Douglas Myers

**** ********* *****, ** ******, Kentucky, 502-***-****,

abh1ba@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Over 10 years of supply chain and manufacturing leadership roles in

corporate, multi-plant, and distribution centers concentrated in consumer

packaged goods (Smuckers, Frito-Lay, Sara Lee) beverage (Sara Lee), and

retail (Target) industries. Proven ability to quickly lead and drive

operations to a competitive and long-term advantage. Experience at

setting strategy and attaining breakthrough results through team and

leadership development. Experience with start-ups, turnarounds, SAP

deployments, and continuous improvement implementations based on the Lean

/ TPS (Toyota) methodology. Assignments in both union and non-union

environments. Agricultural Business and MBA degrees.

EXPERIENCE

Sara Lee Corporation, Downers Grove, IL

Director, Supply Chain Operations

10/09-10/10

. Multi-plant deployment responsibility for the SAP installation

within our North American Supply Chain Meat Plants

. Directly accountable for plant training, deployment activities,

cutover execution, and metric achievement

. Responsible for facility infrastructure planning, preparation,

installation, and user acceptance

. PMO participant with responsibility for design, build, cycle

testing, implementation, and hypercare

. Facilitated cross functional group dialogues regarding system

performance and needs

. Delivered presentations to senior corporate executives, plant

leadership, and employees network wide

. Served as a project leader for each assigned facility and business

liaison within the project

. Assisted in the leadership transition of the New Orleans Plant

from October 2009 - December 2009

Sara Lee Corporation, New Orleans, LA

Plant Manager III (Corporate Director Level - Promoted 7/07)

1/07-12/09

Plant Manager I

. FY08 Plant Manager of the Year Award, North American Supply Chain

Plant of the Year Award for FY2010 & FY2008, FY2009 Plant of the

Year Runner-Up, FY10 & FY2009 Award for Best North American Safety

Performance, FY10 Award for Best North American Environmental

Performance, FY08 Team Award, 2 Years Injury Free

. Received Sara Lee Corporation Carl Gerstacker Outstanding Safety

Performance Award for 2008 (Corp-wide Award)

. Involved in the sale of the Sara Lee DSD coffee business to

Farmers Brothers Coffee, closed Feb. 2009

. Executed 10MM lb new product line rollout with Sysco and helped

boost Sara Lee to the Sysco #6 Top Supplier

. Participated in many corporate wide initiatives (procurement

optimization, SKU rationalization, others)

. Direct operational & P&L accountability for a complex coffee

manufacturing facility comprised of 17 production lines, 100+

employees, ~$80MM in COGS, coffee products (ground, whole bean,

flavored, non-flavored, organic, retail packages, foodservice

packages), 1200 SKUs, 150 blends, 90 bean varieties, budgets,

planning, capital, HR.

. Strategic leader for 2007 continuous improvement / lean rollout.

Utilized tools (performance management, problem solving /kaizen /5

Why, 5S, 8 wastes, PM / TPM, SMED - quick changeover) to drive

large scale performance and cultural change

. Lead plant to achieve positive $858M variance to AOP in FY07,

$1.67MM in FY08, $1.6MM in FY09, $1.8MM in FY10

. Achieved over 2 years injury free as a plant (0.00 Dart & TRC)

. Created and implemented action plans to raise employee engagement

scores from 62% to 87% from 2007-2010

. Lead the plant to achieve 8 consecutive 950+ AIB scores and

finished FY09 & FY10 with an AIB score of 955

. Developed hurricane contingency plans, executed for Hurricane

Gustav in Aug/Sept- 2008, started ahead of schedule

. Reorganized plant to absorbed a 100% influx of new business

between FY08 and FY09

. Successfully negotiated 3 year collective bargaining agreement

between the Company and Teamsters

. Integrated volume from Hayward plant closure in June FY07 while

maintaining service levels

. Effectively transitioned employees and 28 FEMA trailers from plant

grounds to off site locations (Hurricane Katrina)

. Member of the Sara Lee Foodservice Guiding Coalition & Field

Global Business Practice Officer

. Cutting Edge Leadership Award Recipient - May 2007 (Demonstrating

Extemporary Leadership and Vision)

Sara Lee Corporation, Paris, TX

Production Manager (Pan, Hearth, Cake, Donut, Flexible Crustless Line, Co-

Developed Shred Line) 10/05-1/07

Production Manager (Pan, Hearth)

