Lad A. Dilgard, MBA, CPM
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Profile
Supply Chain leader and experienced distribution manager with extensive expertise in all functional areas. My positions over the years have been primarily contract-consulting or internal consulting, but I'm looking for a long term, full time opportunity with a stable organization. I've recently completed Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training and am searching for an organization to deploy LSS methods and drive change. With 19 years experience aligning operating strategies to streamline performance and maximize profitability at major companies, I can add immediate and sustained value to your firm.
Supply Chain Thought Leadership, Management, and Implementation
Continuous Improvement / Process Excellence
Project Management (PMP)
Warehouse Management
Transportation Management & Strategy
Business Process Re-engineering
Materials Management / Manufacturing
Supply Chain Technology Selection, Evaluation, Implementation (WMS, Procurement, Demand Planning)
Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (CPM)
Business Case Development
Demand Planning / Statistical Forecasting
Inventory Management & Financial Analysis (APICS - CPIM)
3PL
VP, Strategy & Process Improvement
JPMORGAN CHASE Columbus, OH 2014 Present
Internal consulting role driving strategy & process analysis across Consumer & Community Banking
Found $12MM+ of annual savings and recommended improvements in systems, controls, and customer experience
Successfully led teams of 4 for 10-12 week projects; maintaining strong relationships with internal clients and achieving scores of 4.9 of 5 on post-project stakeholder surveys
Designed strategies, policies, benchmarks to provide leaders with efficiency targets
Reviewed, documented end-to-end business processes while identifying operational gaps, risks and efficiency opportunities, while synthesizing quantitative information to test hypotheses
Presented findings and recommendations to executive sponsors and stakeholders in succinct and powerful presentations
Sr. Supply Chain Consultant
TOP CONSULTING INC. Columbus, OH 2013 2014
Managing consultant on $3.2 million business restructuring and Peoplesoft 9.1 implementation
Implemented inventory management, procurement, and A/P modules at major health system
Managed 17 professionals, including developers, training, testing, & functional experts
Sr. Manager, US Logistics Operations
BUTLER-SCHEIN ANIMAL HEALTH Dublin, OH 2011 2013
Internal consulting role driving process and technology improvements across $1.5B distributor
Warehouse Optimization Program: Created vision, strategy, business case for 3 year, $12.5M supply chain transformation program that recommended consolidating warehouses, implementing Tier 1 WMS, voice picking, and demand planning, as well as
oMoving, expanding, re-designing floor layouts while investing in capital equipment
oDeploying Lean Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement fundamentals
Implemented inventory counting changes ($500K annual savings, 99% accuracy)
Set warehouse standards (Using 5-S methods) in cleanliness, metrics, process consistency, shelf integrity, lighting, coaching, errors, maintenance
Defined KPI's, built scorecards for Operations. Moved company to cost-per-line metric
Managing Consultant
CARDINAL HEALTH (via RGP) Dublin, OH 2010 2011
Led Finance workstream of $300M SAP Implementation/business restructuring.
Managed team of 24 FTE’s & consultants to deliver SAP system modifications
Group Director, Supply Chain
LEGGETT & PLATT Columbus, OH 2007 2009
Automotive Manufacturing Materials Management: Managed 5 materials managers, 3 buyers, inventory strategy, for (5) Commercial Vehicle Product companies
Defined KPI’s, built scorecards for sourcing, procurement & inventory
Sourced direct materials used in production: plastic, steel, aluminum, finished goods
Moved DPO from 18 to 27 by working with suppliers on payment terms
Controller,
Logistics & Procurement
METTLER-TOLEDO Columbus, OH 2006 2007
Managed 6 direct reports, built inventory / purchasing department for $400M division
Created Inventory Improvement Initiative, which moved US ITO from 11.2 to 14.1 in less than 2 years. Canada ITO 4.0 to 6.1
Established audit-tested inventory counting processes that reduced variance and increased accountability in 700+ field warehouses and 2 hub warehouses
Provided financial and process oversight of hub warehouses in US and Canada
Drove Reverse Logistics/returns project, wrote return policy ($350K annual savings)
Switched European shipments from air to ocean without customer impact ($455K savings)
Supply Chain Consultant
ICG COMMERCE Columbus, OH 2004 2006
Co-led building of (2) F/500 strategic procurement departments
Saved $10 million+ annually through sourcing, implementing contracts, procurement systems
Supply Chain Project Manager
LIMITED LOGISTICS SERVICES Columbus, OH 2000 2004
Internal consulting role leading supply chain initiatives at $8 billion retailer (inventory, forecasting, replenishment, procurement)
Project ReSource: Co-led $3 billion indirect procurement consolidation, e-Procurement, p-card selection & implementation, strategic sourcing, policy, & payment terms
Saved $1 million+: P-Card, Travel Card rebates; negotiating credit card processing contracts
Analyzed replenishment, created statistical forecasting value prop to improve product buys
Education
1994 1996
The Ohio State University Columbus, OH MBA, Logistics / Finance
1986 1990
The University of Toledo Toledo, OH BA, History / Political Science
Certifications
Systems
Software
PMP – Project Management Institute
CPIM – APICS (2001)
CPM – Institute of Supply Mgmt (2003)
Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt - Completed coursework, in certification
Peoplesoft 9.1 Purchasing, Inventory, and A/P
LPCS, EPS, Baan, SAP R/3
Ariba: Buyer, Sourcing, Contracts, and P-Card
Sharepoint, Demantra
MS Office, Access, Visio, Project
Other
2008–2012 – Founded, built, sold The Columbus Sandwich Company, restaurant & food wholesale distributor
2009 – Published article on Collaborative Forecasting Processes in Journal of Business Forecasting
2007 – Presented at Interlog Conference (San Francisco, CA) and Service Management Exchange (Jacksonville, FL)
2001 – Attended University of Tennessee - Center of Forecasting Excellence