SUPPLY CHAIN / OPERATIONS / INVENTORY / PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Senior Supply Chain leader with demonstrated significant performance improvement results in areas of supply chain planning, manufacturing operations, inventory optimization, program management, cost optimization and supplier development.
Leverages outstanding leadership and cross-functional team building skills with ability to foster collaborative relationships and lead high performance teams to improve processes in order to drive profitable results by focusing on the following:
PLANNING: Defines and prioritizes the objectives of the organization then allocates the appropriate resources, including cash flow and capital availability, in order to achieve those objectives.
PARTNERING: Collaborates with suppliers and other inside/outside stakeholders to achieve effective working relationships geared to generating win-win outcomes.
PROCESS: Implements cost effective solutions to meet challenging situations, applying the appropriate analytics and leverages technology to provide a road-map that leads to solid, repeatable processes that drive results.
PEOPLE: Identifies those who have the knowledge, integrity, energy and focus necessary to overcome challenging objectives in a dynamic environment.
PROFITABILITY: Manages the details of operations to assure the greatest output at the lowest marginal cost.
Successes enabled through a combination of personal traits:
• Direct and Clear Communicator
• Flexible / Adaptable to Change
• Measurably Results-Oriented
• Focused, Collaborative Leader
• Insightful and Innovative
• Problem Solver
• Effective Delegator
Areas of expertise:
- Supply Chain Planning
- Inventory Optimization
- Manufacturing
- Leadership and Team Building
- Continuous Improvement
- Systems Design (ERP/MRP/SAP)
- Supplier Management
- Purchasing
- Materials Management
- Product Development / Launch
- Production Planning
- S&OP
- Demand Planning
Director of Supply Chain, Laundry & Home Care S&OP @ From June 2015 to Present (5 months) Scottsdale, AZDirector Supply Chain @ Lead Demand and Supply Planning, Purchasing, and Logistics functions in support of rapidly growing operations in the US and South America. From December 2014 to June 2015 (7 months) Phoenix, Arizona AreaSenior Program Manager, Supply Chain @ Supply Chain Operations Leader managing team focused on optimization of inventory and fulfillment center operations in North America. Leads inventory planning and fulfillment center strategic process improvements for world’s largest Internet company with 135,000+ employees generating $75+ billion annually across more than 75 North America fulfillment centers inventorying 20+ million SKUs.
• Realized $12M+ in cost savings by driving strategic benchmarking efforts, capturing and sharing key operational insights, writing and implementing policies, processes and procedures, and creating an audit program to ensure process adoption was sustained.
• Successfully expanded fulfillment center inter-connectivity by 23% in first 6 months by assessing affinity rates and managing launch of new transshipment lane connections.
• Delivered 32%+ increase of on-time transshipment success rate through development of improved logistics and operational metrics.
• Increased Fulfillment Center first hour productivity by 13% by leading launch of area readiness audit tools, which allow associates to provide instant feedback on workstation readiness. From November 2013 to December 2014 (1 year 2 months) Phoenix, Arizona AreaDirector, Supply Chain Planning @ Director, Supply Chain Planning (2012–2013)
Directed team of 25 managing $120 million inventory with production planning, material management and Sales and Operations Planning oversight for 40+ manufacturing sites and 5 distribution centers for global CPG leader with brands in Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care including Purex, Renuzit, Soft Scrub, Combat, Dial, Right Guard, and Got2B.
• Delivered 98.5%+ customer service rate for critical new product launch by managing inventory ramp up and overcoming material and production capacity constraints.
• Drove 62 bps service rate improvement by creating daily exception reporting tools that provided immediate feedback to planners, allowing fast reaction to SKU’s with inventory risk.
• 22% Inventory Reduction Y/Y by creating and implementing and Inventory Optimization Methodology that analyzed inventory in cycle, transit, safety stock, and non-value, to identify biggest areas of opportunity.
• Partnered with IT to define, develop and implement Dynamic Safety stock methodology in SAP APO and created sku segmentation model that provided tools to Supply and Demand Planners to optimizing sku safety stock based on forecast-ability and production responsiveness indexes. From 2012 to 2013 (1 year) Scottsdale, AZSr. Manager, Supply Chain Planning @ Led North American Material Planning and Supply Chain Planning teams in Personal Care categories. Direct supervision of supply planning team of 10 managing $80MM inventory and production planning at over 30 manufacturing sites and 5 distribution centers.
• Championed Production Planning Improvements using SAP APO SNP that transitioned the organization to a weekly planning process built on sku’s with assigned production frequencies, improved lower stock bound methodology, strategic production lot sizing, and improved exception based reporting.
• Drove overall material inventory reduction of 15% Y/Y to meet cash net working capital targets by leading program implementations across supplier collaboration, supplier managed inventory, inventory cycle counts, lead time reduction, and data analytics
• Improved alignment of capacity with demand by S&OP improvements built around capacity modeling for internal and external manufacturing From 2009 to 2012 (3 years) Scottsdale, AZSr. Project Manager, Business Process Improvement @ Project leader focused on key strategic and tactical supply chain process improvement projects in areas of supply chain planning, capacity utilization, SAP ERP, new product introduction, master data management, and MRP. Utilized Lean and Six Sigma concepts and business process mapping techniques to develop solutions.
