Director of Supply Chain and Operations
Resume:
Matthew J Garrity
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
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SUPPLY CHAIN, MATERIALS & INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Offering Strong Qualifications and a Documented Track Record of Success
Driving Inventory Reduction and Improving Overall Supply Chain Performance
of Manufacturing and Distribution Operations.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
o Over 15 years of experience in materials, production planning, and
inventory management for industry-leading firms.
o Able to optimize supply chain to deliver both improved service and
reduced inventory carrying costs.
o Skilled manager, negotiator, communicator, and leader; bring out the best
in diverse, cross-functional work teams.
o Expert technical ability in implementation, use, and maintenance of MRP
systems to provide accurate material demand.
o Demonstrated ability to start up and continually improve sales and
operations planning (S&OP) processes.
o Ability to utilize proven process improvement techniques such as Lean
Sigma and Kaizen to improve supply chain practices.
Specific Skill Areas:
Inventory Reduction Service Level Improvement Production Planning &
Management
Warehouse Management Cost Reduction & Avoidance Continuous Process
Improvement
Supply Chain Management Materials Requirement Team Building & Leadership
Planning (MRP)
Vendor Negotiations Forecast Accuracy Improvement Distribution & Logistics
Lead-time Reductions Logistics Optimization & Cost Personnel Hiring &
Reduction Assessment
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
eLoop LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
2013 - Present
Electronics recycling company processing over 1,000,000 lbs of electronics
per month from both residential and corporate accounts.
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
Responsible for all operations and supply chain activities of a multi-site
demanufacturer including direct labor, fleet of local and over the road
drivers, procurement and office staff.
Selected Accomplishments:
. Ground up design and start up of new demanufacturing facility in
central Pennsylvania. Start up included building
layout, material flow, hiring of employees, training, and development
of operating metrics.
. Implemented new logistics plan reducing pick up costs per pound by
50%.
. Implemented processes and procedures effective in achieving both BAN
and ISO 14001 certifications.
Matthews International, Pittsburgh, PA 2005 - 2013
$900 Million manufacturer and distributor of a variety of products
including bronze markers, printed signage and displays, and burial caskets.
DIRECTOR OF Supply chain - Memorialization - $500M Division of Matthews
(2008 - 2013)
Director of Materials - iDL Worldwide - $70M Division of Matthews (2005 -
2008)
Managed a variety of supply chain activities for multiple divisions
including centralized replenishment planning for a network of 60
distribution centers, production planning and scheduling for 3
manufacturing facilities, corporate freight spend of over $25 Million, and
responsibility for over $70 Million in inventory.
Selected Accomplishments:
. Reduced distribution center inventory by $10 Million (20%) in first
12 months by designing, training, and staffing new centralized
planning group. Process changes included improved SAP utilization,
implementation of automated forecasting and reorder point planning
system, and improved communication and accountability of material
planners.
. Reduced freight spend by over $3 Million (15%) through a combination
of renegotiating LTL, truckload, and small parcel contracts,
improved efficiency of internal fleet operations, and introduction
of intermodal shipping.
. Implemented Hub and Spoke distribution model across 60 distribution
centers resulting in 10% inventory reduction and 15% improvement in
inventory availability.
. Led RTC Team during multiple SAP implementations. Areas of
concentration included MRP, production planning/scheduling, and
inventory control.
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Reckitt Benckiser, Inc., Brandon, MS 2003 - 2005
$2 Billion FMCG manufacturer of household cleaning supplies
Materials and External ManufacTuring Manager
Managed all aspects of materials, logistics, and production planning in a
manufacturing and distribution environment that shipped over 10 million
cases annually. Additionally, challenged with overseeing 7 co-packing and
external manufacturing vendors (both domestic and abroad) that were
responsible for production of an additional 3 million cases annually.
Selected Accomplishments:
. Successfully reduced inventory by $3 Million (15%) while improving
case fill rate from 94% to 99.5% through successful re-
implementation of JDEdwards MRP system and improved production
planner accountability.
. Decreased labor spend by $300K (20%) through detailed analysis of
labor spend and corresponding reduction of full time headcount and
overtime.
. Trained, hired, and developed entirely new supply chain team
responsible for managing all production planning and inventory
control activities for the facility.
Sunbeam Products, Boca Raton, FL 2002 - 2003
$1 Billion FMCG manufacturer and distributor of small appliances and
electronic devices
Senior Supply Chain Manager
Managed a team of Supply Chain professionals responsible for both direct
sourcing of finished goods from Asia and maintaining the Master Production
Schedule for North American Manufacturing.
Selected Accomplishments:
. Decreased on hand finished goods inventory by $4MM (20%) through a
variety of process improvement initiatives designed to reduce lead-
times, standardize safety stock setting, and improve supplier
performance.
. Ground up design and implementation of (S&OP) Sales and Operations
Planning Process which lead to 30% reduction in obsolete finished
goods inventory and a 25% improvement in forecast accuracy.
. Led supply chain team responsible for North American Plant closure
and moving product line from internal manufacturing to less costly
overseas purchased finished goods.
Avery Dennison, Concord, OH 1998 - 2002
$4 Billion worldwide manufacturer of industrial adhesives and consumer
products.
Internal supply chain consultant (1998 - 2000)
Materials Manager (2000 - 2001)
Supply chain manager (2001 - 2002)
Responsible for numerous supply chain activities for a division with over
$1 Billion in sales and inventory turns of 19. Responsibilities included
determining stocking strategy for a network of 20 distribution centers
with $25 Million in inventory, meeting divisional objectives for inventory
turns of 15 or better, and supporting 26 account managers to provide
superior service and customer logistics consulting.
Selected Accomplishments:
. Successfully reduced inventory by over $5 Million (17%) through
continuous improvements in both MRP and re-order point usage and
forecast accuracy.
. Successfully led supply chain portion of DRP and MRP implementation
of QAD and Demand Solutions software systems.
. Successfully implemented Vendor Managed Inventory program for a
major retail customer using E3 software package to plan and schedule
store direct delivery of over 325,000 skus.
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
BS in International Business Logistics, The Pennsylvania State University
Professional Development Coursework
Selected for Matthews Acceleration Program (MAP) for top 1% of managers.
TBM Lean Sigma Certification.
Achieved Six Sigma Green Belt for project resulting in 40% Raw Material
Inventory Reduction.
Multiple SAP, Demand Solutions, and JDEdwards MRP and DRP Implementations.
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