Matthew C. Brandes

**** ******* ******

Union, KY 41091

859-***-****

acozdl@r.postjobfree.com

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Over 15 years of leadership exhibited in Production, Supply Chain,

Logistics, and Warehouse/ Distribution Operations roles for multiple

Fortune Global Top 25 companies. Proven process and results driven

management and development of highly diverse and successful cross-

functional teams. Balanced strategic and operational experience. Skilled

communicator and motivator. Established ability to lead and manage

multiple tasks in large organizations through significant organization

change and new plant startup activities.

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Seeking an opportunity to leverage my operations knowledge, analytical

skills, project leadership expertise, and well-rounded management

experience in a challenging position in the logistics supply chain

management field.

KEY SKILLS

Organizational Development & Management

Global Supply Chain Strategic Planning & Management

Logistics System Design & Operations

Toyota Business Practice (TBP) / Problem Solving

Daily Operations Management

Quality Assurance & Quality Programs Management

> Team Building & Team Member Development

Domestic Supply Chain Strategic Planning & Management

Toyota Production System (TPS)

Project Planning & Management

Continuous Process Improvement & Kaizen

Crisis Management With Customer First Focus

EXPERIENCE

Toyota Motor Corporation (July 2005-present)

Supply Chain Logistics Planning: Manager (June 2014-present)

Supply Chain Logistics Planning: Assistant Manager (July 2008-April

2012)

Supply Chain Logistics Planning: Specialist (July 2005-June 2008)

- North American Manufacturing Headquarters, Erlanger, KY

. Supervised up to 16 salaried team members in all facets of

transportation design for six cross-docks and eight plants with an

annual transportation mileage spend of ~$225M

. Implemented integrated single function in-sourcing of contract

team members to full-time status through schedule management,

contract negotiation, and interview/ hiring while ensuring

employment continuity for all

. Led North American development and implementation of global

transportation design optimization program

. Led project team in detailed study, documentation, proposal

development, and consensus gathering for ideal NA future logistics

planning process

. Led all facets of TEMA project management to support global system

development milestones for transportation design and timeline

generation program

Export Parts Business Management: Assistant Manager (May 2012-May

2014)

- North American Manufacturing Headquarters, Erlanger, KY

. Supervised up to 11 salaried team members in all facets of Export

parts ordering (seven overseas customers), shipping (77 North

American suppliers), and billing (~$600M annual sales).

< 82% reduction in total Export customer-communicated quality

output errors

< 93% reduction in monthly A&F inventory discrepancies (debit/

credit match performance metric)

< 75% reduction in North American air charges (in-land

logistics cost)

. Led complete cross-functional project implementation for free

trade agreement (FTA) process in North America (three suppliers,

15 total internal & external business partners) to allow Japan

duty relief on Mexico-sourced leather

< ~$1.2M of direct annual duty relief savings for Toyota

. Led cross-functional team (PUR, A&F) in detailed investigation of

large historical supplier short-ship claim

< ~$1.8M reduction in requested payment reimbursement achieved

with consensus through supplier CEO

Ford Motor Company (July 2000-June 2005)

Distribution Operations: Shift Superintendent (January 2004-June

2005)

- Washington, D.C. Parts Distribution Center, Winchester, VA

Distribution Operations: Utility Supervisor (October 2002-December

2003)

- Memphis Parts Distribution Center, Memphis, TN

Distribution Operations: Area Supervisor (July 2000-August 2001)

- Detroit Parts Distribution Center, Detroit, MI

. Member of Ford College Graduate Program, a developmental supply

chain rotational program

. Led entire shifts of 30-50 UAW employees and Ford supervision in

all facets of distribution center operations

. Fully launched two new distribution centers as member of outbound

team supervision, achieving best-in-class on-time delivery results

of over 99% on next day delivery

. Launch leader for Washington D.C. facility which was consistently

top-ranked Ford distribution center (out of 22) among twelve

different metrics including lines per man hour, picking accuracy,

denial rate, and on-time delivery

. Introduced new processes in multiple Ford distribution centers

around the country in consulting role

Distribution Operations: Quality Programs Manager (September 2001-

September 2002)

- Detroit Parts Distribution Center, Detroit, MI

. Managed staff of eight employees and all quality programs for

entire facility

. Coordinated the successful completion of initial ISO 9000 and ISO

14001 registration audits

. Completed six sigma green belt certification and led part picking

accuracy project, reducing facility error rate by over 2 errors

per thousand parts picked

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), Microsoft

Outlook, Visio

EDUCATION

University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee

Master of Business Administration, Logistics and Transportation,

Operations Management, 2000

. 40 hours of executive training in lean enterprise systems design

University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, 1998

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