5/05-10/05

. Direct accountability for 5 production divisions, 8 Supervisors,

22 Team Leaders, 350 hourly (800 person facility), 80 MM lbs.,

indirect accountability for 180MM lbs

. Co-served as Operations Manager for 6 months when manager was

promoted to run another facility

. Instrumental in the 2005 lean / continuous improvement rollout to

drive large scale performance and cultural change

. Helped drive positive variance to AOP in FY06 of $1.8MM and $4.5MM in

FY07

. Effectively designed new Shred line, closed down FCL Line, closed down

Donut line, and conducted a plant wide bump

. Increased performance on Pan line from 71.6% to 80.3% OEE, Cake

line from 62% to 88.6% OEE, Donut line from 78.4% to 94.1% OEE,

Hearth line from 70% to 94.23% OEE, quality scores from 70% to 93%

Agilent Technologies, Roseville, CA

MBA Internship, Strategic Planning - Global Information Technology (IT)

Operations Team 6/04-9/04

. Worked on strategic initiatives and management of change strategies

with Chief Information Officer (CIO) staff

. Co-facilitated worldwide employee development focus groups and

customer feedback sessions

. Designed, built, and implemented comprehensive tools and training

materials to complement specific business processes

. Authored business process guides & web tools; marketing, business

value, business case, risk analysis, product roadmap

Target Corporation, Bakersfield, CA & Phoenix, AZ

Group Leader, Distribution Center Operations

8/02-10/03

. Part of a team who successfully opened two 2MM sq ft distribution

centers (Bakersfield & Phoenix)

. #1 outbound, de-palletize, and shipping departments within 3 months of

starting Bakersfield DC

. Hired, trained, and managed 65 team members, 50MM cartons, 128

outbound shipping doors

. Co-designed future prototype distribution center designs, appointed to

National Outbound Common Dynamic Task Force

Frito-Lay Inc., Bakersfield, CA

Production Team Leader

7/01-8/02

. Managed 50 team members in a Level 4 Continuous Improvement Facility,

budgets, labor, and materials

. Certified in Core 5 Training; Facilitation, Assessing Teams, Leading

Teams, Developing Teams

. Increased Potato Chip performance from 102% standard efficiency to

116% (highest in FLNA)

J.M. Smucker Company, Salinas, CA

Production Intern

6/00-9/00

City of Salinas, Salinas, CA

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

7/97-9/99

EDUCATION

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Master of Business Administration GPA: 3.67

Concentration: General Management

Bachelor of Science: Agricultural Business Major GPA: 3.74

Concentration: International Management

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

Sara Lee Corporation

. FY10 & FY08 Plant of the Year - North American Supply Chain

. FY08 Plant Manager of the Year Award - North American Supply Chain

. FY09 Plant of the Year Runner-Up - North American Supply Chain

. FY10 & FY09 Best North American Supply Chain Safety Award

. FY10 Best North American Supply Chain Environmental Award

. FY09 Environmental Performance Award

. FY08 Sara Lee Corporation Carl Gerstacker Outstanding Safety

Performance Award Winner

. FY07 Cutting Edge Leadership Award Recipient (Demonstrating

Extemporary Leadership and Vision)

. FY06 - FY10 Integrity Award - Plant award for exceeding safety

expectations

. FY06 - FY10 Inclusion Award - Plant award for exceeding expectations;

safety, financial, case fill rate

. Member of the Sara Lee Foodservice Guiding Coalition & Field Business

Practice Officer

Target Corporation

. National Outbound Common Dynamic Method (CDM) Task Force

. 11 Time Great Team Recognition Recipient

. Distribution Center Progress Mapping Board Captain, Communication

Committee Member

. Outbound Communication Captain, Training Captain, Customer/Supplier

Relationship Captain

Frito-Lay Inc.

. Best Potato Chip Division, Period 1 2002

. Hot Potato Manager of the Quarter, 2002

. Individual Achievement Award Winner (Team Development)

. CE Doolin Award for Operational Excellence (Plant Award)

Member, AMA (American Management Association)

Member, Executive Council

Member, Infrastructure Executive Council

Member, Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Taskforce on Workforce

Reform

Personal Interests

Spending time with family and friends, cars, home improvement projects,

movies & music, home theater, softball, golf, baseball, camping, water

sports, art and traveling

Recommendations

Plant Manager at Sara Lee New Orleans (Internal successor and previous QA

Manager)

"Doug builds, inspires, and leads teams to achieve operational excellence.

He always manages with integrity and encourages candidness from employees

and peers. Doug plays a pivotal role in the organization and his business

acumen is phenomenal. He is truly an asset to our organization."

