Fleet Manager Fleet Purchasing Specialist Facilities Manager

JEFFERY L. BUSH

Corona, CA ● 949-***-**** ● ******.*@***.*** ● http://www.linkedin.com/in/jefferylbush

FLEET MANAGER

Proven leader in Nestlé Waters North America Supply Chain Logistics. Large Fleet Manager and Fleet Procurement Specialist with tenacious attention to detail, expert in analyzing Life Cycle Replacement and Total Cost of Ownership to maintain consistent and sustainable Fleet efficiency and cost reduction/control. Accountable for large corporate private fleet of over 4,000 commercial vehicles and material handling equipment assets. Environmental Compliance Manager for Federal, State, and Local regulatory requirements as part of legal and global corporate initiatives for reduction of facility and fleet impacts to our environment and risk mitigation.

Skills included: Leadership Team Building Coach Critical Analysis for Process Improvement Life Cycle Cost Analysis 5W Process Excel Financial Database Analysis MS Office Suite MS Project Adobe Pro PowerPoint Vehicle Management System Procurement Vendor Management Contract Negotiator Vehicle Asset Specification Expert OEM Diagnostic Software Purchaser

EXPERIENCE

Nestlé Waters North America, Brea, CA

NATIONAL FACILITIES PROJECT LEAD / PROJECT MANAGER, 6/15 – 2/19

As National Facility Lead Project Manager, directly managed over $10MM in warehouse and office redesigns construction. Served as Lead Project Manager and principle design engineer for facility warehouse and logistics redesign as required under FDA 2016 Food Modernization Act and Nestlé Global General Instructions for food grade quality standards.

Lead Project Manager for facility TI office renovation projects. Principal developer for office concept and scope of work for architectural, design, and permitting contracts for bid submissions. Primary coordinator between construction activities and internal business functions to ensure minimal impact to stakeholder’s daily operations. Skilled at individually developing full scope of work documents to include architectural and design graphics, construction specifications and authoring full bid packages for competitive bidding process within industry and Nestlé standards.

Developed 12 major warehouse redesigns to include racking requirements for maximizing workflow efficiency and SKU velocity resulting over $600K savings for leveraging in-house Construction PM and FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) inventory analysis to warehouse design.

Led $2MM new warehouse and office construction for “ReadyRefresh” Branch Gardena, CA.

Initiated, developed, and led five other major office remodel projects for ReadyRefresh branches resulting over $400K savings for leveraging in-house Construction PM.

Spearheaded as Project Lead for installation of propane Autogas bulk refueling tanks at six ReadyRefresh branches for alternative fuel delivery trucks. This achieved over $500K in savings for grant incentives for propane use in bulk CPG over local spray filling Autogas trucks.

DIVISION FLEET MANAGER / ENVIR COMPLIANCE / FACILITY REDESIGN PM, 4/13 – 5/15

Directed Fleet operations of 30 direct to customer delivery branches, fleet capital and financial management, parts purchasing, outside maintenance services, and fleet shop/facilities construction. Trained Zone Logistics Managers in all aspects of fleet management best practices to include field shop operations and safety, financial (P&L) accountability, vehicle maintenance, and, asset utilization.

As Environmental Compliance Manager completed annual CARB vehicle emissions filing under the “2008 Truck and Bus Rule.” As legally responsible person for CA State Water Resources Control Board CSWRCB,

responsible for filing and certifying all facilities regulatory compliance to include, NOI filing, stormwater (SWPPP/SMARTS program), CERS, and facility SPCC/Business Plan Development.

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Served as Champion and Developer for National Paint and Cosmetic refurbishment to new “ReadyRefresh” graphics standards including detailed cost forecasting and execution leading to over $350K in negotiated volume discounts and incentives.

Jumpstarted and coordinated execution of over 150 truck movements between East, South, and West divisions resulting in $12MM savings against replacement vehicle total cost of ownership.

Requested by name as SME and noted Panel Speaker for Beverage World Magazine Fleet Summit conference 2015 and National Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Convention 2015.

Led introduction and fielding of Roush Propane (Autogas) class 5-7 Route delivery trucks.

Directed division conversion to national mobile refueling initiative and decommissioning and removal of nine above ground diesel fuel storage tanks in compliance with Nestlé environmental requirements leading to risk avoidance and potential regulatory fines of over $45MM.

NAT FLEET PURCHASING MANAGER / WEST DIVISION FLEET MANAGER, 11/98 – 6/13

Directly accountable to acquiring over $150MM in Fleet capital expenditures in course of tenure in procurement roles and $35MM annual Fleet expense budgets. Primary responsibilities for developing vehicle specifications and executing all phases of procurement for HOD and Supply Chain fleet equipment to include all classes of DOT classified road vehicles and material handling equipment for over 4,000 vehicle assets.

Developed life-cycle cost analysis and replacement strategies for dynamic and changing business needs. Primary manager for all national fleet purchasing programs by Globe (SAP) and Nestlé Global Technical Audit for procurement protocol. Managed up to $20 MM annual capital budgets. Directed pilot tests for alternative fuel vehicles and Telematics for route delivery trucks and vans.

Directly led Fleet Team of 3 Area Supervisors, 3 Admins, and 33 Heavy Duty Diesel Technicians.

Authored and creator of Nestlé Waters National Fleet SOP 2004 and Fleet Safety Protocol.

Completed Purchasing Management course, AMA, and Karrass Negotiations I & II.

Gained grant for $1.7MM from MD Energy Admin for Hybrid trucks, DOE/ARRA2009.

Requested as industry SME and expert Nestlé speaking representative as Keynote Speakers for Eye on Transport, Green Fleet Sustainability conference, Beverage World Magazine Fleet Summit conference, and MD Hybrid Truck Initiative Ribbon cutting (DOE Grant Ceremony).

Developed Green Fleet Sustainability initiatives with Nestlé Corp. Affairs and Sustainability Teams.

Lead for Vehicle Database and integration on Corporate Internal Website portal saving over $200K for in-house development vs. third party Technical vendors.

Developed corporate strategy for CARB Emissions Rule compliance. Conducted direct liaison with California State CARB Regulators for vehicle filing requirements – Filed and Compliant through CY 2013 under the “Phase-in” option.

Authored Gap Analysis and Business case for procurement and execution of “Transman” vehicle management system.

Acted as primary negotiator and contract developer for outside maintenance service providers.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

United States Marine Corps

Field Grade Officer, Fixed Wing Aviator

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

United States Naval Academy

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