Supply Chain Manager

Gary D. Walker Jr.

Forest Lake, MN 612-***-**** ********@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-walker21/

Supply Chain Manager

Motivated and resourceful Supply Chain Manager with over 24 years of experience managing both customer

and quality improvement initiatives that reduce costs and increase company revenue. Six Sigma Green Belt, SAP expert, created KPI’s monthly and transitioned to Turn & Earn Reports. Conducted monthly (quarterly) SIOP (sales, inventory, operations and planning) calls for targeted customers that needed assistance to get more in line with the goals of the company.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Materials Management Procedures Development Vendor & Contract Management Purchase Ordering

Data & Root Cause Analysis Change Management Inventory Management

Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) Turn & Earn Reports Excel Expert SAP Expert

Led and influenced cross-functional teams

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ryerson Minneapolis, MN

Metal supplier and fabricator with over 180 years of experience and 70,000+ products with customized metal solutions, processing capabilities, operating across the United States and Canada.

REGIONAL INVENTORY MANAGER (Minneapolis, MN) 2010-2024

Reduced Red and Purple Inventory (Purple is inventory over 180 Days and Red is inventory over 360 days) for Paccar by over 30% in 2023-2024 and overall inventory by 30% during the same time period. Managed the entire Red and Purple inventory for all North Region Customers accounting for approximately $20 million dollars.

Managed and purchased inventory monthly for Paccar, Ryerson’s biggest customer in the world, of over $8 million dollars.

Conducted monthly inventory calls with all our Multi-Market teams and directed focus on reducing aged inventory that resulted in a 30% reduction of over $10 million.

Created KPI’s and then Turn & Earn reports for all Customers for all Regions (Canada, South Region, North Region, West region, and CSW(Central Steel and Wire). This identified customers that needed increased attention to increase margin and/or increase the turnover.

Conducted monthly (quarterly) SIOP (sales, inventory, operations and planning) calls which increased the customer’s satisfaction by addressing any issues such as on time delivery, quality and material availability.

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER MW DIVISION Minneapolis, MN 1999 – 2010

Managed all Contract Customer inventory (over $100 million) for the MidWest Division of Ryerson (17 locations across the Midwest). This increased Ryerson’s revenue and increased customer satisfaction.

Negotiated contracts with mills. This reduced the cost of the inventory we purchased from the mills. These contracts were approximately 20 Million in total and were reduced by an average of 8%.

Tracked key customers on a monthly basis and recorded DOS and DSO for senior management. This highlighted the customers that needed focus to increase the margin on the sales side and/or turning the inventory more on the procurement side.

Integris Metals Minneapolis, MN 1996 – 1999

A metal supplier and fabricator with locations across the country.

OPERATIONAL AUDIT ACCOUNTANT Minneapolis, MN

Performed operational audits at over 20 locations across the country, including meeting with management on issues arising out of the audit and including the preparation of the audit report.

Conducted over 90 Physical Inventories at over 20 locations across the United States and Canada.

Developed and wrote companywide Policies and Procedures. This helped new and experienced employees to make sure they were performing all tasks correctly and in accordance with company policies.

Vincent Metal Goods Minneapolis, MN 1995 - 1996

A metal supplier and fabricator with locations across the country.

INSIDE SALES

Took customer orders and followed them through to billing. Upsold customer orders and increased assigned customers by 10%,

Expedited orders and verified receipt of material which improved the overall customer experience.

Managed Customer Contract Inventory to ensure both availability and minimize overstocking.

OFFICE/CREDIT MANAGER (St. Louis, MO) 1992 - 1995

Managed office staff including all functions (receiving, billing, IASY transactions, accounts payable, freight bill coding, etc.). Coordinated, conducted and reconciled yearly physical inventories which improved the efficiency of our warehouse staff by making sure the location of all material was up to date.

Analyzed customer accounts to determine credit worthiness

Expedited orders and verified receipt of material

Followed up on accounts over thirty days.

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Campus

Bachelor of Science - Carlson School of Management

Certifications

Six Sigma Green Belt

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