Director National Accounts at Sara Lee Foods (Peer business partner)

"I want to recommend Doug Myers to anyone who is interested in working with

a consummate professional; a great communicator; and a person who has

passion for success. Doug's leadership and team building skills at a key

Roasting facility were a primary reason we were able to successfully launch

a key piece of new business. Attention to detail, responsiveness and

comfort when dealing with the external customer are all part of Doug's

skill set. Doug is a person of integrity and would be a great asset to any

organization."

Regional HR Manager at Sara Lee Foodservice (Business HR Partner)

"Doug is a detailed oriented manager and has the utmost integrity. He took

a plant that was on the verge of closing and in a very short time turned

the business around, working the Continuous Improvement Program resulting

in the plant winning "Plant of the Year" for 2008, was runner up in 2009

and "Plant of the Year" for 2010. Under his management the plant also

favorably increased their employee engagement scores by 82%. He is fair

and consistent and coached his staff to step out of their comfort zones

which help them personally succeed in obtaining their goals and

objectives. He also helped me think outside the normal way of doing

business and challenge the status quo resulting in successful changes to a

long standing collective bargaining agreement."

Enable Deployment Team Member at Sara Lee Foods (Direct report while on

Enable)

"Doug was a great boss to work for. He was supportive, encouraging and

dedicated to the advancement of Sara Lee and the SAP project. Doug paid

great attention to detail and managed the project well. I would recommend

Doug for a position in supply chain, plant management, or project

management."

Manager in New Orleans at Sara Lee (Direct report in New Orleans)

"I have never met anyone in my 25 + years in the manufacturing business

that has the drive and commitment to make a plant the best that it could

be. His comment towards helping team members accomplish there goals sets

him apart from the rest. Doug has a high energy level and is extremely

results driven. I've only known him to be a complete team oriented leader

who is loyal and to supportive to subordinates who are giving their best

performance and fair in couching those who weren't."

Plant Manager at Sara Lee (Peer)

"Doug has a keen understanding of our customer's needs and behaviors, and

tailors the business to meet those needs. He makes appropriate and good

suggestions to support and drive business goals. Process focused to

improve business performance."

Vice President Operations at Sara Lee (Senior Leader)

"Doug is a very engaging and authentic Leader. He is very focused and can

be consistently counted on to deliver outstanding results. His decision

making skills are solid and he operates with a high level of integrity.

Doug is very coachable and is open to feedback and other perspectives which

allow him to build strong and trusting relationships at various levels and

functions within the organization."

Vice President Operations at Sara Lee (My manager)

"Doug demonstrates the highest standards against Sara Lee's values and is

by far one of our best leaders."

Supervisor in Paris at Sara Lee (Direct Report in Paris)

"Doug is a very talented and driven individual. He has the ability to bring

out top notch performance in his team as well as listen to business experts

with tenure. Doug is very detailed, methodical, and organized in his

approach in dealing with issues. He does an outstanding job in driving

results as well as developing his team in the process so that no one is

left behind."

Plant Financial Manager in Paris at Sara Lee (Peer in Paris)

"Doug is extremely tenacious when it comes to understanding every detail of

the specific financial metrics he is held accountable and has a thirst for

understanding the overall financial picture. He is the only operations

manager I've ever worked with that actually took our metrics and was able

to "recreate" them on a spreadsheet (essentially allowing him to predict

operational impact well before we presented the daily/weekly scorecard).

Not only did that significantly enhance his ability to react and implement

corrective actions well before the publication of his scorecard, but also

improved his ability to communicate effectively with his team and

superiors."

Plant Manager in Paris at Sara Lee (Peer)

"Doug continually demonstrated passion for his work from my perspective. As

a plant manager, he drove success in his organization with people that he

worked with directly and built a solid foundation for his facility. He

carried that forward into his next role and pursued the right people to get

the job done."

Senior Group Leader in Bakersfield at Target Corporation (Manager)

"Douglas is a tireless leader and mentor. He leads by example and always

demonstrates commitment, persistence and a continuous improvement attitude.

Douglas is quick to learn new skills and he uses these skills to achieve a

wide variety of operational and financial results. Douglas always accepts

personal responsibility for the actions of himself and his team. He is

fair, honest, resourceful and a person you can always count on no matter

what the circumstance. Douglas is a strong developer of highly competent

teams that consistently exceed performance expectations. He builds strong

relationships with all members of the organization and provides consistent

feedback on personal and team performance. It was my extreme privilege to

work with Douglas in the past and I would welcome the opportunity to do so

again."

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