Walter Hall, Mba Email & Phone Number

Nashville Metropolitan Area

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Led the corporate purchasing department that supports 215 physiotherapy clinics across 9 states. Areas of responsibility include procurement of medical equipment, medical supplies, office support supplies, travel management, fleet management and overall facility management services for all clinics.- Developed new vendor relationships that enabled consolidation of the different facility management categories into single source driving costs down and providing faster support.- Managed corporate spend at the clinic level to increase inventory turns while improving service levels.- Implemented data management system and established benchmarks for proactive performance tracking of key business metrics.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Led purchasing and inventory management functions for world's largest Christian content provider. Aligned and interconnected departments to maximize corporate capital efficiencies. Hired, led and mentored team of managers that collectively contributed to growing sales while driving costs down and expanding profits.- Decreased inventory investment by $12M over a 2-year period through implementation of best-in-class purchasing strategy focused on risk management that reduced obsolescence by 55%.- Negotiated $3M in annual cost savings through strategic sourcing despite purchasing strategy where frequency of buys increased and were in smaller production lots.- Partnered with outside vendors in supply chain to develop mutually beneficial programs, ensuring timely delivery of product, keeping inventory at lower levels, and improving customer fill rates.-Oversaw project management on cross-functional team that streamlined and automated replenishment purchasing systems, enabling improved data visibility that resulted in 45% reduction in headcount.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Managed purchasing division that controlled finished goods buying for all divisions. Balanced product flow based on client needs. Supervised staff of buyers with common goals aligned to hit targeted metrics.-Reduced obsolete books 40% by overseeing shift in manufacturing from traditional to digitally printed product that enabled supply to more closely match demand.- Attained and maintained C-TPAT (Customs - Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) certification for offshore produced goods that improved timing of product flow to clients by decreasing custom inspections at port of entry by 15%.- Sourced finished goods globally, ensuring that all vendors met or exceeded quality standards.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Facilitated procurement of finished goods inventory for the book divisions. Managed staff of analysts that handled specific divisional roles in inventory management.- Designed and implemented automated lead-time based ordering system that evolved into primary source of product information used by all production areas company wide.- Received Star Performance Award for Operational Excellence for achieving targeted metrics in working capital management while helping to boost top-line sales.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Led Church Services production and inventory management- Developed and managed all vendor relationships- Evaluated supplier quotes, proposals and performance for the vendor base

Bachelor’S Degree, Operations Management

Activities and Societies: Kappa Sigma Fraternity

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)