{"id":1169,"date":"2021-12-13T13:34:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T17:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:43:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:43:05","slug":"supply-chain-leadership-74278-mba-cpim-mfg-distribution-logistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/supply-chain-purchasing\/supply-chain-leadership-74278-mba-cpim-mfg-distribution-logistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Supply Chain Leadership (74278) MBA, CPIM, Mfg, Distribution, Logistics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I can’t tell you how excited we are to be working with a highly accomplished Supply Executive with extensive experience in the automotive, building product, distribution, 3PL, consumer goods, and plastics industries. He has an MBA and is a registered CPIM.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has an incredible track record of reducing supply chain costs by an average of 22.7% WITHOUT INTERRUPTING the flow of goods and services to customers. His career cost savings delivered equals $93M to date<\/strong> for companies like Cooper Tire, Volvo, and MASCO. Paul is skilled in WMS and ERP systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His broad experience in multiple industries including production, operations, and supply chain provides him a massive advantage in understanding how to fix broken operations and optimize others! <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has optimized the supply chain for smaller companies up to supporting a complex large company with 70+ individual operating divisions and 300+ manufacturing plants and 200 distribution centers! <\/strong> He is confidentially seeking a new opportunity and is open to most geographies! He is single, renting, and ready to go! <\/strong> His notable experience includes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 $497,000 INCREASE in sales<\/strong> by creating and implementing a new logistics strategy.
\u2022 $317,000 IMPROVEMENT in manufacturing efficiencies<\/strong> by implementing work cells.
\u2022 $278,000 REDUCTION in costs <\/strong>by creating and spearheading a new system in the manufacturing process.
\u2022 Hired to lead and optimize the management of nine 3 PL distribution centers encompassing healthcare, CPG, and Industrial products.
\u2022 $4.3M REVENUE Generated by creating and implementing a turnaround strateg<\/strong>y for a failing distribution center.
\u2022 42.3% REDUCTON in costs <\/strong>by deploying new and unique logistics strategies.
\u2022 Responsible for strategic planning of supply chain, distribution, and logistics, including facility design, material handling, sourcing & procurement, labor performance, training, and logistics.
Championed the turnaround of assembly operations holding Kaizen events <\/strong>that resulted in the reduction of assembly lines from seven to five, improving ergonomics, safety, and improving efficiency by 30%.<\/strong>
\u2022 Delivered $1.6M+ savings by renegotiating contracts<\/strong> with the top 20 suppliers, outsourcing outbound transportation, bringing samples production in house, and cutting headcount.
\u2022 Supply Chain for 4 operating divisions \/ 6 DCs
\u2022 Provided corporate support as an internal consultant and strategic partner in crafting supply-chain solutions to solve diverse business challenges at Corporate HQ as well as the company\u2019s 70+ individual operating divisions and 300+ manufacturing plants and 200 distribution centers.<\/strong>
o Managed projects which included strategic initiatives directly with 40 of company\u2019s divisions
\u2022 Delivered savings while reducing cycle time as much as 20%<\/strong> by forging and leveraging strategic partnerships with global logistics companies (i.e., FedEx, UPS, and Yellow Freight).
\u2022 Directed the $34M construction of two domestic distribution centers<\/strong> in North Carolina and Tennessee with a combined capacity of 934,000 sq. ft.
\u2022 Negotiated the $6M purchase of conveyor and warehouse racking systems.<\/strong>
\u2022 Delivered $16M in capital expenditure cost avoidanc<\/strong>e (identifying savings in labor, engineering, and construction) with an examination of a business case to construct a manufacturing campus in China.
\u2022 Decreased warehousing costs 20% within 12 months. <\/strong>
\u2022 Closed three non-critical facilities and led build-out of a 450K sq. ft. distribution center <\/strong>for west coast operations.
\u2022 Procured $600M+ in yearly spend, taking advantage of emerging markets and cutting procurement costs 20%+<\/strong> by identifying viable offshore suppliers in China, Mexico, and Europe
\u2022 Reduced shipping costs by 25% <\/strong>by developing and reviewing RFQs and negotiating with freight forwarders and <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Manufacturing Supply Chain
\n\u2022 Turnarounds and Start-Ups
\n\u2022 Procurement (Direct & Indirect)
\n\u2022 Multi-site Distribution Center Management
\n\u2022 Providing Millions In Cost Reduction
\n\u2022 Improving Efficiencies
\n\u2022 Capital Expenditure Cost Avoidance
\n\u2022 Renegotiating Contracts
\n\u2022 Production \/ Operations
\n\u2022 Cutting Procurement Costs
\n\u2022 IT (WMS & ERP) Systems Selection & Implementation
\n\u2022 Manufacturing
\n\u2022 JD Edwards
\n\u2022 CMS
\n\u2022 SAP
\n\u2022 Red Prairie
\n\u2022 Manhattan WMS
\n\u2022 Lean Processes
\n\u2022 20 Years Supply Chain
\n\u2022 Forecasting
\n\u2022 Variance Analysis
\n\u2022 Root Cause Analysis
\n\u2022 Purchasing
\n\u2022 Inventory Controls
\n\u2022 Logistics
\n\u2022 Local Market Warehouses
\n\u2022 Performance Metrics
\n\u2022 Global Sourcing
\n\u2022 Contract Negotiations
\n\u2022 Developing Supply Chain Strategy
\n\u2022 WIP
\n\u2022 MRP
\n\u2022 Shipping \/ Receiving
\n\u2022 Global Supply Chain Optimization
\n\u2022 Strategic Sourcing
\n\u2022 SIOP
\n\u2022 Project Management
\n\u2022 Facility Planning, Layout & Utilization
\n\u2022 Six Sigma, Kaizen & Lean Methodologies
\n\u2022 Vendor Rationalization
\n\u2022 Expediting
\n\u2022 Distribution Centers
\n\u2022 Production Inventory Management
\n\u2022 Multiple site \/ Division Supply Chain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS<\/strong>
\u2022 MBA, INDIANA-WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
\u2022 BS, Personnel-Industrial Relations, PURDUE UNIVERSITY,
\u2022 Certification in Production and Inventory Management, (CPIM), APICS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I can’t tell you how excited we are to be working with a highly accomplished Supply Executive with extensive experience in the automotive, building product, distribution, 3PL, consumer goods, and plastics industries. He has an MBA and is a registered CPIM. He has an incredible track record of reducing supply chain costs by an average…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[315,314],"tags":[28,42,49,82,192,397,435,494,495],"class_list":["post-1169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-senior-leadership-vp-president","category-supply-chain-purchasing","tag-manufacturing","tag-logistics","tag-sap","tag-mba","tag-cost-reduction","tag-turnarounds","tag-distribution","tag-cpim","tag-jd-edwards"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1169"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1202,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169\/revisions\/1202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}