TODD A. FREITAG

Aurora, IL ***** 630-***-****

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SUPPLY CHAIN LEADER

Seasoned Supply Chain Leader with comprehensive hands-on experience in materials management, purchasing, strategic planning, project management, and cost accounting. Staff management of distribution centers, production facilities, consignment 3PL’s as well as cross functional teams. Core skills:

Manufacturing Resource Planning ( MRP ) Inventory Analysis Logistics Capacity Planning Preparations Supplier Scorecards Logistics and Production Staff Management / Training Project Management New Product Introductions Product Life Cycle Management Customer Service Metrics Supplier Negotiations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Newell Industries, First Alert 2019-present

Supply Chain NPI Planning Manager

Oversee all Supply Chain planning activities for NPI/NPD(New Product Introduction)

Coordinate Product Life Cycle Management of complete product portfolio.

Phase in/phase out coordination of new/old product offering and associated raw materials to mitigate creation of E & O inventories.

Reduction of excess and obsolete inventory $5Mil

Provided Master Production and Buyer MOQ scheduling.

Rationalization of 110 SKU’s

Navistar, Lisle, IL 2017-2018

Senior Procurement Process Lead

Created Sourcing Council for Supply Managers soliciting >$1M Annual Spend.

Facilitated weekly executive review of Sourcing Council.

Analyzed procurement / supply chain processes and enacted team improvements.

Developed unilateral agreement of supplier minimum order quantities resulting in $.5M annual reduction in expedited freight charges and $6M in excess inventory.

Restructured Non-Disclosure agreements providing robust risk mitigation and enhanced information sharing with business partners.

Caterpillar Aurora, IL 2012-2017

Supply Chain MWL Program Leader/New Product Introduction

Focus Team Leader: Comprehensive oversight of all Supply Chain/Operations/Engineering/ Procurement functional areas to launch and build 12 new pilot to production tractors, EU platforms and Department of Defense vehicles within or under budget and on time with full Project Management responsibilities.

Created and Initiated an NPI Governance program with Supply Chain and Operations Leadership team to ensure accountable goals within functional areas were measured and on time. Bi-weekly status report out to VP of Operations and Supply Chain.

Increased material availability with internal and external suppliers through readiness/ quality specifications checks through creation of Material tracking databases for on time delivery and production line ready specs for approximately 15k parts. 100% parts available in work center zones for prototype and production builds.

Reduced surplus and scrap inventory on each new launch through creating a standard operating procedure to phase in new material and phase out old material surpassing targets 50% or $5M. Created intercompany policy to use down surplus material and outside remanufacturer saving $10 million annually.

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British Petroleum

Castrol Industrial Lubricant Specialty Division Naperville, IL 2002-2011

Industrial Lubricants Master Planning Manager 2006-2011

Lead Facilitator for Supply Chain in S&OP monthly cycle.

Streamlined supply chain costs reducing working capital $10M (50%).

Developed centralized and plant site planning structure.

Served as Lead Supply Chain advisor for all marketing / sales & technical initiatives including:

oProduct optimization/rationalizations /formula simplifications by 20% reduction of SKU’s

oBase oil and additive chemical structures.

Regional Materials Planning Manager 2004-2006

Managed Production Planning functions at 2 manufacturing sites in Philadelphia and Los Angeles.

Implemented JDE Capacity Planning module.

Served as Supply Chain Subject matter expert for all new product launches.

Negotiated and coordinated $30 million spend for 3rd party manufacturing and distribution.

North Americas Inventory and Distribution Manager 2002-2004

Managed 4 US/ Canada distribution centers and 5 commercial warehouse sites.

Supported and managed continuous improvement projects related to JD Edwards ERP

EDUCATION

Benedictine University, Lisle, IL

M.B.A. Master of Business Administration

Bradley University, Peoria, IL

B.S. Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting

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