Chief Operating Officer

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DIMITRY V. EREZ

Senior Professional with demonstrated experience in program management (PMO), supply chain management, lean transformation, change management, strategic sourcing and effective use of technology. Conceptualized, sold and managed over 70 initiatives, staffed with cross-functional teams and delivered in excess of $650 million in documented operational savings to over 40 clients. Developed business cases for projects that provided positive financial returns based on data analytics and scenario modeling. Managed collaborative initiatives with supply & demand planning, logistics, warehousing and IT to achieve sustainable improvements. Led multiple network and supply chain strategy and optimization projects.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MAINSAIL STRATEGIC CONSULTING, LLC. – Principal 2015 - Present Management consulting firm offering integrated supply chain strategy, process design, project management and technology deployment to the CPG and Retail industries

• Managed $450MM restructuring program - structured work streams, recruited internal and external teams and implemented processes and tools in place. Operated the program: ensure charters, KPIs, dashboards, and weekly updates fed across the stakeholder groups. Conducted Executive Steering Committee and Operating Committee meetings, along with the regular meeting cadence at the work stream and team levels

• Led Logistics Network Strategy and Inventory Optimization initiative for a CPG manufacturer - resulted in achieving over $43MM in annualized savings while improving service levels by 350 Basis Points

• Designed a standardized product discontinuation process across all operating Divisions of a CPG company, that was utilized to rationalize 5,000 SKU’s (32%) from the Product Portfolio

• Mapped Order to Cash process and identified 50+ roadblocks to achieving a Perfect Order. Created remediation plans and led cross-functional team to improve the process

• Designed a simplified and standardized order management, inventory management, customer delivery and route settlement processes for Direct to Store Delivery (DSD) operation

• Led the selection and implementation of PO Management, Omni-Channel Order Management and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software packages BOSTON RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC. – Vice President 2012 - 2014 Lead the Supply Chain and Program Management practice at Boston Retail Partners

• Managed Strategic IT planning process at several Retail and CPG companies

• Led the selection and implementation of ERP, WMS, Omni-Channel Order Management, PLM, Forecasting & Demand Planning and Inventory Optimization software packages

• Created an omni-channel operations and technology assessment framework and utilized it to perform a strategic capability comparison of four major retailers in the specialty apparel segment. Built an analytics model, utilizing a Maturity Model concept, to assess each retailer

• Managed the re-implementation and upgrade of a Forecasting and Replenishment tool at a $500MM specialty retailer. Designed operational process and RACI for the planning and buying organization. Created user acceptance tests (UAT) to ensure operational sustainability

• Led retail operations and merchandise planning organizational assessment for a $9B gaming and entertainment company. Evaluated operational performance and created a RACI operating model for merchandise and planning organization

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SPG CONSULTING, LLC. - Founder and President 2003 - 2012

• Managed a team of 20 consultants and internal resources to implement an ERP software at a manufacturer of nutritional supplements. Improved inventory accuracy, production scheduling and reduced inventory by 15%. Increased on-time order fill rate from 92% to 98.5%.

• Developed Logistics Network strategy for a $8B manufacturer and distributor of cosmetic products that resulted in over $68MM in annual savings. Created business case for new network configuration, managed new facility design and transition planning. Developed $125MM capital appropriation request and had it approved by the Executive Leadership Team and Company Board

• Led the implementation of an ERP and transportation management system for a $800MM water heater manufacturer

• identified over $35MM in annual savings by process redesign and waste minimization. Integrated e- business front-end system and product configurator to the ERP software

• Led the development of a Product Information Management and Global Sourcing strategy for a multi- channel fashion wholesaler and retailer. Identified potential software solutions to support future processes and managed the selection process

• Managed a team of 50 internal resources to perform process reengineering and ERP implementation at $700MM manufacturer. Improved inventory accuracy, reduced work in process by 30% and increased order fill rate from 94% to 99%. Established an S&OP process governance. LATITUDE 23.5 COFFEE AND TEA, INC. - Founder and COO 2003 - Present Specialty coffee roasting and distribution company

• Build sales to $2 million within five years. Hired and trained staff of 12 in all aspects of company operations: roasting, packaging, food safety compliance, order management and fulfillment

• Established food safety procedures and HACCP requirements and achieved excellent ratings from independent certification agencies. Established traceability program to certify and maintain USDA Organic roaster certification

KURT SALMON ASSOCIATES, INC. – Senior Manager

Management consulting firm offering IT strategy, supply chain analysis, productivity improvements. CFT CONSULTING, INC. - Executive Vice President

Management consulting firm offering technology deployment to retailers SDI INDUSTRIES, INC. – Vice President

Engineering and consulting firm offering integrated material handling and warehouse management systems to the consumer products and retail industries. DELOITTE CONSULTING - Senior Consultant / Manager

EATON CORPORATION - Engineer/ Senior Engineer/ Manager EDUCATION

MBA - International Finance and IT Strategy, MIT, Sloan School of Management MSEE – Electrical Engineering, TUFTS UNIVERSITY

BSEE – Electrical Engineering, TUFTS UNIVERSITY

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