Supply chain, operations, sourcing/ procurement, logistics negotiation
Resume:
David Hernandez
Henderson, NV *****
**********@*****.***
· Educated Operations leader with 10 + years’ expertise in: Operational Excellence
& Continuous Improvement, Domestic and Intl Logistics, operations and product procurement and sourcing.
· Highly observant leader with a passion for developing people and serving as a mentor. Skilled builder of high performing teams with an extreme ownership culture and accountability ingrained via continuous training and coaching. Developing leaders at all levels of the company for internal growth and cross training.
· Multimillion-dollar P&L management responsibility and multimillion-dollar cost-savings initiatives through Continuous Improvement Projects, Value Stream Mapping, utilizing various tools and methods
Work Experience
Head of Global Sourcing and purchasing
Boxabl - North Las Vegas, NV
October 2022 to Present
Managed 4 departments.
Quality Control, Inventory Control, receiving Global and Domestic Logistics, Global Sourcing and Domestic Procurement of all building materials including R ratings, CUPC, WaterSense, UL and ETL certification/ verification.
Negotiated all buying and sale contracts including concrete board, EPC panels, raw materials from certified 2.0 E wood, Various gauges coils, sheets and gauges and MGO board. Full KPI reports on finished product on all 10 stations of production, As well as corrective action plans for suppliers and staff alike.
Two bachelor degrees from University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Debate team Captain from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Lean sigma 6 blackbelt
Tazmanian freight sales experience (utilized to round out skill set regarding sales, cost vs sales price, G.P etc. it was a mutual agreement prior to hiring) Built my book from zero clients to 1.3 million per month and a 7% average GP in a 5 months. Grew Trendnation from a 1 million in sales branded reseller to a 40 million+ in sales company over 7 years while pivoting to private label brands. (13) Global Strategic Sourcing Manager- Contract Manufacturing Aristocrat Technologies INC - Las Vegas, NV
September 2021 to September 2022
• Introduced a global supply planning strategy that optimizes resources throughout the network, minimizes costs while being repeatable and sustainable
• Successfully partner with suppliers to reduce costs, lead-times & MOQs to limit working capital and increase inventory turns
• Collaborate with regional purchasing teams to standardize processes & procedures to ensure consistency and alignment with the supply planning strategy
• Institute global standardized reporting to measure sales trends, inventory projections, forecast accuracy, supplier reliability, buyer performance & potential outstanding liabilities
• Identify risk and opportunities within the supply chain network, manage the global inventory positioning and allocate inventory as required to maintain continuity of supply globally.
· Assisted in managing our #1 producer of L4 (nearly complete product) and all if the suppliers that supported the factory. 200+ million dollar per year account
· Data analytics and sourcing professional with expertise improving operations, developing strategy and leadership to successfully implement change and build constructive relationships.
· Accomplished in leading strong teams, launching new technologies, and creating innovative solutions in dynamic and ambiguous business environments.
Director of Operations
Alpha Guardian D.B.A Cannon Security products (Cannon Safes, Stack-On, GunVault,) - Las Vegas, NV September 2020 to July 2021
· Leader of Global Business Operations and Logistics at our corporate location as well as 4 separate 3rd party warehouse/ 3rd party logistics companies and 2 international company owned manufacturing plants as we created and standardized the SOP process for each job function and role.
· Audited all invoices and brokerage documents to ensure compliance
· Joined the executive team and helped advise the executives on cost cutting measures, weekly, monthly and quarterly goals and current state. As well as worked cross functionally in this setting to find solutions to stucks in multiple departments and the best correction or course of action to reach the desired results.
· Designed, implemented, and built a ground up system to connect the logistics teams with Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) process at the SKU level. Increased customer In-Full and On-Time Deliveries 52% (to 98%) across key accounts (worth 80% of revenue).
· Maintained and managed all aspects of the previous role of Corporate Manager of Operations & International and Domestic supply chain due to downsizing following the chapter 11 filing. Corporate Manager of operations & International and Domestic Supply chain April 2019-September 20
Alpha Guardian LLC
Henderson,
NV
· Responsible for the day-to-day logistics operations for the Alpha Guardian Corporation covering two manufacturing facilities and 8 distribution centers in both the US and Mexico, including 4 brokerage companies. Shipped over 100 million dollars in 2020.
· Improved on-time delivery metrics, payment terms, credit limits, logistics agreements, brokerage and 3rd party warehouse agreements and all aspects of the logistics supply chain.
· S.O.P and KPI driven, aligned multiple teams to accomplish a one piece flow.
· Managed 8 direct manager reports with a total team of 63 team members in 3 U.S states and 2 Mexican states.
