Supply Chain Project Manager
Resume:
Larry E. Davis, MBA, CSCP
Los Angeles, California *********@*******.***
760-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/larrydaviscscp/
Achievement driven operations management professional, focused on value
optimization of supply chain and manufacturing capabilities in global
manufacturing and distribution organizations.
WORK EXPERIENCE
RSI Development, LLC; Mira Loma, CA 4/2012 - 9/2013
Manager, Purchasing/Contracts and Supply Chain - Coordinate and oversee
supply chain functions including indirect/direct material sourcing,
procurement, master scheduling, materials management, inventory management,
import/export, trade compliance and logistics. Assist manufacturing teams
in developing and improving processes by applying Lean and Six Sigma
knowledge to value engineer operations and supply chain management
solutions. Motivate, train and educate direct reports on the use of supply
chain management techniques/processes and data to ensure timely fulfillment
of customer requirements.
. Reduced average on-hand inventory by 65% in one year through lean
(JIT) transformation, VMI, warehouse cross-dock, consignment inventory
and direct shipment strategies.
. Negotiated carrier contracts, reducing annual freight costs by 8% and
improving on-time delivery to 99.5%.
. Value optimized a $20 million annual direct materials spend, reducing
COGS by 2.4% in latest fiscal year, increased inventory turns from 2x
to 5x in one year.
Yamaha Corporation of America Inc. (Consumer electronics); Buena Park, CA
12/2005 - 4/2012
Supply Chain Manager - Cross-functional leadership of S&OP process in the
development of short and long-term forecasts and manufacturing strategies.
Supported B2B product fulfillment to consumer goods retailers (Wal-Mart,
COSTCO, Target, etc.) through materials management and logistics resource
leadership. Oversight of sourcing, import compliance and procurement for
materials, supplies, equipment, and services utilizing innovative processes
and technology.
. Structured and led S&OP processes for 6 sales divisions, resulting
improvement in forecast accuracy yielded a 10% reduction of inventory
carrying costs.
. Directed supplier performance improvement/audit programs for global
sourcing and delivery of $300 million in direct materials inventory
spend sourced from 250 international and domestic suppliers.
. Supported new product development, over 100 new SKU's, through
collaborative development of prototype products and identifying
manufacturing capacity and logistics cost impact.
OTR Wheel Engineering, Inc.; Rome, GA 6/2004 - 8/2005
Vice President, Supply Chain and Logistics - Developed and maintained
processes, teams and systems to assure that all products sourced and
procured by the company met established specifications and were of superior
quality, consistency and reliability.
. Transformed and led a 6 member global materials souring and
procurement group, transitioning from a supplier focus to a commodity
based approach.
. Rationalized, implemented and enabled standardized MRP/DRP systems and
processes to support production requirements at all manufacturing
facilities.
. Revamped the materials management process by implementing materials
replenishment strategies (KANBAN), demand flow and warehouse
management systems at 8 global warehouse facilities, resulting in a 5%
manufacturing cycle time improvement.
Suzuki Manufacturing of America, Inc.; Rome, GA 8/2002- 6/2004
Supply Chain Manager - Translated overall company strategy to a supply
chain strategy and further into operational plans. Created the structure
and processes necessary to manage daily production activities and projected
operational plans, directed a supply chain team supporting JIT
manufacturing of automotive related assemblies (ATV's).
. Energized material movement velocity through innovative and
sustainable product packaging solutions and material handling
efficiency tools, increasing average work center output by 10%.
. Reduced production line downtime caused from supplier material
shortages by 45% while in this role.
. Restructured a 3PL warehouse management outsource agreement that
reduced overhead costs by $2.5 million, and improved on-time JIT
delivery of direct materials by 15%.
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IBM Global Services, a division of IBM Corporation; Fairview, NC 5/1998
- 6/2002
Supply Chain Project Manager/Road Warrior - Provided advisory services to
executive management at Fortune 500 clients related to supply chain
execution, infrastructure planning, productivity improvement and change
management.
. Created an internet based purchasing exchange for 8 of the world's
largest tire manufacturers incorporating e-auction, RFx bid spread
analysis, and automated supplier selection capabilities.
. Innovated a technology and process based order fulfillment system for
a global office products seller using radio-frequency material pick
and EDI that improved order throughput by 40%.
. Championed a lean manufacturing campaign for an automotive wiring
harness manufacturer that increased visibility of shop floor
efficiencies and resulted in over 15 new KPI's.
System Software Associates (SSA); Greensboro, NC 10/1993 - 5/1998
Procurement/Manufacturing Process Engineer - Project planning, resource
management and thought leadership in purchasing execution and manufacturing
control systems and workflow improvement in support of successful
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementations.
. Lead 6 full-cycle ERP implementations at mid-range companies from $50-
$500 million in revenue.
. Guided a Japanese paper products manufacturer in establishing, green
field, a 230,000 square foot manufacturing facility, including the
definition of financial, supply chain and shop floor management
processes.
Barber Dairies, a division of Dean Foods; Birmingham, AL 9/1987 -
10/1994
Business Analyst - Drove business intelligence reporting structure and
innovation. Developed and implemented a comprehensive business process
transformation strategy in a leadership role as the ERP systems project
manager. Supported acquisitions of process manufacturing and sales
facilities through due diligence data collection, deal development,
negotiation, and closure.
. Drove a turn-key ERP system implementation with complete functional
performance, as project manager, in less than 8 months, six months
under original project timeline estimates.
. Assisted the CFO in assimilating, organizing and presenting key
financial data and business performance forecasts to the board of
directors in support of 3 successful business acquisitions that added
$45 million in additional revenue.
EDUCATION
MBA - Finance; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL
BSBA - Operations Management; Auburn University; Auburn, AL
TECHNICAL SKILL SET
. Formal training in IBM Project Management methodologies; trained and
capable of applying performance improvement tools including Lean
Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, 5S, TQM and Total Productive
Maintenance.
. Implementation experience and hands-on proficiency in ERP, business
intelligence and supply chain management software systems including JD
Edwards, BPCS, SAP (MM,PP,SD,FI), Oracle, Great Plains, Agile PLM, JDA/i2
supply chain applications, EDI, SQL and Ariba Sourcing applications.
. Financial system and process development skills including product cost
accounting, general ledger systems configuration, A/R, A/P, Budget, fixed
asset and forecasting systems.
. Leadership and team participation in ISO 9001, C-TPAT and SOX
certification and/or compliance achievement.
. Strong negotiation and contract administration skills, including a deep
understanding of contractual terms and conditions and risk mitigation
strategies, acquired through formal contract law training.
. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft MS Access, Excel, Word, MS Project,
Visio, SharePoint and PowerPoint.
CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) - APICS, 2006-2016
Lean Six Sigma Certificate - Villanova University, 2008
Certified Project Manager - IBM Global Services, 2001
Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, 1997 -
2002
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