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Summary
This expert is a change agent with a sharp focus on discipline, structure, and accountability in the supply chain and distribution environment. He is a high-energy, senior-level executive with extensive background in supply chain management leadership, including purchasing, logistics, warehousing, distribution, and reverse logistics, for companies of all sizes. He solves big problems and gets things done. At the same time, Steve develops and mentors individuals and teams and works collaboratively; he is equally comfortable working up and down the organization as well as cross-functionally. He seeks to always create team wins.
Highlights
- 20+ years of cross-functional experience
- Multiple warehouse management systems implementations
- Managed several successful warehouse openings, consolidations, and moves within the last 5 years
- APICS certified in production and inventory management
- Delivers operational improvements through relentless process optimization
- Skilled cross-functional project leader
- Heavy use of metrics to motivate action
- Always mindful of design for supply chain and other cross-functional impacts on customer experience
Relevant Accomplishments
- Planned and executed NDS east coast warehouse move, on time and within budget, within four months.
- Selected and implemented warehouse management system (WMS) at largest NDS facility. Implementation is slated to save over $300,000 during first year of operation.
- Implemented daily, weekly, and monthly review process, building 7 Lindstrom sites in the US into a team, driving a results culture.
- Improved Lindstroms on-time delivery to customers by 5% with relentless focus on key metrics while delivering $400,000 in labor cost improvements, year-over-year.
- Defined the inventory deployment, warehousing, and distribution strategy for Lindstroms 5-year plan.
- Consolidated two acquired locations into existing Lindstrom locations. Planned and executed major warehouse reconfiguration capital projects to accommodate integration of the acquired locations.
- Executed Lindstroms site selection process and moved acquired location in Canada into new facility within 90 days.
- Led all tasks to build Wurth Adams new HQ/distribution center. Prepared and presented the business case to the board; identified potential sites and preliminary budget; led the selection process for the design architect, builder, and automation suppliers. Assembled and led a cross-functional and global team to define logistics processes/flows for the new facility. Executed the build plan for the new building. Secured Minnesota Job Creation Fund award of $590,000 in support of the new distribution center.
- Implemented a Warehouse Management System at four of Wurth Adams largest sites, improving accuracy and productivity. Realized 3% year-over-year labor productivity in warehouse operations.
- Delivered freight cost savings of over $430,000 for Wurth Adams, moving freight cost from 3.2% of sales to 2.6%; accomplished through freight consolidation, reduced expediting, and improved route planning.
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