Steve Miller Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, In, Us

Full-Time Remote.Notable Accomplishments:➤ Directly contributed to significant YoY revenue growth by increasing the capabilities of multiple production functions. Led by influence to develop and lead skilled teams, increase machine utilization and improve broken processes to help nearly double an organization’s annual revenue in less than 5 years. Improved additional efficiencies by overhauling non-production functions, including implementing an Annual Performance Review, eliminating staffing agencies by establishing a new recruiting method and designing and deploying a new time & attendance program.➤ Stepped up to lead Customer Service when the need arose, overhauling the department by recruiting better qualified talent and developing more effective training programs, resulting in increased performance and service capabilities.➤ Automated a formerly manual process of how scrap was measured and processed at the end of each day to drive efficiency and increase the bottom line, leveraging previously untapped automation capabilities of existing systems.➤ Rewrote the Employee Handbook and spearheaded additional efforts to impact how front office and manufacturing staff is recruited; reduced voluntary turnover and implemented OSHA-compliant safety programs. General Responsibilities:Leverage deep operational experience to continually grow in areas of responsibility and lend expertise to multiple business areas including Manufacturing, Logistics, Customer Service and IT at a premium collated pin and tool manufacturer/distributor in the industrial, commercial and residential markets. Launched an inaugural third-party warehouse model with vendors in WA, FL, NJ and IN; lead the team tasked with ensuring accurate inventory data at all times.Leverage data and reporting analytics to provide insights into processes previously not available in the company.

(Note: driversselect.com is now EchoPark)Notable Accomplishments:➤ Dramatically improved KPIs while contributing to a 97% increase in Gross Profit within 12 months. The company's business model required buyers to apply specific skills that were difficult replicate, resulting in inventory bottlenecks. Collaborated with third-party experts to develop and deploy a new training program that led to the recruitment, training and retention of buyers who met or exceeded Purchasing KPIs. The program directly resulted in a 40% increase in purchases and contributed to the aforementioned GP increase.➤ Led team in facilitating a 40% increase in purchasing volume within 3 Quarters and contributed to a 97% increase in monthly Gross Profit over 12 months.General Responsibilities:Managed a growing team of 12 Buyers at the largest single-point automobile dealership in Texas that was on pace to become one of the top 5 in the U.S. Directly responsible for the business functions of purchasing, transportation, product management and wholesale operations. Built the company’s inaugural Buyer’s training program from scratch.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Notable Accomplishments:➤ Collaborated cross-departmentally with IT and Transportation to collate multiple reports into 1 automated report leveraged by VPs to determine complex load, order and price statuses of inbound raw material supplies. Received recognition for streamlining a fragmented process; the report is called the “Miller Report” and remains in use today.General Responsibilities:Onboarded as VP-in-training for domestic operations to provide operational expertise at the largest global battery recycler and lead producer. Reverse-engineered sales processes and developed strategies from scratch that resulted in supplying 1MM pounds of metal per month. Directly oversaw departmental reporting, collecting and compiling of market data. Acquired & onboarded new accounts and rehabilitated older suppliers.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

(Note: HD Supply is now Anixter Power Solutions)Notable Accomplishments:➤ Reduced commodity wire costs by 6% and dramatically improved transformer purchasing efficiency by building mutually beneficial supplier relationships and leveraging them in the design & deployment of vendor quote programs.➤ Credited with reducing manually input orders by 40% by optimizing systems for automation solutions.General Responsibilities:Supervised a team of 2 Buyers (1 remote) and tasked with replenishing both commodity and engineered products representing 60% of Gross Profit and COGS for the region; additionally, replenished 10,000+ items across 7 regional sales & distribution hubs.

General Responsibilities:Pivoted to a Sales and Marketing leadership role at a division of NUCOR, the largest steel producer in the U.S., following 4 years in operations to lead a team focused on selling and supporting automated framing systems. Helped reduce lead costs by 75% after deploying stronger marketing strategies. Collaborated with disciplinary experts to create a Lessons Learned Manual – a guidebook on tool details, facility layouts, job descriptions and procedures that also included built-in Excel calculators.

Notable Accomplishments:➤ Led by influence to increase volume of shipped steel housing packages from 10/month to 100/month. Originally hired as Purchasing Manager before being quickly promoted to also lead Distribution. A corporate strategic goal was to capture a fraction of housing market and pivot them from wood to steel. Ideated ways to make it cost and time feasible, and ultimately developed a program of shipping steel trusses using a self-developed cradle that was reusable, allowing for scalability and resulting in the 10x increase of monthly packages shipped. General Responsibilities:Began tenure as an individual contributor over purchasing and was quickly promoted to lead multiple departments organized as Purchasing & Distribution. Managed 15 staff across 4 division, 3 production facilities, 3 offsite locations and 3 raw material hubs. Led by influence to support an increase in housing packages sold by deploying a cost-effective way to ship steel trusses in a reusable cradle and supply them to home construction leader, Lennar; volume increased from 10/month to 100/month (900% increase).Developed a program that resulted in an 85% reduction in transportation costs for steel truss package deliveries.

General Responsibilities:Demonstrated exceptional managerial skills and was quickly promoted through 2 Buyer levels to Purchasing Manager within 12 months. Orchestrated process changes as company absorbed multiple purchasing departments through acquisitions and grew the department from a team of 3 to a team of 12 with no voluntary turnover. Led the team in its task of replenishing 20,000+ inventory items with values up to $100MM. Improved turns by 30% and fill rates/in-stock percentages by 12%.

General Responsibilities:Managed daily operations of a full-service grocery store including directly managing teams of 60+ and DSD vendor relationships. Built work schedules that met $/man hour targets. Merchandised displays and forecasted demand for promotional items.Achieved highest turns in the company in both the dairy and frozen foods categories.

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