Gary Ward - Builds, optimizes and enhances all aspects of the Supply Chain

Brighton, Michigan 734-***-**** adhy4x@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/GaryLWard/

SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS DISTRIBUTION LEADERSHIP MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

PRODUCTION CONTROLS GROWTH AND PROFITABILITY IMPROVING BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

Business-driven Supply Chain Professional leveraging a distinguished and time-tested career of successfully implementing innovative solutions that optimize resources, deliver cost savings, and improve business performance, resulting in bottom line profits and organizational excellence. Forward-thinking Global Supply Chain Manager ensuring operational efficiency across all channels of supply chain, while maintaining strategic relationships with suppliers and manufacturers. Strong team leader streamlining processes and transforming ideas to advance business mission and enhance stakeholder value. Strong data-centric skills in critical thinking and problem solving, complimented by an ability to think both creatively and analytically. Proven track record of team successes to support and enhance the business. and enhance the business.

Masterful Executing Winning Supply Chain Strategies

Multi-Functional Leader with expertise in integrating supply chain coordination into a collaborative, team approach to manage that is silo free. Recognized for understanding and advancing all communications across the full spectrum of operations management.

Analytical Thinker and implementer of Six-Sigma and Lean Initiatives to ensure operations are measurable and repeatable. Able to influence the entire team into owning their work as a process within fast-paced environment. Proven leadership skills with demanding environments and stringent customer demands. Reduce flexibility within the process discipline through process recognition, development, and ownership

Strategic Planner that consistently keeps an eye on short and long-term goals. Totally comfortable with guiding the organization to goals that are beyond stretch goals. Successful product launches through strategic planning to reduce/eliminate cost and timing.

Natural Leader that continuously develops and implements a self-sustaining individual and team leadership approach. Known for being able to coach and optimize the growth of the organization through collaboration maximizing continuous improvement and integrity. Inspiring confidence with teamwork using proven leadership skills while fostering a mentor type environment.

Global Manager that led multiple facilities located in North America, South America and Europe as a Material Planning and Logistics Manager. Proven ability to multi-task. Generated and controlled supply to North American or European final assembly OEM customers. Experienced with constrained suppliers of electronics amid global market demands.

A Career Driving Supply Chain Management Operations and High-Performance Team Leadership

THETFORD/NORCOLD CORPORATION, Michigan 12/2018 to 05/2020

A world leader in sanitation and care products for the RV, marine, camping and truck markets, Thetford Corporation is a global company that improves mobile living. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., Thetford markets its products through a variety of national and international distribution systems, including OEMs, WDs and national retailers.

Director Supply Chain Materials

Ensure satisfaction of internal and external customers by organizing departmental operations as a Director Supply Chain group for RV OE Aftermarket operations. Develop KPI methodology and enhance decision making by examining large database.

Minimized inventory by 25% over a period of 12 months by re-examining service levels and reducing supplier lead times.

Increased clients’ on-time delivery from 85% to 99% consistently over a period of 8 months.

Managed manufacturing processes and initiated supplier release process by executing Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) system.

Gary Ward - Builds, optimizes and enhances all aspects of the Supply Chain

Michigan 734-***-**** adhy4x@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/GaryLWard/

VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, Michigan 07/2014 to 12/2018

Varroc Lighting Systems is a premier developer and manufacturer of next-generation external lighting systems and vehicle control electronics for the automotive industry.

Global Manager-Material Planning & Logistics

Arranged material launches in North America and Europe for major OEM Tier 1 customer base. Increased customer loyalty by ensuring open communication and direct customer contact via EDI/WebEDI. Streamlined business operations by enhancing SAP functionalities through developing supplier release processes. Enacted standard operating procedures to ensure smooth communication, training, coaching and corroboration of responsibilities.

Reduced inventory by 40% that led to improved forecast accuracy of physical inventories from 80% to 98%.

Increased capacity planning and enhanced production level by improving forecast tools in SAP/ERP.

Ensured full material flow by utilizing production scheduling tools directly into SAP/ERP system.

Lead team to recover Ford Q1 rating through procedural composition and organization utilizing MMOG guidelines.

EBERSPAECHER NORTH AMERICA, Michigan 08/2013 to 07/2014

The Eberspächer Group is one of the world's leading system developers and suppliers to the automotive industry. With its three Divisions - Exhaust Technology, Climate Control Systems, and Automotive Controls - the Company is a valued innovation partner and pacesetter for automotive manufacturers worldwide.

Supply Chain Manager

Managed exhaust controls facility while serving as Supply Chain Manager for the North America. Administered facilities of exhaust sub-assemblies and finished assemblies for OEM customers. Led logistics, purchasing, inventory control, supplier response/adherence, internal material controls and finished goods shipment. Led integration of corporate purchasing into more facility specific requirements.

Ensured on-time delivery to all customers by maintaining accurate raw material inventories, initiating Still Need/Near Miss review of production requirements, and consistently monitoring efficiency level.

Developed material storage process for raw, WIP, and finished goods inventories.

TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE, Michigan 04/2011 to 07/2013

Following Tenneco’s expected separation to form two new, independent companies, an Aftermarket and Ride Performance company (DRiV™) as well as a new Powertrain Technology company, the new Tenneco will be one of the world’s largest pure-play powertrain companies serving OE markets worldwide.

Senior Manager Materials

Managed logistics and materials strategies to eliminate redundancies and gather synergies for the North American emission controls business unit consisting of 11 facilities while serving as Corporate Senior Materials Manager. Evaluated strategic operational objectives by developing metrics for Key Operation Indicators from a corporate perspective.

Spearheaded inventory control across North America in excess of $100M.

Increased efficiency and frequent movement of materials by coordinating logistics lanes.

Improved precious metals scrap recovery by constructing and implementing effective methods that led to increased returns of $300K.

Saved $350K by developing returnable packaging strategy to offset the purchasing requirements.

EARLIER CAREER HISTORY AND CAREER FOUNDATIONS

Materials/Manufacturing Manager (2003 to 2011), TG FLUID SYSTEMS USA CORP.

Manager, Production Control & Logistics (1996 to 2003), POLYNORM AUTOMOTIVE-North America

Logistics/Project Manager (1995 to 1996), TOTAL LOGISTICS CORPORATION

Materials/Logistics Coordinator (1992 to 1995), LYNDEN PROJECT SERVICES

Warehouse Manager (1986 to 1989), AMERICAN WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CO.

LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/GaryLWard/

Areas of Expertise

Supply Chain Process Best Practices

Customer On-Time Delivery

Vendor Relationships - Customer Relationships - ERP Systems

Strategic Direction - Capacity Planning

Logistics Operations - Production Planning Business Planning - Process Improvement Process Checklists - Materials Planning

Inventory Management

Transportation Management - Team Insight

Operational Excellence - Warehousing

Distribution Management

Team Safety - Crisis Leadership

Recommend Solutions-Cross Functional

End-to-End analysis - Data-Driven Decisions

Team Integrity - Self-Motivation

KPI Development - Safety Procedures

SCM Finance Impact Alignment

SIOP Forecasting - Inventory Planning

Education

Bachelor of Science, Economics Major, Business Administration Minor

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Contact this candidate