ERNIE SOUTHERS

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Brodhead WI *3520

815-***-****

ac2ld3@r.postjobfree.com

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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