Logistics Director

David Huskisson

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Atlanta, GA 30305 ******@*****.***

Educational Background

Masters in Business Administration, UGA Terry College of Business (In Progress) June 2021

Bachelor of Science, University of Missouri Science and Technology May 2014

Major(s): Business Management Systems, Economics GPA: 3.83/4.0

Minor(s): Marketing, Finance, Information Systems, Entrepreneurship

Work Experience

Logistics Director – Region 2 December 2018 – Present

Anheuser-Busch InBev (NAZ) Atlanta, Georgia

Manage 23% of TUS sales/shipped volumes, accounting for $126MM VLC spend (Transport)

VLC Savings of $30.5MM through allocation improvement project

18% Increase in Gross Fleet Productivity through 24/6 Implementation (55.8 GFP)

Manage 109 Wholesalers in NC, SC, TN, GA, AL, MS, FL focused on S&OP and Logistics Performance

Manage Logistics Performance for 2 Breweries and 2 Distribution Centers, accounting for $24MM VLC spend (labor)

Rolled out Balanced Inventory Policies driving 99.72% Service Level (Best in NAZ) (26% YOY Improvement)

Improved Voice of the Wholesaler score by 26% scoring a 78%

Implemented On-Time Delivery tracking; started at 64%, now sustaining 85%

Implemented Regional S&OP Routine

Created Forecasting Excellence Program improving Forecast Accuracy and Bias

Senior Supply Chain Manager December 2016 – December 2018

Anheuser-Busch InBev (NAZ) Cartersville, Georgia

Generated $636k in VLC Labor Savings through data driven performance management

Owned and Managed a $240 Million Materials Budget

Executed adding 23 new brands and hit all STR dates (44 total brands/243 SKUs)

Member of the brewery Senior Management Team as the Logistics Department Head

Managed 7 logistics salaried employees and approximately 60 union employees along with impacting/leading 72 brewery salaried employees and 463 union employees – drove engagement up 13% to a 79% overall and had a manager index score of 89% (7% above the average in ABI)

Lead the logistics team from a last place finish in the Logistics Cup to a 3rd place finish in 2017 and 2018 leading to being voted the most improved Brewery Logistics Team in the North American Zone

Drove improvement in GLY (1.32% increase), Dedicated Fleet Utilization (96% dedicated OTL), and Downtime Caused by Logistics (81% reduction) through data driven planning and line sequencing strategy

Drove a 3% improvement in Plant Network Productivity on a 7.8 million dollar labor budget

Coached and developed future leaders resulting in 5 salaried promotions

Developed a “Best Practice” brewery volume tracking tool – implemented across all NAZ

Created Benchmark Logistics VPO (Lean Six Sigma) System including Warehouse Team Room and Shift Handover

Business Process Manager (Supply Chain – Logistics) July 2015 – December 2016

Anheuser-Busch InBev (NAZ) Jacksonville, Florida

Managed 4 salaried, 2 Co-Ops, and 56 hourly employees to provide the safest, lowest priced, highest quality product to our wholesalers

Managed a 5.2 million dollar labor budget along with a 3700 hour training budget in a way that ensured top Plant Network Productivity performance

Top performing warehouse in 2016 Warehouse Cup – Top performing in average outbound weights, live load cycle time (19% reduction), and downtime caused by logistics

Created the “Warehouse Taste and Talk” as a means of boosting engagement and employee development

Took Warehouse Team engagement score from a 59% to an 89% with 100% participation

Recalibrated and standardized our warehouse training program to improve overall warehouse performance – Created and developed a Warehouse Business Process Operator

SDCA Implementation - Completed SDCA Certifications for all direct reports and hourly employees

Operator Toolbox – rolled out mobile fork truck units that provide SDCA/VPO tools to the operators

Implemented PI tracking and 5S area’s for all operators, driving ownership down to the operator level

Group Manager and Salaried Checklists – ensured that day to day processes and SOP’s were being followed

Drove process improvement/KPI improvement through Interleaving Template changes

Created KPI visualization, understanding, and engagement down to the operator level (real-time visualization)

Implemented premake process to improve fill rate on craft, high end, and other low volume SKU’s

100% completion on Warehouse Excellence

Involved in all hiring and firing of Logistics Department personnel

2015 and 2016 NAZ BEP Winners (Brewery Excellence Program)

Portfolio Management (Senior Analyst) June 2015 – July 2015

Anheuser-Busch InBev (NAZ) St. Louis, Missouri

Managed the 4 million dollar obsolete material budget and accounting

Re-Organized / Established a successful plan for the Sam’s/Costco/BJ’s Wholesale Mix-A-Rita roll out

Started SDCA Excellence in the Portfolio Management Group (Business Description, Critical Processes, Process Maps, SOP’s, etc.)

