Manager Supply Chain
Resume:
Thomas A. Herda
Gurnee, Il *0031
******@*******.***
Summary
Personable high energy performance oriented Leader with broad supply chain and industry experience. Proven leader of large logistics and supply chain organizations demonstrated by continued career growth with increasing responsibility and expanding functionality. Customer centric with a focus on business development /expansion. A dynamic problem solver. Strengths include executing the company vision and goals, leading and developing individuals and operations by continued focus on improving processes and organizational efficiencies, communicating effectively to all levels, leveraging internal cross-functional relationships, managing individuals through various degrees of change and conflict, identifying and implementing comprehensive solutions, and developing, mentoring and motivating employees providing depth and succession. Experience
Chastin Properties, LLC
Gurnee, IL
2011 - Present
Managing Project Director
Expert ability to manage and prioritize multiple simultaneous tasks with a reputation for getting things done.
Demonstrated success with overcoming challenges of fixed budgets, fast track scheduling, and project changes.
Translate vision and goals into actionable timeline and deliverables for multiple concurrent projects.
Conduct due diligence through risk & market analysis when evaluating potential real estate acquisitions.
Develop sales forecast and budget.
Manage all legal and municipality requirements for projects.
Negotiate pricing and agreements for all projects.
Cultivate effective relationships with vendors and clients.
Acquire necessary construction expertise, schedule all construction materials and coordinate labor.
Market property for sale or lease & execute appropriate sales agreement or lease.
Record and reconcile all invoices & receipts to create a profit/loss statement. Brightstar Corporation
Libertyville, IL
2012 - 2012
Demand Planning Manager
Managed the development and maintenance of Integrated Forecasting/Demand Supply Balancing / Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Services to ensure best practice and efficiency.
Collaborated with Client business owners, Brightstar, and Brightstar Partner Operations ensuring that the Client’s Returns program was represented in all operating rhythms of both parties.
Directed forecasting discussions with Client Store Returns, Finished Goods Inventory (FGI) and Rapid Exchange teams to support creation of consensus forecasts.
Collaborated with Client business teams and Brightstar / Brightstar Partner Operations to manage inventory of repair parts, accessories and kitting components to reduce obsolescence costs while maximizing asset recovery.
Performed supporting activities designed to improve forecast accuracy and other key inventory management metrics. American Fluorescent Corporation
Waukegan, IL
2009 - 2011
Manager, Supply Chain and Logistics
Responsible for all components, finished goods and MRO buying activities of $40+ million annually.
Built and developed the logistics operation to better service customer expectations.
Responsible for staff of 30 employees including Distribution Manager, Logistics Specialist, Demand Analyst, Buyers and support personnel.
Responsible for all importing/exporting with strong US/China expertise.
Established and refined forecasting process and related disciplines.
Set and managed inventory targets for commodities and purchased finished goods.
Led numerous cross-functional process improvement initiatives using lean manufacturing approach.
Developed and maintained corporate metrics.
American Fluorescent Corporation
Waukegan, IL
2002 - 2009
Distribution/Warehouse Manager
Directed and managed multiple multi million dollar product rollouts to a top home improvement retailer.
Manage all aspects of 165,000 square foot, multi-facility warehouse/distribution operation.
Responsible for the forecast and development of $5m annual expense budget.
Responsible for the successful launch of new 65,000 square foot retail distribution facility.
Responsible for all inbound and outbound freight carrier negotiations.
Manage all aspects of local and national shipping, including internal fleet, small parcel and LTL.
Held LTL increases to 9% from 2002-2011.
Direct a staff of two supervisors and 45+ warehouse and distribution personnel.
Achieved the reduction of logistics staffing by 18% during the 3 year period 2002-2005; 50% by 2007.
Responsible for increasing facility sku storage by 13%, eliminating the need for outside storage.
Developed generally accepted corporate benchmarking, used to interpret key performance indicators among corporate and four outside distribution facilities.
Developed corporate safety incentive/awareness program. Baer Supply Company
Vernon Hills, IL
2000 - 2002
Distribution Manager
Manage all aspects of 90,000 square foot warehouse/distribution facility.
