ERIC CONTREL ALEXANDER
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Senior Supply Chain Leader with broad industry experience leading and developing teams, standardizing processes, increasing organizational efficiencies, and delivering bottom line results
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Supply Chain Management Six Sigma, FI, LEAN, YY P&L Management
Project Management/Engineering Leadership Development 3PL Management
Performance Management Contract Negotiation & RFP SAP, WMS, S&OP
Change Management Virtual Leadership Regulatory Compliance
PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY
General Mills 4/2008-present
Logistics Business Owner Minneapolis, MN (WHQ) 3/2015-present
Manage all Logistics aspects of the Product Life Cycle including supply planning, materials management, scheduling, deployment, and customer service for the 8.5M case C&F Yogurt business
Tracking to the delivery of $200K in waste reduction through supply and shelf life management
Reduced tube yogurt product transition expense by $150K (vs FY15 comp) through strong cross-functional strategy alignment, increased meeting frequency, customer product age extensions, packaging material management, and tight plant production run control
Led the execution of a manufacturing source change delivering over $100K in transportation savings
Lead a matrixed team of plant, international, and corporate Logistics resources to develop and execute strategies, identify and monitor critical KPIs, and differentially support business priorities
Logistics point contact for all new product launches, promotions, discontinuances, and reformulations
Logistics Service Manager Minneapolis, MN (WHQ) 8/2014-3/2015
Co-built the framework for this brand new proactive service detection and prevention capability
Crafted and presented all Executive and Director level service analysis, risk mitigation plans, and communication for the North American Meals ($1.5B) and Canadian (1.2B) businesses
Coached and trained 16 indirect reports to ensure accurate and timely action and updates
Leveraged partnerships with Sales, Planning, Deployment, and Demand Planning to ensure alignment on customer replenishment requirements, organizational priorities, and reactive lever limitations
Sr. Deployment Team Leader (SC Replenishment Manager) Minneapolis, MN (WHQ) 2/2012-8/2014
Led a virtual (international) Deployment team with responsibility for all replenishment strategies, network execution, service management, and transportation efficiency($30M spend) for US retail Snacks ($1.7B) and SPF Snacks ($100M) businesses
Delivered $2.2M in cost savings through strategic planning and execution, leveraging business partnerships, and utilizing CI tools to identify and mitigate business risk and service customer demand
Plant Logistics Manager (Department Head) Kansas City, MO 4/2008-2/2012
Delivered $1.2M in savings, a 20 point climate score increase, with 0 OSHA recordable injuries
Provided direction and goal setting, coaching and career development, recognition, and resource allocation to ensure the success of salaried direct reports (4) and unionized warehouse staff (22)
Plant Senior Leadership Team member (reported to Plant Manager), CI steering team, actively engaged in plant strategy decisions, and liaison to corporate Logistics, Sales, and the local community
Responsibility for annual budget planning and management (5 P&Ls /$5.7M), $1M shuttle contract, 3PL warehouse, all plant Logistics functions (Planning, Warehousing, Transportation, and Scheduling)
Owens Corning- Operations Team Leader (Mid-Manager) Amarillo, TX 4/2006-4/2008
Managed 32 employees (including 2 first line Managers) with a focus on the safe and quality production of fiberglass composites while developing leaders and maximizing talent
Generated $68.5K /yr. in increased efficiency, reduced labor by 5%, and hold product by 25%
Mervyns- DC Loss Prevention Manager and Distribution Manager Plano, TX 6/2003-12/2005
Delivered $80K in contract and shortage savings while ensuring physical security of 538K sq. ft. site
Lead a tugger and cage cart execution which increased employee safety and cut travel time by 50%
WorldCom-Lead Project Engineer and Senior Design Engineer Richardson, TX 2/2000-12/2002
Engineered, supervised, and analyzed fiber optic network projects with budgets in excess of $1M
Project management, engineering, technical support and training of a 16 member engineering team
United States Marine Corps Reserves- Squad Leader and Team Leader (E-4) 8/1992-8/1998
EDUCATION, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND ORGANIZATIONS
MBA, Amberton University-Garland, Texas 2002
BS Electronics Engineering Technology, Grambling State University-Grambling, LA 1998
Six Sigma Green Belt, Quality America 2005
Lean Applications & Kaizen Facilitator -Certificate, Owens Corning, Amarillo, TX 2007
Board Chair, TC BANDD, Twin Cities Black Affinity Network Development Day Current Board Chair, North Community YMCA Board of Directors, Minneapolis, MN Current
Division Quarterly Award ●Annual Deployment Service Award ● Quarterly Deployment Service Award(2) Volunteer of the Year ● TSE Bulls Eye Award (4) ●Star Performance Award ● Logistics CI Award (2)