Kevin Kim

Founder & CEO | Retired Supply Officer, U.S. Navy | Executive MBA

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

Inspiring and a visionary leader with 20+ years of proven success in supply chain and logistics management, business and procurement process improvement, and strategic budgeting and planning of over $130M annual funds while developing leadership across United States Navy with a proven exceptional record of achieving the highest levels of productivity and efficiency. Expert in identifying strategies, developing KPIs, and defining direction to enhance effectiveness based on data-driven analysis. Always possesses sustained superior performance, an experienced and well-respected leader, manager, and effective communicator with exceptional organizational, administrative and people strengths.

Experience

  • Founder & CEO at GPC Global Trading, LLC
    Feb 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

    A certified and registered U.S Federal Contractor as a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE), and a member of different states vendor systems, school districts, and hospitals, providing innovative strategic business solutions to assist with procurement, logistics, and contracting

  • Staff Supply Officer (Head of Supply Chain & Logistics) at Airborne Command and Control Logistics Wing
    Feb 2020 - Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Provides policies, insights, analysis, strategy, and operational planning and direction to more than 100 military and civilian employees regarding critical aviation material acquisition, issue, and stowage operations in support of more than 10 tenant commands with processed annual acquisition value in excess of $215M for sustained combat and logistics operations while serving as the staff advisor

  • Director at Fleet Logistics Center San Diego Site Ventura
    Feb 2020 - Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Provides policies, insights, analysis, strategic, and operational planning and direction to more than 100 military and civilian employees regarding the financial and logistics performance of inventory management, warehouse operations with freight, shipping and receiving, postal, procurement, Hazardous Material management, containerization, aviation fuels, and transportation operations in support of more than 100 tenant commands with 18,000 personnel while managing materials valued in excess of $350M.

  • Supply Officer (Supply Department Head) at USS HALSEY (DDG 97)
    Jul 2017 - Feb 2020 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Ranked #1 amongst all Department Heads throughout the tenure. Responsible for the direct management of 50 personnel, $30M of funds, $150M of shipboard materials, postal services, disbursing (banking) management, procurement, contracting, inventory, issue/receipt/stowage, retail services, barbershop, ship’s laundry, and food service operations

  • Executive Officer & Chief Administration Officer (J4), Staff Supply Department Head (CNFK) at United States Forces Korea (USFK)
    Jul 2015 - Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Performed executive-level duties in assisting Brigadier General with development and execution of strategic logistics plans to ensure Joint Forces’ visions were properly integrated within the team while directing 50 cross-functional team members • Developed optimized logistics plan for more than 8,000 personnel, and successfully negotiated cost-effective contract with major hotel chains for more than 400 personnel during joint exercise, exceeding HQ's logistics expectation with a cost saving of over $200K