Organized a successful Roll-Out of the Mad Decent Party Promotion – worked with Supply, Procurement, and the BDL brand team

Trained new analyst on how to run the obsolete material budget – accruing, reconciling, etc.

Two weeks of planning relief for the Williamsburg Brewery – Transition period for a new SCM (Implemented new planning process)

Weekly Planning (Supply Network Planning) November 2014 – June 2015

Anheuser-Busch InBev (NAZ) St. Louis, Missouri

Managed 1-3 breweries production plans from a macro view, understanding network impact

Reduced and controlled footprint cost based off of brewery production constraints

Collaborated with Zone Transportation on T&OP process to improve shared KPI’s and lower unnecessary costs

Worked with Master Data Team to create tools that enabled standardization (line speeds)

Met all AB shipping objectives by creating feasible production plans that delivered optimal Wholesaler Service Level (S&OP)

Worked to create planning visibility on the SCM weekly call

Executed and managed new innovations by working with Sales/Demand Planning/Portfolio Management

Helped drive SDCA in Weekly Planning by bringing brewery planning experience to the group

Reviewed SAP APO SOP’s and Inputs to aid in a smooth transition from the legacy systems to APO

Logistics Development Program (LMT/LDP) July 2014 – Dec 2014

Anheuser-Busch InBev (NAZ) St. Louis, Missouri

Experienced “Deep Dives” into all NAZ logistics groups

Portfolio Management: Created the “Playbook” which is a tool that standardizes how the New Products group manages new projects and innovations – One stop shop for all projects

Portfolio Management cont.: Created a dashboard that shows all projects and statuses

WOD: Coordinated a NFL logo test with the Bud Light Brand Team, Breweries, and WODs

WOD cont: Started/Transitioned Build and Load type project for WOD. Build by route vs. Build by stop – efficiencies vary by location, found a hybrid model to be effective

Group Manager – Bottle Planner (CO-OP) Jan 2013-Aug 2013

Anheuser-Busch InBev St. Louis, Missouri

Managed and maintained efficient production sequences/schedules to keep costs low

Used VPO Tools to optimize production, and to analyze and solve problems

Executed Project Stark (Aluminum) and the 6th floor project ramp up

Ran and organized project meetings along with daily VPO conference calls

Helped manage $35 million worth of material per month in a way that kept our operating costs low

Gained a better understanding of warehouse and inventory management

Trained and transitioned new hires into the planning role at the brewery

Logistics Coordinator (CO-OP) Jun 2012-Dec 2012

Anheuser-Busch InBev St. Louis, Missouri

Managed Production and Shipment schedules to allow optimal brewery performance

Answered wholesaler needs in a timely manner to meet their satisfaction

Managed Near Over Age beer (dump costs)

Trained new employees

Sales Intern Jun 2011-May 2012

Furniture Factory Outlet Rolla, Missouri

Inventory management, purchase orders, general operations

Sales: assisted people in choosing and purchasing furniture at the right price (7 step selling process)

Volunteer Work

Hardin Bridge Stream Bank Stabilization Project, Sponsored Pack Shack Event in Cartersville Brewery, Provided food for The Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter and North Bartow Community Services, Completed two Bartow County River Clean-Ups, Military Paracord Bracelet Project, Beautiful Backroads Race Volunteer Supporting Hickory Log Men’s Home, Novinger flood relief, Hopes Kitchen, Make-A-Wish Foundation, NEMO Triathlon

Other AB involvement

Zone Logistics Engagement Team: Communication Team Lead, Host of Logistics Leadership Series

Talent Acquisition: Panel Interviewer for Logistics, Supply, and Commercial Sales Programs

Logistics Development Program Department Lead

ABPAC Member / CRTV Brewery ABPAC Chair

Brewery Trainee Program /Co-Op campus recruiter

JAX Brewery Involvement Committee Member

CRTV Salaried Engagement Team Sponsor

Budweiser Brewed in Georgia Event and Family Day

Coordinated the Stand by Me Budweiser Drinking Water Super Bowl Commercial

Cartersville 25th Anniversary Event Coordinator

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