Manager Supply Chain

Bradley R. Royle

972-***-**** *******.*****@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/bradleyroyle

Supply Chain Leader

Progressive Global Relations Logistics Operations Transportation Third-Party Manufacturing Fulfillment Management Reverse Logistics Operations Management Budgets forecasting

Supply Chain Manager with visionary leadership style, known for ability to plan and create impressive outcomes in fast-paced, high-tech environment, managing teams of 30–150 and budgets totaling $27M.

Professional Experience

Keysight Technologies

Director, Americas Logistics 2017 - 2018

Worldwide manufacturer of Measurement and Test Equipment, Richardson Texas

Led a Fulfilment / Manufacturing facility assembling and flashing handheld measurement devices, managing reverse logistics, procurement, Demo-Eval, inventory, repair and shipping for the Americas. Led four direct reports.

Planned and executed moving the Americas Logistics facility from Forrest VA to Richardson TX. Reduced original non-shipping blackout from 4 weeks to 1 week while maintaining 99% accuracy on all inventory lines and OTD to customers.

Created and placed all vendors on measurable vendor scorecard system to improve performance and rank vendors.

Reliant Worldwide Plastics

Manager, Supply Chain 2014 - 2017

Worldwide manufacturer of injection molded plastic parts for the Aerospace industry, Gainesville Texas

Led supply chain for a small injection molding company servicing the aerospace industry leading all aspects of the supply chain including inventory, procurement, materials and shipping, reporting directly to the COO.

Led Cost Reduction Initiative with suppliers leading to a $68K reduction in yearly expense for the company.

Reduced overall inventory by $2M / 29% in 12 months, including finished goods, semi-finished goods and raw materials while maintaining on time delivery to internal customers.

Spearheaded initiative to negotiate payment terms with suppliers, expanding terms from 30 days to either 60 or 45 days depending on supplier criticality. Achieved reduced terms with over 60 suppliers, having to replace only one of the suppliers in our supplier base.

Intel Security

Sr. Manager, Logistics Operations 2011 - 2014

International manufacturer of Internet Security Software and Hardware Plano Texas Led three business units including worldwide reverse logistics, Demo–Eval, and managing all North American third-party logistics providers. Oversaw six direct reports.

Directed numerous continuous improvement initiatives with third party logistics providers to improve on-time shipment from 95% to 99.2%.

Achieved and maintained 98% + same day shipping rate for critical component fulfillment to support customer’s critical network security and improve customer satisfaction.

Unfailingly preserved less than 3% over 90 days’ equipment non-recovered in field average.

Turned around floundering project to properly account for, standardize and refurbish Demonstration and Evaluation equipment. Partnered with key stakeholders to get project back on track, finishing on time and within budget.

Strategically led migration of mailroom operations for all North American offices to third-party provider, leading to reduced costs and improved performance and internal customer satisfaction.

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McAfee, Inc.

Logistics Manager 2006 - 2011

Worldwide manufacture of Internet Security Software and Hardware, Plano Texas

Directed two business units including worldwide reverse logistics and transportation / freight management as well as shipping compliance department while managing four third party manufacturing and fulfillment centers for logistics. Supervised three direct reports.

Led countless 6 Sigma / Lean continuous improvement initiatives with third party fulfillment partners, shipping 30 - 60% of hardware revenue orders on the last day of the quarter, to improve through put typically leaving less than .03% backlog of revenue each quarter.

Improved international delivery times, customer satisfaction as well as reduced costs while maintaining world-class KPI’s. Aggressively managed every replacement shipment and defective return by instituting vigorous continuous improvement program.

Lowered transportation spend by $2.4M upon completion of competitive transportation bids.

Conceived and launched comprehensive shipping matrix for third-party manufacturers and fulfillment partners.

Expertly managed seven third-party manufacturing and fulfillment partner transitions in five years.

Developed and deployed carrier tracking and evaluation system to monitor performance. System was also used to support quarterly reviews with transportation providers.

i2 Technologies, Inc.

Manager, Transportation Bid Services 2001 - 2006

Global leader in supply chain software and solutions, Memphis Tennessee

Led team of software engineers, customer service personnel, trainers and web engineers that would model and place customer’s transportation networks out for competitive bid to develop more cost efficient network.

Project Manager for numerous transportation bid engagements including high-profile clients International Paper, Budweiser, and Del Monte, saving customers over $20M in transportation spend annually.

Crafted new processes and workflows, regularly reducing transportation cost by 8-14% while simultaneously improving product flow from distribution centers and along lanes.

Commitment to continuous improvement and win / win solutions inspired team to improve usability of software functionality for customers, carriers and shippers.

Reached revenue goals in six months that had taken previous manager two years to achieve.

U. S Army (various locations) honorably retired as an Officer of United States Army

Service Member and Officer, Private thru Major

Major – Operations Officer at the Army’s premier Joint Operations Training Center. Captain / Company Commander: Commanded two companies, eventually ranked top company commander and company out of 15 units. Selected for prestigious third company command. Captain / Division Operations Officer: Operations officer during Desert Storm, oversaw operations for 10 major combat operations. Planned and executed the move of the Division’s 1,500 plus vehicles by road, rail and sea during redeployment to US. Private–Sergeant: Operator in elite 2d Ranger Battalion, Special Operations unit.

Education Technical Knowledge

Master of Arts (M.A.), History, Eastern Illinois University, 2000

Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma Greenbelt

Proficient in Agile, SAP, Oracle

Expert MS Office user

Decorated Desert Storm Veteran, Airborne Ranger

Commander Corps of Cadets, Distinguished Military Graduate ROTC

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