Experience

Motor Coach Industries

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Vice President Operations

  • Nov 2012 - May 2015

  Louisville, Kentucky Area



Saxco International LLC

• Director Supply Chain

  • Apr 2007 - Sep 2012

  Directing all Purchasing, Inventory Control, Warehousing, Transportation, and Quality Management for a glass & plastic containers distributor to the wine, microbrewery, food, and pharmaceutical industries on the west coast. • Conceived and established Supply Chain & Logistics team. Successfuly led cross-functional team through difficult change management challenges. • Reduced overall operations infrastructure cost by over 40% while improving service levels. Accomplished… Show more Directing all Purchasing, Inventory Control, Warehousing, Transportation, and Quality Management for a glass & plastic containers distributor to the wine, microbrewery, food, and pharmaceutical industries on the west coast. • Conceived and established Supply Chain & Logistics team. Successfuly led cross-functional team through difficult change management challenges. • Reduced overall operations infrastructure cost by over 40% while improving service levels. Accomplished through insourcing warehousing and using Business Process Management (BPM) processes. • Reduced transportation cost over 30% by consolidating import transportation, disbanded existing private fleets, and consolidated outbound transportation with a Lead Logistics provider. • Negotiated multiple facility leases reducing lease costs and obtaining large tenant improvements. • By applying increased procurement diligence and production postponement strategy, reduced excess inventory by over 50% resulting in $150K inventory carrying cost savings. • Aggregated Supplier purchases, lowered landed cost of goods by 4% in '12 despite supplier price increases. • Established Quality Management team and processes including incident CAPA, tracking & metrics, quarterly key Supplier quality reviews. Show less



Nurserymen's Exchange Inc.

• Director Supply Chain

  • Oct 2003 - Apr 2007

  Directed all Transportation, Warehousing, and Purchasing efforts for a potted plants grower and shipper on the west coast. • Implemented 24 initiatives in ’05 & ‘06 resulting in $665K in cost savings or .7% of sales. • Reduced labor cost 20% without increased overtime through attrition, process improvement, and establishing collaborative labor pooling within the various operations. • Consolidated all manufacturing from 10 buildings into 1 building using lean manufacturing… Show more Directed all Transportation, Warehousing, and Purchasing efforts for a potted plants grower and shipper on the west coast. • Implemented 24 initiatives in ’05 & ‘06 resulting in $665K in cost savings or .7% of sales. • Reduced labor cost 20% without increased overtime through attrition, process improvement, and establishing collaborative labor pooling within the various operations. • Consolidated all manufacturing from 10 buildings into 1 building using lean manufacturing techniques. Designed and implemented an efficient flow through layout from manufacturing through shipping on a 40 acre property. • Reduced warehousing and material handling costs by closing an outside storage facility, reducing high levels of obsolete inventory, and consolidating all raw material inventories onto one company property. • Outsourced freight audit & payment. Negotiated transportation contracts establishing reducing rates during a period of national transportation difficulties driven by driver shortages and fuel price increases. • Established company’s first purchasing policy and procedures to guide procurement efforts. Initiated supplier contracting, supplier quality certification, and JIT efforts. Show less



Ryder System, Inc.

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Program Management

  • Nov 1998 - Oct 2003

  Directed the solution development and implementation of complex supply chain programs and projects. Programs included Distribution Mgt., Transportation Mgt., and Information Technology (WMS, TM, VMI, Visibility) solutions in High Tech, Telecom, Consumer Electronics, and other industries. Single startup budgets as high as $10M for new business generating as much as $40M in gross logistics revenue annually. • Directed over 20 successful supply chain implementations with the 4 largest… Show more Directed the solution development and implementation of complex supply chain programs and projects. Programs included Distribution Mgt., Transportation Mgt., and Information Technology (WMS, TM, VMI, Visibility) solutions in High Tech, Telecom, Consumer Electronics, and other industries. Single startup budgets as high as $10M for new business generating as much as $40M in gross logistics revenue annually. • Directed over 20 successful supply chain implementations with the 4 largest generating $110M/yr. in new revenue. • Improved new operation startup success rate by establishing standardized project management processes and leadership methodology. Standards benchmarked to Project Management Institute (PMI) global best practices. • Established Project Management Office (PMO). Developed team project management skills through PMP certification. 70% of staff achieved certification. Show less



Tri Valley Growers

• Director Supply Chain

  • Apr 1996 - Nov 1998

  Directed corporate and field inventory control, order management and customer service. Managed 10,000 TVG and S&W brand and private label products through 8 plant/warehouses and over 20 forward distribution centers. • Reduced Order Cycle Time from 10 days to 3 days using GE Workout® to improve process performance. • Addressed and corrected shipment billing delays to improve cash flow, reducing the ongoing shipped-not-billed float from an average of $10M to under $1M… Show more Directed corporate and field inventory control, order management and customer service. Managed 10,000 TVG and S&W brand and private label products through 8 plant/warehouses and over 20 forward distribution centers. • Reduced Order Cycle Time from 10 days to 3 days using GE Workout® to improve process performance. • Addressed and corrected shipment billing delays to improve cash flow, reducing the ongoing shipped-not-billed float from an average of $10M to under $1M. • Combined three Logistics and Customer Service groups into a single high performing team. Show less



Big Heart Pet Brands

• Consumer Goods
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Efficient Consumer Response

  • Jul 1993 - Apr 1996

  Developed and managed the company's Grocery Industry ECR initiative. Developed and implemented Continuous Replenishment (CRP) a VMI solution. Strategic initiative development including activity-based costing, cross-docking, EDI, consignment sales, category management, and efficient new item introductions.



Nabisco and Standard Brands

• Management

  • 1980 - 1993

  NY, PA, GA, NC Various logistics management activities in Transportation, Private Fleet, Warehouse Management, Order Management/Customer Service, and Inventory Management.