Thomas Freese

Supply Chain Professional

Greater Cleveland

About

Supply chain professional with experience in manufacturing and third party logistics. A results orienetd manager with experience in all areas of supply chain including materials management, purchasing, warehousing, transportation, customer service and international logistics. Proven ability to decrease supply chain costs, decrease inventory and improve customer service performance. International experience managing multiple distribution centers including facilities in Canada, Mexico and Brazil. Experience negotiating and managing all modes of transportation both domestically and internationally. Specialties: Materials Management, international transportation, customs compliance, licensed customs broker, inventory management, lean level scheduling, purchasing, supplier management, carrier negotiations, WMS & TMS implementations, facility stat ups, 3PL pricing & negotiations, continuous improvement, value stream mapping, inventory management

Experience

  • Parker Hannifin (18 yrs)
    • Materials Manager
      2012 - Present · 14 yrs 7 mos

      Repsonsible for supplier management, purchasing, planning and inventory management. Led supply chain team including buyer, planners, compliance specialist, receivers and material flow specialist.

    • Division Logistics Manager
      Aug 2008 - Oct 2012 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      Responsible for overall division transportation, distribution, and customs compliance.

  • Director Supply Chain Solutions at ASW Global
    Feb 2007 - Jul 2008 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Responsible for company wide quality systems, continuous improvement programs and development of new business solutions.

  • Transportation & Distribuiton Manager North America & Latin America at ERICO
    Apr 2004 - Nov 2006 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Responsible for all transportation and distribution in the Americas for a $450 million dollar manufacturer. Managed a budget of $24 million including five company facilities and three third-party facilities in four countries.

  • Kuehne + Nagel (3 yrs 6 mos)
    • Operations Support Manager
      Jun 2002 - Feb 2004 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Project Manager
      Sep 2000 - Jun 2002 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Distribution Center Manager at USCO Logistics (Kuehne & Nagle)
    Apr 1999 - Sep 2000 · 1 yr 6 mos