Supply Chain Customer Service

Michael R Bevers

**** ** ******* ******, *******, WA 98116

Cell: 253-***-****

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Executive Profile

Executive leader with demonstrated experience building supply chains, purchasing and logistics teams that

positively impact the quality, delivery, value and cost of products. Expertise includes Purchase Order and

Engineering Purchases, Contracting, Logistics, Traffic, Warehousing, Lean, and Inventory Management.

Strong experience in setting and achieving high service levels, while focusing on Reducing Costs and

Managing Supply Chain Financing.

Skill Highlights

Multi-million dollar annual cost reductions Lean and 5-S Champion

Twenty-years of diverse Purchasing experience Built dynamic learning teams

Days on hand inventory reduced 40% Handled key supplier negotiations

Developed KPI, pushed to key stakeholders.

Supply Chain Financing

Professional Experience

Darigold, Inc. Seattle, WA 1991 to 1999 and 2003 to May 2013

Leading dairy producer it the Pacific Northwest revenues $2.5 billion annual revenue. Darigold is the

fourth largest dairy company in the United States and the largest exporter of dairy products.

Director of Supply Chain-Purchasing 2010 to May 2013

Manage all purchasing for the business for the 13 plants and 6 distribution centers for Packaging

Ingredients, Engineering, IT and Capital Spend.

FY 2013 Spend of $207 million for packaging and ingredients and engineering items.

Purchasing team responsible for $15 million dollars in audited savings since 2010, Days on hand

inventory lowered by 40%, through joint plant purchasing, VMI, consignment and renegotiations to

smaller lot sizes.

Established supply chain scorecard teams to review suppliers and improve quality, consistency and

delivery.

Trained purchasing team in negotiations and presentations using case studies and role playing.

Director of Logistics 1991 to 1999 and 2005 to

2010

• Manage all facets of the milk hauling farm pickup and finished goods delivery and traffic functions.

• Bottom line responsibility for a $110 million dollar operation including 330 milk tanker sets daily

providing dairy products to 31 plants. Finished goods direct store delivery from a fleet comprised of

over 300 Class A drivers and 175 Class 8 tractors in 13 locations throughout the Western United States.

• $90 million Spend includes buying diesel, tractors; refer trailers, forklifts and with third parties for

outsourced warehousing, milk hauling and two in-house logistics providers.

• Leader for Oracle 11i ERP, Lean and Value Map Rollout and 5-S training to employees.

• Oregon Private Fleet Carrier of the Year by the American Trucking Association (twice).

Director of Bulk Milk and Hauling 2003 to 2005

• Responsible for $160 million in annual sales and contracting for raw milk, cream, whey and other

dairy products to non-Darigold companies.

• Purchased, Contracted and managed $45million Annual Spend in milk hauling services from 8

different companies.

• Negotiated multi-year contracts for several hundred million dollars with Key customers including

Kroger, Fred Meyer, and Safeway.

RadioFrame Networks Redmond, WA 2001 to

2003

Director of Operations

Startup wireless company creating indoor 802.11 Wi-Fi systems in conjunction with cellular service owned by

Nextel-Orange. Left to return to Darigold, company dissolved shortly afterward.

• Responsible for all Purchasing, Manufacturing and Testing for telecom startup.

Body Shop Digital, Seattle, WA 1999 to 2001

Sr. Director of Operations

Recruited away to Start on-line retail web site for The Body Shop, an international lotions company. The on-

line rights were repurchased by The Body Shop and moved after successful startup.

• Responsible for all operations including Purchasing, Sourcing, Customer Service, Ordering,

Warehousing, Web Site and Transportation.

Education

University of Washington, Foster School of Business 1995 to 1996

Masters of Business Administration (MBA) 3.56 G.P.A.

Seattle, Washington.

Washington State University 1975 to 1979

Bachelor of Arts: Business Administration, Minor in Economics

Pullman, Washington.

Current and Past Memberships

Tacoma Transportation Club- regional transportation club focusing on Tacoma issues.

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals- (CSCMP)- international supply chain professional

club for educational and advancement of the profession. Past President Seattle Roundtable and International

Executive Advisory Team

Community of Christ at St. Lukes–church administration. President of the Executive Leadership Team

Global Trade, Transportation and Logistics, (GTTL)- at the University of Washington-Founding Board

Member

Freight Mobility Roundtable- Washington State Department of Transportation- Advisory Board

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