Supply Chain Manager

WILLIAM A. WRIGHT

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Spring, TX 77379

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SUMMARY

A distribution management and supply chain professional with thirty years

experience with Lowe's Companies, Houston Independent School District, Jack

in the Box Restaurants, Brunswick Corp, and the U. S. Department of

Defense. Expert in program management, process improvement, life cycle

logistics, and supply chain operations. Extensive experience with all

aspects of demand determination and requirements forecasting.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

REQUIREMENTS AND FORECAST MANAGEMENT

Planned, directed, and controlled all aspects of managing 350,000 line

items of inventory supporting all Maritime and Aerospace customers within

the Department of Defense. Directly responsible for all phases of

integrated supply management including requirements forecasting and

determination, procurement, material distribution and control, quality

assessment, and inventory. Reduced lead times by 50% and commitment

dollars by over $20M, while increasing availability by over 7%. Developed

an acquisition procedure that enabled the Defense Logistics Agency to

reduce procurement lead times with some of its largest vendors by almost

25%.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Administered $10M+ operating budget as comptroller of the Navy's fourth

largest Supply Center. Managed parts and equipment budget of $50M+ while

serving as supply officer of the USS SARATOGA.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Established and coordinated all policies and requirements overseeing

modifications, repair and maintenance of aircraft, ground support

equipment, and other capital equipment in support of all special operations

forces. Managed the $1.12 billion, 1,075 personnel, government-owned,

contractor-operated special operations support facility.

ORGANIZATION REENGINEERING

Developed and implemented the process to completely reengineer the

organizational structure of the Navy Fleet and Industrial Supply Center,

Jacksonville Florida. The new organization provided an immediate $1M

savings in salary with no loss of productivity.

DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS

Achieved inventory accuracy of 98.9% for 129,000 item inventory. Developed

kitting plan to provide maintenance and production shops with required

material just in time, resulting in reduction of inventory requirements by

16%. Managed receiving and shipping of all Department of Defense material

in the southeastern region of the US.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

BRANCH DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Oct 2012 - present

Land N Sea Distributing, Inc.

Managing all aspects of warehousing and distribution for Land N Sea, a

division of Brunswick Corporation.. Providing marine and recreation

equipment throughout Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and East Texas.

Fully accountable for the cost center. Managing and supervising a team of

employees that fulfill all orders on the same day for delivery the

following day. Local delivery is also provided with same day service.

GENERAL MANAGER, DALLAS DISTRIBUTION CENTER, Oct 2007-January 2012

Jack in the Box Inc.

Managing all aspects of warehousing and distribution for Jack in the Box's

second largest Distribution Center. P&L accountability. Providing all

food and other products to more than 600 restaurants in Texas, Oklahoma and

Louisiana. Oversight of 60 interstate and intrastate tractors and trailers

making over 1500 deliveries per week within a 30 minute window.

Warehousing and loading of over 400 line items with 99% accuracy and fill

rates.

DIRECTOR, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, June 2005-Oct 2007

ARAMARK/Houston Independent School District

Manage Food Service Supply Chain Department including, procurement,

inventory management, warehousing and distribution for 7th Largest School

district in the United States. Supervising over 50 personnel; responsible

for ordering, receiving, and storage and shipping over 350 line items of

food products to more than 300 schools. Utilizing SAP for all aspects of

receiving, storage, picking, and shipping of product.

FLOORING SPECIALIST January 2005-June 2005

Home Depot, Tomball, Texas

Provided flooring advice to Home Depot customers.

RETIRED 2004-2005

BUSINESS DEVELOMENT CONSULTANT

2003-2004

Trend Western Technologies

Providing business development expertise in Government A-76 transitioning

at US Naval activities throughout the world.

STRATEGIC PLANNING MANAGER, Business Process Improvement Group

2001-2003

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Selected to join a six person team charged with optimizing Lowe's internal

supply chain. Responsible for creating business context models, performing

process flow critical path analysis, performing data flow analysis,

identifying process key measures, analyzing process data, identifying

opportunities to improve the current process.

VENDOR LOGISTICS SPECIALIST 2000-2001

Lowe's Companies, Inc. North Carolina

Recruited to Lowe's to analyze and optimize the supply chain relationship

between Lowe's and over 120 vendors worldwide. Implemented the optimal

logistics decisions to support 7 Regional Distribution Centers and 650

retail outlets for a $900 Million business unit.

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER 1998-2000

UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, MacDill AFB, FL

Provided life cycle sustainment oversight for full range of logistics

support for all Navy, Army, and Air Force special operations forces.

DIRECTOR OF MARITIME AND AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS 1995-

1998

DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER, Columbus, OH

Directed 160 personnel in the acquisition of highly technical aeronautical

systems in support of every aircraft in the Department of Defense

inventory, awarding one billion dollars annually. Interfaced directly with

senior procurement officials and corporate executives.

COMMANDING OFFICER 1993-1995

FLEET AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CENTER, Jacksonville, FL

Fulfilled all logistics requirements to U.S. Navy submarine, surface, and

aviation units operating within the Southeast region of the United States.

SUPPLY OFFICER 1991-1993

USS SARATOGA (CV-60), Mayport, FL

Directed 685 personnel and all business areas on aircraft carrier

supporting 6,000 personnel and 80 aircraft, including all logistics,

finance and accounting, procurement, supply chain management, and support

services.

SENIOR MILITARY ASSISTANT TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

1988-1991

THE PENTAGON

Closest military advisor on all logistics matters to Assistant Secretary of

Defense.

POSITIONS OF INCREASING RESPONSIBILITY AND LEADERSHIP, UNITED STATES NAVY

1972-1988

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Advanced Education Program, Kellogg Graduate School of Management,

Northwestern University

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Chaminade University of Honolulu

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (BS), University of Arizona

HACCP and SERVSAFE Certified

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