Supply Chain Manager

Shaun Buchaniec

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Executive Management Summary

ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt Certified data driven lean professional with over 15 years of professional management experience, including; supply chain, logistics, international freight forwarding and US Customs brokerage experience. Diverse corporate experience and exposures that provide a strong foundation for working cross-functionally between departments and strata. Unique entrepreneurial experience that when coupled with professional background and Top Rated MBA provides for a substantial and well rounded skill set that will provide a valuable asset to employers.

Employment History

Landau Uniforms

Landau Uniforms sets the industry standards for quality and service in the medical, professional and service uniform segments.

Director, Supply Chain Planning 2014-Present

As the Director of Supply Chain Planning, I manage, mentor and motivate a team of statistical demand planners, supply planners, capacity planners and purchasing planners to deliver cost effective end to end supply chain efficiencies. Also responsible for the following;

Project Manager, Super User, AX12 MRP/ERP upgrade and implementation team

Introduction and development of world class metrics and dashboards to positively affect working capital through statistical inventory controls, SKU Rationalizations and competitive sourcing

Improving service levels through discriminate planning methodologies..

Subject Matter Expert, Demand Planning and Inventory Strategy

Heritage Home Group

Heritage Home Group is a world leader in manufacturing, sourcing and retailing home furnishings through its’ Thomasville, Broyhill, Lane, Drexel Heritage and other well-known international brands..

Supply Chain Manager. Global Inventory Strategy, S&OP 2012- 2014

As a member of the Sr. Supply Chain Leadership Team, I am responsible for developing cost effective inventory strategies that provide superior on time-in full customer delivery performance through the standardization of planning and purchasing practices. I am responsible for the development, tracking and step change improvement of reporting, metrics and dashboards that can quickly adapt to changing demands ensuring the health of the customer supply chain in a matrix organization with 11culturally distinct brands across multiple ERP systems and platforms. Also responsible for the following;

Project Manager, Logility Forecast Module Implementation. Baseline SKU level statistical forecast generation to clarify demand signals of highly configurable finished goods.

Subject Matter Expert, Demand Planning and Inventory Strategy for cross branded enterprise S&OP processes and reporting.

Standardized safety stock and cycle stock calculations for Raw, WIP and FG inventory levels to support 97% CSI for our Stock Upholstery programs and 90% for MTO in Furniture Brands wholesale distribution channel.

Deployed exception based MRP methodology to combat excess and obsolete inventory while simplifying make buy decisions for 3 sourcing scenarios; Asia, Mexico and domestic production.

Developed and deployed a new product ranking methodology that brought focus on the critical few SKUs that were important to the business while providing statistically sound recommendations for dropping underperforming products and options that were not contributing to our bottom line.

Lead and manage weekly service meetings to ensure activities and remediation plans are in alignment with customer expectations.

Cooper Industries

Cooper Industries is a leading manufacturer of quality support systems and enclosures for the electrical, mechanical and telecommunications industries.

Division Supply Chain Manager. Cooper B-Line 2010-2012

The Division Supply Chain Manager is a division level leadership position responsible for developing, implementing and measuring the performance of the B-Line planning, scheduling, warehousing, distribution and transportation programs. As the Division Supply Chain Manager, I drive high performing programs designed to reduce costs, improve inventory turns and cash flow while optimizing customer service levels across 7 global Cooper owned manufacturing plants, 5 Interdivisional Distribution Centers and 22 managed 3rd party consigned stocking locations Also responsible for the following;

Developed and Implemented statistically based Distribution Requirement Planning (DRP) program to deploy a 15000+ SKU portfolio across 27 distribution points to ensure 98% on time to customer request (OTTR) performance.

Developed and implanted SKU rationalization tools to eliminate non-moving and non-profitable inventory from the distribution network.

Developed monthly performance scorecards for all B-Line Distribution locations highlighting inventory turns to target, inventory vitality, ABC stratification, dead stock, on time performance and first time fill rates.

Rationalized the distribution footprint for B-Line’s core product grouping eliminating redundant stocking locations and bolstering 5 strategic locations to provide competitive advantage and increased market share

Novus International

Novus International is a global leader in animal health and nutrition products with annual sales approaching $1 billion. Headquartered in St. Charles, MO Novus has research and development labs and manufacturing operations in 35 countries with distribution to over 2500 customers worldwide.

