Experience

Vessel Technologies, Inc.

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Supply Chain

  • Mar 2023 - Present



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• Supply Chain Consultant

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Bruce Supply Co

• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supply Chain Consultant

  • Feb 2022 - Oct 2022

  • Create strategy for organization change • Advise and guide the executive team to achieve operational alignment • S&OP, supply chain optimization • Change management • Business analysis and KPI • Create strategy for organization change • Advise and guide the executive team to achieve operational alignment • S&OP, supply chain optimization • Change management • Business analysis and KPI



K. Hovnanian® Homes

• United States
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President Of Supply Chain

  • Aug 2020 - Oct 2021

  • Develop and implement centralized sourcing and supply chain strategy • Establish SOP and foundational documentation required to execute the business plan • Lead a team of supply chain professionals engaged in specification driven sourcing, planning, and logistics • Negotiate pricing, terms, contracts, and rebates • Manage supplier base and manufacturer alignment • Oversee QA/QC process • Initiate Oracle ERP implementation. Develop new data infrastructure in conjunction with the IT department • Develop and rollout cost control processes Show less



The PAR Group

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Logistics and Supply Chain

  • Nov 2013 - Aug 2020

  • Oversee procurement, warehousing, and logistics for the preeminent union plumbing and mechanical contractor in New York City. • Drive operational improvement to create scalability • Lead change management • Responsible for sourcing and supply chain strategy, negotiating cost, terms, and rebates • Manage supplier and manufacturer relationships • Conceptualize and oversee ERP optimization to drive supply chain • Develop and implement cost audit procedure • Oversee procurement, warehousing, and logistics for the preeminent union plumbing and mechanical contractor in New York City. • Drive operational improvement to create scalability • Lead change management • Responsible for sourcing and supply chain strategy, negotiating cost, terms, and rebates • Manage supplier and manufacturer relationships • Conceptualize and oversee ERP optimization to drive supply chain • Develop and implement cost audit procedure



Ferguson

• United States
• Wholesale
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager of Purchasing

  • Oct 2012 - Nov 2013

  Davis & Warshow a subsidiary of Ferguson Enterprises • Manage acquisition transition of Davis and Warshow into Ferguson Enterprises. • Responsible for subsidiary’s Purchasing Operations & Inventory Service levels: eight branches & seven showrooms • Facilitate the migration of purchasing functions from Eclipse Enterprise to Trilogy Database • Work with Ferguson Sourcing to maximize rebate & maintain/improve costs • Work interdepartmentally to initiate DC sole-souring strategy while maintaining cost & GM goals Show less



Davis & Warshow, Inc.

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SVP Purchasing

  • Nov 2007 - Oct 2012

  Director, Davis and Warshow (01/08-09/12) • Board Member participating in Company level strategy & policy decisions. Member of team responsible for marketing & completing sale to Ferguson. SVP Purchasing (11/07- 09/12) • Oversee Purchasing Department for 85-year-old plumbing distribution business. • Maintain procurement, inventory management and distribution activities for two DCs, eight branches and seven showrooms • Responsible for sourcing and supply chain strategy, vendor management, inventory management, cost control, contract and pricing negotiation, rebates, item file integrity, EDI and VMI programs • Create SOP for inventory planning and forecasting. Introduce new forecast models and demand planning techniques. • Establish inventory performance KPI. • Achieve 850 bps increase in net margin via vendor consolidation, transaction cost reductions, and commodities buying • Maintain inventory service levels of 96% while reducing average inventory companywide by 23% • Reduced overhead for department by 50% • Expanded EDI programs to 34 key suppliers; Implemented multiple Vendor Managed Inventory programs • Launched Product Data Warehouse Show less



Blue Tulip

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Buyer

  • Apr 2007 - Oct 2007

  • Responsible for the creation and implementation of merchandising strategy • Manage assortment planning for the Tabletop, Home Décor, and Gift product categories • Manage private label product development • Responsible for the creation and implementation of merchandising strategy • Manage assortment planning for the Tabletop, Home Décor, and Gift product categories • Manage private label product development



Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sourcing Manager / Senior Planner

  • Aug 2002 - Apr 2007

  Sourcing Manager – Textiles (05/06 – 4/07) • Source sheeting, top of bed, decorative pillows, throws & blankets, table top textiles, carpets, window treatments & towels • Managed & coordinated 200 suppliers agents & sourcing teams in 8 origins, to execute development of + 2,500 SKU private label products/season. • Coordinate efforts of Merchandising, Design, QA & Logistics to develop deliverable commercialized product. • Travel overseas to assess factories & products. • Negotiate prices & MOQ to achieve or exceed IMU targets between 63-65% LDP. • Insure quality & social compliance standards are met or exceeded. Sourcing Manager – Decac and Tabletop, (05/05 - 4/06) • Manage product developments & vendor base for tabletop, decorative accessories & gifts. • Source glass, metal, wood, ceramic, plastics, stone, candles & botanicals from 150 vendors in 10 origins. • Expand vendor base in Europe, Africa and Latin America. • Private Label development: 400 /quarter. • Establish SOP for sourcing department. Implement Retail.com. • Negotiate & dispose of all claims & development liabilities. Senior Control Buyer (4/04 - 4/05) • Responsible for inventory assortment planning for furniture, wall décor & lighting in retail div. • Manage inventory allocations & distribution planning for 12 stores. • Responsible for creation and implementation of markdown strategy on slow turning items. • Represented the West Elm in the WSI corporate supply chain optimization initiative ‘Can Do’. • Coordinated Inventory and Logistics Team to launch Chelsea NY flagship location. Senior Planner (10/02 - 03/04) • Responsible for inventory assortment planning DTC furniture, wall décor & lighting. • Created merchandise Plan for ten books/yr. • Manage OTB to support 65% of sales. • Depiction analysis. Markdown strategy & implementation. • Developed forecast model used by all departments to plan purchases. Show less



The Conran Shop

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Inventory Manager

  • Aug 1999 - Aug 2002

  • Manage purchasing, inventory, and logistics for US Flagship • Launch US operations for Grand Opening in Fall 1999 • Establish SOP for the home furnishings brand in the US. • Implemented GERS Enterprise Oracle database • Manage supplier base of over 480 vendors • Manage all inbound and outbound logistics • Negotiate all logistics contracts • Responsible for all corporate reporting and database integrity • Manage and direct full inventory and cost accounting reconciliation for annual audits Show less