Experience

Squatty Potty

• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of Operations

  • Dec 2020 - Present



Medifast, Inc

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of US Distribution and Transportation

  • Apr 2019 - Present



KOCIDE LLC (A subsidiary of Mitsui Tokyo)

• Houston, Texas Area

• Head Of Supply Chain

  • May 2017 - Apr 2019

  Responsible for all areas of Supply Chain including purchasing, global transportation, customer service and label registration management. Lead a team of 4 employees that support our Houston manufacturing facility. Coordinate cross-functional activities surrounding Sales forecasting, production planning, procuring raw materials, packaging and MRO materials. Working on cost saving and risk mitigating initiatives with our strategic suppliers and developing standardized purchasing quote packages and supplier agreements for this newly acquired start up company. • Saved the company $300,000 annually through savvy negotiations on both direct and indirect materials • Lead and negotiate all contracts with key raw materials, packaging and MRO suppliers as well as global toll manufacturers, 3rd Party Freight Forwarders and a 3PL Distribution Center • Developed KPI’s surrounding customer service, supplier performance, and global label registration • Operations lead for Mitsui’s Global STC compliance efforts • Work closely with sales and marketing to manage a highly seasonal global crop protection market to ensure timely delivery and minimal inventory carrying costs • Closely monitor key raw material commodities and provide guidance on cost trends and potential alternate global suppliers Show less



Plano Synergy Holdings

• Plano, IL

• Sr. Director of Distribution and Transportation

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Led all distribution and transportation functions, and P&L for company’s four distribution centers across the United States. Supervised management teams in each facility and provided strategic direction and coaching on achieving daily, weekly, and monthly KPIs and goals. Served as point person in deriving productivity goals within areas of focus, and jointly worked with other departments in new product development, sales and operations planning, and budget and capital budget creation. • Drove productivity and cost savings within distribution and transportation networks by 5% of total cost. • Was the Distribution representative in the monthly S&OP meetings with Demand Planning, Sales and Manufacturing • Worked closely with sales, marketing, and new product development to ensure smooth rollout and execution to customer. • Developed, delivered, and was accountable for distribution and transportation budgets, as well as distribution capital expense budget. • Recruited industry-leading compliance manager and led efforts to reduce company's overall operational compliance deductions or charge-backs from retailers by more than $500,000. • Implemented rigorous cycle-counting process at each distribution site, improving inventory accuracy by 8% and reducing physical inventory adjustments and write-offs by over $50,000. • Selected as company representative to present distributions operations to the Board of Directors and C-Suite. Show less



ILEX Consumer Products Group

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Supply Operations

  • Mar 2009 - Oct 2014

  Served on private-equity group’s management team responsible for reviving bankrupt over-the-counter drug brands and returning brands to healthy EBITDA levels. Created and implemented all supply chain activities, sourcing and procurement, customer service, distribution and transportation, and productivity initiatives. Implemented a rigorous monthly S&OP discipline to work collaboratively with Sales & Marketing to achieve world class service results. Oversaw vetting and management of 3PL for company's distribution and transportation. Identified productivity initiatives to reduce cost and drive increased cash flow. Managed P&L for all non-sales, marketing, and financial activities. • Achieved Cost of Goods Savings (COGS) of $750,000 in first year through experienced negotiation tactics and leveraging dual sources. • Migrated skill set from health and beauty arena to highly-regulated OTC category, with no quality issues. • Worked with many contract suppliers to develop several innovative new products in highly-commoditized category. • Implemented Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) processes with key contract filler, reducing inventory from $6,000,000 to less than $2,000,000 in just under two years. • Utilized a highly disciplined S&OP process to improve forecast accuracy by 20 basis points and maintain a 98.5% and above on time and in full shipping goal. Show less



Newell - Amerock

• Director of Supply Chain

  • 2004 - Feb 2009

  Oversaw end to end supply chain responsibility for Amerock (cabinet hardware), Ashland (window and door hardware) and Bulldog (mounting and hanging accessories hardware) divisions. Managed portfolio including 30,000 SKUs manufactured and sourced globally and distributed out of four DCs. • Achieved consistent inventory reductions, resulting in increased turns and improved cash flow. • Sustained world class service levels for three SBUs while moving both manufacturing sites and distribution locations. • Selected as member of strategic team to move 1,000,000-square-foot manufacturing and DC to Mexico. • Worked with Asian suppliers to implement inventory-reduction programs, such as ship-to-stock, supplier-owned inventory, and Delivered Duties Unpaid (DDU). • Staffed supply chain team responsible for implementing best-practice S&OP process, delivering productivity savings, sourcing $500,000,000 of goods from Asia, and executing VMI programs with major strategic accounts. • Consistently reduced newly created excess and obsolete inventory year over year by $500,000. • Created new productivity focus to implement weekly and monthly meeting cadence, and successfully fostered cost savings mentality through activities and workout sessions, resulting in delivering 5% productivity improvement year over year. • Developed best-in-class sales and operations planning process working collaboratively with sales and marketing increasing forecast accuracy 25 basis points in two years. • Functioned as supply chain representative for every cross-divisional best practice event, and selected to serve as hardware division subject matter expert for SAP conversion. • Designated as member of team to benchmark, develop, and implement a sales and operations planning process to all Rubbermaid divisions. • Instituted a monthly best practices S&OP forum call with Newell Rubbermaid divisions around the world. Show less



Newell Brands

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Chain Director

  • 2004 - 2009



DAP

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Supply Chain Mgr

  • 1998 - 2003



Sweetheart Cup

• Transportation Planner

  • 1996 - 1999