· Worked daily with sales, planning, marketing, order entry, raw material and finished good sourcing, As well as all aspects of operations and accounting.
· International shipping- I have specialized in air, ocean, fast boat, in-bond shipments bound for our production plants in Mexico, less than container load and full container loads for finished goods including HTS classification, auditing, and Importer of record and bond filings, up to and including CTPAT certifications for all facilities.
· After Bankruptcy I rebuilt the entire supply chain piece by piece maintaining terms and pricing.
· Implemented SOP’s for small parcel shipping, LTL shipping, maximizing container and truck load capacity and replacement part shipping.
Head of Global Sourcing & Intl and Domestic Supply Chain Trend Nation, LLC - Las Vegas, NV
July 2015 to April 2019
· Managed five direct employees (A logistics manager, sourcing supervisor, Int’l sourcing coordinator, and two project managers in China. (one in Shenzhen and one in Shanghai, As well as 22 logistics and warehouse associates)
· Developed and sourced over 300 parent products (1500+ children SKU‘s) all while handling re-orders, counter developments and ensured QC programs where implemented and adhered to.
· Managed all contract negotiations for small parcel outbound/inbound shipments including UPS, USPS, FedEx, OnTrac, DHL SmartMail Parcel, DHL SmartMail Parcel Plus, DHL SmartMail Int’l DDU and DDP, all LTL/FTL, LCL, and FCL shipments. Including higher divisors for dimensional weight and reductions on residential delivery.
· Developed the processes and procedures to segment shipping via the most cost-effective method by weight range, state, U.S territory, and destination country.
· Helped implemented DDP shipping for Amazon Canada, Amazon United Kingdom, and Amazon Germany, including minimizing costs to ship pallets via air freight into United Kingdom while eliminating much of our VAT responsibilities.
· Developed inbound shipping guidelines for all vendors to more efficiently manage shipping costs and to ensure accurate billing, as well as holding vendors accountable for errors. Operations Manager - Supply Chain (Import and Export) Trend Nation, LLC - Las Vegas, NV
January 2012 to July 2015
· Implemented all order processing, picking and packing, and receiving metrics and KPI’s.
· Collaborated closely with all departments company wide daily, including Buying, Merchandising, Customer service, Accounting, and the Executive team.
· Consistently negotiated pricing on packaging and warehouse supplies. Within a 9-month span from August 2013 - June 2014, cost savings reached 58k on corrugate, tape, and craft paper equating to a 49% reduction since negotiations began.
· Managed all inbound and outbound freight for the 7 companies under the Trend Nation umbrella. Through maintaining great relationships with my all our contacts, providers, forwarders and brokers, I was able to cut our inbound/outbound freight by an average of 46%. This alone led to a savings year over year of 116k.
· Acted as the logistics facilitator between all departments.
· Monitored and managed all supply inventories on the warehouse floor, including tracking usage, placing supplies orders, and auditing all invoices.
· Met with all warehouse leads/supervisors/manager’s on a daily basis to go over projects and tasks for the day to ensure the completion of all projects remained completed in the most cost-effective and timely manner.
· Tracked all performance metrics in the warehouse, from picking and packing times, error rates, dock- to-shelf times, Fulfillment By Amazon units per hour, and return rates Education
Bachelors of Criminal Justice in Criminal Justice
University of Nevada at Las Vegas - Greenspun College of Urban Affairs - Las Vegas, NV May 2013
Bachelors of Political Science in Political Science University of Nevada at Las Vegas - College of Liberal Arts - Las Vegas, NV May 2013
Skills
• Lean Deployment and Transformation (3 years)
• Continuous Improvement and Innovation
• Enterprise Project and Program Management
• Strategy and Performance Improvement (6 years)
• P&L Responsibility and Management
• Cost Savings and Margin Improvement
• International cross-cultural management
• High-performing team development Continuous Improvement
• Project Management
• Value Stream Mapping
• Root Cause Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Performance Improvement
• Supply Chain Management
• Lean Management
• Policy Deployment
• Change Management
• Strategic Planning
• eCommerce Execution
• Executive Presentations
• Relationship Building
• Human Capital Development
• Team Building
• Team Leadership.
• Operations management
• Leadership
• Communication skills
• Hospitality
• Hospitality
• Operations management
• Commercial construction
• Construction
• Demand planning
• Product management
• IT sourcing
• Customer service
• Supply chain
• Management
• ERP systems
• Purchasing
• Lean Manufacturing
• P&L Management
• Project leadership
• Continuous integration
• Warehouse management system
Links
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hernandez-0a695899
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