Supply Chain Management

Volodymyr Svyryda

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Supply Chain & Logistics Operations Executive

Innovative Director with extensive experience across all facets of Logistics Management, Inventory Control, Global Supply Chain Management, and Strategy Development.

Senior Director of Supply Chain and Logistics Operations with a 20+ year history in managing cross-functional operations in a multi-site global environment. Formidable background in the development and implementation of operational strategies that accomplish top and bottom-line profitability. Change Leader creates environments in which individuals and teams are inspired to deliver exceptional results for personal and professional excellence. Proven track record in reorganizing, streamlining, and strengthening logistical operations aimed at maximizing performance and profitability. Able to optimize broad-based project management expertise to drive initiatives that harness the efficiency and resolve chronic issues while aligning teams to meet objectives.

Areas of Expertise

●Supply Chain Management

●Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

●Global operational experiences in Europe & Asia

●Vendor Relationship Development

●BP Optimization & Improvement

●Freight Cost Mitigation Strategies

●ABC/SWOT/PESTEL Analyses

●KPIs Development & Monitoring

●Project Leadership

●Inventory Control

●Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

●Working knowledge of Six Sigma & Lean methodologies

●P&L Ownership

●Material Resources Planning

●Multi-Functional Team Leadership

●DOT, FMCSA & OSHA regulations knowledge

Technical Skills: SAP, ERP, Zoho Analytics, Fishbowl, Magaya Cargo System, Central Dispatch, Easy Trucker, Logic Law, Global Shop, Click View, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word

Accomplishments

●Developed and deployed a sweeping logistic optimization and business process change that increased margins by 13% and grew revenues by 25%.

●Built and implemented robust controls that strengthened transportation operations and advanced substantial improvements in the delivery of millions of dollars worth of perishable goods to Distribution Centers.

●Spearheaded the planning and deployment of process improvement strategies that enhanced productivity, championed efficiency, and expanded profitability company-wide.

Career Experience

Culinary Collaborations LLC, Ridgefield, NJ

Operations & Supply Chain Director 10/2022 – Present

Devise and implement supply chain strategies across all product categories for global business units with $50M in annual spending and 200+ vendors. Ensure minimal impact on service levels by ensuring product availability, avoiding supply shortages, and identifying alternate vendors. Maintain the effective import of 250 containers annually.

●Plan, develop, and implement the overall supply chain strategy to support the growth of the organization in a cost-effective manner while improving service and reliability

●Collaborate with Sales, Finance, Purchasing, Operations, QA, and Customer support teams to determine the best vendors and distribution partners

●Develop and utilize key performance indicators (KPIs) and other process and action-related metrics

●Suggest solutions for process improvements

●Identify process bottlenecks and implement solutions in a timely manner

●Build and maintain good relationships with vendors, partner with the management team to develop and execute supply chain initiatives, sourcing, logistics, warehousing, contracting, and negotiations, as it relates to the company’s presence on an international level

●Research & management of ocean contracts including import logistics, negotiate ocean contracts and ensure capacity is available to support peak shipping requirements

●Develop and implement the best practices to drive efficiency, reduce cost, and improve service

●Identify, develop, and implement shipping visibility tools to proactively manage the logistics network

●Develop and implement the strategy to support the international growth of the organization

●Create distribution capacity strategies and develop contingency plans to cost-effectively support varying levels of company sales and changes to supply/demand patterns

●Ensure the best rates are optioned for expedited services when required (Ocean, Truck, and Air)

●Partner with the Controller to manage and report on all costs associated with logistics and develop strategies to mitigate the financial impact as needed

●Management of a small parcel program for the organization through FedEx and UPS freight carriers

Smiles Fashion Corp., Secaucus, NJ 08/2019 – 10/2022

Operations Manager

Key collaborator across executive teams for a national and international transportation network, leading the development and advancement of strategic plans to implement optimized supply chain operations. Align functions across the warehouse, production, and administrative teams to maintain smooth operational workflows, target improvement methods, and cost-reducing activities. Identify and respond to customer supply chain management issues of variable complexities and routine scope. Utilize 3PL to provide sea, air, and ground shipment transportation of products. Lead strategies that meet KPI and budget requirements across supply chain and logistics operations, and drive demonstrated improvement along multiple KPIs through process improvements, best-in-class initiatives, personnel changes, and software changes. Optimize operational resources while executing cost reduction and inventory controls. Standardize processes for new product sourcing, using a research-based approach to identify all global supply options, interacting directly to vet potential suppliers, and providing recommendations of best supply options that drive long-term success.

