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Martinsville, VA *****

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BRAD FERGUSON

SUMMARY Results focused supply chain and logistics manager with progressive operations experience. Successful record of streamlining operations, maximizing profit, and implementing operational cost controls to meet and exceed expectations. Dedicated hands-on leader with a proven track record of optimizing operations, team building, P&L expansion, system development and customer relationship management.

The new world of supply chain and logistics is ever changing and will never be the same again, no longer a back-office position. If you’re looking for a results-driven, detail oriented and responsible leader; you need not look any further. Please give me a call or contact me via email and I will make myself available around your schedule.

SKILLS & ABILITIES 10 years’ experience managing supply chain and logistics operations, warehouse operations, P&L reporting, and auditing.

Over 5 years’ experience managing multi-site operation teams providing leadership, coaching, training and support.

22 plus, collective years’ experience in manufacturing, system development (SME), operational process improvement, supply chain operations, inventory control, procurement, customer service and more.

Great computer skills, advanced excel user, outlook, word, SAP, AutoCAD and, the ability to quickly learn new software applications.

Working experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, and vendor relations.

Trained in Lean Manufacturing, 6s and process improvement.

Ability to quickly identify opportunities for improvement, optimization or people skills that may relate to other areas rather than the current tasks.

Military training in first aid, crisis response, risk management, leadership, and team building.

EXPERIENCE VICE PRESIDENT-OPERATIONS, ALLIANCE BEE INTERNATIONAL, MARTINSVILLE, VA 04/01/2022-Present

At ABI I work with internal operations teams to ensure customers are receiving the expected level of service and working to implement software that ABI provides to improve supply chain and logistics cost, operations, and tracking abilities.

Manage a multi-site operations team providing leadership, coaching, discipline, and support.

o Evaluate employee performance and provide praise, discipline, training, coaching and guidance. o Weekly operational reviews to evaluate customer feedback, issues, and new development training. o Discuss employee concerns and address issue’s as they arise. o Promote a team focused, customer first quality environment for all.

Work closely with finance to ensure adequate cash flow, reporting and KPI’s.

Work closely with sales to promote and gain new business using various sales and social media platforms.

Responsible for the P&L for each office, collecting, validating, and reporting.

Implement process improvement using various Lean six sigma tools and experience in the positions to ensure that time is best used so that menial tasks are kept to a minimum and customers can be given adequate time from each operator.

DIRECTOR OF LOGISTICS AND WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS, HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION, MARTINSVILLE, VA 10/1/2020-03/31/2022

Given the role of Director of Logistics and Supply Chain to manage and improve the operations of logistics and warehouse employees and processes.

Manage a team of 12-15 employees.

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o Ensure the logistics and warehouse team is properly staffed with assistance from HR and local temporary agencies for PT employees.

o Evaluate employee performance and provide praise, discipline, training, coaching and guidance. o Promote a safety-first environment.

o Complete employee reviews yearly and provide feedback on suggestion for wage increases and bonuses if applicable.

Responsible for the management of a 75mm yearly freight spend.

Negotiate and manage 3rd party fleet operations.

Work hand and hand with Supply Chain operations to ensure timely delivery, accurate inventory levels and ensure warehouse staffing is adequate.

Coordinate with the Supply Chain management team for Sales and Operation reporting and coordination.

Negotiate freight for BCO contracts, cross border trucking, air freight, common carrier – land and air; domestic and international. As well as 3rd party fleet / dray operations for all warehouse’s receiving import freight

Developed and maintained training program for US Customs CTPAT (high level security) program for the warehouse while testing employees periodically per USCBP requirements.

Develop and Implement KPI’s for logistics, supply chain and warehouse operations for all HFC entities and divisions for the management team.

VICE PRESIDENT-OPERATIONS, AMERICAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS, MARTINSVILLE, VA June 2009-September 2020

Responsible for operations in all office locations.

Responsible for three operation managers in different office locations, along with the 20-25 direct reports directly under each

Responsible for the P&L for each office, collecting, validating, and reporting.

Implement process improvement using various Lean six sigma tools and experience in the positions to ensure that time is best used so that menial tasks are kept to a minimum and customers can be given adequate time from each operator.

