Kevin Bird
Sr Director of Sourcing at DEPCOM Power, Inc- Claim this Profile
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Steven Brown
I had the pleasure of working with Kevin as my direct manager and mentor for 6 years. Kevin’s ability to manage difficult stakeholders is one of the key reasons we were able to scale our supply chain and foster a culture that made coming to work fun. I learned from him that it's not important to argue about how we got here but what are we going to do to correct the issue moving forward. He is a family man first and a man of high integrity. Without hesitation I would recommend Kevin for any of your Supply Chain needs.
Mark Sanders
Kevin is a great leader in the Supply Chain sector. He previously led a company as VP overseeing warehousing logistics nationally in support of multi Tier 1 wireless customers. He was key in staffing, resource training, defining process, outlining execution procedure, and building efficient mechanisms for forecasting, tracking and reporting. Kevin would be a key organizational leader that I recommend.
Steven Brown
I had the pleasure of working with Kevin as my direct manager and mentor for 6 years. Kevin’s ability to manage difficult stakeholders is one of the key reasons we were able to scale our supply chain and foster a culture that made coming to work fun. I learned from him that it's not important to argue about how we got here but what are we going to do to correct the issue moving forward. He is a family man first and a man of high integrity. Without hesitation I would recommend Kevin for any of your Supply Chain needs.
Mark Sanders
Kevin is a great leader in the Supply Chain sector. He previously led a company as VP overseeing warehousing logistics nationally in support of multi Tier 1 wireless customers. He was key in staffing, resource training, defining process, outlining execution procedure, and building efficient mechanisms for forecasting, tracking and reporting. Kevin would be a key organizational leader that I recommend.
Steven Brown
I had the pleasure of working with Kevin as my direct manager and mentor for 6 years. Kevin’s ability to manage difficult stakeholders is one of the key reasons we were able to scale our supply chain and foster a culture that made coming to work fun. I learned from him that it's not important to argue about how we got here but what are we going to do to correct the issue moving forward. He is a family man first and a man of high integrity. Without hesitation I would recommend Kevin for any of your Supply Chain needs.
Mark Sanders
Kevin is a great leader in the Supply Chain sector. He previously led a company as VP overseeing warehousing logistics nationally in support of multi Tier 1 wireless customers. He was key in staffing, resource training, defining process, outlining execution procedure, and building efficient mechanisms for forecasting, tracking and reporting. Kevin would be a key organizational leader that I recommend.
Steven Brown
I had the pleasure of working with Kevin as my direct manager and mentor for 6 years. Kevin’s ability to manage difficult stakeholders is one of the key reasons we were able to scale our supply chain and foster a culture that made coming to work fun. I learned from him that it's not important to argue about how we got here but what are we going to do to correct the issue moving forward. He is a family man first and a man of high integrity. Without hesitation I would recommend Kevin for any of your Supply Chain needs.
Mark Sanders
Kevin is a great leader in the Supply Chain sector. He previously led a company as VP overseeing warehousing logistics nationally in support of multi Tier 1 wireless customers. He was key in staffing, resource training, defining process, outlining execution procedure, and building efficient mechanisms for forecasting, tracking and reporting. Kevin would be a key organizational leader that I recommend.
Experience
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DEPCOM Power, Inc
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United States
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Solar Electric Power Generation
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300 - 400 Employee
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Sr Director of Sourcing
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May 2023 - Present
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Allios
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President Supply Chain
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May 2020 - Feb 2023
I was responsible for the Spin-off of Allios from Nexius to provide an end-to-end supply chain solution for new customers. I managed growth from 12 to 18 warehouses (1M+ SqFt) nationally, as well as strategic sourcing, demand planning, procurement, fleet/logistics, continuous Improvement priorities, Facilities/Real Estate, and business development. • Responsible for growing our relationship with major accounts. Improved GM by more than 7% by improving our vendor strategy and simultaneously increasing the breadth and scope of services with existing customers • Orchestrated the planning and updates to the ERP and client. Management software to improve and streamline client experience to improve overall operational efficiencies. Show less
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Nexius
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United States
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Telecommunications
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300 - 400 Employee
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Director of Supply Chain
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Jul 2018 - May 2020
Promoted to directly manage all supply chain operations including the growth from 8-13 warehouse facilities as well as all sourcing, planning, and purchasing teams.• Planned and implemented a reorganization that set the company to be agile and provide clean reporting lines and culture that would empower the growth of the company and provide stability through the expansion of warehouses. Successfully implemented the ACE (Accelerated Career Enhancement) Program that drove the next series of leaders as we accelerated the growth. • Standardized processes and reporting across all our facilities nationwide. Focused the teams on process training and created an end-to-end process document as well as PMV’s for front line employees.• Implemented national planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) processes and measured was able to get budgets within 1% of the monthly projected forecasts.• Managed the creation of a system roadmap that led to a completely digitized platform and provided strategic business insights to better manage the operations Show less
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Sourcing Procurement Manager
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Jun 2016 - Jul 2018
Accountable for all sourcing initiatives across contracted services as well as direct materials. Also managed material forecasting, and buying activities nationwide across all accounts. Streamlined our material catalog and led negotiations with major OEM's that led to 12% YOY PPV while at the same time developing key strategic partnerships that have driven value in terms of lead time reductions, crew downtime, and overall supply chain agility.
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Plano ISD
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Team Lead
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Jul 2013 - Jun 2016
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Gilbert Public Schools
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Classroom Teacher
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Jul 2011 - Jul 2013
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Education
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2014 - 2016
The University of Texas at Dallas
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance and Supply Chain Operations -
2014 - 2016
The University of Texas at Dallas
Master's degree, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management -
2004 - 2010
Brigham Young University - Idaho
Bachelor's degree, Elementary Education and Teaching
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