Supply Chain Management

Brad Dixon

**** ****** ***** ***** *****, FL ****9

(M) 561-***-**** . ****.*****@*****.***

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Strategic Sourcing / Supply Chain Management

Project Management / Resource Optimization

Improving Productivity, and Organizational Development

Enhancing Operational Efficiency and Performance

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A team spirited, and results-focused professional recognized for

developing, managing, and optimizing the role of people, processes and

technologies to enhance organic growth, operational efficiency, and

corporate profitability.

Competencies:

Asset Business Process Change Management

Management/Utilization Improvement

Commodity Contract Compliance Management

Analysis/Trending Management/Negotiations

Data Analysis/Management Demand Forecasting ERP/MRP/Systems

Implementation

Financial Human Capital International Sourcing

Analysis/Modeling Development/Mgmt.

Market Analysis/Profiling Merger and Acquisitions Operational Excellence

Predictive Analysis Process Development/Audit Procure to Pay

Project Management Risk Management Strategic Sourcing

Supply Chain Optimization Vendor Management Working Capital

Optimization

Professional Experience

Dixon, Fringer & Associates, Tampa, FL

2001 to Current

Director, Sourcing and Supply Chain Strategies

Management responsibility focused on delivering sustainable, value-driven

competitive advantage through business process optimization, customized

Sourcing and Supply Chain Solutions, and fully leveraged enterprise

technologies.

. LDRV Holding, LLC - Advised client on best-practice approach to Demand

Control, Management and Benchmarking. Responsible for developing and

implementing Trade Partner Score Card Metrics, Demand Sensing and

Smoothing Mechanics, and Collaborative Forecasting/Replenishment

Programs.

. United States Air Force - Air Force Civil Engineering Agency (AFCESA)

- Advised internal clients on general business practices with focus in

project management, process improvement, strategic sourcing, and

supply chain/logistics strategy. Responsible for scoping and managing

Civil Engineering based sourcing projects ranging from $5M - $25M

annually.

. Franke Consumer Products (FCP) - Managed capital projects designed to

relieve constraints in FCP value chain functions and stimulate organic

growth for FCP - NA. Sourced WMS software packages supporting future

state WMS Platform enhancements. Reduced Cost to Pick by 32%, and

increased space utilization by 75%. Incremental cost savings over 3

years projected in excess of $5M.

. Dixon Ticonderoga - Conducted an Operational Efficiency Assessment

focused on Sourcing and Supply Chain Management functions. Delivered

recommendations targeting IT Hardware / Software and Services spend

management, process improvement, and compliance management programs.

First year costs savings - $3M,

. Wachovia/Wells Fargo - IT Vendor Management - Managed IT consulting,

contingent labor, hardware/software and telecom sourcing initiatives

driving 5 - month, 250% ROI. Partnered with Card Services/e-Commerce

to negotiate and implement LINK2GOV tax-payment solution for Wachovia

debit/credit cardholders.

. FMC Lithium - Global Supply Chain - Provided Senior Mgmt. Team with a

Strategic Sourcing Assessment with a 3-Phase Action Plan targeting

five high-value/high-return Indirect spend projects each with NPV $5M

and greater.

. Cordis Corporation - Cypher Commercialization Team - Engaged to

design/implement supply chain systems and sourcing strategies

supporting the launch of Cordis Corporation's landmark Drug-Eluting

Stent (CYPHER) into European markets. CYPHER became the fastest

growing product in JNJ history with first year sales in excess $1B

SPRINT CORPORATION, Westwood, KS

1996 to 2001

Senior Contract Negotiator - Global Supply Chain Management (1999 to

2001)

Promoted into leadership responsibility managing sourcing and supply

chain projects in support of Sprint's deployment of High Speed Data

Services and Fixed/Mobile Wireless Communications Technologies.

. Managed demand forecasts and 3PL provider relationships driving Sprint

PCS record subscriber growth of 85% YOY.

. Implemented UNSPC-Based Enterprise Standards Program producing first-

year costs avoidance/savings of $15M.

. Re-built image, credibility and trust across enterprise business units

accelerating new product development and launch of Sprint's DSL

Network in Charlottesville, Kansas City and Orlando.

. Partnered with Sprint Network Engineering delivering seamless

forecast/sourcing/distribution strategies ensuring the successful turn-

up of voice/data services for the Grand Opening Bellagio Resort/Casino

in Las Vegas, NV.

. Commodity responsibility for network/client/server hardware,

infrastructure and desktop related software and professional services

with annual spend of $250M.

Business Process Analyst - Sprint SCM Re-Engineering Team (1997 to 1999)

Enterprise responsibility charged with leading change management, and

effectively transforming Sprint's purchasing, material operations, and

logistics/distribution functions into a highly centralized Supply Chain

Management Organization that leverages sustainable business processes and

systems, and aggressively manages compliance to policy and actionable

metrics.

. Conducted system/user-acceptance testing, conference-room pilots, and

system/process education workshops supporting systems roll-out (8

instructors, 150 power users, and 2000+ client users).

