Customer Service Supply Chain
Resume:
ERNIE SOUTHERS
Brodhead WI *3520
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SUPPLY CHAIN LEADER
Tenacious, creative and business savvy supply chain management professional
Core Competencies
● Logistics Management ● Supplier Management ● Materials Management
● Inventory Reduction / Lean ● Production Planning ● Cost Reduction / Lean ● Purchasing Management ● ERP / MRP / Kanban / Kaizen ● Capacity Planning
● New Product Launch ● Sourcing / Outsourcing / Insourcing ● Negotiating
● ISO 9001 ● ISO / RC 14001 ● TS 16949
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Supply Chain Leader, Chemtool Incorporated (Lubrizol / Berkshire-Hathaway) – 2015 – 2017
Built Supply Chain organization 2015 – 2016; $100M spend; $2+ million cost reduction YTD 2017
Production Planning; Procurement; Supplier Management; Logistics
Team size 15, multiple domestic facilities, off-shore operations support
Grease and lubricants manufacturing and packaging; ISO9001; RC14001
Global Sourcing Leader, Plews, Inc. (Private Ownership) – 2013 – 2015
Responsible for $45 million spend with $5 million cost reduction over 2 years
Off-shore Sourcing organization, team size 2 – 5 with offshore Quality and Sourcing personnel in China
Product lines: pneumatic hoses, fittings and tools; hydraulic hoses, fittings and tools; grease guns and fittings; grease and oil; aerosols; packaging; raw materials – steel bar, brass bar, tubing, bulk hose
Materials & Sourcing Leader, Plews, Inc. (Private Ownership) – 2011 – 2013
$45 million spend, $1 million favorable PPV average, achieved 96%+ line fill, implemented electronic Kanban; Customer Service; Production Planning; Purchasing; Supply Chain and Sourcing functions
Implemented product line review and supplier relationship management to improve Purchasing results Implemented SCOT (Shipped Complete & On Time) and Line Fill KPI to improve Customer Service results Reduced Past Due from $1 million to under $100K
Materials Manager, Plews, Inc. (Tomkins Industries) – 2007 – 2011
$40 million spend, $0.5 million favorable PPV average
Reduced inventory from $26 million to $15 million in 3 years while improving line fill from 88% to 96%+ Implemented demand based purchasing, VMI, logistics management and demand forecasting to improve inventory management results
Production Control Leader, Unipres USA, Inc. – 2002 – 2006
99+% SCOT (Ship Complete On Time) maintained along with 24.0 inventory turns
Led team of 80 in Shipping, Production Planning, Material Handling and Supply Chain functions
Tier I Automotive stamping and assembly operation; Responsible for New Model Launch and Chang processes
Corporate Materials Leader, Holley Performance Products, Inc. – 2001 – 2002
Primary responsibility was onboarding newly acquired manufacturing facilities into Holley ERP system
Materials Manager, Holley Performance Products, Inc. – 2000 – 2001
Planner / Buyer, Freudenberg Nonwovens LP – 1998 – 2000
Partner, Blalock-Southers Advertising, Inc. – 1992 – 1998
Sign-making, T-shirt printing, Advertising Specialty sales
Assistant Branch Manager, Midwest Electric Supply Co., Inc. – 1989 – 1992
Led conversion from paper based counter sales process to computer based POS / Inventory Management system
Placement Coordinator, University of Kentucky / Madisonville Community College – 1987 – 1989
Materials Manager / Scheduler, American Mine Tool Division, GTE Sylvania – 1984 – 1987
Buyer, American Mine Tool Division, GTE Sylvania – 1979 – 1984
Led Materials & Operations side of BPCS beta-test & implementation
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Murray State University – 1984
Bachelor of General Business (Concentration: Marketing), Murray State University – 1979
CERTIFICATION
Certified Production & Inventory Manager (CPIM) – 2000
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