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Client Summary
As a warehouse consultant, I bring a sharp focus on discipline, structure, and accountability in the supply chain and distribution environment. I am a high-energy, senior-level executive with an extensive background in supply chain management leadership, including purchasing, logistics, warehousing, distribution, and reverse logistics, for companies of all sizes. I solve big problems and get things done. At the same time, I develop and mentor individuals and teams and work collaboratively; I am equally comfortable working up and down the organization as well as cross-functionally. I always seek to create team wins.
Highlights as Warehouse Consultant
- 20+ years of cross-functional experience
- Multiple warehouse management systems implementations
- Warehouse Management Consultant
- 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
Accomplishments as a Warehouse Consultant
- Planned and executed NDS east coast warehouse move, on time and within budget, within four months.
- Selected and implemented a 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 Lindstrom’s 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 Lindstrom’s 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 Lindstrom’s 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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