Vice President of Supply Chain

• Feb 2023 - Present

Chief Operating Officer

• Sep 2020 - Feb 2023

Supply Chain and Sales Consultant

• Feb 2020 - Sep 2020

Consultant experienced in: - Supply Chain organizational design - Network optimization - Demand, inventory, production, and transportation strategies - 3rd party manufacturing and logistics management - Customer service and collaboration - Sales strategies and implementation - Warehouse management - Software selection and implementation Consultant experienced in: - Supply Chain organizational design - Network optimization - Demand, inventory, production, and transportation strategies - 3rd party manufacturing and logistics management - Customer service and collaboration - Sales strategies and implementation - Warehouse management - Software selection and implementation

Vice President of Supply Chain

• Feb 2006 - Feb 2020

Lassonde Pappas is a North American Private Label and Branded beverage manufacturer. I was brought into Lassonde Pappas as the VP in the year 2006, to create and lead the Supply Chain operations. In the year 2014, I took the offer to lead the sales aspect of the business. While I lead Sales, the supply chain part of the business went downhill, and I was reinstated as the VP of the Supply Chain in April of 2019. I had 6 direct reports who respectively led: Integrated Planning, External Co-Manufacturing, Commercialization, Customer Service, Transportation Management, and Procurement. I was responsible for all the above aspects of the business.Key achievements: •Streamlined and standardized supply chain processes, including sourcing and implementing Logility Voyager Systems, a supply chain software solution. Resulting in: Improved perfect orders from 91.5% to 96.5% Increased fill rate from 95.2% to 99.7% Reduced waste due to obsolete items by 59% saving $3M Improved production line efficiencies 14% - 40%, saving $1M in product transfers Reduced demand forecast error at the item/plant level by 30%•Led the creation of systems and processes to execute the commercialization of 400 new item introductions per year with zero defects at the customer (on time and meeting their expectations).•Sourced and implemented a third-party transportation solution saving $650k in SG&A and $6M in freight expense•Led Procurement strategies that delivered $3M in bottom-line savings•Increased 3rd party manufacturing schedule adherence from 15% to 85%•Led the Executive S&OP process changing the focus from short term results / forecast (1 – 3 months) to longer term (12 – 24 months)•Won Private Label Supplier of the year for 7-Eleven Show less

Vice President of Sales and Strategy

• Apr 2014 - Mar 2019

During my time as the VP of Sales and Strategy for Lassonde Pappas, I overall had 15 reports, and 6 direct reports. I helped the Sales team responsible for over half of the company’s total revenue for both branded and private label products. This included customers in Mass, Grocery, Convenience, Drug, Dollar, Discount, Export, and Club. I determined and executed strategies for promotional planning, white space attainment, new products, price points, and customer relationships. I also owned developing and managing the three-year strategic plan for the company as a member of the Executive Team. This included building cascading objectives that connected to all employees.Key achievements: •Grew revenue by 42% during an industry recessiono Grew a club customer from $280k per year to $20M and a convenience customer from $360k to $40Mo Developed new promotional tools and strategies resulting in a 25% increase in sales on promotiono Implemented new pricing tools to help customers understand where their shelf price was sub-optimal resulting in 128 changes to retail shelf price•Led the development of a three-year strategic plan including a one-year tactical plan with key results and cascading objectives connecting all employees to those key results•Won Private label and overall supplier of the year at BJs Wholesale Show less

Material Supply Operations Manager

• Aug 2002 - Jan 2006

I was responsible for managing the movement, cleaning, blending, delivery, and control of all Folgers and Millstone Brand Green Coffee from entry into the United States through delivery to the manufacturing sites. This included contractor management, demand planning, inventory planning, capacity planning, finite production planning, quality control, and managing a $22M operating budget. I had a total of 27 reports working for me, and 4 direct reports who respectively led four major functions of the company: Operations, Quality, Transportation / Customs, and Co-Manufacturing Management. Key achievements: •Increased capacity utilization of the main storage facility by 38% with zero capital investment, delivering savings of $400K in outside warehousing costs. •Decreased supply risk by reducing the supply time by 57% from the receiving port to the main storage facility •Saved $340K in material cost by developing strategies to utilize materials prior to reaching age limits •Created a P&G benchmark inventory control system; this included using RFID, rigorous variation analysis, and being the first P&G location globally to connect a contractor’s system directly to SAP •Wrote and led the implementation of our Business Continuity Plan during Hurricane Katrina. Achieved quality processing of coffee within one week of the hurricane at a 3rd party in Houston •Led the facility to deliver a 6.6% decrease in spending and a 16% increase in productivity per person. Both were record achievements for that facility. Show less

See Below

• Jun 1993 - Jul 2002

Outbound Logistics and Packaging Material Supply Manager, Procter and Gamble, 1998 - 2002 Customer Service Team Manager, Procter and Gamble, 1993 - 1998 Outbound Logistics and Packaging Material Supply Manager, Procter and Gamble, 1998 - 2002 Customer Service Team Manager, Procter and Gamble, 1993 - 1998