Steve Smithrud Email & Phone Number

Huntington Beach, CA

• Plan and schedule production activities for our Huntington Beach factory.
• Release factory work orders in support of inventory and key item targets
• Maintain WIP and finished goods levels for customer and inter-factory shipments
• Establish annual production plan

Huntington Beach, CA

• Manage Forecasting and Planning for our European Market.
• Plan and schedule warehouse shipments to align with inventory and service level targets
• Utilize Excel and John Galt forecasting tools. Plan for ~4,000 SKU’s
• Reduced expedited freight costs through better planning and internal process change
• 2017 inventory turns result 10% above target, shortage result 33% above key item target
• Member of NPI team

Tustin, CA

• Forecasted and reported Hansen’s Beverage demand
• Developed and implemented Excel-based forecasting tool from the ground up
• Established S&OP process, and led on-going monthly S&OP meetings
• Led the on-going demand and supply planning communication with our supplier
• High-level Excel skills including Dashboards and databases. Nielsen Nitro user.
• Provided sales and budget analysis by customer and distribution channel

Costa Mesa, CA

• Recruited by our Ops EVP to take the lead in customer facing relationships. As our team’s Voice of the Customer, helped move our supply chain operations from bottom to top vendor status. Responsible for day-to-day.
• Supported sales upsides >20% by implementing cost effective buffer strategies
• Developed supply strategies to quickly ship $1m-$3m of product in support of quarter-end targets
• Personally recognized by customers as the #1 most effective and supportive supplier contact
• Consistently achieved KPI metrics for:o On time delivery: increased to above target >95%o Excess and obsolete inventory: <.05% cost of goodso Inventory turns: increased from 5-6 to above target >8o Reduced expedited.
• Following the devastating Thailand flood in 2011 where we lost 50% capacity, led OEM planning discussions which minimized supply disruptions, and re-established supply pipeline within 8 weeks

San Diego, CA

• Directed staff of 40 across all logistics functions including inventory control, replenishment, receiving, and warehouse management.
• Responsible for recruitment, hiring, training, and developing direct reports and coworkers
• Supported 10% annual revenue growth
• Met all inventory and cycle count targets
• Member of management steering group - Regularly acting store manager
• Managed implementation project for corporate supply chain ordering and replenishment system

Bothell, WA

• Hired to support fast growing network products business. Assisted and advised the engineering development team on purchasing, supply chain, and Oracle database activities.
• Implemented processes for departmental purchases
• Implemented warehouse storage system to track purchased and returned materials
• Supported RMA and loaner material transactions
• Note: Vixel acquired by Emulex in 2004