Stephen Mccabe Email & Phone Number

Responsible for All Domestic and International Movements for the company.

Garching Bei München, Bayern, De

• Coordinate all global and domestic transportation and procurement functions with an emphasis on cost containment for the second-largest lights and material company in the world • Seamlessly guide operations to effectively cater to the needs of customers in over 140 countries• Partnered with the Global Regional Directors to cut costs by $18M over the last three years using detailed strategic initiatives• In the Americas region, have reduced costs by more than $9M in three years• Created domestic carrier partnerships to leverage business and increase customer service timeliness from the low mid-90s to 97.8% in the first six months

• Effectively led operations for the duration of the year, offering much-needed guidance to clients• Accurately specialized in transportation solutions within retail, manufacturing and distribution networks

Downers Grove, Illinois, Us

• Directed the handling of plastics, chemicals, composites and environmental services for a $4.0B carve-out of the Ashland Chemical Distribution Company by TPG Capital• Hired to develop and set forth for transportation services and systems objectives to oversee a $152M spend in support of the Nexeo North American and EMEA client bases• Led carrier procurement and negotiation processes; also supervised a 1K asset private fleet and Drivers• Crafted a carrier strategy used to align operations with the needs of a 500+ sales force • Actively supported same-day orders by offering next-day deliveries out of 52 owned and 30 third-party facilities as Nexeo transitioned into a standalone company in March 2012• Partnered with senior officers across four lines of business to ensure the transportation strategy adhered to business goals for targeted growth of $3B in five years• Developed a hub-and-spoke network strategy to mitigate safety risks and control inventory, reducing excess by $50M while concurrently improving service levels and achieving record inventory turns of 10

Secaucus, Nj, Us

• Managed transport processes for a renowned specialty retailer and direct marketer of nutritional products such as vitamins, minerals and supplements in over 525 locations• Founded and managed a new transportation team while coordinating a direct retail and internet budget of $25M; offered strategic direction, created supply chain solutions and allowed for seamless product flow• Tasked with driving launch processes in Puerto Rico and Canada• Developed a pool distribution network that accounted for an annual growth of 50-60 stores• Instituted cost saving initiatives, including being instrumental in allowing for a fruitful IPO launch• Presented an inbound TMS solution to convert prepaid vendors to collect; saw $2M in annual savings and improved vendor-to-DC on-time rates by the double digits• In the first three months of tenure, saved the company $800K, a 5% savings resulting from strategic carrier shifts; also implemented one-pound pricing on the direct side, resulting in $750K in annualized savings

Us

• Managed budgets of $83M for 2005 and $138M for both 2006 and 2007 when promoted to this global role• Outsourced the collection of vendor shipments to achieve up $5M in annual savings as a result of consolidated routings through an I2-based TMS software system and web portal• Opened two 3PL operations in Canada to serve 40 stores, lessening the cycle time by an impressive 22 days • Led a project that moved $1.4M from brokerage, forwarding, classification, drayage, duty and GST expenses as a result of efficaciously renegotiating carrier contracts• Improved the replenishment cycle time from 49 days in 2003 to 27 in 2006 using proven tactical initiatives

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Responsible for the carrier management of 17 regional distribution, one specialty and three import de-consolidation centers, administering an outbound transportation budget of $350M while moving over 200K movements annually between dedicated and one way carriers using i2 based system technology• Managed offshore movements to U.S. territories and Hawaii. Responsible for controlling over 6.5K containers generating annual sales in excess of $1.1B• Renegotiated offshore contracts effectively reducing expenditures 27% and reducing offshore demurrage 95% and reducing the offshore transportation budget from $27.8M to $20.1M• Developed and executed deconsolidation direct to store delivery program servicing 1,506 stores directly.

Arlington, Virginia, Us