Supply Chain Manager

Brad Spees

**** ********** ***. ( Columbus, OH 43235

614-***-**** ( *****@********.**.***

Senior Supply Chain Management Professional

Over 25 years of performance excellence in Supply Chain Management

establishing and implementing strategies resulting in millions of dollars

of direct savings in materials and services.

Core Competencies

ERP/MRP Systems

Material Management

Production Planning

Purchasing

Team Building & Leadership

BAAN, Manugistics, MAPICS, PeopleSoft, SAP, WMS

Program Development & Implementation

Staff Training & Development

Troubleshooting & Problem Solving

Policies & Procedure Development

Contract Negotiations

Vendor Approval

Project Forecasting

Strategic & Tactical Business Planning

Professional Experience

CSC Worldwide - Columbus, OH

2011 - Present Designer and manufacturer of

merchandisers for retail and specialty food businesses. Headquartered in

Columbus, Ohio, with operational site in Tijuana, Mexico, services national

retail grocery and specialty stores.

Inventory Control/Materials Manager (2012 - Present)

Manage sourcing, purchasing, and inventory for the control of $1.5M

inventory to support fulfilling of Specialty Retailing customer orders.

Ensure the on-time and as-intended goal of 99% is met and exceeded.

Oversee the process of cycle counting, receiving, and expediting of orders.

Collaborate with Sales in the development of quoting for existing and new

business, customer forecast, and stocking strategies. Work with Operations

in design of warehouse set-up, coordinating work-flow, and establishing

standard operating procedures. Oversee the maintenance of system, BOM

creation, set up of new items.

Operation Program Manager (2011 - 2012)

Developed, implemented, and managed operational requirements for new and

ongoing customer programs. Created program plan for start-up operation in

Tijuana, Mexico to service customers located in Midwest, Central, and

Western United States. Managed production scheduling, material management,

procurement and logistical operations while working collaboratively with

sales and customer service. Worked with business leaders to develop

operational budgets. Developed and reported on metrics for operational

performance, leading business reviews with business leaders and production

teams.

Ohio Department Job and Family Services - Columbus, OH

2010 - 2011

Department within State of Ohio that supervises the provisions of Medicaid,

food stamps, child welfare and child support in Ohio. The department

provides unemployment compensation to Ohio citizens.

Management Solutions Consultant

Develop web programs and educational materials for the promotion of Ohio

Department Job and Family Services. Publicly present organization's

benefits to unemployed citizens of Ohio, employment organizations, and Ohio

employers.

NiSource Inc (www.nisource.com) - Columbus, OH

2008 - 2010

Fortune 500 company, based in Merrillville, Ind. engaged in natural gas

transmission, storage, and distribution, as well as electric generation,

transmission, and distribution. NiSource operating companies deliver

energy to 3.8 million customers located within the energy corridor from the

Gulf Coast through the Midwest to New England.

Director Procurement Operations

Lead procurement operation teams in supporting business units in the

planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and

procurement, conversion, and logistics management activities. Provide

direction in the securing and maintaining of materials and services for

business units through strategic and tactical sourcing and negotiation.

Developing of standard operating procedures and procurement policy to

create world class supply chain organization.

Direct four procurement operation groups consisting of a total team of 30

with 4 direct reports with P&L responsibility of 5 cost centers.

o Responsible for sourceable spend of $950 million including the

categories of construction, materials, professional services,

equipment, utility services, contingent labor, and environmental

services.

o Achieved $45 million in competitive bidding and negotiated saving in

2009 through RFP process and aggressive negotiation.

o Led in the implementation of NiSource's new Procure-to-Pay program

responsible for reviewing, developing, and approval of all Supply

Chain related requirements.

o Introduce supply chain services to NiSource business units, developing

with business units the required service level requirements and

appropriate key performance indicators.

o Sponsored implementation of Contract Management and Sourcing Tool

leading team of Supply Chain associates in qualification, evaluation,

and selection of service providers and successful transition from

legacy operating tool to selected operating tool.

zomax (www.zomax.com) - Dublin, OH

2003 - 2008

Supply chain management company providing order processing,

printing/packaging, CD/DVD manufacturing, assembly/distribution, and

returned-merchandise authorization for large, multinational computer

hardware manufacturing and software publishing industries. Employs 800 in 6

North American locations and yields $200 million.

Director Supply Chain Services

Accepted challenge to source vendors/services used in product

manufacturing, assembly, and distribution, including raw materials,

packaging, and logistical services, and to qualify vendors as Approved

Company Vendors. Diverse duties encompassed purchasing/procuring

products/services from approved vendors; establishing/developing mutually

profitable vendor relations; creating stocking programs to meet

production/inventory standards; setting/establishing pricing matrix to

ensure best pricing; and resolving vendor/product quality issues.

Ensured company manufacturing met production capability and resolved

capacity constraint issues; developed/oversaw customer production timelines

to meet retail program rollouts; assessed available capacity and develop

plans to meet future production requirements; worked with outsource

partners during capacity constraint situations; established/grew logistics

services with small package and truckload carriers; negotiated contract

pricing/services; and worked closely with customers to develop specific

logistical programs.