Responsible for the forecast and development of $9m annual budget.
Direct a staff of 4 supervisors and 65+ warehouse and distribution personnel.
Manage all aspects of local and national shipping, including internal fleet, Truckload, LTL and small parcel shipments.
Contracted 3PL firm to assist in freight negotiations, which yielded a 7% reduction in inbound and outbound freight expenses for 2001.
Achieved the reduction of logistics staffing by 23% over an eighteen-month period.
Responsible for developing strategies and plans to achieve expense targets. Deluxe Video Services, Inc. (formerly Rank Video)
Northbrook, IL
1998 - 1999
Reengineering Specialist
Developed and executed system and integration testing for the SAP and Catalyst (Warehouse Management System).
Developed and conducted user training, including definition of user procedures.
Collected and analyzed process performance data.
Identified and resolved interface issues between SAP and Catalyst.
Recommended new and redesigned business processes based upon analysis results.
Responsible for local coordination of training, environment and other implementation requirements.
Facilitated the understanding of how operations and responsibilities will change with the implementation of the system.
Acted as liaison between the site and the Re-engineering team
Provided input as to physical, operational or procedural improvements for the sites.
Provided Catalyst and SAP implementation and Post-implementation support.
Remained with operation as an expert user that had knowledge of the whole system and its operation.
Provided expert problem resolution skills.
Supported additional and on-going configuration of SAP and Catalyst for the facilities following implementation. Deluxe Video Services, Inc. (formerly Rank Video)
Northbrook, IL
1993 - 1998
Warehouse Manager
Responsible for managing the warehouse operations on a continuous-run; four-facility campus.
Managed a staff of five supervisors, consisting of fifty employees.
Led the Material Movement Tracking Team in establishing a fully bar-coded warehouse environment using bin-level identification.
Maintained operations inventory/shop floor reporting and provided detailed performance reports to Director of Operations.
Conducted weekly one-on-one meetings to keep supervisors updated with company/operational information.
Prepared yearly departmental budget.
Analyzed labor and process inefficiencies and achieved a mandated 10% reduction on each years operating budget.
Reduced physical space requirements across campus by 27%, while increasing the number of sku's by 12%.
Responsible for the coordination of $4.5m of subcontracting each year.
Performed all aspects of hiring, termination and corrective action.
Provided annual and bi-annual performance appraisals to supervisors.
Directed bi-annual inventory for the Northern Illinois campus.
Interfaced with Marketing Services, Scheduling, M.I.S., transportation and Loss Prevention on a daily basis.
Developed and wrote standard operating procedures for all departments.
Selected as a Reengineering Specialist by the Director of Operations. Rank Video Services America
Northbrook, IL
1992 - 1993
Senior Warehouse Supervisor
Supervised a staff of thirty-five employees on a continuous-run schedule.
Performed all aspects of hiring, termination and corrective action.
Eliminated on average of $175k of excess and obsolete inventory each year.
Presented with the "Enterprise and Innovation" award in 1993 by the Rank Organization for increasing the consumption of recycled cassettes.
Provided annual and bi-annual performance appraisals to all employees, ranging from office to warehouse positions.
Conducted weekly Stand-up meetings to keep employees updated with company/operational information.
Directed bi-annual inventory for the Northern Illinois campus.
Conducted TQM training and development of employee action plans under company-wide initiative.
Developed and wrote standard operating procedures for all departments. Rank Video Services America
Northbrook, IL
1989 - 1992
Operations Supervisor
Supervised staff of thirty employees within a shift.
Responsible for the continuous operation of 15,000 duplicators, 10 Q.C. stations, 15 broadcast-quality video playback machines and 4 packaging lines.
Provided manager with period-end reports.
Technical Skills
SAP, PowerCerv, Catalyst WMS, CimVision WMS, BPCS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (proficient in Excel Word, Access, Project)
Education
Webster University
St. Louis, MO
1999
M.B.A.
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
1988
B.A., Business Administration
Major: Management, Minor: Finance
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