Stanley S. Flowers II

STANLEY S. FLOWERS II

Dublin, Ohio 43016

614-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Strategic and solutions-focused professional with over fifteen years of progressive success across procurement, demand planning, supply chain, and project management. Resourceful and detail-oriented leader whom exhibits strengths in; reducing cost, controlling inventory, leading high caliber teams, maximizing productivity and efficiencies,. Consistently lauded for performance and utilizing out-of the-box approach to achieve positive results, along with experience in strategic planning and integration of supply chain methodologies. Adaptable professional who thrives in fast-paced, multi-volume, and diverse facilities. Possess technical proficiency in various applications and systems.

SCOPE OF EXCELLENCE

Distribution Operations Management * Inventory Control * Contract Negotiations * Production Planning * Process Improvement * Procurement * Change Management * Purchasing * Continuous Improvement Initiative * Strategic Planning * Materials Management * Teambuilding & Leadership * Vendor Management * Lean Manufacturing * Manufacturing Management * Customer Service Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Constellation Enterprises – Ohio, Utah, and Washington

E2E Supply Chain Optimization Consultant (2014 to Present)

A holding company for 4 unique businesses providing all-encompassing supply chain standardization, vendor management, global sourcing, and accounts payable assistance

Work with four diverse companies in order to positively enhance overall supply-chain processes

Build relationships with key executive management in order to aid in positively affecting EBIDTA

Negotiate terms with supply base that enhanced “partner” relationship and increased cash flow

Utilize “Kaizen Theory” in order to pursue and address opportunities for improvement

Control direct and indirect spend of multi-million dollar material and service needs

Actively analyze processes and procedures to assure audit compliance

Stabilized supply base and reduced outstanding payable by $2.5 million

Provided cost savings of $2.8 million through supplier negotiations

Subject matter expert in total supply chain activities

Columbus Castings – Columbus, Ohio

Executive Director of Supply Chain / Materials Manager / Production Scheduling (2011 to 2013)

Providing robust supply-chain methodologies in a private equity portfolio company producing; steel castings for the freight and mass transit passenger rail car industries, mining, and construction. Company revenues of $140M

Provided leadership and hands on management of the overall supply-chain areas comprised of; customer service, scheduling, purchasing, inventory control, logistics, data entry, system compliance, and accounts payable

Developed and executed strategies to drive; low cost, on-time delivery, and high quality within a diversely mixed manufacturing process

Served as a resource to senior management in matters related to purchasing procedures, expense reduction initiatives, value analysis and contract negotiations

Provided ownership in both WIP levels and accounts payables in order to aid in the reduction of DPO from 70 days to 45

Utilized knowledge of quality systems, lean and continuous improvement processes to drive EBIDTA improvement

Budgeted and forecasted related spend to meet; production obligations, plant operations, and outside supplier sourcing.

Achieved successful annual cost avoidance of $8.6 million and leveraged $9.8 million in savings

Key member of cross-functional management teams focused on EBITDA improvement

Responsible for $58 million of direct and $16 million of indirect annual spend

Improved end-of-year fiscal inventory score from 76% to 96%

Xpedx – Loveland, Ohio

National Project Lead (2009 to 2010)

A major paper manufacturer with outreach in; paper, office supplies, personal protective equipment, and light industrial products

Participated as a key member in a national ERP system implementation with responsibilities within distribution, operations, and logistics

Enhanced material flow/footprint in order to comply with “ABC” material movement to assure inventory accuracy

Participated in; training, writing of SOP’s and job aides, and adherence to departmental plans

Encouraged and managed change management through team approach concept

Maintained a project log with adherence to timeline and budgetary objectives

Assistant Operations/Logistics Manager – Distribution Management (2008 to 2009)

Initiated and monitored contract relationships as it related to; temporary workforce, motorized warehouse equipment, office equipment, and fleet related material

Worked with teams to enhance inventory location, turns, or quantities in order to drive positive weekly and yearly audit scores

