DOUGLAS E. GREAR, M.B.A

***** ******* ***** ****** ****, Florida 34691 727-***-****

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SUMMARY

A highly skilled and goal-driven manager with 20+ years of extensive experience in transportation, fleet management, distribution, contract negotiations, shipping/receiving, procurement, invoicing, pricing, inventory management, KPIs and freight oversight. Leverages communication and analysis skills to negotiate supplier contracts, coordinate fleet schedules/budgets, and initiate supply chain initiatives. A cost-conscious and dedicated producer who achieves significant annual cost-savings through delivery consolidation and pricing negotiations, establishes new shipment programs to drive key buying, and implements management software to improve efficiency. Has successfully implemented and managed these skills across a variety of industries including Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare, e-Commerce, and Pharmaceuticals.

CORE COMPETANCIES

Distribution Center Management

Production Modeling and Allocation

Warehouse Modeling/Design

Procurement of Goods & Services ($10K - $50MM)

Order-filling Systems Design

DMAIC Methodology

Continuous Change Management Programs

Working Across Functions & All Levels of Organization

Network Analysis

Domestic and International Logistics

Multiple Project Management

Contract Negotiations

Reverse Logistics

Project Management

First-to-Market Programs

New Product/Services Sourcing

Financial/Data Analysis

Global Supply Chain Strategies

Strategic Planning

Acquisitions

System/Software Implementation

Decision Modeling

Pick-Pack Operations

Ad Hoc Analysis

EXPERIENCE

CMS INVESTMENTS, Holiday, Florida

VP of Purchasing and Financial Reporting, 01/05 to Present

Responsible for the day-to-day operations and financial reporting of an investment company specializing in real estate, domestic/international remodeling, answering services, and consulting.

Started 2 C Corporations from their inception. Grew sales from $2MM to $3.5MM in four years.

Have managed 2 major remodeling projects in South America.

Have managed 5 major remodeling projects domestically.

TRINITY SERVICES GROUP, Oldsmar, Florida

Transportation / Supply Chain Procurement Manager, 06/2014 to 06/2017

Responsible for the sourcing, analysis, negotiations, vendor management, and procurement of distribution center equipment, vehicles, aftermarket add-ons, and supply chain services. Also monitored policy and procedures, reporting, budgeting, vendor compliance, and daily operations of logistics, transportation, equipment special projects, supply chain, and 3PL functions, as well as fleet management of company’s leased and owned vehicles.

Negotiated new contract with UPS to achieve savings of $350,000 annually.

Coordinated with LTL carriers to establish national account pricing.

TRINITY SERVICES GROUP (Continued)

Utilized fleet on “down” days to provide special deliveries and backhauls.

Implemented and negotiated change in fleet management companies, saving $300,000 annually.

Reduced fleet asset by matching fleet needs with available equipment internally and externally by 30%.

Served on operations team to implement $100,000,000 customer (largest in company history).

Established company’s first collect shipment program for “special” buys.

Procured $10MM Logistics, Supply Chain, and Operation’s equipment for the largest new customer implementation.

Luxottica, Mason, Ohio

AVP Transportation, 11/2009 to 05/2013

Oversaw global supply chain, transportation procurement, and next-flight merge operations for retail and wholesale divisions. Managed transportation to/from three distribution centers, five labs, and third-party merge operation, as well as customs, freight forwarding, duty drawback, domestic and international transportation, freight payment, and contract negotiations. Supervised transportation spend of $55,000,000.

Initiated and implemented savings projects valued at over $10,000,000 during first year.

Eliminated Saturday deliveries to Sears stores, saving $650,000.

Negotiated new rates and pricing structure for intra-Canada shipments ($1,200,000).

Implemented duty drawback program for wholesale division.

Established Oakley division shipping directly to West coast consolidators, providing $400,000.

Renegotiated merge rates, saving $250,000.

Implemented supply chain solution for shipments in/out of Thailand (10,000 shipments/week).

Served on team to implement shipping software in each of 5,000 stores.

Participated in implementation of first sale duty reduction.

SEMPERMED USA, Clearwater, Florida

Director of Supply Chain Services, 08/2008 to 11/2009

Supervised purchasing and inventory control for all products sold ($85,000,000 annually), including all import/export operations and negotiations (2,000 containers/year: 85% Thailand, 10% China, 5% Malaysia, and Europe). Oversaw daily operation of three distribution centers, including customer service, order entry, customs and freight forwarding, domestic transportation and logistics, and facilities management. Supervised 24 associates with seven direct reports.

Reduced ocean freight expense 40%.

Lowered domestic freight 22%.

Decreased distribution storage and handling expense 14%

Increased distribution center productivity 34%

Coordinated physical inventory adjustment of .026%.

Implemented tier reward program in customer service.

Established software to increase container and distribution center utilization.

STAPLES, INC., Dayville, Connecticut

Northeast Regional Transportation Manager, 09/2007 to 08/2008

Directed transportation operation of Northeast retail region ($15,000,000 budget), fleet, 3PL’s, internal and third-party backhaul programs, “surge” deliveries, asset management, and implementation of Manugistics route optimization software. Supervised 2 associates and On-site 3PL (JB Hunt Logistics) and helped guide Corporate Logistics on LTL negotiations

Maintained lowest delivery cost (% to sales) and highest on-time delivery percentage for retail division.

STAPLES, INC. (continued)

Reduced mileage 17% as rate to sales ($1,000,000 per year savings).

Lowered fleet assets by 20% to better align with network requirements ($150,000,000 per year savings.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

ECKERD CORPORATION, Largo, Florida, Director, Logistics, 08/1994 to 01/2005. Managed operation and freight expense for all domestic, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico transportation ($32,000,000 direct and $150,000,000 indirect budget) and private fleet of 1,600 vehicles ($25,000,000 budget). Oversaw inventory management, JIT store remodels and construction programs, network optimizations, outside warehousing, off-site pick-pack operations, 3PL’s, supply chain strategies (ERP, MRP, TMS, etc.), data integration with vendor, carriers, and distribution centers, and first-to-market programs. Reduced damages and theft, as well as installed “go-backs” for store remodeling and product “sets” by developing custom pallets, freight consolidations, changes in packaging, and delivery coordination

HANOVER DIRECT, INC., Hanover, Pennsylvania, Director, Transportation and Logistics, 07/1993 to 09/1994. Oversaw all of logistics (domestic and international), as well as receiving department, scaling department, shipping department, outside warehousing, and private fleet. Managed $150,000,000 logistics budget and 45,000 packages shipped per day. Supervised personnel, contract negotiations, customs, network optimizations, project management, supply chain initiatives, distribution operations, and freight expense. Transitioned product sourcing from landed to vendor’s dock and negotiated ocean rates, set-up customs program, as well as sourced consolidators and transloaders to deliver $1,000,000 in annual savings. Reduced delivery times by one day through Zone Skipping and BMC’s.

LEASEWAY TRANSPORTATION, Hartford, Connecticut, Business Manager, 12/1992 to 07/1993. Directed hiring/training/supervision of drivers, loaders, and private fleet of tractors/trailers, as well as customer invoicing and software implementation for daily production and analysis of computerized store delivery program. Established new facility. Maintained expenses within customer’s budget. Complied with changing store and service requirements.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, Cincinnati, Ohio

M.B.A., Quantitative Analysis and Marketing,

B.B.A., Quantitative Analysis and Marketing,

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Continuous Improvement, Kepnor-Tregoe,

AFFILIATION

National Defense Executive Reserves (NDER), Department of Transportation (DOT)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Advanced Excel)

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