Manager Supply Chain

Eric L. Phillips

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EXPERIENCE

Savage Services August 2014 – Present

Refinery Group - Western Unit Business Manager Long Beach, California

Generate and disseminate strategic direction for CA operations serving the refinery industry; Oversee terms of 8 transportation and 4 facility contracts revenues of $50M; including, annual budgets, monthly projections, variances, and analyzed various capital projects

Evaluate new work opportunities by responding to RFP’s, soliciting additional scope of work from existing customer base, and looking for new ways to insert ourselves into the supply chain

Create Excel based financial models used to bid on long-term work; increased company contribution $3M

Analyzed, developed, and executed various supplementary transportation and handling projects that resulted in revenues of $2.5M

Planned and managed strike contingency strategy to back-fill striking refinery positions Savage Services August 2012 – August 2014

Mining Group - International Unit Financial Manager Luleå, Sweden

Executed reporting of a +$100M iron mine’s supply chain inside the Arctic Circle

Created and executed Excel-based models and reporting processes for operating budgets, monthly projections, and bi-monthly actuals; performed variance analysis and created management level summary reports

Analyzed iron ore market conditions, and Forex projections to develop cash flow model; model used to create strategy to mitigate customer’s credit risk

Managed the development of an internet-based inventory tracking system that provided customers with real-time updates on financial and operation data

Savage Services April 2011 – August 2012

Treasury Accountant Salt Lake City, Utah

Performed due diligence and determined purchase price of proposed joint venture worth $36M

Worked closely with third party valuation firm to properly assign value on acquired assets using DCF; performing due diligence on acquired companies’ past performance and creating future projections; 4 deals worth $65M

Created weekly financial summaries addressing discrepancies and comparing actual, budgeted, and projected numbers while determining reasons behind large variances

Reviewed new contracts to ensure GAAP is followed; creating summary memos for internal and external review

Reconciled multiple cash accounts against General Ledger daily; project future cash needs while managing investment cash levels to ensure optimal liquid working capital Savage Services May 2010 – August 2010

Internal Controls Intern Salt Lake City, Utah

Initiated internal control audits of payroll, revenue, and purchasing cycles for 57% (69 of 122 operations) of a multinational privately held logistics company

Compiled and presented results to local, regional, and executive management; reviewing and training local personnel, communicating trends and results, and follow-up plan to monitor improvements The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints June 2005 – June 2007 Service Volunteer Greater Hartford Connecticut Area

Managed a 75-hour work week for a two year period, preparing two to three presentations daily, that motivated and helped others set and reach ambitious goals

EDUCATION

Utah State University July 2013

Masters of Business Administration Salt Lake City, Utah

GPA 3.8/4.0

Brigham Young University April 2011

Bachelor of Science, Accounting Provo, Utah

GPA 3.6 / 4.0; Vice President of Finance, BYU Rotary Club; Member, BYU Investment Banking Club; Member, Golden Key International Honour Society; Marriott School of Management Dean’s List

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