Trained associates in ISO, Hazmat, warehousing systems, DOT regulation, EH&S, and motorized warehouse equipment

Managed projects dealing with; inventory, work load, and foot-print to drive EBIDTA improvement

Delphi Corporation – Dayton, Ohio

Production Control and Logistics Foreman – Distribution Management (2006 to 2007)

A tier 1 manufacturer of brake parts for General Motors truck and SUV assembly. Company revenues of $260M

Managed inventory cycle as it related to; maintaining FIFO, coordination of WIP and finished goods, coordinated daily cycle counts, and managed adequate stock levels

Responsible for raw production material, finished goods supply, and warehouses operations for General Motors brake manufacturing assembly

Coordinated quality improvement initiatives and train against them in order to achieve “Best In Class”

Administered material availability by way of analyzing market, delivery conditions, and forecasting production schedules

Worked with union management in order to drive; process improvement, cost avoidance, and training

Adelphia Communication Corporation – Chillicothe, Ohio

Area Manager of Logistics and Supply – Distribution Management contract (2004 to 2005)

A major competitor in the; digital cable, high-speed internet, local and long-distance telephone service, voice messaging, and small business offerings

Responsible for; sixty–four warehouse locations, staff, inventory, and procurement throughout the states of Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, and Kentucky

Assured accurate inventory control by instituting; a standard inventory cycle counting process, maintaining FIFO, coordinating receivables and production shipments, and utilizing volumetric in pursuit of warehouse setup

Trained and implemented quality in delivery, high total customer satisfaction, and cost avoidance

High responsiveness to customer interface, construction planning, and system demands

Facilitated monthly and quarterly full physical inventories in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley

Incorporated tagging system that lead to a revenue recovery of $350 thousand and a savings of $1.9 million

Improved end of year fiscal inventory score by 28%, overall score 89%

Findlex Corporation – Findlay, Ohio

Materials Manager – Distribution Management (2002 to 2003)

Provided leadership in material movement of both raw and finished in support of brake castings and brake assemblies for; Honda of America, Honda of Canada, General Motors, Harley Davidson, and Honda Motorcycle - cruisers

Administered material availability reporting by analyzing market, delivery conditions, and forecasting production schedules

Implemented processes to enhance inventory control by incorporating; daily inventory cycle counts, coordination of delivery mapping, assurance to FIFO procedures

Negotiated, planned, an supported logistical activities in support of customer commitments, both internal and external

Utilized knowledge of quality systems, lean and continuous improvement process to drive EBIDTA improvement

Implementation of departmental quality checks reduced customer complaints and quality issues by 40%

Increased on-time delivery by 18%, achieving an overall score of 88%

Controlled and administered profit and loss for department

Achieved “Most Improved” and key in achieving “Best In Class”

Lucent Technologies Inc. – Columbus, Ohio

Materials Manager-Fulfillment / Purchasing Manager / Contract Manufacturing (1991 to 2001)

Leader in wireless telecommunications manufacturing; TDMA, CDMA, and 3G

EDUCATION

Bachelors Business Administration

Mount Vernon Nazarene College, Mount Vernon, Ohio

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

Microsoft Office Suites, MS Project, People Soft, EDI, ROIC, RFQ, RFP, Warehouse Management Systems-WMS (Manhattan PkMS, ASC Trac, CorelMS), Analytical Performance Reports (Queries, Crystal, Excel)

INVENTORY CONTROL EXPERTISE

SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Enterprise Resource Planning-ERP (MFG Pro, Applications Plus), Kan ban, JIT Material Requirement Planning-MRPII (Merlin, Xdata)

QUALITY CONTROL

Quality Improvement Methodology, Sarbanes Oxley Compliance, LEAN Manufacturing (Six Sigma, Kaizen Theory, Root Cause Analysis, PDCA), Time Management System (ABC Analysis, Pareto Analysis, MS Project Tools)

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