William G Higgins Jr

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Global Logistics Materials Management Supply Chain Leadership

Innovative, motivated, and diligent supply chain professional with a proven track record of leading change and performance excellence. A critical thinker, capable of reducing expenses, leading improvement programs, developing team members, and building trust with internal and external partners. Ability to use analysis tools and troubleshooting methodologies to creatively resolve challenges while managing project deliverables, meeting customer requirements, and exceeding financial expectations.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Warehouse Operational Efficiencies

ERP/ MRP System Implementation Roll Outs

Detailed Analytical Reporting

Inventory Oversight

Quality & Standardization Programs

Team Leadership Abilities

COMPUTER COMPETENCIES

Microsoft Office Suite

CMS/WMS

ARENA

POIMS

JDA / E3

Global Shop

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VCE-Virtual Computing Environment April 2012 – January 2016

VCE is a leader in converged cloud infrastructure models that dramatically reduce the cost of IT while improving time to market for enterprises and service providers globally.

Global Inventory Control

Responsible for the Companies Global inventory strategy and driving continuous improvement initiatives that will improve material flow and inventory turns through out the operations, by leveraging industry best practices, and encouraging cross-functional collaboration.

Key Achievements

Develop and implement strategies to improve on time delivery, lead time reduction, while increasing inventory turns and optimizing materials planning performance through materials best practice development and sharing, training and leveraging the corporations ERP capabilities.

Implemented and over-see Global Cycle Count Program, with a Monthly Financial Accuracy of 99.2%.

Create and maintain ISO revision controlled documentation for all functions spanning the entire Supply Chain Inventory Management functions, from receipt, put-away, manufacturing replenishment and shipping of finished goods/spare parts.

SMC LTD, (CONTRACT) June 2011 – Sep 2011

A contract manufacturing and molding services for the medical device, orthopedic, cardiovascular, and pharmaceutical industries.

Buyer/Supply Chain

Responsible for Daily Material review of exception reports: to determine requirements for material and components and determine where inventory and current purchase orders satisfy the requirements for production.

Key Achievements

Create and Maintain Purchase Orders, review exception reports designed to identify unacknowledged and unapproved purchase orders and PO releases. In the event of incomplete documentation, ensure Purchase Orders are accurately tendered and confirmed.

Review new sales orders for material and component requirements using the IQMS Workflow system and MRP tools, maintaining component and material delivery schedule changes or new purchases to satisfy demand. Review new sales orders for material and component requirements using the IQMS Workflow system and MRP tools, maintaining component and material delivery schedule changes or new purchases to satisfy demand.

Review inventory for scrap and obsolete material purchased material and components, to include identifying items not attached to BOM's, and recommends and executes the determined course of action

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BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB 1997- 1999, 2000 – 2010)

A self-service, membership, food and general merchandise warehouse servicing retailers, institutions, offices and individual customers by selling at wholesale prices.

Logistics Strategic Planning Manager Formulated and disseminated functional guidance regarding work measurement, operational statistical analysis, correspondence content and control, budget formulation, and personnel management matters.

Key Achievements

Refined corporate infrastructure, such as quantity and geographical positioning of support facilities, in anticipation of planned corporate growth

Development and Execution of Training Manuals, Desk Reference Manuals, Train-The-Trainer Seminars for 545 team-members spanning Home Office, distribution centers and satellite facilities ensuring consistent adherence to corporate procedures.

Superintend $25M Logistics Home Office Budget, to include annual forecasting, execution and monitoring.

Oversight of $35M in Transportation expense budget, resulting in 43K selling club deliveries and 30K vendor shipments annually.

Analytical reporting of entire merchandising inventory that averages $750M in support of $9B sales annually.

Interacted with Marketing, Sales Operations and Merchandising to assess feasibility of promotional initiatives to ensure complementary levels of inventory to support Supplier Driven Programs.

Spearhead Monthly Vendor Returns to achieve smooth seasonal transition on Club selling floors, averaging 5M, excluding Year End and averaging 12M.

MacNeill Engineering October 1999 – March 2000

Owner of the CHAMP brand of athletic products, the world’s foremost and largest designer and manufacturer of Traction Technology for athletic and industrial footwear.

Warehouse Manager Direct supervision of all material handling function encompassing the entire warehouse operations

Key Achievements

Superintend shipping, receiving and stockroom policies and procedures

Maintain all warehouse equipment in safe and working condition

Preserve safety, security and integrity of the warehouse and all inventory

Management of preferred carriers and enforcement of performance standards, promoting long-term carrier partnerships.

MACK TECHNOLOGIES Inc., 1996-1997

A state-of-the-art $340 MM, privately held turnkey manufacturer, recognized as a leader in providing system-level electronic manufacturing services.

Warehouse Manager - Direct supervision of all material handling function encompassing the entire warehouse operations

Key Achievements

Superintend shipping, receiving and stockroom policies and procedures

Implemented and managed cycle count program, coordinated manpower requirements, and developed a count schedule, tracking accuracy by customer. This entailed managing 193 unique system level assemblies, which equated to 336,000 units manufactured yearly, averaging 99.95% Financial Inventory accuracy.

Maintain all warehouse equipment in safe and working condition

Preserve safety, security and integrity of the warehouse and all inventory

Management of preferred carriers and enforcement of performance standards, promoting long-term carrier partnerships.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, Nichols College, 2000

Lean Manufacturing Training, EMC, 2014

Yellow Belt Training, EMC, 2014

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