Swansboro, North Carolina, United States
Senior Supply Chain Management Executive seeking next opportunity. Proven track record of delivering outstanding bottom line financial results in both US and international settings, while building organizational capabilities across the supply chain. Demonstrated mastery in sourcing (purchases), logistics and customer service, contract manufacturing and planning systems. Strong recruiting, coaching and organization design and development background across a number of supply chain disciplines. Recognized leader in integrating new businesses - acquisitions and new brands - into existing supply chains to maximize business profitability. Served as supply chain lead manager on M&A assessment teams for Asia-Pacific for several acqusitions. Financial responsiblities included total delivered costs, operating budgets, cash flow and capital budgets.
Responsible for startup of a new business unit of a large, eastern-North Carolina building products supplier. Coastal Lighting Gallery is a full-service lighting and specialty products business serving the professional builder market, as well as retail customers.
While on short-term consulting assignment, conducted component inventory optimization reviews to address excess inventories and critical component safetry stocks; led corrugate kanban project to optimize material flows to production lines; worked on west coast dock strike contingency planning and identified air freight premium cost exposure.
Provided small business supply chain consulting as well as served as General Manager for a small ($1.2 million) retail showroom focused on residential home products.
Worked on Health Care supply chain projects on consulting basis.
Associate Director, Procter & Gamble Company As Supply Chain Planning and Initiatives Management, P&G Cosmetics, Beauty Care GBU from 1994 -96, led Sales & Operations Planning for $600 million category and the initiatives planning team for new product launches. Led S&OP to Oliver Wight Class A certification as part of site SAP business integration. - As Marketing Services Manager - P&G Cosmetics from 1997 - 2002 led multifunctional organization (Product Supply, Art & Package Design, Product Development Packaging and Sales Retail Services team to deliver in-store marketing programs and new initiatives management. Led conversion to bi-lingual packaging (over 1200 SKUs), new merchandising systems for national launch of new cosmetics brand. Restructured organization to reduce SR&A by 20%+ while delivering record number of new product initiatives on time and on budget.
Transferred to Australia in 1991 as Manager, Logistics, Purchasing, Contract Manufacturing and Customer Service reporting country Product Supply Manager. Served as a short-term logistics and customer service consultant to P&G China to facilitate the Guangzhou Plant startup. In Dec. 1991, promoted to Director of Product Supply for Australia and New Zealand; reporting to Vice President and Country Manager for P&G Australia/New Zealand and functionally to Corporate Vice President Product Supply, Asia-Pacific. Assumed profit and loss responsibility for all Product Supply with an operating budget of $50 million. Led total supply chain including Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Engineering, HR, Purchases, Customer Service, Logistics, Contract Manufactuing and Finance. Led MRPII Class A Certification. Awarded for P&G Australia/New Zealand MRPII Class A. First MRPII Class A certification for any P&G unit worldwide. Led shutdown of existing health and beauty care manufacturing site and startup of new manufacturing site using high performance work teams. Integrated manufacturing and logistics operations for acquisition of multiple brands, including Cover Girl and Max Factor Cosmetics, Shulton brands, including Old Spice, and Metamucil acquisition from G.D. Searle. Delivered significant P&L cost reduction improvements that helped business achieve record profitiability. Developed a staffing succession plan that included existing staff development and university recruiting and eliminated need for use of expats by end of assignment.