- Senior Project Leader for North American SAP ERP logistics and financial systems 4.6b to ECC 6.0 upgrade. Responsible for all aspects of project, including preparation and execution of system Integration testing and systems cutover planning, Directed team of process owners / key users to develop testing for all aspects of running the business, all under compliance with US Food and Drug Administration guidelines. 12 month project was completed on time, and on budget, without impact to business.
- Delivered improvements to new product introduction product costing process, reducing time required to complete cost analysis by 20%, and improved predictive accuracy. From 2007 to 2009 (2 years) Scottsdale, AZOwner / Managing Partner @ Planned, owned, and operated sporting goods start-up retail business using technology and personal consultation to provide golf equipment for novice to veteran clients. Oversaw daily operations of a 4100 sf retail store encompassing merchandising, inventory, sales, advertising, pricing, layout, signage, and displays. Staffed, trained, mentored, and supervised, full retail staff and management team. Established short- and long-term company direction, identifying new business, marketing partnerships, and sponsorships. As CFO, performed continual financial analysis on company’s assets/liabilities, cash flow, budget forecasts, while managing accounts receivable/payable, inventory and business assets, and retail liabilities. Forged and cultivated relationships with 127 vendors.
- Developed “Performance Fitting Center” concept; applying personalized customer service with technology that evaluated swing dynamics, rapidly differentiating the business within the marketplace and gaining reputation as a leader in the fitting arena. Concept was later trademarked and implemented corporate-wide.
- Spearheaded sales programs and created incentives, boosting first-year sales to $750K. Drove revenue by partnering with top PGA Professional to provide lessons during off-peak sales times.
- Executed an exit strategy by negotiating asset acquisition, lease termination agreement, inventory return to vendors, and liquidation. From 2005 to 2007 (2 years) Sterling, VAProduct Manager - iDEN Handsets @ Led core teams in the development of new handsets/phones through concept, requirements review, design, build, alpha trials, beta trials, and launch phases. Created product plans detailing description, scope, development plan, market opportunity, and positioning as well as training, collateral, marketing plans, and launch campaigns. Developed supply chain process to support launches with Research in Motion (RIM), Sprint Nextel’s supplier of Blackberry devices, as well as Nextel’s pre-paid division, Boost Mobile.
• 18% handset subsidiary cost reduction by successfully directing development and launch of 5 new handsets through product lifecycle.
• Enabled 50%+ pre-paid handset and data handset subscriber growth by championing inventory and procurement processes improvements.
• Led development of first Public Safety market specific phone with non-network radio capability into Nextel handsets, an innovative product differentiator that enabled handset to communicate with other handsets even during network outages. From 2002 to 2006 (4 years) Reston, VAGlobal Product Development Manager, IP VPN & Managed Firewalls @ Developed detailed plans outlining product definitions, market positioning, and sales channel strategies for a new IP VPN product launch in 5 global sales channels. Supported sales with customer bids, on-site visits, pre-sales conference calls, proposal development, training, and post-install customer satisfaction interviews. Managed P&L, capital/operational budgets, revenue, CPE forecasts, and relations with Nokia, CheckPoint, & Nortel. From 2000 to 2002 (2 years) Reston, VAManufacturing Process Engineer @ Developed and Implemented Manufacturing / Supply Chain Processes
Led business process re-engineering team in creating detailed global supply chain designs, processes, system architecture, and trading partner interfaces for all wireless manufacturing facilities. Oversaw the procurement/delivery process with manufacturing component vendors. Optimized material and process flows by designing new floor layouts. From 1998 to 2000 (2 years) Columbus, Ohio AreaNew Product Introduction Engineer Co-Op @ Co-Op role while student at Virgina Tech (alternating semesters)
* Analyzed cycle times and changeover requirements during prototype and pre-production manufacturing trials of new telecommunications and data networking printed circuit board products.
* Completed quality assessments and design for manufacturing reports From 1995 to 1997 (2 years) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Industrial & Systems Engineering @ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University From 1993 to 1998 Brian Clark is skilled in: Supply Chain Management, Forecasting, Supply Chain, Product Development, Management, Process Improvement, Demand Planning, Business Process..., Marketing, Materials Management, Product Management, Product Launch, Budgets, New Business Development, Training, Cross-functional Team..., Manufacturing, Project Management, Production Planning, Logistics, Pricing, Project Planning, Retail, Program Management, SAP ERP, Inventory Management, Supply Chain..., Supplier Development, Consumer Products, People Development, Team Building, Purchasing, Leadership, Inventory Planning, Vendor Managed Inventory, SAP Production Planning, Supply Chain Operations, Demand Supply Planning, Production Managment, Manufacturing..., Contract Manufacturing, Inventory Analysis, SAP APO, Organizational Design, S&OP implementation, Introducing New Products, Project Portfolio..., Process Management, Team Management, Operations Management