Manager, NAFTA Logistics 2007- 2010

The NAFTA Logistics Manager is responsible warehousing and all cross border transactions in the NAFTA region. The NAFTA Logistics manager is further responsible for the management of all 3rd party logistics contracts and relationships in the NAFTA region including Warehousing, Truck and Rail transportation, Freight Brokerage and service contracts. As Manager of NAFTA Logistics I am responsible for the management of team of supply chain professionals with a $35MM logistics budget. The Supply chain consists of 9 packaged finished product distribution centers, 7 rail to tanker transloading terminals, 3 corporate manufacturing sites and 10 contracted toll manufacturers. Additional specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following;

Responsible for inventory management of over 200 SKU’s in North American Distribution centers in Mexico, the US and Canada including finished goods, raw materials and packaging supplies ensuring consistent 90 day inventory levels.

M&A On-Boarding Team. As the logistics and supply chain expert on the M&A Team I was responsible for the integration of systems and processes and re-engineering of the merged supply chains to exploit synergies and eliminate redundancies.

Disaster mitigation, Managed flood recovery operations after the 2008 Iowa floods inundated our primary packaged product distribution center. Managed the bulk supply chain after Hurricane Ike destroyed the rail infrastructure in the Gulf Coast and Houston. Sourced and contracted new capacity in transportation and warehousing to effectively continue operations with zero missed customer deliveries.

Skilled mentor and coach, passionate about the success of the people managed and skilled in incentivizing them to achieve desired results

W.N. Epstein & Company, Inc

US Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Headquartered in St. Louis MO

Director of Sales and Marketing 1997-2002

Import Manager, Customs Broker

Full signature authority to present entries to US Customs, FDA, FCC, DOT, EPA, USDA and, TSCA statements on behalf of our clients/

Advised and consulted customers on proper classification and assisted in developing HTSUS numbers to ensure compliance with federal regulations and Department of Treasury rulings minimizing the risk of non-compliance.

Reduced US Customs clearance and delivery times 30% through comprehensive re-engineering of US Customs brokerage procedures in support of our client’s JIT inventory schedules.

Liaised between clients and Governmental Agencies; US Customs, FDA, EPA and ATF, balancing the desire for expediency with compliance.

Managed Strategic Customer, US Customs, OGA’s and Vendor Relationships delivering cost effective, expedient and compliant services.

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

Expeditors International is a privately held global logistics provider with 170 offices worldwide.

Import Manager, Customs Broker 1992-1997

One of five employees selected to return profitability to a floundering branch office.

Built and maintained valuable relationships with US Customs and Other Government Agencies that provided competitive advantage to our firm and the clients we served.

Awarded “Best Broker” by ensuring strict compliance with Customs Laws and Treasury Directives that strengthened our firm’s relationship with US Customs enhancing our firm’s abilities to reduce clearance and delivery times.

Ensured a continuous flow of imported parts to Motorola’s JIT production facilities by anticipating routing and service problems and implementing solutions expeditiously.

Resort Classics

Privately held chain of specialty clothing retail stores located in St. Louis, MO

Owner 2002-2007

Responsible for the management and all operational aspects of two specialty retail clothing stores. The scope of control includes; inventory purchasing and controls, $1.5m P&L, identification of site locations and physical build out, branding, marketing & merchandising, information technologies and all personnel issues.

Grew revenues from $350,000 to $1,500,000 in the span of two years.

Named “Premier Licensee” of “Lilly Pulitzer” nationally branded women’s and children’s clothing lines.

Named one of St. Louis’ best stores by St. Louis Magazine

Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS)

UBS is a premier global financial services firm offering wealth management, investment banking, asset management and business banking services

Financial Advisor/ Financial Sales and Marketing 2006-2007

Portfolio Management of High Net-Worth Clients

NASDAQ Series 6, 63 & 7 licensed financial advisor.

Education, Degrees & Certifications

American Society for Quality 2010

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

Washington University John M. Olin School of Business 2002

Master of Business Administration

St. Louis University John Cook School of Business 2009

Advanced Certificate in Supply Chain Management

Steering Committee, Center for Supply Chain Management Studies.

Western Illinois University 1990

Bachelor of Science Psychology, Industrial Education

System Proficiencies

Proficient, SAP, BeX (Cooper Industries) BaaN (Novus Intl) Microsoft Office Suite

Experienced, Minitab, AutoCAD

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