase productivity

Independent Consulting FirmPrincipal Consultant - Independent consultant specializing in lean supply chain, inventory control, process improvement, and project management. Provided continuing education, and certification to clients in the Luxury Retail, Consumer Goods industries as well as the public sector.Specific Consulting Engagement Accomplishments:• Ecommerce retailer of footwear, and apparel via direct to consumer, and Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA).o Reduced transportation spend 8% by optimizing the use of small parcel, LTL and FTL providerso Realigned inbound transportation lanes and reduced transit times up to 25% o Conducted inventories and established KPI's to drive the performance of 3rd Party Logistics providerso Trained and developed a team of 8 in supply chain operations and led S&OP meetings to resolve supply issueso Provided strategic leadership and identified EDI transaction sets needed to drive Ecommerce fulfillment and efficiency• Manufacturer of high volume consumer goods for department stores and big box retailerso Increased ecommerce sales 20% by streamlining the order entry and fulfillment processeso Reduced major retailer compliance chargebacks for the largest divisions from 2.1 to 1.4 as a percent of sales over 5 months by coordinating sales, production, EDI and 3rd Party providerso Identified $40,000 in carrier billing errors over a 6 month period by reviewing contracts and BOL'so Increased order entry efficiency 20% by creating and documenting a new procedure for entering customer financial information in the Simparel ERP system o Led S&OP meetings, created vendor manuals for overseas suppliers, and made on-site visits and assessments of Retail and 3PL facilities• Certification and Professional Developmento Created content and taught 2 day workshops for multi-national corporations in Shanghai, Chinao Created content for LIM College Masters Degree Program

Leading retailer of athletic footwear and apparel in N. America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.Developed and managed highly visible corporate relationships through performance analysis, presentations, extensive supplier contact and continual training of corporate associates. Coordinated efforts of transportation, operations, buying and product development groups in furtherance of corporate strategic goals. Recognized by the CFO for being an active member of the Profit Improvement Committee.Subject matter expert for Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management, EDI and key supplier readiness for new product launches. Served as the escalation point person when critical supplier breakdowns occurred.Specific Accomplishments:• Project Manager for an in-house supply chain visibility solution that enabled real-time and close-to-real-time visibility of the supply chain and increased end user efficiency by 20%• Managed a Ship To/Mark For continuous replenishment program that saved $1.2M in processing costs and $800K in freight• Implemented an ecommerce solution that improved receiving time 15% by reducing non value-added handling• Successfully managed 250+ product launches annually over a 3 year period and achieved a 99.6% in-store delivery percentage for 5 divisions through cross collaboration with internal and external stakeholders• Initiated business process improvements which increased cross-dockable shipments by 10%• Analyzed, planned and directed the annual receipt of over $700 Million in retail BTS (Back to School) merchandise via 2 Foot Locker DC's and 2 West Coast 3PL's• Coordinated the workload of 50+ distribution center associates in order to drive Divisional and Departmental throughput against budgeted forecasts

Extensive knowledge of EDI, YMS/TMS, bar-code labeling, and distribution center operations and how they function within a WMS environment such as Manhattan Associates PkMS. Main liaison between buying, marketing, product development and logistics groups. Having the authority to speak on behalf of company, negotiated and resolved multi-million dollar supplier chargeback disputes in an expedient and tactful manner. Responsible for the training and development of supplier relations staff in 4 Global service centers and the maintenance of the Foot Locker, Inc. supplier standards and printed compliance manuals.Specific Accomplishments:• Negotiated and resolved multi-million dollar chargeback disputes in an expedient and diplomatic manner and cut the certification time for on-boarding new EDI vendors 25% by instituting standard operating procedures• Created and delivered comprehensive compliance initiatives that improved company-wide compliance percentages from 75% to 95% over a period of 18 months• Sourced and procured barcode verifiers for warehouses which resulted in a 2 year savings of $1.3M• Developed and communicated new requirements to vendors for bar-code labeling and EDI 856 ASN’s that resulted in $2.1M in savings over an 18 month period• Provide on-site training to the vendor relations staff in 3 U.S. and Canadian distribution centers as well as global sourcing offices and vendors in China, S. Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan