Supply Chain Manager

Jarrod Kedersha

*** ***** ***** ********, ** ****6 Mobile: 856-***-**** ******.********@*****.*** Supply chain professional with 17 years of broad experience, demonstrated success within leadership roles involving: lean, logistics, and customer service. Skilled at executing corporate strategy, building productive relationships, leading cross functional teams and streamlining operational processes to deliver unique supply chain solutions. Strengths include:

• Contributing to the overall growth of each employer and client through entrepreneurial vision and innovation

• Managing all aspects of key client and vendor relationships, including fostering new and growing existing relationships

• Utilizing strong leadership skills to motivate peers to execute the organizations strategy and objectives

• Leveraging high energy, organizational skills, creative problem solving, entrepreneurial vision, and strong work ethic to manage numerous projects creating savings of over several million dollars. Professional Experience

Lean & Process Consulting (Self-Employed 2017-Present

• Acted as a consultant in organizing new created division of company (personnel needs, process flow, customer contract review process, developed new vendor review process, etc.)

• Developed a single tracking system for all job in varying statuses

• Managed and allocated daily resources which ensured projects would finish on time, as well as, on or below budget

• Provided on-call consulting and troubleshooting on various projects (office & field work)

• Analyzed current state process flow and created action plan to implement future state flow

• Initiated training on lean & 5S concepts and methodologies Multi-Housing Depot by ARI (Manufacturer & Distributor 2012-2017 Production Manager

• Effectively lead, coach and develop a large work team to accomplish operational objectives

• Identify, diagnose and resolve operational, manufacturing and maintenance problems within deadlines

• Plan work flow, manage multiple priorities and meet daily production targets while consistently reducing downtime

• Develop new procedures and processes to improve production accuracy

• Competently utilize Lean Manufacturing and related process improvement techniques to ensure the most cost-effective manufacturing process

• Establish and maintain acceptable quality levels for all assigned products

• Interpret and develop reports including standard operating procedures

• Maintain staff to meet or exceed production goals

• Coaching teams and Line Leaders in best practice methods

• Making sure the production team remains motivated and is hitting their efficiency targets

• Maintaining regular and proactive contact with senior management Project Department Manager

• Appointed to manage a newly created department of designers, field measurers, and expeditors

• Direct Manager for 5-8 employees who worked both in the office and in the field

• Responsible for hiring and termination of employees in my department

• Managed day to day activities of staff; coordinating & optimizing resources based on required work load and demands from the company as well as our customers

• Headed up a cross-functional team to manage all facets of projects: Accounting, Design, Distribution, Manufacturing, and Sales

• Oversee multiple projects at one time ranging from $10,000 to $500,000+. 5-15 projects managed at any given time

• Directly work with suppliers to negotiate pricing, execute purchase orders, and coordinate deliveries of materials for projects Purchasing Representative

• Responsible for purchasing appliances, cabinets, and countertop materials based on customer demand

• Managed day to day needs of business and when necessary worked with vendors to expedite and/or defer product

• Met with vendors and fostered relationships with them to grow business together

• Oversee annual pricing changes and communicated those changes to the sales force

• Lead lean practices in conjunction with manufacturing staff CHEP USA (Logistics and Supply Chain Industry 2007- 2012 Plant Operations Rep

• Oversee daily operations for multiple plants including: safety of employees, quality of product, production goals & KPI’s.

• Successfully developed and managed over $450,000 in project savings

• Primary Operational Liaison for the relationship with third party providers to create Quality Management System (QMS) within their service center while identifying and executing opportunities for continuous improvement

• Develop and maintain relationships with customers while ensuring successful implementation and continuation of Quality Process Control Plan.

• Implemented new policies, programs and procedures to create process efficiencies, monitor and drive quality through sort and repair processes per SPC guidelines.

Zenith Products Corporation (Consumer Goods 2001- 2007 Lean Engineer

• Lead corporate process improvement effort

• Oversee process improvement groups (5-20 employees) consisting of cross-functional teams guiding them through the DMAIC Process.

• Successfully developed and managed over $1,000,000 in project savings

• Developed, directed and executed projects including: o SMED

o direct labor reduction

o introduction of one piece flow

o direct labor efficiency improvements via process improvements/simplification Purchasing & Planning

• Managed procurement & planning for multiple departments within the manufacturing facility including: Tension Rods, Master Pack, as well as all Chinese materials (raw & finished goods)

• Developed all aspects of domestic and international vendors relationships, organizing o the purchasing of raw materials and finished goods o the scheduling of materials deliveries for manufacturing o working directly with Chinese suppliers to ensure an optimal flow of product through the supply chain Forecast Analyst

• Lead forecast analyst for $120,000,000.00 Company

• Managed daily work flow utilizing JD Edwards system

• Fostered and developed relationships with Fortune 500 Customers including: o Wal*Mart, Target, Lowes, The Home Depot, K-Mart, Bed Bath & Beyond Education / Additional

Bachelor of Science, Managerial & Organizational Behavior (2001) Rider University – Lawrenceville, NJ Elected Participant – MASCO Leadership Program in Operations Management – Michigan State University & MASCO Corp. Six Sigma Green Belt Training – Villanova University Six Sigma Black Belt Training – Villanova University Lean Six Sigma Training & Certification – Villanova University

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