Daniel Gerdman

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Oshkosh, WI 54901

920-***-****

abnji4@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Analytical, results-oriented supply chain professional with leadership experience, diverse

roles in manufacturing, distribution, and planning with proven record of making a

measurable impact in a short time frame.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KIMBERLY-CLARK, Neenah WI 2005-2009

Planned production and materials for high-volume manufacturing.

•Planned $50M - $100M annually through SAP R/3. I managed obsolete/slow moving,

provided forecasts to vendors, organized vendor visits, managed projects, trained new

employees. I was very involved with marketing to target the timing of packaging

changes. Over two years I planned eight unique desks. I was involved with forecasting

some items and some tactical work at the mid-term level.

•Scheduled machines through APO at a mill in Neenah, WI. I worked through a

consolidation of roles and asset removals as the mill closed.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Madison, WI 2003-2005

Worked while earning MBA.

Professor’s Assistant (2003-2005)

•Awarded UW-Madison Cascade Asset Management Professor’s Assistant/Scholorship.

Performed assistantship while completing Full-Time MBA at UW. With this I mentored

undergraduate students, evaluated business plans, assisted with research.

Purchasing (2002-2003), University of Wisconsin-School of Engineering

•Managed the purchasing, financials for seven laboratories

FRITO-LAY, Beloit, WI and Minneapolis, MN

I managed teams and worked with high-volume manufacturing and distribution

operations.

Distribution Operations Manager 2000-2002

• Managed Frito-Lay’s 3rd largest distribution center, serving all of the Twin Cities metro

area

•Supervised Product Supply, FIG, and Inventory of nearly $100,000,000 in sales with

seventy annual inventory turns.

• Managed building maintenance. Our cost performance for managing outside goods

and services

ranked #1 of 191 distribution centers

• Completed Frito-Lay’s Continuous Improvement Master Training

• Conducted Interviews, onboarding, and performance reviews for all 61 employees.

• Improved employee turnover from 150% in 2000 to 40% in 2001.

• Improved our labor efficiency from one of the worst in the company to one of the

best, lost $125,000 to plan in 2000, made $100,000+ in 2001 and 2002. Efficiency

ranking in top 10% of company.

• Involved with company Supply Chain Optimization.

• Expert trainer in labor management, technical systems, supply chain optimization, and

Continuous Improvement

Manufacturing. Operations Resource1999-2000

• Managed 3rd shift crew, raw material inventories, and production efficiencies.

• Department drove $200,000 in productivity increases in 2000 vs. 1999.

• Helped improve our departmental national efficiency ranking from 16 of 29 to 5 of 29.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

MBA (Full-Time), University of Wisconsin: 2005

BBA, University of Wisconsin: Operations Management, Management.

APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) Earned my CPIM

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