Mark Greenberg

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Director of Global and Domestic Supply Chain

Areas of Expertise-Vendor Relations, Negotiations, Sourcing, Purchase Services

Managing Director of Supply Chain with more than 30 years of industry experience seeking a new opportunity. Extensive experience overseeing all functional aspects of supply chain including Global Sourcing, Logistics, Vendor Relationship Management, Contract Negotiations, Inventory, Purchase Services and Category Management. Dedicated leader with excellent communication skills and a proven track record of success developing and implementing category sourcing strategies that resulted in substantial cost savings, establish and maintain budgets, managing a network of sourcing agent service providers and allocating production and manufacturing among vendors.

Areas of Expertise

Supply Chain Management

Global Sourcing & Procurement

Vendor Relationships Management

Inventory Management

International Travel

Contract Negotiations

Production Allocation

Developing Sourcing Strategies

Excel Spreadsheets

Professional Experience

EMPRESS, INC., Dallas, TX 2003 – Present

A privately held cosmetic / hair care company.

SVP of Supply Chain, Procurement and Operations

Manage all aspects of procurement and business operations, including Logistics, Vendor Relationship Management, Supply Chain, Contract Negotiations and Inventory Management.

Source and qualify vendors, purchase and maintain all inventories and oversee all shipping and logistics.

Sourced and Negotiated all Company Services including Insurance, Leasing, 3PL Warehouse, Vendor and Client Agreements and all Product contacts.

Manage and build strong relationships with large corporate retail companies including Walmart, CVS, Walgreens and more.

Negotiate pricing and purchase of products from multi-national pharmaceutical companies.

Maintain strong relationships with vendors, suppliers, and pharmaceutical companies.

Monitor, track and maintain all inventory financial information and flow. Establish and manage an operational budget and cash flow and maintain full responsibility for balance sheet inventory assets.

Key Accomplishments

Working with sales successfully launched signature products in 6,000 retail store locations within 12 months including major retailers such as Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, RiteAid, and Kmart.

TAMARA IMPORT, Dallas, TX 1982 – 2002

A leading manufacturer of private label apparel for more than 100 retail chains throughout the United States.

Managing Director of Supply Chain and Global Sourcing

Managed the global sourcing strategy to grow private label apparel for more than 100 retail companies throughout the United States.

Oversaw all functional aspects of global sourcing including Logistics, Vendor Relationship Management, Supply Chain, Contract Negotiations, Inventory Management, and Category Management.

Negotiated all contracts for Vendors, Overseas Agents, 3rd Party Warehouse, Freight Forwarders, Office Leasing, Banking LC’s and Maintenance Agreements.

Managed relationships with vendors and suppliers in 24 different countries, including the United States, China, India, and Southeast Asia.

Key private label clients included: Belk, Younkers, Vanity Fair, ZCMI, Herberger’s, Boscov’s, and Liverpool Stores in Mexico.

Directly supervised a staff of 10 Sourcing Associates, Sales Associates, Product Development Managers, and Merchandisers located in Dallas and New York City.

Developed and implemented category sourcing strategies, managed a networking of sourcing agent service providers, and allocated production and manufacturing among vendors.

Identified global vendors by using a vendor matrix that qualified vendors and determined best options for cost and value.

Traveled extensively to Asia and Central America to evaluate and manage a global vendor and agent network.

Key Accomplishments

Successfully expanded sourcing from 6 to 24 countries, including India, China and Southeast Asia.

Traveled internationally 4-5 months each year. Successfully negotiated thousands of product and service contracts over 20 yrs.

Opened and supervised satellite offices in New York and El Salvador.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Austin, TX,

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Management

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Personal Skills

Excellent Communicator, Team Player, Knows How to Listen, Negotiate, Compromise and Get Things Done

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