Matthew Carden, MBA

Experienced Supply Chain Professional

Greater Philadelphia

About

Experience

  • OmniCable (West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States)
    • Demand Planning Manager
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    • Buyer II
      Jan 2022 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      - Manage day to day purchasing for OmniCable's Canadian Branch - Create stock profiles and utilize demand planning strategies to effectively purchase products - Maintain relationships with vendors to ensure proper priced material on the self for the sales team - Communicate with both the sales and distribution teams to fill any gaps in material and any issues that may arise to due to spacing constraints

  • Inventory Manager at Nekoosa
    Aug 2021 - Nov 2021 · 4 mos

    -Developed and implemented an effective inventory management system to ensure proper reporting -Along with the entire planning team developed a method to bring plant back log down by almost 75% within a month -Managed weekly ordering of raw materials and in the process developed a more automated ordering system -Worked daily in a complex supply chain affected greatly by the Covid-19 pandemic causing extended lead times and the need to find alternative suppliers -Maintained constant communication with the entire planning and operations team to ensure that the proper materials for upcoming production runs

  • Grocery Haulers Inc (1 yr 11 mos)
    • Jr. Industrial Engineer
      Jan 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

      -Working together with a team of engineers, performed various projects to assist our customers in understanding possible cost saving opportunities in both current and future business state -Utilized various programs and software to develop both a cost effective and usable plan across 9 states with 250 drivers -Maintained communication with the Operations team to ensure that there is a link between all facets of the business, so that planning can be effectively executed -Communicated directly with Distribution Managers and Sales Center Leaders to ensure that our customer is provided with utmost customer service

    • Routing Analyst
      Oct 2019 - Jan 2020 · 4 mos