Led team of 12 with 3 direct reports covering North American sites and

maintained full P&L responsibility for 1 cost center.

o Reduced material cost $3 million and transportation and temporary

labor costs $85,000 by aggressively negotiating new contracts.

o Helped improve productivity, efficiency, and performance by

determining production capacity (compared to equipment/resources

capacity) and recommending closing 1 (of 4) manufacturing facilities

and moving 2 (of 8) replication units to 1 (of 3) remaining sites.

o Reduced $5 million contract cost $36,000 by consolidating temporary

staffing among 4 providers into 2 providers across 6 sites.

o Increased productivity and improved inventory accuracy (from 92% to

99%) by relocating frequently used, fast-moving items closer to

assembly lines to allow easier access.

o Decreased assembly quality issues from 25% to under 10% by developing

procedure that provided assembly lines pictorial and written

instructions for product builds and sampled assembled units during

builds.

o Saved $250,000 in upfront material costs and allowed cycle counting

teams to focus on more volatile items by instituting vendor

consignment program that charged company only when items actually used

(and could be billed to customers).

o Slashed expenses by developing plan to outsource manufacturing of CD

media, packaging procurement, assembly scheduling, and shipping for HR

Block's tax retail software's annual retail release.

Starlight Medical Logistics - Dublin, OH

2001 - 2002

Sole proprietorship trucking company with cross-dock facilities in

Columbus, OH, Knoxville, TN, and Charlotte, NC. Employed 8 - 10 drivers and

grossed $10 million.

Director Operations

Maintained direct responsibility for day-to-day operations at OH, TN, and

NC cross-dock facilities and administered operating budgets. Met frequently

with Cardinal Pharmaceutical's suppliers and Cardinal Distribution's

operational leaders at 16 participating facilities creating, implementing,

and improving freight consolidation program. Oversaw inventory and

pickup/delivery scheduling, and supervised 2 salaried employees and 6

drivers.

o Picked up and delivered product from suppliers to facilities more

efficiently by consolidating orders, cross-docking product from

different suppliers, matching product for all facilities, and

delivering sites' orders in one shipment.

o Reduced inventory carrying cost $50 million by working with suppliers

and buyers to streamline several ordering practices, determine proper

inventory levels, and maintain pickup schedules.

o Increased inventory accuracy to over 99% by establishing SOPs for

loading/unloading trucks, tracking shipments, and initiating inventory

counting procedures.

o Enabled accurate tracking by creating service report card for

suppliers/customers showing performance on lead time, transit time,

quality issues, loss/damage, and orders.

o Lowered time/money spent on claims/damages by developing report to

track damage/scrap product and initiating damaged goods return policy

to enable inventory loss reconciliation.

o Quickly resolved lost/damaged product claims by making cross-dock

facilities accountable for inventory, accurately recording

lost/damaged inventory, and reporting inventory variances immediately.

Cardinal Distribution (www.cardinal.com) - Dublin, OH 1999-2001

Wholesaler of prescription medication and health & beauty aids with $24

billion revenue. Part of Cardinal Health (major U.S. corporation, employing

10,000+).

Manager, Purchasing Operations (2000-2001)

Supported distribution centers' prescription medication purchasing/supply

from corporate buying team and suppliers, including monitoring/balancing

inventory levels, developing/implementing new distribution centers'

stocking plans, and resolving any corporate or supplier issues affecting

daily operations. Oversaw team of 9 (including 3 supervisors) that serviced

24 distribution centers across U.S.

Eliminated excess inventory, improved service levels, and streamlined

workflow by working directly with customers and suppliers to

promote/implement Continuous Replenishment, Vendor Managed, and Freight

Consolidation programs.

o Played key role in helping Cardinal Distribution realize additional

$10 million by managing purchasing portion of project that developed

Continuous Replenishment Program for one of Cardinal's major

customers.

o Improved bottom line, eliminated stock-outs, and reduced need to

expedite product/orders by creating Managed Inventory and Continuous

Replenishment Programs that better managed inventory/purchasing

practices and more effectively utilized workforce's time.

o Persuaded numerous suppliers to join Freight Consolidation program by

demonstrating program would save money and improve employees'

effectiveness.

o Helped eliminate $50 million inventory, downtime, and associated

carrying costs and grew program from 12 to 24 participating suppliers

by developing Freight Consolidation program that streamlined order

pickup/delivery from suppliers to distribution facilities.

Initially served as Manager, Vendor Managed Inventory, (1999-2000)

Early Career History

Borden Foods Corporation - Columbus, OH 1993 - 1999

Senior Forecast Analyst (1996 - 1999)

Production / Inventory Planner (1994 - 1996)

Inventory Specialist (1993 - 1994)

o Increased inventory turns/year from 8 to 13, reduced discontinued

product, and improved customer service levels by effectively

scheduling/planning production and obtaining/maintaining appropriate

stocking levels at 3 manufacturing plants.

o Resolved inappropriate inventory level problems and production

scheduling issues by working directly with production facilities and

operations team to implement Strategic Stocking Program in 3

manufacturing facilities.

o Saved company $250,000 by avoiding need to renew legacy planning

system through creating ad hoc Master Production Planning spreadsheet

(in 2 days) that planning teams utilized to schedule facilities for

new ERP tool.

o Played key role in implementing several planning and ERP systems

(Manugistics, SAP, PeopleSoft).

SEALED AIR CORPORATION (Plant closed in 1993) - Cincinnati, OH

Materials Manager (1992-1993)

o Reduced finished goods and raw material inventory from $550,000 to

$375,000 (in 6 months).

ALL SERVICE PLASTIC MOLDING - Dayton, OH

Inventory Control Manager (1990-1992)

Warehouse/Shipping Manager (1989-1990)

o Reduced finished goods and raw materials inventory from $500,000 to

$350,000.

Education

the ohio state University - Columbus, OH

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Majors: Production Operations Management

Transportation

Logistics

Affiliations

American Production Inventory Control Society

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals

Community Service

Vice President, School Board

Chairperson, Parish Council

Member, St. Timothy Sports Committee

Coach, Columbus Parks and Recreation

Commissioner/Coach, St. Timothy Northwest Soccer League, North Columbus

Sports

1868 Scottsdale Ave. ( Columbus, OH 43235

614-***-**** ( *****@********.**.***

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