Supply Chain Operations Executive

JOSEPH MARELLI

**** * ******** ** ********, IL 60067 C: 312-***-**** ********@***.***

SUPPLY CHAIN & OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE

Supply Chain & Operations executive with diversified industry experience including home healthcare, consumer products, tools/ automotive, food and beverage. Demonstrated ability to design, sell and manage creative Supply Chain solutions. Influential and articulate in the boardroom and on the shop floor, with highly developed interpersonal skills. Managed operations ranging from single site to multi-region operations of over 22M square feet, and 4,000+ associates. International and domestic experience. Demonstrated expertise in:

P&L Management

Budgeting/ Forecasting

Vendor Management

Business Development

Project/Capital Management

Manufacturing/Operations

Warehousing and Logistics

SAP, WMS Implementation

Facility/ Industrial Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Spencer Spirit Holdings LLC, Egg Harbor, NJ

SVP Supply Chain (2018)

Recruited to deliver fulfillment network to support 1400+ pop up Spirit Halloween stores, optimize fulfillment network for Spencer’s and deliver scalable Ecom fulfilment operation in support of both platforms. Head of: Distribution, Transportation, Imports and Guest Services. $100M budget responsibility, $3.2M cost improvements to date. Operations stabilization

Private consulting, 2017-2018

SEARS HOLDINGS, Hoffman Estates, IL

Integrated retailer focused on digital and physical shopping, through Sears and Kmart subsidiaries.

VP Distribution Operations (2015 to 2017)

Recruited to deliver cost reduction programs on fixed assets and monetize excess capacity as a TPL provider. Scope included 4,000 employees across 18 sites with 22M square feet of warehousing. Challenged to take out excess capacity by closing 6 of 18 distribution centers, and fully optimize remaining facilities and staff.

Restructured DC support organization, reducing $6M in salary expense.

Led DC consolidation project, closing 6 sites and delivering $36M in fixed cost reduction.

Leveraged remaining DC assets improving variable cost per unit by 8.6%.

Identified $22M in additional expense reduction in response to declining sales volume.

Started up automated Ecom fulfilment center in support of $31M in Ecom sales.

Completed competitive bid RFP for Online parcel shipments between Fed Ex and UPS, delivering $3.4M savings.

Developed $1M+ in TPL revenue by leveraging excess warehouse capacity to store vendor finished goods.

EBRO FOODS, Harrisburg, PA

$4B global food manufacturer, with leading brands including Minute Rice and San Giorgio pasta.

VP Supply Chain and Operations, North America (2012 to 2015)

Promoted to lead Manufacturing, Production Planning/ Inventory Control and Customer Service, in addition to existing responsibilities. Drove SAP implementation for Requisition to Pay and Order to Cash work streams.

Common order management system deployed, synchronizing two SAP instances into one.

Integrated 3 acquired companies over 3 years, leveraging best talent of combined organizations and lowering overall cost to serve.

Developed KPI and OEE management framework for 4 manufacturing facilities driving best in class attainment, and lowest landed cost. Increasing capacity and utilization through LEAN changeover and downtime reduction.

Initiated and implemented S&OP cadence for North America operations, reducing inventory obsolescence by 10% and increasing forecast accuracy by 9%.

VP Logistics (2008 to 2011)

Recruited to deliver DC consolidation initiative and create shared logistics service organization serving Transportation, Distribution, for 2 North American subsidiaries contributing $1.6B of sales.

Inherited a team of 17 salaried staff, and reorganized to a team of 6.

Delivered $7.8M cost reduction via network analysis and resulting DC consolidation strategy, annual freight bid combining spend of 2 organizations, inventory reduction and service level improvement.

Used cost-to-serve analytics to overcome Wal-Mart CPU initiative, protecting 18% of freight volume.

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INVACARE, Elyria OH

Global medical device manufacturer of long-term care products, from walkers to powered wheel chairs.

Vice President of Logistics (2006 to 2007)

Recruited to execute DC network analysis and lead organization talent assessment and upgrade, including staffing of director levels for Transportation, Demand Management and Distribution Services.

Organized Planner/ Buyer group and implemented S&OP rhythm, which delivered service level improvement of 18% and working capital reduction of $9M.

Led network analysis to deliver cost/ service metrics of 48hrs and improved freight spend.

Rationalized network of 14 Distribution Centers to 9, resulting in $3.8M savings.

Outsourced freight management to non-asset based TPL provider, delivering $1.7M reduction.

SNAP-ON TOOLS, Kenosha, WI

Global manufacturer/ marketer of tools, equipment, and diagnostics for professional service technicians.

Director of Distribution & Logistics (2004 to 2006)

Recruited to optimize inventory availability in the US, Netherlands, Germany and UK. Challenged to increase shipment frequency while minimizing impact on freight cost/ unit metrics, and to improve labor productivity in the DC network.

Delivered $4M finished goods inventory reduction through central stocking and demand management strategy.

Achieved $2M small pack freight cost reduction through RFP with UPS.

Drove $1.3M variable labor reduction through deployment of engineered labor standards via Labor Management Software (LMS) implementation.

Managed supplier rationalization and shift to Commodity Management, $100M steel and related raw materials, and $300M MRO.

WORLD KITCHEN, Greencastle PA

Global CPG Manufacturer and marketer of kitchenware including CorningWare, Pyrex, and Corelle.

Director of Distribution (2001 to 2003)

Recruited to assess and reorganize the Logistics team and deliver operational cost reductions.

Deployed Lean improvement Kaizens and engineered labor standards, delivering $8M in savings and 15% increase in throughput productivity.

Led Supplier Rationalization, reducing MRO spend by 8%.

Delivered $6M in cost reductions with Low Cost Country sourcing and operational efficiencies.

Directed DC consolidation (4 into 2) and start up of new retail DC with automation.

Managed Lean process improvements to deliver 30% labor reduction in Packaging Operations.

EXEL (DHL Supply Chain), Mechanicsburg, PA

World’s largest logistics specialist, from consultancy to final mile delivery across all industry sectors.

Director of Operations (1994 to 2001)

Recruited as Operations Manager to deliver repeatable and reliable operational results for key accounts. Promoted to GM (1995 to 1998), and Promoted to Director of Operations (1998-2001) for Johnson & Johnson, Nabisco, Bayer and Becton Dickinson accounts.

Delivered best operational performance in network, improving productivity 17%, on time shipping 6% and inventory accuracy of 98.9% through process improvement and KPI rhythms.

Rationalize DC network for J&J. Consolidated 15 operating company DCs into 3 regional DCs. Reduced logistics spend as percent of sales from 6% to 2.8% on sales of $3B.

Won J&J Vision Award and Exel Pinnacle Award for outstanding demonstration of values.

Grew Key Account revenues by 16% per year and exceeded profit expectations each of 4 years.

Developed over $25M new business with Key Accounts.

Led implementation of an RF WMS linked to I2 transportation optimization package.

Account leadership for Healthcare and Grocery/ Consumer Products accounts included 2.1M sq. ft. and $50M in revenue, and 400+ associates.

Various positions (1989-1994)

Heinz, Daily Juice Products

EDUCATION / TRAINING / PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

BSBA, Distribution/Logistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

CSCMP, Former WERC board member.

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