Supply Chain Manager

DAVID A GODING

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Twenty-five years of multi-faceted management experience in operations focused on product procurement, supply chain management, and distribution in a global environment. Analytical decision maker with excellent problem solving skills. Proven ability to assume increased responsibilities in accelerated timeframes.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Strategic Planning Vendor Relations Process Improvement

Problem Solving Project Management Operations Management

Logistics Supply Chain Personnel Management

Purchasing Forecasting

CAREER MILESTONES

Successfully transitioned merger and then transfer of planning/purchasing processes

Moved $100,000,000 worth of business from Letter of Credit to open account terms

Improved delivery performance of raw materials and finished goods by 10 points in two years

Reduced the cost of expediting finished goods by $2,000,000 through calendar engineering

Implemented finished goods purchasing program

Process engineering of 1.2M sq. ft. distribution location

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

APPAREL BUSINESS CONSULTANT (Part Time) Jul 2010 to Jun 2016

Provide data/direction/opinion to financial interests related to cost and business trends for

children’s apparel

OSHKOSH B’GOSH, INC (a William Carter Company) Feb 1985 to May 2010

DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL PRODUCTION PLANNING, PURCHASING, AND COMPONENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Forecasting: Responsible for converting $100M wholesale customer sales plan to SKU level forecast to help drive product placement, capacity planning, raw material procurement, finished goods purchase, and transportation planning

Planning: Responsible for the master production plan/ buy schedule based first on forecast and then order demand ($500M annually). Owned and contracted production planning in US, Central America and Mexico. Finished goods scheduling in Central and South America, Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Europe, Indian Sub-continent and Middle East

Purchasing: Responsible for raw material purchasing for owned and contract manufacturing, for raw material commitments when necessary to ensure full package production lead-times, for purchase of finished goods from full package providers, and for capacity commitments with logistics providers.

Product Development: Responsible for overseeing development of packaging, basic trim and specialty trim components from design concept through safety/manufacturability testing.

Sourcing: Decision maker in product placement based on delivery, cost, quality, and adherence to human rights

Personnel Management: Direct the hiring, training and development of 30 employees (4 direct reports).

Liaison with Customer Service, Sales, Merchandising, Retail Stores, DC's, Accounting

MANAGER OF GLOBAL PRODUCTION PLANNING

MANAGER OF FAR EAST PRODUCTION PLANNING

FAR EAST PRODUCTION PLANNING SUPERVISOR

FAR EAST PRODUCTION PLANNER

CONTRACT EMBROIDERY/SCREENPRINT PLANNER

Directed garment production at up to 40 locations globally

Managed the hiring, training and development of employees

Ensured on-time delivery of product working closely with transportation and customs compliance

Daily Supervision of planning staff

SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR

Corporate Troubleshooter taking on process improvement initiatives where needed. Sent to various owned/contracted locations to work with in-house staff to improve underperforming processes

oExample: revamp DC ASN process, increase efficiencies in raw material picking process

INVENTORY CONTROL

Responsible for the reconciliation of finished goods inventory transactions

DISTRIBUTION CENTER ASSISTANT PLANT MGR, HEAD ENGINEER, TRAINING DIRECTOR, QC MGR

Managed Distribution Facility when plant manager was away

Engineered proper work methods and piece rate calculations

Created and implemented training program for new hires – full-time and seasonal

Led process improvement training initiatives

Responsible for QC on all inbound, picking, packing and shipping processes

DISTRIBUTION CENTER FLOOR EMPLOYEE

Various duties relating to order picking, stock replenishment, product shipment

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE UW FOND DU LAC

Certified Facilitator of Frontline Leadership

Completion of negotiation seminar with "The Negotiation Skills Company" (TNSC)

Completion of LC seminar with Pace (WTI) Institute

Completion of Customs Compliance seminar with Pace (WTI) Institute

Completion of Customs Compliance seminar with Menlo Worldwide

Completion of Total Quality Management seminar

Completion of various leadership development programs

PROFESSIONAL PROFICIENCIES

Spearhead all aspects of managerial support including, communication, troubleshooting, overseeing daily operations, training, documentation, and conducting personnel management

Identify, help establish, and manage strategic relationships to leverage significant long term business opportunities

Solid understanding of corporate objectives and bottom line revenues generation

Natural talent for building a strong team

Build solid reputation for effective leadership by implementing process innovative techniques

Serve as operations liaison to the rest of the corporation

Strong logic skills that adapt well to ever changing technology

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Office

MS Windows

AS400 Query

MRP/ERP systems

Crystal Reporting

Core Member of Multiple System Implementation Teams

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