●Cultivated strategic relationships with supply chain stakeholders, including 3PLs, custom brokers, and freight forwarders, to expedite import and export, and shipment activities.

●Orchestrated daily logistics and warehousing activities between internal staff and external service companies, and collaborated manufacturing operations with stakeholders, that optimized the full scope of functions while ensuring maximum client satisfaction remained a paramount priority.

●Developed and implemented KPIs to better monitor department efficiency, tracking systems to manage delivery status, and implemented ABC, SWOT, and PESTEL analyses.

Ocean Transport Leasing, Inc., Kearny, NJ 01/2017 – 08/2019

Logistics and Operations Manager

Maximized supply chain and sea/land transportation logistic capabilities through evaluation, simulation, and execution of action plans that met both short- and long-range capacity forecasts. Directed a warehousing team, including developing operational policies and advanced best practices through process and technology. Coordinated import and domestic deliveries, leading truck fleet activities and coordinating with 3PL Brokers. Established key performance benchmarks across group logistics planning and forecasting. Developed innovative solutions to complex support problems across outside product support functions, customers, and suppliers. Designed logistics plans that included supplier contracts, routing guidelines, problem resolution, and cost containment initiatives. Managed all customs clearance documentation and HAZMAT regulations.

●Delivered multi-functional cross-departmental leadership that offered teams a full-scope understanding of operations and resolved chronic distribution and storage issues.

●Led assessments of facility P&L and logistic costs to target areas of overspending and savings opportunities; designed and deployed more cost-effective solutions across supply chain operations.

●Identified and implemented strategies that optimized warehouse space, championed ongoing team efficiency, and streamlined warehouse operations.

Avangard, LLC, Kyiv, Ukraine 08/2012 – 09/2016

Logistics and Operations Director

Directed and streamlined the capabilities of a complex national regular and cold supply chain operation through the evaluation and execution of strategic initiatives to meet capacity forecasts. Directed operations across 31 manufacturing facilities, organizing a fleet of 1.1K units and aligned 780 Logistics, Warehouse, Mechanical, and Driving professionals. Headed MRP, FTL, LTL, logistics, warehousing, and distribution operations, advancing optimal and streamlined manufacturing functions. Led inventory and warehouse operations and identified key performance indicators; implemented plans that ensured profitability and minimized inventory loss.

●Audited P&L and budgets and designed initiatives that cut transportation costs; leveraged strong negotiation skills and relationships with customers and 3PLs to secure new transportation rates.

●Established key business partnerships with reputable and reliable vendors and suppliers; developed an overall vendor base that created and sustained a competitive advantage utilizing market exploitation to meet organizational goals.

●Coordinated the merchandising of millions of dollars worth of poultry and eggs, the delivery of mixed fodder to poultry farms, and the transportation of raw packaging materials to manufacturing facilities, across multiple distribution centers.

Vassermann PE, Kyiv, Ukraine 07/2000 – 08/2012

Director of Operations

The inaugural Director was recruited to drive complex operations to ensure timely decisions that generated revenue. Designed and implemented a logistics and transportation program from the ground up. Conducted the full scope of the supply chain, warehouse, and fleet functions and coordinated international/national shipments. Led FCL and LCL logistic operations. Advanced initiatives for solutions and improvements that drove standardization and synergies for cross-functional teams. Optimized operational performances and met strategic business needs while ensuring that assurance of supply was achieved.

●Executed research and procured $10M in trucks, agricultural equipment, and spare parts from leading manufacturers.

●Created and implemented short- and long-term strategies that improved service, mitigated costs, and enabled growth, leveraging deep knowledge of trends across multiple sectors.

●Introduced strategies that standardized best practices, improving all aspects of the planning, logistics network, and asset management services that ensured a service advantage over the competition.

Additional Experience

Purchasing and Logistics Manager, UTOG Teaching and Production Company, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

Education

Master of Business Administration with a focus on Supply Chain Management

Champlain College

Master’s Degree, Law (LLM)

Kyiv University for Tourism, Economics, and Law

Certifications

APICS Supply Chain Processionals Board, Certified in Production & Inventory Management (CPIM)

Transportation University, Kyiv, Ukraine; Certification in Supply Chain and Warehousing Management

Union County College, Elizabeth, NJ; Certifications in: Supply Chain Management, Transportation Operations, Warehousing Operations, and Customer Service HubSpot Academy, Certified in Inbound Marketing

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