Work to develop process around new business including but not limited to, ecommerce, 3PL, 4PL, Omnichannel, Amazon FBA, Cosco programs, Wayfair programs and others.

Work directly with IT and product development on new system functions such as web scraping, exception management, improvement and various other projects and issues within systematic processes o Worked as logistics SME on SaaS projects.

o Implemented customers on new cloud-based SaaS as a project manager. o Assisted and lead projects with new customers including mapping current processes, improvement of current processes and how they apply to our SaaS applications.

Develop and understanding and open line of communication between operations and marketing, sales and finance in order to maximize efforts of customer sustainability, maximization of profit, business acumen, and balance of servicing the customer and operating the needed tasks to keep customer data accurate and flowing.

Work directly with the Trade group to understand pricing strategies, costing, market conditions, bookings, allocations, workload, and various customer industry news that may be helpful to communicate or have knowledge of, to best service the customer.

Communicate with Asia operations to ensure an open line of communication, needs are understood from both parties and data and documentation is flowing quickly and properly.

Monthly revenue recognition auditing, loss reporting to the CEO and CFO

Perform quarterly customer RFQ’s on site and remotely.

Travel 20% on site to customer locations for implementation, meetings and relationship building.

Prior to my management positions at AGL I worked as a Logistics coordinator handling many daily tracking and tracing task for various customers, proving customer support as needed and ensuring billing and P&L was accurate. During my time as an LC I learned about the ever changing world of import/export, logistics, supply chain and various related operational functions

OPERATIONS MANAGER, SOLID STONE FABRICS, MARTINSVILLE, VA 2006-2009

At SSF I oversaw warehouse operations. Duties including shipping, outbound and inbound, cycle counts, monthly, quarterly, and yearly inventory. Small package contract negotiations and vendor relations. Employee management, discipline, reviews, hiring (temp and full time). Purchasing of all materials for the stock and manufacturing programs along with capital expenditures, machinery, vehicles, construction etc..

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Monthly, quarterly, and yearly inventory as well as adjustments for finance review

Handled all import ocean and air freight shipments from overseas to the warehouse and drop ship locations, as well as direct to customer shipments.

Cycle time analysis for manufacturing and process improvement of the manufacturing process

Capital expenditure reports for machinery needs; review by the president for approval.

Management of warehouse operations staff.

CAD & CNC MANAGER, TRI STATE FOAM, MARTINSVILLE, VA 2003-2006

At Tri State, I was hired to manage a team of 6 operators that ran CNC EDI wire cutters for expanded poly styrene (Styrofoam).

Responsible for daily production schedules.

Staging product to load on trucks.

Used various CAD programs to draw then plot/plan code for CNC machines.

Managed a team of 6.

Ensure quality, yield and production time was being met as required.

Responsible for disciplining employees when requirements were not met or other violations of company policy.

Work with the front office on customer special orders and new product.

Present drawings / concepts to contractors for pricing on building projects requiring foam for architectural designs.

Ensure packaging and supplies were stocked.

Worked with other departments on material need, volume, size and timing.

Used Excel to track production and yield.

13M, MLRS CREWMEMBER, US ARMY, FT. SILL, OK

2000-2003

I joined the military in search of something different, I felt like I was on a path going nowhere and needed change, and a change is what I got. I am very thankful for time in service and the respect, discipline and patience that I gained from it. It was a very valuable three years, and I don’t think I would be where I am today without it.

Completed basic training at Ft. Knox, KY and AIT at Ft. Sill, OK where I would go on the be stationed the remainder of my time in service.

For the first 2 months I was the 1st Sergeants driver, very interesting position.

After driving the boss, I began the job I was trained for, Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) crewmember.

For 6 months I trained with the Ammo team, learning how to drive a HEMTT, daily maintenance and how to operate the crane for ammo changing.

After my time with the Ammo team, I was moved into a rocket launcher as a driver.

After roughly 3 months of driving, I was assigned the position of gunner. Gunners are typically at least E-4’s but with the shortage of recruits and my ability to catch on I was pushed in the spot.

Weekly training

o Weapons

o First Aid

o Disaster relief

o Humanitarian aid

o Much more…

EDUCATION PHCC – DRAFTING/ENGINEERING

- Certificate in CAD

- Many extra credit hours in drafting and engineering

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