Manager Project
Resume:
BRIAN J. OYER
Olathe, KS 66062
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OPERATIONS / FINANCE MANAGER
Resourceful, innovative professional with 17 years experience in operations, strategic planning, project
management, and budgeting. Expertise in motivating people to reach their full potential and initiating
projects and programs that boost efficiency, productivity, and profitability. Recognized for exceptional
skills in negotiating, supply chain management, training, and achieving results. Proven comprehensive
organizational and planning capabilities that translate complex business objectives into successful
strategies and business plans. A hands-on manager with unique skills in organization, coordination, and
improvement of operations through policies that promote a team-based work atmosphere, creative
thinking, and a positive result to the corporate bottom line.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Budgeting Managing PeopleSoft Implementation
General Ledger Analyzing Microsoft Office Proficient
Inventory Accounting Decision Making i2 Supply Chain Software
Financial Reporting Negotiating Project Management
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
• Reduced inventory by more than 41.4% and improved customer fill rates to 93% saving
more than $10 million in carrying costs.
• Implemented strategic price increases that achieved a gross margin gain of 1.5% and
increased division profitability by 0.25%.
• Improved productivity of a business group. Reduced unnecessary staff, saving the
company $240K annually.
• Led an effort to improve a cash to cash cycle measurement. Partnered with management
teams to develop a budget that improved the cash to cash cycle by 20%.
• Initiated a plan to improve the expense to revenue ratio. Partnered with internal
customers to consolidate duties, saving the organization nearly $200K annually.
• Attacked an overstock problem causing obsolete inventories of product. Identified
overstock before it became obsolete, and reduced inventory reserves by $500K.
• Created the first detailed annual revenue, expense, and capital budget in the history of the
company.
BRIAN J. OYER
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
KGP LOGISTICS, INC., New Century, KS 2009 – Present
Finance and Decision Support Manager
• Responsibilities include coordination and quality of all work completed by the
Decision Support Group, annual performance evaluations, all personnel
decisions, financial reporting, cost analysis, and the creation of annual
budgets.
• Produce and analyze metrics related to inventory utilization, customer fill rates,
distribution network efficiency, and transportation cost effectiveness.
• Produce weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for use by Senior and
Executive Management.
EMBARQ LOGISTICS, New Century, KS 1996 – 2009
Logistics Modeling and Decision Support Manager (2002 – 2009)
• Responsible for the management of nine financial analysts and all personnel
decisions, annual performance evaluations, and merit increases.
• Provided cost analysis of new and existing business.
• Developed recommendations regarding pricing, inventory positioning, and
inventory reserves to the Executive Management Team.
Procurement Manager (2000 – 2002)
• Responsible for supervision of procurement supervisors, forecasters, planners,
and operations associates.
• Oversight included workflow, performance evaluations, and merit increases.
• Project manager for the transition to an automated process, including
integration with the ERP system.
Finance Manager (1996 – 2000)
• Managed four financial analysts.
• Responsible for coordinating the workflow of the Finance Group, financial
reporting, decision support, and the reconciliation of all general ledger,
accounts and entries, and revenue / expense budgets.
• Performed all performance evaluations and determined annual merit increases.
EDUCATION
Masters of Business Administration 2002
University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration/Accounting 1993
Ottawa University, Overland Park, KS
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