. Developed end-user training programs, and process documentation

supporting the roll-out of PeopleSoft ERP Applications, Demand

Solutions - Forecast/Demand Management Solutions, and Ariba Spend

Management Solutions.

. Facilitated and participated in user interviews, data

collection/scrub, process mapping/validation, and requirements

analysis planning and documentation activities supporting current-

state definition and future-state design.

. Assisted Leadership Staffing Team to identify organizational

structure, staffing requirements, and position descriptions.

. Developed skills-based tools and training programs elevating Sprint's

SCM Organization to World-Class status.

Contract Negotiator - Sprint Corporate Procurement (1996 to 1997)

Division responsibility for sourcing, procurement, and forecast

management of IT/Network/Telecom products and services supporting

domestic and international telecom expansion. Frequently interfaced with

business units in The Americas, EMEA, and ROW regarding sales/operations

planning and import/export strategies.

. Managed sourcing, contract administration, and supplier relationships

for commodity assignments including IT consulting, data networking,

client/server hardware and software product needs with annually spend

of $175M.

. Delivered cumulative savings of $19M through effective

sourcing/inventory management programs.

. Led hardware/software contract negotiations and forecast management

underpinning Sprint Data Center build-outs catapulting America On-Line

as world's leading ISP (Deal Size - $250M, Cost Savings -

$5.1M/annually).

. Standardized purchasing and supply chain operations across multiple

divisions, immediately gaining $2.75M in efficiencies, reducing time-

to-market, and expanding the Global One footprint into 65 countries.

. Partnered with Corporate Finance to review/audit international

taxation and customs payment procedures. Implemented Value-Added Tax

(VAT) Recovery Processes yielding first year cost recovery in excess

of $3M.

FERGUSON ENTERPRISES, Herndon, VA

1995 to 1996

Regional Commodities Buyer - Northeast Regional Procurement Office

Regional responsibility for purchasing and demand management of

Plastics/Metals/Valve commodities in 30 branch locations. Direct

activities included procurement, commodity analysis and profiling, regional

distribution analysis, inventory management, and demand/forecast planning.

. Sourced all pipe, valve, fitting commodity lines with total spend

responsibility in excess of $25M annually.

. Led Asset Utilization, Redistribution and Reuse Teams charged with

improving inventory optimization and achieving incremental costs

recovery targets of 65% per targeted commodity.

. Achieved incremental cost reductions of 22% per commodity group

assigned, improved regional copper and steel forecast accuracy to

85+%, and drove copper/steel/valve profitability in excess of 35% per

commodity group.

PERDUE FOODS, INC., Robersonville, NC 1993 to 1994

Purchasing Manager - Corporate Procurement

Plant responsibility for managing Purchasing and Supply Chain Teams

accountable for $10M annual spend and $8M in MRO Inventories. Developed

staff of 18.

. Renegotiated plant MRO agreements, capturing first year cost

reductions of $780,000, reducing average MRO lead times by 63%, and

eliminating 65% of plant vendor base.

. Partnered with Plant Engineering Teams to re-write and leverage Value-

Engineering Practices reducing plant maintenance and repair downtime

by 38%, and reducing dependency upon OEM Repair/Replacement Part

Programs.

. Managed IT/Network hardware and maintenance agreements with annual

spend of $1M, and Negotiated IT hardware leases, saving over $100,000

in costs of ownership.

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, Goldsboro, NC 1985 to 1993

Purchasing Supervisor - Medical Materials/Supply Chain Management

Command responsibility for Supply Chain and War Reserve Management

Operations ensuring combat readiness for regional ACC (formerly SAC)

medical facilities. Managed a highly diverse and multi-cultural team of 15

associates. Supervised department IT operations and maintenance. Managed

BRAC (Base Re-Alignment Closure) Programs returning $160M in Command

Savings. Developed alternative sourcing solutions supporting command

medical requirements yielding $3.5M savings annually and improved

pharmaceutical and IV solution fill rates by 50% in each commodity line.

Education / Personal Development

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC

Masters Certificate: Project Management

MOUNT OLIVE COLLEGE, Mount Olive, NC

Bachelor of Science: Business Management

Personal Development / Continuing Education:

- Advanced Presentations

- Business Law and Contract Development

- Creative Problem Solving

- Decision Making and Data Analysis

- Ethics in International Business

- E-Sourcing and Supply Chain Management

- Facilitative Leadership in Organizations

- Microsoft Office Applications

- PeopleSoft ERP SCM/SRM/FM Modules

- Project Leadership, Management, and Communication

- Risk Management

- SAP MRP SCM, Purchasing, Inventory Management Modules

Board Representations/Community Involvement/Memberships:

- Affiliate Member - Hong Kong Trade Development Council

- Affiliate Member - Swedish Chamber of Commerce

- Charlotte Chamber of Commerce

- Executive Advisory Board - Center for Design Innovation

- Florida Chamber Foundation - Six Pillars Caucus

- North Carolina Council for Entrepreneurial Development

- Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce

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